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A couple works from Beethoven which I rarely listen too...honestly forgot they even existed until I looked at the disc.
Six National Airs with variations for Piano & Flute, Op. 105
Ten National Airs with variations for Piano & Flute, Op. 107
Flute: Wolfgang Schulz
Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder
I've ordered a Decca eloquence set by Jan Smeterlin, who was reputed to be a very fine Chopin pianist but I've never heard of him, a frequent occurence with this series, and I've been shocked and pleasantly surprised.
It sort of fits in with one of my grinds, which is the influence of the media machine whereby we're sold things they think they can sell us and thus miss out on some great music making that doesn't fit the media bill (see the blond pianist machine with lisiecki and the Jussens -- it would be terrible to remember Village of the Damned here, wouldn't it?) -- wait, not just pianists, Benjamin Appl.
If you're looking for mazurkas specifically, don't miss the old Ignaz Friedman, which I think is reissued by Naxos. That is the real thing.
Marschner - Overture to "Kaiser Adolph von Nassau" (Walter/Marco Polo)
Fanny Mendelssohn - Abschied von Rom (Rothenberg/Arabesque)
Schubert - Lieder: D.938, D.785 & D.565 (D F-D/EMI)
R. Schumann - 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op.102 (Ma/Sony)
^ I think I agree with much that you say. I find Abbado's Mozart is almost always too slick while Davis had a real feel for Mozart in his younger days. I do also often enjoy Harnoncourt's Mozart (especially those with the Consentus Musicus) but am not really a fan of Mackerras in Mozart (too little joy, rather hard pressed). Do you not warm to Bruno Walter's Mozart or Beecham's?
Returned to the Weinberg Chamber Symphony No 3 in this recording, by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin
A world of difference from the Naxos recording, which I found extremely unsatisfying. The final movement, in particular, came to life in this recording. It alternates between a jaunty andantino melody and what sound like a slightly off-kilter hymn tune.
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