It caused a great conmotion to me!!
Sat, Nov 24 2012, 9:43PM
#2
RE: It caused a great conmotion to me!!
"do you know that Sarasate had small fingers..." (parla said)
what means (by the results) that size is not so important like he says, or not?? oscar.olavarria
Sat, Nov 24 2012, 11:26PM
#3
RE: It caused a great conmotion to me!!
It means Sarasate composed his works (impressive as they are) based on his "limitation". Paganini, on the other hand, with his long fingers, wrote quite different works as for the technical demands for the player.
Parla
Tue, Nov 27 2012, 6:39PM
#4
RE: It caused a great conmotion to me!!
well, I like to say that my intention originally was to speak about Heifetz 1951 version of Bruchs #1 violin concerto from NAXOS, but surprisely we ends speaking about Kreisler, Sarasate ("little fingers" until now), etc, etc, and what about the version I commented??, did you hear it at least?, what do you have to say about sound, conception, conduction, and the other works included in the CD?, your opinion is very important to me. Thanks oscar.olavarria
Tue, Nov 27 2012, 11:33PM
#5
RE: It caused a great conmotion to me!!
No, Oscar, I don't have this recording and I don't plan to purchase it, since I avoid historical recordings by virtue of being an audiophile.
However, rest assured I do not doubt your genuine excitement and pleasure for this recording. Heifetz was a great violinist and very rarely failed in everything he did. My only reservation has to do with his tone, when it was affected by his preoccupation with his dazzling technic, fast vibrato, unusually secure ability to control the bow and so on.
Parla
Wed, Nov 28 2012, 2:21AM
#6
RE: It caused a great conmotion to me!!
"I don't have this recording and I don't plan to purchase it, since I
avoid historical recordings by virtue of being an audiophile" (Parla wrote)
If you are an audiophile like you say, you ll must be interested in this CD, because it permits to us to apreciate Naxos s valuable labor in restoration of this recordings from the past, because surprisingly Naxos has been obtain better results with the vinilos transfers than the labels with the original tapes inclusive! That explain Naxos s succes! oscar.olavarria
Dear Chris,
thanks but Id never been confuse about what Parla wanted to say with the term "Olympian", thats was only a joke. About your message, I dont like Oistrakh-Klemperer recording in Brahms violin concerto, poor sound for me and an obscure and dense conception, I prefer Henryk Szeryng- Pierre Monteux recording, and about tbe Beethovens violin concerto with Oistrakh-Cluytens, I find it something palid or deslucid, I prefer Christian Ferras-Malcolm Sargent and Henryk Szeryng-Bernard Haitink versions, but speaking about violin concertos my preferred are Elgar, Bruch (in Heifetz-Sargent 1951 version from NAXOS!) and the Sibelius, with Cho Lian Ling-Salonen recording. Please, please...Oistrakh is not the unique violinist in this world, and in Bruchs Nº 1 concert I prefer the Heifetz version mentioned before, for over Oistrakh-Von Matacic recording, only discret for my taste! Best regards oscar.olavarria