Re: And yet I can't resist
ZGlass9@aol.com
Tue, 02 Nov 1999 23:32:01 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 11/2/1999 2:27:45 PM Central Standard Time,
mkozusko@parallel.park.uga.edu writes:
<< Not in any imaginable universe am I learned in matters of classical
music, but of the two recordings of the 9th I have given special time
to, the Georg Solti (1972) Chicago Symphany Orchestra version is
better. Plus it has the much more distinct distinction of having been
recommended to me by a one-time next door neighbor whose vita was
fairly topheavy with music-related accolades. >>
I consider myself quite learned in the 'matters of classical music', and am
also quite obsessed with Beethoven's 9th. I nearly had the urge to throw
myself off the nearest building when I discovered that I was unable to obtain
tickets to the Houston Symphony performance of the 9th.
My favorite recording of the 9th is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Fritz Reiner (c. 1960). The Chicago Symphony Chorus is simply
wonderful in the recording.
If you're interested in other good classical music, check out Rachmaniov's 4
Piano Concertos, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy with the London Symphony
Orchestra under Andre Previn.
....andrew