No one, however, quite matches Pollinis stunning finale: its strength and controlled power silence criticism. Unless it's a particularly rare and out-of-print recroding, old classical albums are only worth their weight in vinyl (basically nothing). But signed. 33-1/3 RPM Record Albums Price Guide Over 50,000 33-1/3 Record Albums (and growing) from 1949 to about 1995. They suit Norrington's temperament and musicological preoccupations unusually well. This one dates from June 2, 1960, at the Prague Spring International Music Festival. The D major Symphony is a joy from start to finish, whilst Norrington treats the F major as though it was specially written for him in an electrifying performance which challenges such distinguished versions as the 1952 NBC SO/Toscanini and the 1963 Karajan set made for DG in Berlin. That's where the money was, and the biggest moneymaker of the second half of the decade was Elvis Presley. The finale is a joyous, , and how charming is Helmchens invitation to the dance when he adds a subtle agogic accent to the very opening of the movement. So beside the Beethovenian strut to this performance there is poetry too, as at 825 where Clemens Hagen wafts in with the principal theme underpinned by gently brushed strings. 2 "Moonlight" (Alfred Brendel, piano) Brief Beethoven an Breitkopf & Hrtel, 9. The recording is also very fine, though be sure to gauge the levels correctly by first sampling one of the tuttis. 45 RPM Records Price Guide Over 150,000 45 RPM Singles and EPs (and growing) from 1949 to about 1980. Carefully slide the vinyl out of the cover and sleeve to examine the condition of the record on both sides. Comparison with Helmchens own recording of this concerto from the final round of the 2001 Clara Haskil competition (which he won) is the best proof of how much a close affinity between pianist and conductor matters. The Ludwig Autograph Letter Signed 'Beethoven', previously thought to be worth around $60,000, eventually went for four times the estimated prize. Betrayed (Taboo) 1,100. The arrival introit, rathe r- of the finale's D major subject, Tovey's "Still, Small Voice" after the Fire, is here a moment that is specially cherishable, the more so as the fugue and the subsequent aggressive peroration are played by Gilels with a directness and lucidity which contrasts interestingly with his sophisticated and equivocal treatment of the opening Allegro movement. Sisters of Blood (Alpha) 700. Birth Country: Germany. His VPO recording of Beethovens Sixth of 1971 dominated the LPcatalogue for over a decade, and has done pretty well on CD on its various appearances. Beautifully blended recordings, too: if youre after a top-ranking digital set of Op18, you couldnt do better though placing them in the context of a complete cycle is rather more difficult until the late quartets appear. Without those attributes, according to Rate Your Music, this title won't hold nearly as much value. MA Music, Leisure and Travel His account of the Fifth also bristles with character Budapest Festival Orchestra / Ivn Fischer. Having signatures present on an album that is rare to begin with adds to the desirability, of . Im not thinking here of the finger-wrenching challenge of actually delivering theHammerklavier, something the unbridled fury of the finale of the earlier sonata interestingly presages. Comparison with Helmchens own recording of this concerto from the final round of the 2001 Clara Haskil competition (which he won) is the best proof of how much a close affinity between pianist and conductor matters. Over 30 discs of alternative recordings including historic performances and period instrument recordings. With them poetry is perhaps more important than drama, but Perlman - certainly poetic in his way, always noting the many key passages marked dolce - confirms the strength of his reading in his superbly sprung account of the finale, the tempo marginally faster than that of any of the others (markedly faster than Chung) but masterfully confident. Valued at $16,125.18 . A new Beethoven cycle which manages to combine the shock of the new with an uncanny sense of familiarity. But space, sometimes the critics friend, here his enemy, forbids much beyond generalisation when faced with such overall mastery and distinction. It was Abbados second Berlin Philharmonic symphony cycle from 2001 which thrust him more or less unexpectedly into the ranks of the immortals where Beethoven is concerned. The two sets of variations on themes from Mozarts Magic Flute are a very different proposition from the Conquring Hero but just as persuasive, with the Op 66 set given a particularly sparkling reading A cellist who tends towards introversion; a fortepianist who tends the other way. Prior to that date, the label Grammophon was used until 1943, in conjunction with the Nipper dog. Betty Crocker cookbooks that were mass-produced and widely used can be worth $10 to $500, depending on their condition (ideally, not too many fingerprint stains on the pages). Celestine (GO) 1,100. The recording, made in a Berlin church in 1969, is warm, spacious and well balanced, placing the soloists in a gentle spotlight. Like me, you may well cherish your beloved sets by Schnabel, Kempff and Brendel (to name but three), but Lewis surely gives you the best of all possible worlds; one devoid of idiosyncrasy yet of a deeply personal musicianship. Like Solomon, Gilels gives us an outstanding reading of the vast slow movement. The specifically east of Vienna dimension is not merely felt in the fierier thrust of the 2/4 section of the Peasants Merrymaking. 