tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post624276160320352227..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Paul Johnson “Mozart: A Life” — The Discography, Part 3 (Symphonies, Operas & Sacred Music)Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-59363984275755778462016-12-14T07:06:30.883-05:002016-12-14T07:06:30.883-05:00Those Szell-Cleveland performances are, for that r...Those Szell-Cleveland performances are, for that reason, part of George Pieler's and my <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/laursonpieler/2013/03/05/sound_adivce_how-to-build-a-top-quality-classical-music-library-for-100/" rel="nofollow">How To Build A Top Quality Classical Music Library For $100</a> list. Very good recordings, indeed, and among those that seem (almost) timeless. jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-80169966906499263582016-12-13T17:52:07.492-05:002016-12-13T17:52:07.492-05:00Sorry for late reply. Interesting discussion, ple...Sorry for late reply. Interesting discussion, plenty of things to note.<br /><br />First of all, I should point out that I did not hear all the recordings that you mentioned of the early Mozart symphonies. But I did hear a number of interpretations from famous names who shall remain anonymous because these respected artists have given us a number of truly great recordings of other repertoire. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-76645799243572415542016-12-11T18:50:34.747-05:002016-12-11T18:50:34.747-05:00For what it's worth, George Szell's #35, 3...For what it's worth, George Szell's #35, 39, 40, and 41 with Cleveland certainly pre-date the 1990s and remain my favorite versions of those works.Genenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-62895794418734893742016-12-07T04:41:48.145-05:002016-12-07T04:41:48.145-05:00Thanks much for the comment. I hadn't been awa...Thanks much for the comment. I hadn't been aware of the Graf set on Capriccio at all, actually. But yes, it fits, time-wise, into the era where HIP influences were getting mainstream traction. I will seek it out (online, for starters), and give it a listen. <br /><br />I'm not that surprised seeing the name of Otmar Suitner. Although I don't know his Mozart, I'm totally convinced jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-33564269726833687092016-12-06T09:40:38.667-05:002016-12-06T09:40:38.667-05:00A small correction: I double-checked the Hans Graf...A small correction: I double-checked the Hans Graf and it was actually recorded between 1988-1990, so not actually post-1990 but close enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-20640532589874254212016-12-05T17:18:47.307-05:002016-12-05T17:18:47.307-05:00'Vat is dis? Ze creeps? You give me ze creep...'Vat is dis? Ze creeps? You give me ze creeps?' - Fritz Reiner upon learning that the Chicago Symphony musicians were playing Beethoven's 7th symphony after a score marked as indicated by Josef Krips.<br /><br />On a more serious note, I wish I were as enthusiastic about Krips' Mozart set. While clearly Krips knows his Mozart, I can't escape the feeling that these Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com