tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post9035908724442548122..comments2024-03-26T14:07:32.489-04:00Comments on Miles to Mozart: Dog Fight: ASD 3018 Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony, LSO, Previnaqlamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-64648460656123962932024-02-21T17:42:21.157-05:002024-02-21T17:42:21.157-05:00I have to correct myself. There is no ASD equivale...I have to correct myself. There is no ASD equivalent of the Silvestri Manfred recording (ALP 1668). There is no stereo release on vinyl at all though it was recorded in 1959, in stereo. It appears that this CD box contains the first stereo release of the recording!kostaszaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232159944846764786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-7956989284263452632024-02-21T11:35:05.684-05:002024-02-21T11:35:05.684-05:00http://milestomozart.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-boxed-...http://milestomozart.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-boxed-set-to-own.html For cheapskates this is a great way to check out silvesteri before springing for any pricey LPS. Even Aqlam Appears to have stumbled on putting up a cover with the number and price range For the Manfred.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-55319627466580770352024-02-13T10:57:14.275-05:002024-02-13T10:57:14.275-05:00There is an EMI ASD recording with Silvestri. I ha...There is an EMI ASD recording with Silvestri. I have the mono-ALP and will look it up. I have the Markevitch and Maazel too, but, when it comes to Manfred I usually reach for the Previn. kostaszaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17232159944846764786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-711524048812721572014-10-29T12:12:23.877-04:002014-10-29T12:12:23.877-04:00Yes, got to listen again as I was less enchanted w...Yes, got to listen again as I was less enchanted with side 2. Side 1 was awesome all the way through and you are dead on right about the horn. I've got audiophile Sheffield lab moscow sessions of piece to shoot out with it. I like my English pressings and dicussed briefly with Tin Ear in our Living Decca SXL Blueback Guide post. Will listen to side 2 again soon and compare.<br /><br />Are you the Dr. John Daniel of multiple Benz LPS fame (saw a post somewhere else)? Very interested in that cartridge, but just heard from local audiophile who got one and with any luck I'll get to hear it in the next month.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-80690636971079313622014-10-25T13:48:21.440-04:002014-10-25T13:48:21.440-04:00Whew! Glad to hear it. How 'bout that horn s...Whew! Glad to hear it. How 'bout that horn solo in the 2nd mov't, bathed in the Concergebouw acoustic? Gorgeous, isn't it? And the heavy strings which introduce? I have a friend who has attended recording sessions in that hall, and he said that they hang a very heavy curtain about halfway into the empty audience section to damp things a bit. John Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249539321822982820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-52999437635694116782014-10-03T01:00:10.590-04:002014-10-03T01:00:10.590-04:00Wow fanatic I missed this post in the excitement o...Wow fanatic I missed this post in the excitement on the HAITINK. I look for this.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-69599175056621868702014-10-03T00:48:16.203-04:002014-10-03T00:48:16.203-04:00Just in today. My UK HAITINK Tchaik 5 awesome soun...Just in today. My UK HAITINK Tchaik 5 awesome sound and performance. Great job John!Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-1067365876446026162014-10-01T00:55:26.344-04:002014-10-01T00:55:26.344-04:00TY aqlam and Meles for reading. I have the single...TY aqlam and Meles for reading. I have the single Lp Manfred. I imprinted on Muti's but Haitink lets the violent coda (of the 1st mov't) breath a little more. In the end, there aren't too many Philips which have wowed me as recordings, but the above plus Haitink's Bartok Music for Strings/Perc/Celesta always put a smile on my face. I tried Haitink's Tchaikovsky 2nd/4th/6th but sadly we're back to the usual stiff-lipped interpretations here, and Philips' sound seemed a little diffuse. John Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249539321822982820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-46198317113819443972014-09-22T10:52:35.486-04:002014-09-22T10:52:35.486-04:00Well the Haitink Tchaikovsky Fifth seems well like...Well the Haitink Tchaikovsky Fifth seems well liked and I see a UK pressing on ebay. Is that preferable to a dutch or us pressing? I see Manfred's but they are in the UK and so have higher shipping costs.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-28447649266993719062014-09-21T23:21:59.464-04:002014-09-21T23:21:59.464-04:00Looking through my 10,000 LP collection
Looking through my 10,000 LP collection<br />Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-19600029237732429932014-09-21T23:19:06.761-04:002014-09-21T23:19:06.761-04:00Wow. I am digging through my 10,000 LP collection ...Wow. I am digging through my 10,000 LP collection to see if I have either of these. Philips is kind of the Undiscovered Country for me and many audiophiles. Mercury Golden Imports pressed by Philips are well respected and my colleague has had some very interesting reviews. I myself have a Philips Haitink recommended in the Supreme Recordings of Debussy Images for Orchestra. Anything close to that sound quality with a great performance would be amazing. I'm looking, hopefully not shopping....<br />Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-88759527456438993402014-09-21T22:53:28.320-04:002014-09-21T22:53:28.320-04:00Thanks again, John, for the comment. I've hea...Thanks again, John, for the comment. I've heard good things about the Haitink Tchaikovsky cycle on Philips though have to admit that I haven't heard it (came very close to picking up select symphonies on LP on Ebay but didn't pull the trigger). I do like Muti on EMI and Markevitch on Philips. Based on your recommendation, though, I might just need to get a hold of the Haitink! Do you have the single LPs or the boxed set?aqlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-79402326250749698442014-09-21T12:10:59.314-04:002014-09-21T12:10:59.314-04:00Move mountains to find Haitink's (yes, Haitink...Move mountains to find Haitink's (yes, Haitink's) stormy (yes, stormy) incredibly dynamic and well-recorded performance on Philips from 1980 (yes, Philips). Haitink must have been off his quaaludes that day, because he whips up more of a frenzy than even Muti in Tchaikovsky's amazing, if meandering symphony. I obsess over the Manfred and no one comes close to Haitink. Sample just the coda of the first mov't if you don't believe me. Turn it up and watch the drywall crack. And while I'm at it, Haitink and the Concertgebow's horn soloist turn in the most luminous slow mov't of Tchaikovsky's 5th that I know (in this case, there are hundreds of recordings and I've not heard them all).John Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249539321822982820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-81261458997597816612013-11-27T13:55:27.668-05:002013-11-27T13:55:27.668-05:00You might want to check out the Goosens/London SO ...You might want to check out the Goosens/London SO on Everest SDBR 3035. Doesn't have quite the low end oomph that the EMI does, but it's a very immediate and dynamic recording. The performance is a very good one.Vinyl Phanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579041222207268062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-81929120745542814332013-09-13T20:27:37.427-04:002013-09-13T20:27:37.427-04:00I think Muti EMI and Maazel Decca are good ones. ...I think Muti EMI and Maazel Decca are good ones. Maazel might have better sound and I may have it. Muti I've not looked into.Meleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803490723541660219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578688126265821360.post-40397894853545574592013-09-13T20:24:26.734-04:002013-09-13T20:24:26.734-04:00Can't say that there have been many golden age...Can't say that there have been many golden age recordings of the Manfred period. Here is one which I see: <br /><br />Philips Hi-Fi Stereo SAL 3491: Markevitch conducting the LSO<br /><br />I haven't heard it, though I wonder if you might get better midrange and bass from this recording. It's Dutch Philips, not a US Columbia reissue, so there's potential.<br /><br />aqlamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14158533801520443218noreply@blogger.com