[CanadianMaestro]

   
 
Similar experiences have taught me to fear the fearful talons masked by the velvety paws!  

 
Leo

Well expressed. Velvety paws...I like that.

 

[eyeresist]

Re Schiff's Mozart: I was so horrified by his Schubert (hesitancies piled atop of hesitancies) that I haven't dare try him in anything else.

Speaking of Schubert, yesterday I received the Leipziger Streichquartett's big Schubert box (9 CDs, MDG label), so that's what I'll be doing over the next few days....

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Re Schiff's Mozart: I was so horrified by his Schubert (hesitancies piled atop of hesitancies) that I haven't dare try him in anything else.

Speaking of Schubert, yesterday I received the Leipziger Streichquartett's big Schubert box (9 CDs, MDG label), so that's what I'll be doing over the next few days....

Good stuff, enjoy the set!
 
Leipzig bands/groups always seem to produce quality renditions. I especially like their Beeth str quarts, and of course, the Beeth symph cycle with Chailly. I shall check out their Schubert box. My late nights have been filled with D.960, which is sublime.
 
Schiff: His Beeth Pf Ctos with Haitink/Staatsk Dresden are very good, imo. Using LvB's cadenzas.
His Mozart solo sonata box set is also very good, although his middle sonatas are a bit more enjoyable than the other later ones. His Schubert, for whatever reasons, don't stand up to Pollini and Brendel. And the Bosendorfer Schiff used for Schubert sounded distant (recessed?) and thin to my ears; maybe the miking had something to do with this.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

A stupendously good price for an excellent set.
 
http://www.amazon.ca/Beethoven-String-Quartets-Ludwig-van/dp/B00015T1MW/ref=sr_1_30?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1443697800&sr=1-30&keywords=beethoven+box

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Where does Abbado's VPO Beethoven cycle rank?
 

 

[Light - Man]

Guys, the only thing I know about cycles, I had to learn the hard way! but I am still learning!!!
 
I am afraid I will have to leave it to my esteemed colleagues to answer this question.

 

[uchihaitachi]

  Where does Abbado's VPO Beethoven cycle rank?
 

Like most other Abbado's stuff I find this set good, nothing exceptional.
 

 
Been listening to Grainger piano pieces, masterful yet light hearted. Considering learning the in dahomey, the rhythm and melodies are so irresistible!

 

[Quinto]

  A stupendously good price for an excellent set.
 
http://www.amazon.ca/Beethoven-String-Quartets-Ludwig-van/dp/B00015T1MW/ref=sr_1_30?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1443697800&sr=1-30&keywords=beethoven+box

Nice recording, allthough I'd wish for better acoustics..

 

[CanadianMaestro]

 
Nice recording, allthough I'd wish for better acoustics..

Probably why the Quartetto Italiano and Tokyo Quartet (1990s cycle) sets are still my favs. 

 

[CanadianMaestro]

My next Beeth cycle: Vanska/Minnesota. Very well-received, apparently.

 

[RRod]

  My next Beeth cycle: Vanska/Minnesota. Very well-received, apparently.

 
He's a bit slower than Järvi or Chailly, and to me almost borders on caution. Still some good stuff; his 6th is one of my faves and his 9th is pretty good too. Over here I just got in Bertini's Mahler and have Chailly on the way 

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[CanadianMaestro]

   
He's a bit slower than Järvi or Chailly, and to me almost borders on caution. Still some good stuff; his 6th is one of my faves and his 9th is pretty good too. Over here I just got in Bertini's Mahler and have Chailly on the way 

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The Bertini Mahler box arrived last week here. I've only listened to the #1 and #5 so far, on floor system. Astounding. The clarity and imaging are superb on my system. I must say, I've liked Bernstein (VPO and NYPhil), Haitink, and some of Karajan. Fingers crossed, I must now add Bertini to this bunch, maybe even as lofty as #2 (beside Bern.). What a sleeper set so far.

 

[icebear]

I'll see/listen to Mahler #2 for the first time live next month at Carnegie Hall. Excited

 

Performers

1. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
   Zubin Mehta, Music Director
   Kristin Lewis, Soprano
   Michelle DeYoung, Mezzo-Soprano
   MasterVoices

 

Program

1. MAHLER Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection"

 

[CanadianMaestro]

^  Looks good.  I thought Zubin was retired by now...I guess conductors don't.

 

[bracko]

  My next Beeth cycle: Vanska/Minnesota. Very well-received, apparently.

Some great performances in excellent sound.