GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME
Submitted by maxshrek on Wed, 11/10/2010 - 06:10
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- 1950: Brandenburg Concertos (Bach) - Karl Munchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
- 1965: Elektra (R. Strauss) - K. Bohm, B. Nilsson, L. Rysanek, Vienna State Opera Orchestra (Live)
- 1979: Partita no. 4 (Bach) - Glenn Gould (Video Recording)
- 1980: Fuge BWV 878 (Bach) - Glenn Gould (Video Recording)
- 1980: Contrapunctus XIV (Bach) - Glenn Gould (Video Recording)
- 1981: Goldberg Variations (Bach) - Glenn Gould
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Gould's rendition of the last (unfinished) part of The Art Of Fugue is also so fucking amazing.
And I've been sort of collecting different versions of Beethoven's 9th lately, so thanks for another to add to the list (So far only Leonard Bernstein, Leopold Stokowski, and Herbert Von Karajan)
Well, The Ninth directed by Furtwangler in 1942 to celebrate Hitler's Birthday is maybe the best Symphonic document of the last century. WW II on the stage.
I listened to it only one time 6 or 7 years ago and i swear to myself i will not repeat the experience anymore. It's titanic.
I love this list... La Divina Callas doing Puccini is one of the greatest things ever.
And, you lead me to Furtwangler... JESUS. You were not exaggerating. I think I'm going to stick with Karajan, much safer.
Furtwangler was by far my favourite director. Everything under his direction become legendary, expecially the works he conducted during the fourties. Try the first movement of Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto (but there Edwin is on the same level or even higher than Wilhelm) and you will be not disappointed. In general i think that this box "http://www.amazon.com/Furtwangler-Conducts-Beethoven-symphonies-Leonore/dp/B00001W09Z" is one of the few things to die for.
Don't forget to buy the 1950 Ring box with Wilhelm conducting the Orchestra La Scala di Milano.