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That said, a wealth of often obscured orchestral detail emerges without any feeling of being artificially lit (the woodwind exchanges in the opening movements of the First and Second concertos, for example). The gain in clarity because of the remastering entails a very slight loss of warmth in the middle register, but as recordings the late quartets, made between 1967 and 1969, can hold their own against their modern rivals. However, Karajan's 1962 Berlin performance (from the DG set already mentioned) is even quicker and superior in articulation, Norrington plays the Eighth Symphony's third movement as a quick dance and makes excellent sense of crotchet = 126, a marking often regarded as being beyond the pale. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart This Zurich performance of the First Concerto is beautifully articulated. [3], The Triple Concerto was publicly premiered in 1808, at the summer Augarten concerts in Vienna. The fourth of the final variations of Sonata No 6 begins with three unaccompanied violin chords played piano. The Like his revered seniors, Norrington has learnt conducting in the opera house. IT. This concerto is performed by four giants of classical music: Herbert Von Karajan conductor, Sviatoslav Richter piano, David Oistrakh violin, and Mstislav Rostropovich cello. the Eroica, the Opus 18 string Quartets, The recording is also very fine, though be sure to gauge the levels correctly by first sampling one of the tuttis. Disturbingly aware, in the first movement, of what he suggests are unstable fancies informing the work's manic oscillations, Gilels proceeds to achieve a troubled coherence in the brilliantly executed coda of the finale where his extraordinary technique allows the music's evident ferocity to be tempered by Orphic assurance. And finally, music is not a sport where success is objectively measured in seconds or score counts. Beethoven's 'Triple Concerto' is a lesser known work from this period. The Schubert dates from the end of Bhms recording career. FOR SALE! This is no surprise given the classicising tendency of the Toscanini-led Italian school of Beethoven performance. Try Op 28s finale for an ultimate pianistic and musical finesse or the opening Allegro where Lewis makes you conscious of how the musics gracious and mellifluous unfolding is momentarily clouded by mystery and energised by drama.