Having trouble deciding on recordings...Bram, this looks like it would be in your department

April 18, 2006 at 7:38 PM

I am having a dilemma. The other day, on the radio, I heard this piano concerto that I *have* to have: the Moscheles Piano Concerto No. 3 in G minor (Ignaz Moscheles). However, there seems to be very few recordings of it. I was wondering if any of you had the Howard Shelley Recording and if you were happy with it. The name Howard Shelley rings a bell, but I don't remember if he's the dripping, romantic style pianist I like or not. I'm a total romantic. I'm also curious to know what the recording quality is.

Secondly, I'm looking for a good recording of Strauss' Violin Concerto (D min.). I fell in love with it once I heard it, but have been undecided in buying one. I saw one that Sarah Chang has, but I'm not familiar with Chang, unforunately. Again, the more romantic styled, the better.

If you guys know of any recordings of these two pieces that you've liked, PLEASE let me know which recording it was and why you liked it. Otherwise, I'm going to go blow some money on a Sarah Chang and Howard Shelley.

:-)

Thanks a bunch.

~natasha

From Amy F.
Posted on April 18, 2006 at 7:44 PM

The Sarah Chang recording of this piece is superb. I really highly recommend it. The Strauss sonata recording is also on there, and that is amazing as well.

From Julie C.
Posted on April 18, 2006 at 8:08 PM

I think Hilary Hahn has recorded the Strauss Violin Concerto.

From Jasmine Lewis
Posted on April 18, 2006 at 8:40 PM

I don't think Hilary Hahn recorded the Strauss.

From Julie C.
Posted on April 18, 2006 at 11:36 PM

Sorry, I got Strauss and Stravinksy mixed up.

From Bram Heemskerk
Posted on April 19, 2006 at 7:48 AM

Hi, I have the Sarah Chang version of Sibelius. I don't collect different versions of 1 violinconcerto. People who do that and are more specialistic are Jonathan Frohnen and Carlos Majlis. I thought there was also some time ago a discussion on this site, "repertoire", about the best Sibeliusinterpretration. Some violinconcerto's I had were from violinists with a bad intonation (3 violinist on 135 cd's), so I took another version. It is great you, of the younger generation, are interested in this rarity.

From Bram Heemskerk
Posted on April 19, 2006 at 10:44 AM

sorry I mean Strauss instead of Sibelius, the piece I played yesterday and it also begins with a S.

From Christina C.
Posted on April 20, 2006 at 2:43 PM

According to Arkiv (a great source for currently available CD's) there are 3 recordings of the piano concerto out there:

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/albumList.jsp?name_id1=8392&name_role1=1&comp_id=152236&bcorder=15

and 10 of the Strauss violin concerto:

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/albumList.jsp?name_id1=11683&name_role1=1&comp_id=16885&genre=154&bcorder=195

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