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In the Thread: The "new" Shostakovich 10th symphony
Post Subject: Romy is right - and he will get some nice surprises tooPosted by JANDL100 on: 10/25/2007
 Romy the Cat wrote:

Re: Masur Shosty 5th ...

You’re just about losing your virginity, Dorothy. As many debates musical people have about the tempos and style of playing the “Allegro non troppo” of the Fifth the recording I sent you answers all questions. It is a truly hair-raising play with phenomenally smart accents…

The caT


I have just listened to it - you are right - very very good.  I will send you a recording Asahina made of the 5th in 1960.   I think you will enjoy it very much as well.  .... dare I say it is even better than Masur !   ;-)   For me, anyway.  Absolutely electric.  It answers even more questions than Masur, and poses some of its own  :-D

& you were right - it was lucky you told me to "buckle up" for the Golovanov 1812 ov    ... Wow!

You like Beethoven slow, yes? - as long as it is done right!   I will send you a really slow performance of the DSCH 1st violin concerto - very slow but exquisitely done by a violinist I had not heard of before, Michael Erxleben.  Very very special, I think.   It takes 47 minutes, as opposed to the more usual 35 minutes.

Rgds, Jerry

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