Big release day this Friday (03/01/2024)

[barryguerrero]

There will be three things coming to streaming services this Friday that I'm excited to hear: S. Rattle/BRSO/Br Klassik Mahler 6; Y. Sado/Vienna Tonkunstler Mahler 7, and the Haitink/BRSO/BR Klassik Shostakovich 8th. I'm prepared to spend money to support any of these by buying hard copies, if I feel they're strong enough to justify the purchase.

[erikwilson7]

Admittedly I haven’t heard Haitink’s Shostakovich. How does it compare to other well-regarded recordings like those of Vasily Petrenko?

[barryguerrero]

Haitink's Concertgebouw S8 came from the middle or latter 1980s. It was very good for that time. A whole boat-load of others came after his. A concert recording of his BRSO from 2006 performance is on Youtube, if you want to check it out. I think it sounds pretty good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1D-MNLNgNo&t=1611s

You're entering a world of pain.

[John Kim]

Good!

Indeed, I find Sado's M4th extremely to my liking: he adopts lots of rubato throughout quite deliciously^

My fingers croseed for the all three releases this weekend^

John

[barryguerrero]

I hope you report back on your impressions. I'm afraid I'll like all three, and will want to support all three with a purchase that I don't really need.    .   .   .   .   Actually, if necessary, I'll choose just one of two possible items to purchase, in an effort to support BR Klassik.

I have the D. Harding/BRSO M6 from BR Klassik. I'm pretty satisfied with that one for an A/S version. I'm wondering how much different, or 'better' this Rattle one might be. The start of the first movement from the brief sample sounded a tad 'mushy' to my ears. But then again, Rattle stretches the first movement to beyond 24 minutes. I think his sound quality may be better than it is on the Harding. I'm hoping I won't end up wanting to own them both!   .    .   .   .   .  I also have the Adam Fischer for an A/S plus three hammer-strokes version.