Introducing historical recordings in classical music. (Only recordings before half a century) The sound quality may not be sufficient due to the old recording, but we have considered the ease of listening by applying noise reduction processing independently and making the monaural sound source pseudo-stereoization (Fake-Stereo). The official site is only ＹｏｕＴｕｂｅ.
Nobody conducts Sibelius like Sir John Barbirolli, magnificent and heartfelt , they go hand in hand in Sir John's electrifying performances of Sibelius. Thank you Sir John for bringing joy to us in your amazing performances of Jean Sibelius.
Bloom played the horn the way Casals played the cello. Each performed Beethoven op.17 and the similaritiy of their conceptions is remarkable. That a horn player of Bloom's unrivaled musical abilities never got to record even one of the Mozart concertos seems nearly like a conspiracy. Does anyone know why this seemingly inevitable opportunity never came his way?
Perhaps one of the most perfect of symphonies, in that (and there must be a word for this) it never fails to reward and delight no matter how often one hears it. Surely this fabulous recording by Szell and the Clevelanders qualifies on all counts.
I found some of the tempi and rests different (faster / shorter in places) from what I'm used to, but Bernstein's version is one of the must-hear versions of this work of genius. He understands the piece thoroughly and plays this virtuosic instrument with a confidence beyond his then-years. For instance, at 7:32, beginning a brass choir in the first movement, he is able to bring out every part (OK, the recording quality is also top notch); it's as though he was determined to achieve a mix that would slight nothing, had rehearsed it meticulously (though unlikely with the NYP), and brings off an arc that has you holding your breath until the strings swell upward into the brass choir at 8:20. Magnificent.
Congratulations on removing the harsh string tone from this recording without sacrificing the upper-frequencies. This version, to my ears, is superior to the original record label's remastering.
Rostropovich toca muy bello pero Rozhdestvensky no tiene la menor idea del lirismo de la música de Schumann. La orquesta queda perdida entre las agilidades del solista.
