Celibidache was chief conductor for the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra in the 1960s (and made them a high class orchestra in Europe). I saw him perform many times. I taped from the Swedish radio a concert with them playing this Mozart concerto that was uniquely fast at that time (much faster than this one). The radio then accidentally erased the recording and therefore publicly asked for a private copy. It turned out that only I and someone else had a recording. Nothing came out of it eventually so I still cherish that recording.
You see those who said he was "too slow", were not really into his music. Celi was not worried if it was in a fast or slow time, but with the right time, that makes us capable to truly hear the music.
L'orchestra è un tutto vivente che ritrova nella profondità verticale armonica lo slancio per la propulsione orizzontale-intenzionale. E questa orchestra era pienamente insufflata di musica da un demiurgo caparbio, arguto e sapiente come Celibidache. Ogni ascolto è un'immersione in un bagno termale di Spirito. Grazie
Very "serious", very articulated. Andante and Menuetto à la Beethoven, very precious and mesmerizing. There is always a sense of "gravitas". Anyway, a gem.
Cette version a des belles choses, mais au premier mouvement j'aurais aimé certains phrasés différemment, plus moelleux, plus sensuels, et des variations de microtempo plus marquées. Et un meilleur ingénieur de son, la réverbération est ignoble, et le balance de pupitres n'est pas satisfaisant. Trop des excellents 1ers violons, les altos on ne les entend pas, les violoncelles parfois (grâce à papa contrebasse)...
L'enregistrement n'a pas été réalisé par un ingénieur du son mais par un pirate. C'est donc un enregistrement pirate, comme le sont tous les enregistrements - sauf un - avec Sergiu Celibidache.
Perdiendo el tiempo en detalles insustanciales, como diría Stravinsky. Mejor o peor, la grabacion transmite una emoción y una verdad dificeles de encontrar. El verdadero arte es difícil, escaso.
