The Dorati is Fine (as it were) especially the first, in mono, and the
Svetlanov is a winner for sheer tone. But I'm tellin' ya, the Golovanov is
creepily wonderful.
On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 4:09 PM, James Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks, However............... for the 1812, I'm a fan of the Dorati with
> real canons and carillon bells.
> Thanks.
> Ben
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Does anyone (has anyone ever) conducted
> Tchaikovsky like Koussevitzky?
>
> And from out in left field we have Nicolai Golovanov, recorded c.1948 in
> not very good sound, but still. . .
>
> For a real taste of the man's mastery, however, consider his 1812 Overture.
> It will never be the same for you afterwards. Think: 1812 was the year
> that Napoleon stormed the gates and his battle song is the Marseillaise. Is
> that something you want to hear when you're trapped inside? No! So instead
> of rendering it prettily, as in all other performances, Golovanov makes the
> tune properly threatening. You can watch the hair on your arms stand up!
> But: At one point he interpolates the Internationale, in a bow to his
> bosses. Oh well.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 1:46 PM, James Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> > Thanks!
> > I'm listening to the Odd Gruner-Hegge on Youtube right now.
> > I hope I like his interpretation.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ben Roth
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert L. Berkman
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2016 1:20 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Does anyone (has anyone ever) conducted
> > Tchaikovsky like Koussevitzky?
> >
> > That might be Odd Gruner-Hegge, with Marche Slave as a filler.
> >
> > robert berkman, mojave desert us
> >
> > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Dave Burnham <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Excellent recommendations, particularly the Mravinsky. When I was a
> > > kid,
> > I was impressed by the 5th and 6th on Camden LPs, perhaps performed by
> > the Oslo Phil. I'm going to dig through my basement and listen to them
> > again to see if they still impress me; it's easily 50 years since I last
> heard them.
> > >
> > > I have always heard a cymbal crash in the last movement, in my mind,
> > > of
> > course, it's not really there, but imagine my surprise when recently I
> > was listening to the Toronto Symphony recording under Ernest MacMillan
> > and there was a cymbal crash, three beats earlier than where I
> > imagined it. I think my spot is marginally better, but still.....!
> > >
> > > db
> > >
> > > Sent from my iPhone
> > >
> > >> On Jun 7, 2016, at 12:28 PM, Dennis Rooney
> > >> <[log in to unmask]>
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Dear Ben,
> > >>
> > >> The Tchaikovsky Fifth rarely fails to make a strong impression at
> > >> first hearing, so your preference for Koussevitzky's BSO RCA Victor
> > >> recording isn't surprising, although I must add that that recording
> > >> usually does not lead any list of best recorded versions, nor for
> > >> that matter does the Bernstein. You might investigate those of Igor
> > >> Markevich, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Pierre Monteux, Artur Rodzinski,
> > >> Valery Gergiev, and, if you accept their mannerisms, Leopold
> > >> Stokowski and
> > Willem Mengelberg.
> > >>
> > >> Ciao,
> > >>
> > >> DDR
> > >>
> > >>> On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 2:12 PM, James Roth <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hello everybody.
> > >>>
> > >>> The first time I ever heard the 5th of Tchaikovsky was on a
> > >>> recording of Koussevitzky and the BSO - a 45 RPM box set.
> > >>> That rendition has stuck with me (it's my favorite) and I've yet
> > >>> to hear anyone - even Bernstein - conduct with S.K.'s rubatos,
> > creshendo's, etc.
> > >>> I wish there were. While S.K.'s rendition is my favorite by far,
> > >>> it's lacking in the clarity of later technology.
> > >>> The live ones are a little clearer than the 1946 studio
> > >>> recordings, but still...................
> > >>>
> > >>> If I had the funds, I'd hire the BSO to study his recording and
> > >>> then play it back exactly that way.
> > >>> Is that silly?
> > >>>
> > >>> Ben Roth
> > >>
> > >>
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