Bournemouth SO/Karabits/Hough from the Colston Hall, Bristol

[french frank]

Shame about Stephen Houghs performance. Something wasn't happening. He is usualy really on the ball with the Rachmaninov.
Peter katin with Boult and the LPO is still available , it is coupled with Rachmaninovs 3rd piano Concerto , with Alicia de Larrocha , Previn and the LSO . A pretty decent disc for a fiver!.

My benchmark recording is still Earl Wild , Jascha Horenstein and the RPO.....the performance is electric, and the recording still holds up today against a lot of the modern versions in my opinion.

'Morning, Sir Monty - and welcome

I take it you were listening on air rather than in the hall? HS mentioned the Colston Hall: it's not often R3 has broadcast live from down here and the auditorium is not of the most inspiring (we have a jolly nice foyer now, though ). Not that that should affect a pro who has to deal with halls, pianos, indifferent orchestras &c for a living.

[Pianorak]

My benchmark recording is still Earl Wild , Jascha Horenstein and the RPO.....the performance is electric, and the recording still holds up today against a lot of the modern versions in my opinion.

Just been digging out my old LP - and I agree, but Zimerman's performance is as electrifying IMV.

[Sir Monty Golfear]

Musorgsky Prelude Khovanshchina

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto no 1, soloist Stephen Hough

I only listened to these two items. Loved the Musorgsky which I hadn't heard before. But the Rachmaninoff was a bit of a disappointment. Immediately afterwards I played the Krystian Zimerman and Boston SO with Seiji Ozawa recording - which had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Zimerman in full flight was simply magnificent.

At first I was wondering about the microphone placement for the Bournemouth/Hough concert - everything seemed subdued with the piano lacking brilliance. But at the end I felt orchestra and soloist weren't on the same wavelength - or were perhaps a tad underrehearsed. A pity.

Try Earl Wild and Jascha Horenstein with the RPO , 1966 kingsway Hall recording . The cadenza is truly awesome with it's sheer amount of power.
Cheers

[Panjandrum]

I only listened to these two items. Loved the Musorgsky which I hadn't heard before. But the Rachmaninoff was a bit of a disappointment. Immediately afterwards I played the Krystian Zimerman and Boston SO with Seiji Ozawa recording - which had me sitting on the edge of my seat. Zimerman in full flight was simply magnificent.

I wasn't aware of this recording. I have long considered the same partnership's recording of the Liszt piano concerti and Totentanz as a benchmark.

[Hornspieler]

Originally Posted by Sir Monty Golfear
My benchmark recording is still Earl Wild , Jascha Horenstein and the RPO.....the performance is electric, and the recording still holds up today against a lot of the modern versions in my opinion.

Just been digging out my old LP - and I agree, but Zimerman's performance is as electrifying IMV.

I wasn't aware of this recording. I have long considered the same partnership's recording of the Liszt piano concerti and Totentanz as a benchmark.

Hang on a minute! This thread is supposed to be about live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 - not your favourite recordings.

Aren't you getting a bit off track?(No pun intended)

Gerroff!

HS

[Curalach]

Gerroff!

HS

Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

[salymap]

Curalach

Not taking sides but after all the pleas it does seem mighty difficult to get anyone to talk about today's many LIVE concerts.

[Osborn]

This thread is supposed to be about live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 - not your favourite recordings. Gerroff!

...neither is it about listing the players' names in an Irish orchestra 60 years ago, or where or how to point a horn in Bristol

[french frank]

Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

I agree. HS, that was unspeakably rude.

[Hornspieler]

Hardly a generous welcome to a new member on his second post!

Sir Monty is very obviously a gentleman who is the sort that we need on these message boards and I am very sorry if my attempt at humour was misplaced. We need all the new members we can get, so I can only apologise to our newest member and offer my profound regret if I caused any offence.

Regarding the Colston Hall in Bristol, this was very much relevent to the views of myself and others regarding how this live broadcast was heard over the air.

I am listening to the broadcast by the combined Ulster Orchestra and RTE Concert Orchestra as I write. Can't get more live than that and I really think that some members might indeed be interested in learning something about the RTE orchestra and its history.

HS