I got the two Richter Liszt piano concertos when I was young and just getting into classical music. After hearing these two, I was hoping that every piano performance and every concerto was going to be as electric and compelling as these were, but most are not!
Finally, Grumiaux's Bach concertos ! That recording has always been my top choice. So glad to see someone recommend it. Grumiaux's Four Seasons is also on top of my list. And, Huberman ... what a titan violinist. As far as the remastering goes of Huberman's Beethoven, I think the Austrian Preiser CD is unquestionably the best ( AAD , not ADD ! )
Hi Gil, not a bad job mate, and of course to a certain extent it's subjective...though subjectivity tends to be about taste rather than critical judgement of which taste is only a part of.... It's worth remembering though that when dealing with esteemed artists such as those you mentioned that adjectives aren't enough to illuminate the subject to the extent that for someone who hasn't heard the ' voice' or sonic character of these performers that without deeper exploration someone who isn't that familiar with them won't necessarily be any the wiser as to what makes them a singular artist...for instance when you mentioned Michelangeli it's important for people to know about his absolute dedication to precision and clarity how that precision works stunningly in say in the Rachmaninoff 4th or the Ravel but could be considered cold if diamond cut clarity doesn't move the listener...Gilels Beethoven well yes it's fine but despite his ' golden tone' isn't as searching in the music as say Serkin or others....of course it's difficult to give a full picture as to why each of these singular talents can be distinguished from each other...but brevity can be illusory and inaccurate if by relying on adjectives you use the wrong ones... Michelangeli is not known for his 'power' though no doubt he could have summoned it if he chose....hope the channel goes well... perhaps in future videos you might spend more time really concentrating on how to present each artist ...most of the recording choices were fine but if I didn't know the artists I would be none the wiser as to what made them special...since you are a pianist that shouldn't be a problem.... there's lots of people doing these videos and only a few are good at it...I hope in the future you become one of those...and you don't need to be gentle....Cheers and thanks.
Thanks! One of the things I am very insistent on is reacting to what I hear in the particular recording itself. I can make general comments about the artists that goes with what I’m hearing, but I don’t want that to be the basis of the review. I don’t want to be a lazy reviewer who automatically assumes a recording is great simply because of the artist involved. Artists have good days and bad days, and some repertoire can bring out their best more than others. The key is what you hear in that particular recording. And often you do hear certain works bring out the special qualities of these excellent performers, which is why we treasure these recordings.
I think you were missing one which is one of the best recording of Beethove violin concert by Henryk Szering and Haitink , This is considered better performance than Oistrakh from many critics
Why do the credible recording reviewers (Dave Hurwitz, Gil Zilkha) rarely ever designate any modern recording (i.e., digital, since CD in 1980, Telarc, etc.) when they rank the reference recordings? I would dearly love to have this chap (or Dave H) rank the best modern DDD recordings. Surely there are many great ones. For Gil to select so many mono recordings, or recordings fom the 1950s seems a tad skewed to his preference for performance over sonic qualityy to me. I like great performaances, too, but Inrather doubt Mr. Zilkha would share my admiration for performanes by Hilary Hahn or Arcady Volodos . . . or even Murray Perahia or Ann-Sophie Mutter.
First, I do frequently recommend recordings from 1980 onwards. Second, I was born in 1974 and started collecting in the 90s. I started out wanting only recordings in DDD, but then I started discovering more and more great recordings from the previous generations that premium sound quality became less important. So I have no reason for bias and no reason to be “snobby.” I simply report what I hear.
I would like to suggest an improvement to your channel. Your videos are way too long As soon as i see multi-hour videos, i skip them. This video is over 3 hours long! I think you should break down the videos, perhaps by time periods or by composer. And they should be no more than 20-30 minutes.
Each of these longer videos - on symphonies, concertos, etc - is not only separated into chapters but then reissued as separate videos for the individual works
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You have outstanding musical taste!
I got the two Richter Liszt piano concertos when I was young and just getting into classical music. After hearing these two, I was hoping that every piano performance and every concerto was going to be as electric and compelling as these were, but most are not!
Superb recommendations including several fairly old recordings .
Very insightful and so delightfully presented. I learned a lot!
Finally, Grumiaux's Bach concertos ! That recording has always been my top choice. So glad to see someone recommend it. Grumiaux's Four Seasons is also on top of my list. And, Huberman ... what a titan violinist. As far as the remastering goes of Huberman's Beethoven, I think the Austrian Preiser CD is unquestionably the best ( AAD , not ADD ! )
Such dedication . Thank you for the insightful content.
Another video like the other one. Thanks Gil for taking my request!!
That was very helpful. Thank you. I’m looking forward to your reviews on opera and chamber music recordings.
