Andy Evans
2005-11-24 17:08:34 UTC
Just wondering if there's a really knockout performance of this. I grew
up with Stokowsky, which is exciting and quite well recorded. Just
listening to Reiner - interesting in many ways but not something I'd
chuck away all other performances for. I'm wondering whether most of
the really good performances of this are "interesting..." or whether
there's a performance that's a revelation in some way. It's a pretty
complex score with a lot of different moods. Is there a specifically
'Hungarian' way to play it? Reiner sounds more Chicago than Budapest.
Are the inner tensions and mysteries unlocked by a feel for the
Hungarian idiom? What are some of the keys to interpreting this work?
It's hardly a 'showpiece' in terms of mood.
up with Stokowsky, which is exciting and quite well recorded. Just
listening to Reiner - interesting in many ways but not something I'd
chuck away all other performances for. I'm wondering whether most of
the really good performances of this are "interesting..." or whether
there's a performance that's a revelation in some way. It's a pretty
complex score with a lot of different moods. Is there a specifically
'Hungarian' way to play it? Reiner sounds more Chicago than Budapest.
Are the inner tensions and mysteries unlocked by a feel for the
Hungarian idiom? What are some of the keys to interpreting this work?
It's hardly a 'showpiece' in terms of mood.