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In Reply to: RE: CB - please elaborate on this sentence: posted by C.B. on March 24, 2011 at 07:51:06
First, thanks for your words about the trumpet in Classical period works.
You piqued my curiosity with the Mozart Nº 39 citation. I knew I had a Klemperer/Philharmonia recording, but not which one. “What ho!” says I, “I've got the one C.B. is talking about.”
And you are certainly correct on the nice trumpet/horn soli.
My 4CD set (titled simply “Klemperer: Mozart Symphonien 25 • 29 • 31 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41”) is EMI CMS 7 63272 2 and dates from 1989.
Again, thank you.
-=- Charlie F.
Follow Ups:
my CD set has the SECOND one, and as I said, it's not as good. But I still have my LP of the first version!
"You weren't afraid of being born--why would you be afraid of dying?" Alan Watts
C.B.,
Your earlier post says “Exception: Klemperer's second version with the old Philharmonia. Great performance , but it's only available on LP -- EMI for some strange reason chose to release the first version on CD .”
I read that as saying that the BETTER example of the trumpet/horn balance is found on the 1962, not the 1956.
While I have not knowingly heard the first performance and thus cannot make a comparison, I can say that the ’62 has a very nicely present trumpet voice in that theme statement (and later in the movement, as well).
Additionally, I have to say that I love Klemperer's treatment of the woodwinds generally. This is also apparent in the ’62 Mozart Nº 39.
Yours,
-=- Charlie F.
I just checked, and my CD set has the earlier (1956) version, not as good from the standpoint of that trumpet theme as the 1962. The 1962 is just a better all round performance, IMO.
"You weren't afraid of being born--why would you be afraid of dying?" Alan Watts
Thank you!
I was beginning to think that I might need to start looking for the ’56 Klempie – which isn't really on my radar right now. As you said initially, C.B., the’62 recording is very nice. And I appreciate your having pointed out the trumpet balance issue in general. I will be looking for that in my future Classical-period listening.
Yours,
-=- Charlie F.
... is available on Testament:
and it might just be on this set (see link) -
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"You weren't afraid of being born--why would you be afraid of dying?" Alan Watts
It's the one I included in my first post above: EMI CMS 7 63272 2. I bought it used back in the early ’90s.
And I've really enjoyed focusing on the first movement's brass balance that C.B. first mentioned in this thread.Thanks again.
-=- Charlie F.
I'm almost certain that every time EMI issues Klemperer's #39, it's the stereo (i.e. 1962) version. They licensed the 1956 version, which is monaural, to Testament, because EMI presumably didn't have any interest in issuing it themselves. The 4 CD set that you mention presumably contains 1962, as does the 2CD GROC set, as does this one:
The "Great Recordings of the Century" set I have (EMI 3 45815 2--released 2006) has the 1956 version--as a matter of fact, it even says "first release in stereo" on it! I believe EMI recorded Klemp's early stuff (after 1955 or so) in stereo, but originally released a lot of it on mono LPs only.But thanks for the link! I going to order that version (or maybe the 4-CD set that Charlie has) just to have the 1962 version on CD.
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"You weren't afraid of being born--why would you be afraid of dying?" Alan Watts
Edits: 03/25/11
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