gberger Posted August 8, 2006 Share #121 Posted August 8, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) K.P. Call it the "Old Fud" in me. I never liked Anna's performances until she was able to shed von Karajan. Too much control over her playing. At least she can now be her own person (Bariemboim notwithstanding). George (The Old Fud) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest leica_mage Posted August 8, 2006 Share #122 Posted August 8, 2006 K.P. Call it the "Old Fud" in me. I never liked Anna's performances until she was able to shed von Karajan. Too much control over her playing. At least she can now be her own person (Bariemboim notwithstanding). George (The Old Fud) Wrong. His influence was necessary in the beginning because she was obviously too much of a wild goat for her own good. That shows through in the remake of K. 219, which is horrible. K. 216, on the other hand, is sublime. As for your last comment, I presume you meant 'Previn notwithstanding'. Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest menze_as Posted August 8, 2006 Share #123 Posted August 8, 2006 I wonder how everyone only considers the elder ... Mutter? no chance against Kremer. Never. She had and had no greatness. And conductors? there are others than only Karajan or Kleiber .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted August 8, 2006 Share #124 Posted August 8, 2006 Actually Mutter wins over Kremer in one big way: she looks astonishing. I saw her in performance live and and well, let's just say that her beauty kept me awake during the performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stnami Posted August 8, 2006 Share #125 Posted August 8, 2006 123 responses I guess music is more popular than photography.... sighhhhhh... waiting for the LEICAPOD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot Posted August 8, 2006 Share #126 Posted August 8, 2006 Albert I also know who Bill Evans is - one of the greatest. I have several of his recordings and a copy of his biography. Bryan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest menze_as Posted August 9, 2006 Share #127 Posted August 9, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Actually Mutter wins over Kremer in one big way: she looks astonishing. I saw her in performance live and and well, let's just say that her beauty kept me awake during the performance. Well, I am right then: if you are kept by her beauty her performance was not that exciting that you were kept by the music ... When a performance is great I do not look to any of the musicians. Greetings, Astrid Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leica_mage Posted August 9, 2006 Share #128 Posted August 9, 2006 Well, I am right then: if you are kept by her beauty her performance was not that exciting that you were kept by the music ... When a performance is great I do not look to any of the musicians. Greetings, Astrid I, too, never use my eyes, except of course for Opera. Having said that, I am not a diehard fan of A.-S. M.'s, but I can tell you she is not only looks. She is a very serious and dedicated musician. So what if she's image-conscious? Narcissists are narcissists not because they are talentless, or not serious, but because of a defect in the parenting process. Her Mozart concerti are uneven - I would buy the set and simply ignore the Sinfonia Concertante and K. 219, then sit back and enjoy the resurrection of these works from the grave to which violinists like Grumiaux commited them... Oh, and by the way - she's not that beautiful. It's a kind of Bavarian steeliness that can be attractive, rather than beauty. Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbesz Posted August 9, 2006 Share #129 Posted August 9, 2006 Even though old hat, I know , Ludwig van Beethoven was a born genius! cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted August 9, 2006 Share #130 Posted August 9, 2006 Indeed, we can always deliver Hilary Hahn. She is awesome and one cool gal. My friend met her at the Tower Records in Philly once. I prefer her over Mutter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flatfour Posted August 9, 2006 Share #131 Posted August 9, 2006 Andy - (Can't stand jazz) - try some Art Tatum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted August 9, 2006 Share #132 Posted August 9, 2006 Uh, how can you not like jazz? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leica_mage Posted August 10, 2006 Share #133 Posted August 10, 2006 Uh, how can you not like jazz? Jazz calls for a particular taste. Usually one either loves it or hates it, I've found. That idiot Bruno Walter actually called Jazz 'immoral'. Moron. Jazz is improvisation, and I love it, although classically trained, and even though I know about one millionth about Jazz than I do about so-called "classical" music. I simply enjoy it. Now some of it I may not like, but then again I'm not particularly fond of Mendelssohn, to say the least. (Only the Violin Concerto.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leica_mage Posted August 10, 2006 Share #134 Posted August 10, 2006 Indeed, we can always deliver Hilary Hahn. She is awesome and one cool gal. My friend met her at the Tower Records in Philly once. I prefer her over Mutter. A very mature musician and yes, as you say, a cool gal (unlike the self-obsessed Mutter). I have all her recordings and whilst her approach is not to my taste - except in her incredible rendering of the Mendelssohn - I very deeply respect her and her style. But of the many, countless, great women violinists that there have been, two are in my Pantheon without reservations: Ida Haendel (of the "older" ones) and Julia Fischer (of the young ones). Even though I've been listening to the Bach Sonatas and Partitas for the last thirty years and have almost every single recording of these works, when I heard Fischer's recording something happened to me that had never happened before (not even with Milstein I and II!): I actually listened without interruption (except to load CD no. 2) to all six works, galvanised in my sweet spot. Once I finished, I played through the three that had impressed me most, again without interruption apart from a required CD change. Best, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyp Posted August 10, 2006 Share #135 Posted August 10, 2006 djcastelli I listened to Exile on Main Street on my way to work this a.m.; what a great album it is ! Also been listening to the Carter Family and Roseanne Cash. GaryP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertwang Posted August 10, 2006 Share #136 Posted August 10, 2006 Okay, sounds good. When are we getting our Leica music mixtape? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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