In Reply to: So which are your favorite Munch performances? posted by TGR on September 22, 2016 at 14:55:19:
What I love about Munch is that just about everything he did was always full of vitality and élan. There's a quality of uncontrolled abandon to his music-making that's really exciting. He excelled in the French repertoire, of course, and probably my favorite recording of his is the Saint-Saens Organ Symphony (the famous one with the BSO; his earlier NY Phil recording is also included in the box). For me, no one else comes close. All of his Ravel and Berlioz are great as well (I love his way with 'La Valse'). His recording of the Franck Symphony is very good. I also like his recording of the Chausson symphony (coupled with an electrifying account of Franck's 'Le Chasseur Maudit').
I think he's great in non-French repertoire as well. I love his Schubert 9th, Beethoven 3rd & 9th, and Tchaikovsky 6th (the Tchaik 6th that I imprinted on, and I think it still holds up well). Not that keen on his Brahms symphonies, though, but it's been a while since I've listened any of it, so I look forward to hearing them again.
Russell
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