[eyeresist]

^^ I have this. Good performances by a Viennese-bred group. I still like the Amadeus and Italiano Quartets better, though.

I like the Bergs (Teldec) - they have a level of refinement I don't think the others have, which is necessary for these late works.

 

[Light - Man]

 
Pierlot belonged to the old school of oboe playing, softer and mellow sounding. Like a tube amp. But in last 50-60 years the orchestras were getting louder and louder, many orchestra instruments were pumped up for the volume. Holliger modernized oboe's sound to accommodate to the new taste, sounding leaner, but more robust, more penetrating in the halls. Like SS amps.
Probably your father was leaning to the old school, and that was the sound which stayed in your memory. And new recordings got this modern, powerful but leaner sound. 
 
If you would like to keep with oboists, you should definitely check Albrecht Mayer and François Leleux, both velvety-soft sounding. I particularly enjoy Leleux's recordings.

"Like SS amps."  Do I detect a little swipe at SS Amps Vs Glow bulb Amps???

 
Guys this thread is racing ahead - me can't keep up!
 
How do you rate this guy? - any other Pianists that you rate highly in the past ten years as I am seeking high sound quality stuff?
 

 

[DjBobby]

Dean Martin recorded some classic songs, sounding like he was definitely drunk.  :eek:

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Anybody here heard the CD set by Fourier and Kempff, Beethoven Cello/Piano pieces? Recommended?

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000001GY1?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A1FQQC2QSR09MD

Especially in his duetts with Frank Sinatra

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Have that CD, some of the very best cello playing, good sound, definitely in the 100 Best list. Only I am not a fan of the variations, too much cliché, but definitely worth for the sonatas.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

@LightMan:  Barenboim is a bit inconsistent -- his ego in later recs gets in the way of performing pieces as faithfully as the composer may have specified in the scores. Other great pianists: Kempff, Brendel, Gilels, Solomon, Gulda, Arrau, for Beeth Sonatas.
 
@DJBobby: Yes, I agree -- Beeth's variations are too dull for my tastes.

 

[DjBobby]

  "Like SS amps."  Do I detect a little swipe at SS Amps Vs Glow bulb Amps???

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How do you rate this guy? - any other Pianists that you rate highly in the past ten years as I am seeking high sound quality stuff?

 
"All amps appearing in this comment are fictitious. Any resemblance to real electronic components, tubes or SS, is purely coincidental." 

 
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You should maybe start with Daniil Trifonov and Olga Scheps, and then stay for a while with Russians like Kissin, Matsuev, Berezovsky, Lugansky, Lifschitz, Kobrin....
 
and maybe then go on with some Helénè Grimaud, Blechacz, Thibaudet, Hamelin, Fazil Say, Schiff...
 
Not that I like them all equally, but these are some of the more interesting names in the last 10 years.  

 

[CanadianMaestro]

   
   
You should maybe start with Daniil Trifonov and Olga Scheps, and then stay for a while with Russians like Kissin, Matsuev, Berezovsky, Lugansky, Lifschitz, Kobrin....
 
and maybe then go on with some Helénè Grimaud, Blechacz, Thibaudet, Hamelin, Fazil Say, Schiff...
 
Not that I like them all equally, but these are some of the more interesting names in the last 10 years.  

 
For Beethoven's sonatas?  

 

[DjBobby]

   
For Beethoven's sonatas?  

Where does he say for Beethoven sonatas only? He wrote -  "any other Pianists that you rate highly in the past ten years as I am seeking high sound quality stuff?". 
So my opinion was general, according to: 1) any pianist, 2) past 10 years and 3) high sound quality (newer recordings).

 

[uchihaitachi]

   
"All amps appearing in this comment are fictitious. Any resemblance to real electronic components, tubes or SS, is purely coincidental." 

 
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You should maybe start with Daniil Trifonov and Olga Scheps, and then stay for a while with Russians like Kissin, Matsuev, Berezovsky, Lugansky, Lifschitz, Kobrin....
 
and maybe then go on with some Helénè Grimaud, Blechacz, Thibaudet, Hamelin, Fazil Say, Schiff...
 
Not that I like them all equally, but these are some of the more interesting names in the last 10 years.  

Daniil Trifonov (not enough depth to his interpretations, I am sure he will become a lot more insightful over time) (I studied under the same teacher as he did)
Kissin (technically excellent, just his interpretations feel contrived at times, was a child phenomenon, declined ever since)
Matsuev (Looks like Gilels, can't play like Gilels)
Problem with a lot of these child prodigies, they either burn out or never develop profound insightful playing like many others.
 
