Reference Recordings: Gershwin's Works for Piano and Orchestra
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- Опубликовано: 20 май 2024
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; "I Got Rhythm" Variations. Earl Wild (piano), Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler (cond.) RCA
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I'd listened to the Concerto in F a couple of times and never thought much of it. Now I've listened to this BPO's version and oh, boy! An epiphany, unlike the others I'd heard, this one is simply....alive.
I never saw Fiedler in person, but there was a documentary I can't forget. He toddled up to the curtain like he was old (true) and feeble (not true). When he reached the place where he would be visible to the audience, he strode out like a young athlete. Bravo!
Wild and Fiedler are certainly the unbeatable Gershwin team!
I, too, vote for a Fiedler box! Didn't know he had been out on DG, though - I thought, that was Max!
In connection to the RRRRipe for RRRReissue series, or anything else in dire need of reissueing and/or boxing up, for that matter, maybe, attached to the video, there could be a virtual petition for people to sign. With 100 or 500 signatures the petition could be forwarded to the record label, zealously hoarding the gold in their vault!
Perfect choice for the reference. Not only is it the reference, but it's easily one of best available.
Oh yes!!! One of the first CDS I ever bought I think on RCA Navigator series, when I was about 13. Love it still!
Thank you, Dave, for filling in the gap on this Gershwin Event, and also for your comments about Oscar Levant, for whom I have soft spot. Wesley
I totally agree about Fiedler. IMO, he never made a bad recording of classical or light classical repertoire, and many of them are easily among the best.
Thanks for the shout-out to Fiedler, a conductor I loved for his unusual repertoire and his musicality. I remember a wonderful Wagner LP, I believe with Eileen Farrell. Unfortunately, I never bought the album, so I have spent years gnashing my teeth.
That might be Farrell and Charles Munch with the BSO.
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No, definitely Fiedler. I remember because it seemed to me unusual repertoire for Fiedler. I might be wrong about Farrell, however.
Oh, what the heck! I'm very old, my memory has never been sharp.
The sound quality of this release is nothing short of remarkable, whether heard on LP or CD. The acoustic signature of Boston's Symphony Hall, the timbre of Wild's piano, and the vividness of the orchestral details is demonstration class. Highly idiomatic performances all around.
Love the timpani solo in the Concerto in F
I have an Oscar Levant recording with Ormandy and the Philadelphia dated 1945. It's coupled with the Second Rhapsody by Morton Gould and his orchestra dated 1949.
How many people know there is a second Gershwin rhapsody? Not as catchy as the Blue one, but I like it.
I was lucky to hear Wild do a recital: Rachmaninoff, Schumann and Scarlatti. The encore: Rialto Ripples by Gershwin! He knew his audience.
I've enjoyed this recording for years. I also like the Fiedler Dvorak 9. After hearing it, I lthought: "Who da thunk?" Fiedler conducting a symphony?
Hard to argue with this choice. Certainly a reference that is among the best recordings of these specific works.
Dave, you've mentioned Andre Kostelanetz in your discussion here, referencing his collaborations with Oscar Levant and the NY Phil on Columbia. Have you considered a video about him or any of his recordings?
No, but I have mentioned him in connection with various recordings on which he appears.
Hi, Dave, thanks for this video. Because "Rhapsody" was one of my concert-going companions favorite pieces of music, I have multiple copies of it. When I bought a copy for him, if I didn't have it, I also bought one for me. I've been meaning to write to you about it anyway. As I am sure you know, Rhapsody in Blue will be 100 years old in July.The premiere was given with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. So, in honor of its 100th anniversary, can you please do a video on what you think is, in fact, the best recording. It could be the one you discussed here. I don't know. However, a definitive assessment would be valuable and very welcomed all things considered. Thanks again for all you do. A day without Dave is like a day without sunshine.
Hands down, Music Masters set of the recreation of the 1924 Experiment in Modern Music Aeolian Hall Whiteman concert by Maurice Peress, which culminates in the original Rhapsody played by Ivan Davis; Dick Hyman also participated.The cd set shows up here and there, but the fantastic documentation wasn't all carried over from the 2 lp set.
@@bbailey7818 I have this recording on vinyl. I believe I acquired it through the Musical Heritage Society.
I would like to see two Fiedler boxes...one devoted to classical repertoire, and the other to his more popsy stuff. I really don't want to waste money and shelf space on "Saturday Night Fiedler".
I do.
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Yeah... but Earl Wild can't really complain about being the Gershwin guy. He didn't just play Gershwin well, his virtuosic transcriptions are some of the greatest piano transcriptions ever!! One of my favorite discs is Earl Wild Plays His Transcriptions of Gershwin. If he's the "Gershwin guy," then it's his fault.
Mildred is waiting for you to review the reference recording of "Cats".
She's not a cat. She's a person.
Dear me...catological humour! 😂
@@jensguldalrasmussen6446 I was just going to say that!
Oscar Levant describing Judy Garland as a vibrato in search of a voice. Pretty cutting, but still rather witty.
Mildred: "Gershwin? Meh. I prefer Erroll Garner."