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Great Recordings Of The Century - Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, Rostropovich, Richter

by: David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter, Herbert von Karajan, George Szell

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724356695429
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Label: EMI Classics
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
MPN: 66954
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release Date: March 09, 1999
Studio: EMI Classics

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Editorial Review:
Among the concertos of Beethoven and Brahms, these two have always been stepchildren. One reason is their extreme difficulty; both composers were pianists, so Beethoven wrote an idiomatic part only for the piano. Brahms's friend Joseph Joachim offered advice for the violin concerto, but not for the Double Concerto, which was written as a peace offering after a falling-out. The Beethoven Triple Concerto demands utmost virtuosity, as well as intimate teamwork among the soloists, and that is exactly what these three supreme masters of their instruments bring to it. Free--indeed unaware--of technical problems, they give it a joyful, sparkling lightness. The piano ripples, the cello sings gorgeously, the violin soars ecstatically, the tone is intoxicatingly beautiful. The Finale is wistful, charming, lyrical, gently humorous; the ending is a big joke, with the cello and piano rumbling in the bass, while the violin whistles forlornly in the dark until they all join together. The Brahms is grand, majestic, dreamy, radiant, triumphant; the slow movement warm as dark velvet, the Finale genial and relaxed. Though the orchestra never covers the soloists, it explodes in the tutti passages, especially in the Beethoven, so you might keep a finger on the volume control. --Edith Eisler

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- NOT a Great Recording of the Century
This disc is proof that EMI's venerable Great Recordings of the Century has become just another mid-priced re-issue line.

EMI went all out to celebrate the return of Karajan to the fold by engaging the three outstanding Russian soloists of their era for the Beethoven Triple. Unfortunately, it is one of those occasions when all the notes are in place but it means nothing. Oistrakh and Richter felt for Karajan's plush accompaniments out of place - Richter later going so far as to pronounce ... Read More

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- Great Brahms and the artists stumble in the Beethoven
Of course, all three soloists are amazing artists. Szell does a splendid job working with them. I am among those who nearly always find Szell's work outstanding, and this is no exception. The Beethoven should have been just as great, but the group just doesn't work well together. Maybe Karajan is to blame. He could turn in performances that sounded very "manufactured"--the sound is "managed," everything is glossy and smooth, and it comes across as seriously lacking in feeling for the values of the music. ... Read More

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- I don't care what you think...Worst Triple EVER
...I'll just say that no matter how big names are, this triple concerto sucks.

I abhor it (although I'm a big fan of Karajan, Oistrakh, Richter and Rostropovich INDIVIDUALLY)...The whole team screwed up big time on these sessions from the sonics to the interpretations. Just compare this triple to Fricsay's spectacular version on DG...it's like light versus darkness.

******5 stars for the best stereo Brahms Double!

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- Big, Brooding, Boring Beethoven. Excellent Brahms.
This *should* be an excellent rendition of the triple concerto. But when dealing with such an intricate and sophisticated work, mere virtuosity is not enough. In a *triple concerto*, what is required is synergy, harmony, unity. This recording is virtually devoid of such qualities. Instead, what we have is a big, brooding orchestra, completely lacking in pace, and three virtuousos who seem to be playing perfectly, beautifully...but in their own worlds. The result is, in my view, bland and by no means ... Read More

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- There can't be any better!
It is not for the names only.
I think it is a performance as Beethoven probably had in mind.

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