The Consensus Reference Recordings of Richard Strauss
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- Опубликовано: 12 июл 2024
- Gil Zilkha, singer/collector/music enthusiast
In this installment of Essential Classical Music, I cover the consensus reference recordings of the major Richard Strauss works. This video is taken from my larger video covering the consensus reference recordings of the core classical music repertoire.
Featured works:
Eine Alpensinfonie
Also sprach Zarathustra
Ein Heldenleben
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Don Juan
Tod und Verklärung
Four Last Songs
Der Rosenkavalier
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What about Strauss' greatest work, Don Quixote? I would think that Kempe gets the nod.
My go to Also Sprach's are the two you recommend, as with the Salome. I have to admit that I have very little interest in pursuing recommendations where the sound is so poor that I'm unwilling to listen to them. Early Deccas, RCA Living Stereos, Mercury Living Presence are example of old-er recordings that are glorious by any standards. However I'm spoiled to good sound and don't care to listen to something that sounds like it was recorded in a can. It doesn't have to be audiophile, but it has to be enjoyable sound.I'm becoming less likely to watch your reviews for that reason, not because I disagree with your evaluation of performance.
Please tell me when I have recommended a recording that sounds like it was recorded in a “can” as a first choice for any work. I have recommended historic recordings only as supplements to modern sounding recordings.
@@GilZilkha Admittedly I editorialized that part. I have frequently seen you mention recordings that were recorded in the 30's and 40's. Recording technology was quite poor then. I've never heard a "historical" recording from that era that I would listen to for pleasure. For edification, perhaps, but I'm probably not sophisticated enough for that. On the other hand by the mid t50's some truly fine recordings were being made as well as some that were just OK but good recordings were possible. To be more fair to you, you have mentioned a number that you described as being not great sounding. There's often, fortunately not always, a balancing act between recording quality and performance quality. Out "acceptable" point is probably somewhat different.
Oh, the last line of what I said above was my point, not to insult you. If taken that way, or ill stated on my part, my apologies.
@@rickmilam413 No insult taken, but I felt the need to correct the record in case people really think I am not recommending recordings in good sound. Again, I *only* recommend pre-stereo recordings as supplements. In only a very few cases have I recommended an early 50s mono in decent enough sound as a first choice, and then even in that case I will still have a more modern alternative. The question is why do people bristle at a 30s or 40s recording even being mentioned at all? It's as if some people take offense at others appreciating what they find intolerable. There is another channel that caters to that.
As I age, I have come to place greater emphasis on sound quality.