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In Reply to: RE: Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 is REALLY hard (for the orchestra!) posted by docw on November 07, 2015 at 10:39:38
I bought the Lp because the cover attracted me. Ormandy was also a trusted, household name, at least in my household. I just found a sealed copy a couple of months ago and Horowitz' phrasing fit like an old, warm glove. RCA's live recording isn't bad.
I, too, didn't come to grips with the 3rd right away, esp. on the heels of the 2nd. The two ecstatic outbursts--early mov't 1 and mid-mov't 2--caught my ear right away but that was about it.
Rach's later, more "tart" sound came as a bit of an off-putting shock.
The only performance I've enjoyed as much since is Santiago Rodriquez' (sp). Great balance between the lush and the lively, IMHO. The usual suspects leave me cold.
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What is imprinted on 15?
I have a pristine copy of the LP and also a CD if I remember.
Imprinting: when a first-time listener internalizes all the tempi and turns of phrase of a particular performance.
It's often hard to get used to other interpretations.
got it. Like me with some music, examples such as:
Szell and Mozart 35, 39
Szell and Egmont or B 3.
etc.
And as for the clinkers, isn't that a live performance? Now the new Rach gunslinger, Denis Matsuev, is coming to town this week to play the 2nd concerto and the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. It will be broadcast live on WQXR on Thursday night. I'm sure he'll be giving us the 3rd soon enough.
Ed.: It's Daniil Trifonov, not Denis Matsuev -- hard to keep these wunderkinds apart!
Edits: 11/09/15 11/10/15
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