Re: Which "Emperor" recording is this?

On Jul 31, 6:42�am, Rugby <steveha...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 31, 4:25�am, schu...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Richard Schultz) wrote:



From Peter Gutmann's excellent AR site:

"After fine accounts of the Third with Toscanini in 1944 and the
Fourth with Beecham in 1947, Rubinstein recorded the full set of
Beethoven piano concertos in mono with Joseph Krips and the Symphony
of the Air in 1956 and remade them in stereo with Erich Leinsdorf and
the Boston Symphony from 1963-7. Barely a decade later, in his
ninetieth year he felt compelled to tape them yet again; obviously, he
felt he had something important left to say. Indeed, he did. Barenboim
provides deeply sympathetic and exquisitely polished accompaniment, as
would be expected. A great pianist in his own right, Barenboim is a
prot�g� of Rubinstein, who launched and nurtured his solo career and
then encouraged his interest in becoming a conductor. They remained
close personal friends - Barenboim and Jacqueline du Pr� even
honeymooned at Rubinstein's home. One bizarre feature, though -
Rubinstein's trills seem too fast and a bit forced, as if to prove
desperately that he still had the stamina and dexterity to pull them
off. The sound is afflicted with subsonic rumbling that should have
been filtered. The Sonata # 18, from April 1976, was Rubinstein's very
last studio recording, rich and autumnal, yet still alive with the
wonder and essence of Beethoven."

So probably not AR ?

No -- apparently Horowitz/Reiner on the original edition of RCA
Victor LM-1718. I just posted something about that.

Gutmann is wrong about one thing: the 1956 Rubinstein/Krips
Beethoven concerto cycle was also recorded in stereo and released that
way on both LP and pre-recorded tape.

Don Tait
.

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