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http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm Posted by Tim Perry on February 8, 2007, 10:11 pm 203.53.250.29 Thanks to Ian Bailey for his excellent review of the Beethoven piano concertos with the young Barenboim and the aged Klemperer. I also came to this set late - only a couple of years ago in the bargain box with Klemperer's Beethoven symphonies - and found myself nodding a lot as I read the review. A question though. Ian says that he didn't listen to these recordings way back when "And so despite listening gradually to the symphonies, the violin concerto, Missa Solemnis and Fidelio under Klemperer’s baton, so it remained …. until now." Violin concerto? Is there a recording out there somewhere of Klemperer conducting the violin concerto? Who is the violinist? I am intrigued. Regards Tim  Post a Response

Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm Posted by Chris Howell on February 11, 2007, 6:52 pm, in reply to "http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm" 213.215.159.57 My attempt to reply to Tim's query three days ago evidently never reached its destination. I'll try again. Klemperer recorded the Beethoven Violin Concerto with Menuhin for EMI. It was Menuhin's 4th commercial recording (after the two Furtwänglers and the Silvestri Chris  Post a Response

Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm Posted by Tim Perry on February 13, 2007, 7:23 am, in reply to "Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm" 203.53.250.29 Thanks Chris and Tony. I'm not sure about Menuhin's 4th go - I have heard one of his recordings with Furtwängler, which I liked, but I'm afraid I don't have much faith in his later recordings as a rule. As much as I admire Klemperer's Beethoven, I think I'll leave that recording to one side, for now at least. The Szeryng sounds interesting though. I'll keep an eye out for it! Cheers Tim  Post a Response

Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm Posted by Tony Haywood on February 9, 2007, 4:09 pm, in reply to "http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm" 86.145.137.79 There appears to be a highly regarded version released a few years ago on Testament from Henryk Szeryng and Klemperer with the Philharmonia, recorded c. 1959. There's also an Ebay advert for a version with the New Philharmonia and Menuhin as soloist, which I've certainly never heard, though of course Menuhin did record at least four other versions.  Post a Response

Re: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm Posted by Chris Howell on February 9, 2007, 7:20 am, in reply to "http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2007/Feb07/Beethoven_Barenboim_3615252.htm" 213.215.159.61 There's an EMI recording with Menuhin and the Philharmonia, made only about three years after the Menuhin/Silvestri  Post a Response

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