shantinik Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 Need a new recording. Have always liked Kung Wha-Chung. Don't like Perlman's. Mutter's is okay. Haven't heard others. Has anyone heard the Gitlis? What did you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo_jsb Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 I have Christian Ferras's recording, which is so-so. I don't really like the concerto though. Carlo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Bailey Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 I love this concerto. I like Chung's, but I really like Perlman's, too. In fact, I was listening to his recording of this on Saturday night. Mutter's is nasty; the phrases are all wrong. Haven't heard Gitlis, so really I have nothing to contribute to this thread (I just wanted to grab the opportunity to say that I really love this concerto). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 24, 2003 Report Share Posted February 24, 2003 Since you have a good cross-section of modern recordings, get the Krasner/Webern/BBC. Webern was a great conductor, and it really sizzles under his guidance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalStudent Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 I have heard a lot of different recordings (but not A-S M), and IMO the Kremer recording surpasses all of them. He integrates so totally with the orchestra, that it is often nearly impossible to say where an orchestra phrase ends and he takes over. No virtuoso "touch" whatsoever, just the Berg concerto. Knowing the perfectly polished, silver and pink painted plastic copy of the seasons which A-S M produced together with H v K I cannot imagine that she even could come near to what this concert is. All the others I have heard show to a certain degree kind of "look, I am the great xyz playing that Berg concerto", but some of them are still really good (Perlman). Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violinerrrz Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 My favorites are Kogan then Gitlis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiolmattias Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 Gertler is my definite favorite, he really knows (knew) this kind of music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K544 Posted February 25, 2003 Report Share Posted February 25, 2003 You bet! And the old mono coupling has the Bartok unaccompanied sonata on the other side, in a wondefully flowing performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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