Good you mentioned pianist Pennario, everything I've heard from him is tops.
Recordings You Shouldn't Live Without:
Haydn: Cello Concerto In C: Rostropovich,Britten,1964.
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto: Brymer,Marriner,1972.
Brahms: Violin Concerto: Krebbers,Haitink,1973.
Beethoven: 5th Symphony: Carlos Kleiber,1975.
Brahms: 4th Symphony: Carlos Kleiber,1981.
Brahms: 3rd Symphony: Solti,1979.
Schubert: 8th Symphony: Carlos Kleiber,1979.
❤❤❤Love your videos
Great video. A little long to be absorbed in one installment (thanks for the chapters by the way). Some very interesting suggestions.
Another good video. (Just one mistake - you sad Chicago under Giulini for the Beethoven, but it's Philharmonia). 😉
Johanna Martzy's Brahms Violin Concerto is a favorite of mine.
Listen to the Horowitz / Rodzynski from 1944 Also live recording of the Rachmaninov 3. Concerto .
Grieg just signed up with the Trondheim Trolls,
LOL
Well he was found hiding under a bridge at 1.27.27.
With Eric Morecambe.
Hi Gil, not a bad job mate, and of course to a certain extent it's subjective...though subjectivity tends to be about taste rather than critical judgement of which taste is only a part of.... It's worth remembering though that when dealing with esteemed artists such as those you mentioned that adjectives aren't enough to illuminate the subject to the extent that for someone who hasn't heard the ' voice' or sonic character of these performers that without deeper exploration someone who isn't that familiar with them won't necessarily be any the wiser as to what makes them a singular artist...for instance when you mentioned Michelangeli it's important for people to know about his absolute dedication to precision and clarity how that precision works stunningly in say in the Rachmaninoff 4th or the Ravel but could be considered cold if diamond cut clarity doesn't move the listener...Gilels Beethoven well yes it's fine but despite his ' golden tone' isn't as searching in the music as say Serkin or others....of course it's difficult to give a full picture as to why each of these singular talents can be distinguished from each other...but brevity can be illusory and inaccurate if by relying on adjectives you use the wrong ones... Michelangeli is not known for his 'power' though no doubt he could have summoned it if he chose....hope the channel goes well... perhaps in future videos you might spend more time really concentrating on how to present each artist ...most of the recording choices were fine but if I didn't know the artists I would be none the wiser as to what made them special...since you are a pianist that shouldn't be a problem.... there's lots of people doing these videos and only a few are good at it...I hope in the future you become one of those...and you don't need to be gentle....Cheers and thanks.
Thanks! One of the things I am very insistent on is reacting to what I hear in the particular recording itself. I can make general comments about the artists that goes with what I’m hearing, but I don’t want that to be the basis of the review. I don’t want to be a lazy reviewer who automatically assumes a recording is great simply because of the artist involved. Artists have good days and bad days, and some repertoire can bring out their best more than others. The key is what you hear in that particular recording. And often you do hear certain works bring out the special qualities of these excellent performers, which is why we treasure these recordings.
Any plans on doing something similar for choral works and operas?
Clarinet needs Jon Manasse and Gerard Schwarz and also David Schifrin also with Schwarz. Regular clarinet and extended clarinet.
I think you were missing one which is one of the best recording of Beethove violin concert by Henryk Szering and Haitink , This is considered better performance than Oistrakh from many critics
Why do the credible recording reviewers (Dave Hurwitz, Gil Zilkha) rarely ever designate any modern recording (i.e., digital, since CD in 1980, Telarc, etc.) when they rank the reference recordings? I would dearly love to have this chap (or Dave H) rank the best modern DDD recordings. Surely there are many great ones. For Gil to select so many mono recordings, or recordings fom the 1950s seems a tad skewed to his preference for performance over sonic qualityy to me. I like great performaances, too, but Inrather doubt Mr. Zilkha would share my admiration for performanes by Hilary Hahn or Arcady Volodos . . . or even Murray Perahia or Ann-Sophie Mutter.
First, I do frequently recommend recordings from 1980 onwards. Second, I was born in 1974 and started collecting in the 90s. I started out wanting only recordings in DDD, but then I started discovering more and more great recordings from the previous generations that premium sound quality became less important. So I have no reason for bias and no reason to be “snobby.” I simply report what I hear.
I would like to suggest an improvement to your channel. Your videos are way too long As soon as i see multi-hour videos, i skip them. This video is over 3 hours long! I think you should break down the videos, perhaps by time periods or by composer. And they should be no more than 20-30 minutes.
Each of these longer videos - on symphonies, concertos, etc - is not only separated into chapters but then reissued as separate videos for the individual works