Grimaud is OK....... She has been ill as of late, and her technique has declined a lot

  "Like SS amps."  Do I detect a little swipe at SS Amps Vs Glow bulb Amps???

 
Guys this thread is racing ahead - me can't keep up!
 
How do you rate this guy? - any other Pianists that you rate highly in the past ten years as I am seeking high sound quality stuff?
 

If you want excellent sound quality and first rate pianists
 
try Leif Ove Andsnes, Grigory Sokolov, Brendel, Arcadi Volodos, Pires, Radu Lupu, Perahia. Radu hasn't released any albums as of late, but his recordings are still very HQ. Andsnes' recordings are so incredibly life like.

 

[DjBobby]

  Daniil Trifonov (not enough depth to his interpretations, I am sure he will become a lot more insightful over time) (I studied under the same teacher as he did)
Kissin (technically excellent, just his interpretations feel contrived at times, was a child phenomenon, declined ever since)
Matsuev (Looks like Gilels, can't play like Gilels)
Problem with a lot of these child prodigies, they either burn out or never develop profound insightful playing like many others.
 
Grimaud is OK....... She has been ill as of late, and her technique has declined a lot
If you want excellent sound quality and first rate pianists
 
try Leif Ove Andsnes, Grigory Sokolov, Brendel, Arcadi Volodos, Pires, Radu Lupu, Perahia. Radu hasn't released any albums as of late, but his recordings are still very HQ. Andsnes' recordings are so incredibly life like.

I was listing generally all the "younger" names on the table to watch for. Of course it would be impossible to like them all, tastes are different.
Trifonov is still very, very young, so there is plenty of time ahead for him to develop. Btw, may I ask who was your common teacher?
 
As for Kissin, I have heard him 2 years ago with Scriabin, and I could't find any decline, he was right on the spot. Have I heard some better Scriabin? Yes, sure, by Sokolov. But I didn't in any way regret attending Kissin's concert, as I was for example regretting with Pogorelich's. 

 

[Claritas]

any other Pianists that you rate highly in the past ten years as I am seeking high sound quality stuff?

If you want a complete set, Schiff maybe. If you're willing to go a little earlier, Richard Goode.

Kissin (technically excellent, just his interpretations feel contrived at times, was a child phenomenon, declined ever since)

He definitely had some growing pains, including the worst Moonlight sonata I've ever heard (bad imitation of Horowitz when he was on drugs). But he also made some pleasantly straightforward records such as a Mozart 20th piano concerto and especially:

 

[CanadianMaestro]

 
Where does he say for Beethoven sonatas only? He wrote -  "any other Pianists that you rate highly in the past ten years as I am seeking high sound quality stuff?". 
So my opinion was general, according to: 1) any pianist, 2) past 10 years and 3) high sound quality (newer recordings).

His post was a video of a Beeth sonata by Barenboim. I assumed he was after some Beeth keymeisters.....

 

[uchihaitachi]

 
I was listing generally all the "younger" names on the table to watch for. Of course it would be impossible to like them all, tastes are different.
Trifonov is still very, very young, so there is plenty of time ahead for him to develop. Btw, may I ask who was your common teacher?
 
As for Kissin, I have heard him 2 years ago with Scriabin, and I could't find any decline, he was right on the spot. Have I heard some better Scriabin? Yes, sure, by Sokolov. But I didn't in any way regret attending Kissin's concert, as I was for example regretting with Pogorelich's. 

I studied for a year under Natasha Vinagradova at the conservatoire during my gap year and I also had a few lessons with zelikman at gnessin 

 

[DjBobby]

  I studied for a year under Natasha Vinagradova at the conservatoire during my gap year and I also had a few lessons with zelikman at gnessin 

Hats off! So you were living in Moscow for a while, any other "not yet in the west known" pianists to watch for?

 

[uchihaitachi]

 
Hats off! So you were living in Moscow for a while, any other "not yet in the west known" pianists to watch for?

Yup I was there for a year. The thing is there are sooooo many young pianists that are exceptionally gifted when it comes to technique. But then the interpretive insight, one can never predict how certain individuals are going to develop in that regard. In addition to that, the way the competitions are ran, it's not often the most musical individuals that are propelled into stardom but the ones who appeals to the audience.

 

[DjBobby]

 
His post was a video of a Beeth sonata by Barenboim. I assumed he was after some Beeth keymeisters.....

May I ask you something very different: how is that it shows that you are always offline but you post comments? Also your profile is the only one which doesn't show when you've been last online? Very curious how do you make it