14) Billy Nicholls - Would You Believe - 5,000. Even with a never-ending stream of Beethoven piano concerto recordings, whether from established masters (Kempff, Arrau, Gilels, etc) or work in progress (Andsnes and Sudbin), few performances come within distance of Piress Classical/Romantic perspective. This Zurich performance of the First Concerto is beautifully articulated. Glenda B. However, Karajan's 1962 Berlin performance (from the DG set already mentioned) is even quicker and superior in articulation, Norrington plays the Eighth Symphony's third movement as a quick dance and makes excellent sense of crotchet = 126, a marking often regarded as being beyond the pale. There is something reassuring about the readings of all five concertos. This sets the tone for the performance, Abbado encouraging his players to maximise the expressive quality of each theme, while keeping a firm hand on the unfolding of the larger design Christian Tetzlaff vn Deutsches SymphonieOrchester Berlin / Robin Ticciati. $10.45 shipping. And the first four notes of his famous Fifth Symphony make up the most famous musical motif in history (come on, you totally know the notes). And that is exactly what we get here Make no mistake, this is playing of the highest order of mastery. It is striking that even in the Kreisler cadenza Perlman prefers to keep the feeling of a steady pulse, and the entry into the coda in its total purity and simplicity is even more affecting than the fine accounts in the other three versions. For the recorded sound, theres nothing that can be done about the occasional patch of wow or discoloration but, in general, the old recordings come up very freshly. The fff climax of the development of the Eighth Symphony's first movement is slightly underpowered, which is odd when the horns and trumpets are elsewhere so thrillingly caught; perhaps, in the Eighth, the recording could have been a shade tighter and drier in order better to define the playing of the London Classical Players. In her own memorable artists note she speaks of that knife-edge poise between creator and recreator, of what must finally be resolved into a primal simplicity. That number would be approximately $2,100,00,000 if that catalog were worth a Bruce Springsteen 30x valuation. Beethoven Bicentennial Collection Vol XIV Deutsche Grammophon - STILL SEALED BOX. Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor - 78 Album 3x Records D1405 D1406 D1407. Like his revered seniors, Norrington has learnt conducting in the opera house. Harnoncourt doesn't pretend that what he offers is Beethoven as the composer imagined it. True, there are moments of grandeur but the overall impression is of a poised, at times chamber-like traversal, with sculpted pianism and crisply pointed orchestral support. Their insight and wisdom, their humanity and total absorption in Beethoven's art has to my mind never been surpassed and only sporadically matched, even by such modern ensembles as the Vegh and the Lindsay! More seriously, he lacks real control of his band. The recording is limpid and resolute, with something of the character and atmosphere of Wilhelm Kempff's celebrated recordings of this endlessly challenging, endlessly fascinating work. Thats in part down to the performers and in part surely the recording, in that most eloquent of spaces, the Prague Rudolfinum Read the full reviews in the Reviews Database: Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 3, Yefim BronfmanpfTonhalle Orchestra, Zurich / David Zinman, Brilliant Classics (originally Arte Nova). He can, in many of the smaller sonatas and some of the late ones, be impeccably mannered, stylish and urbane. Co." credits. And he could as well have been cleaning up for the future. Indeed, I am not sure that Pollinis account of the Hammerklavier is not the most impressive currently before the public, though the instant such thoughts are penned, the noble performances of Eschenbach, Arrau, Brendel and Ashkenazy spring to mind. And yet thoughtfulness never spells caution (all three works were recorded at concerts in Graz over the last 18 months); Hagen and Thomas Zehetmair throw caution to the winds near the end of the first movement Laura Aikin sop Elisabeth Kulman mez Johannes Chum ten Ruben Drole bass-bar Arnold Schoenberg Choir; Concentus Musicus Wien / Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Superb rhythmic grip, sensitivity to line and gradation of tone, a masterly control of the long paragraph; all these are features of this remarkable reading. The first movements serene central section (played in tempo) allows for a welcome spot of repose and elsewhere Tetzlaffs sweet, delicately spun tone contrasts with, or should I say complements, Ticciatis assertive, occasionally bullish accompaniment. Few pianists since Solomon have come near to matching Gilels's ability to touch off the rapt, disburdened beauty of these lofty Beethovenian cantilenas. Learn all about Ludwig van Beethoven on AllMusic. The most valuable Beatles album that was released in the U.S. is The Beatles (the White Album), which is worth up to $10,000. Click on the price links to get the full specs of each album, including a visual of the cover to keep an eye out for. Rob Cowan (February 2008), The 1984 Gramophone Award in the chamber-music repertory went to the Lindsay Quartet's set of the late Beethoven quartets and it is a measure of the inexhaustibility of these great works that they have also claimed 1985's vote. or Best Offer. Robert Layton(November 1985), Leonid Kogan vn Rudolf Barshai va Mstislav Rostropovich vc. Bryce Morrison (June 2008). Sound interests him a good deal. Click & Collect. In terms of sheer technical address, tonal finesse and balance, they enjoy a superiority over almost every other ensemble of their generation. Records of 30 - 50 value I will pay 40%. One things for sure: never before has this indelible masterpiece sounded more like a profound precursor of Paganini Jascha HeifetzvnNBC Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. Klemperer came as close as any conductor to enabling both impulses to inhabit a single style. Both mono and stereo versions are rare and valuable, but the stereo version fetches the highest price. Continue to 5 of 7 below. We have also included, where possible, the complete originalGramophonereviews, which are drawn fromGramophone'sReviews Databaseof more than 40,000 reviews. A copy 0000001 of The Beatles' White Album sold for $790,000 at an auction on December 5, setting a new world record for a vinyl record. know that each of the four songs on the record is worth $1,000, when considering that the album can rake up to $4,000. Nor is it a work which is easily mastered physically. Not so Alina Ibragimova, who gives them the character of tentative, fearful steps into the unknown, to be reassured by Tiberghiens suave reply. This is an indispensable set as revealing of the Beethoven quartets as Schnabel is of the sonatas, and if it were ever correct to speak of any performances as definitive, this is an instance when one might be tempted to do so. In mint condition and with the picture sleeve, the record is worth an estimated $20,000. It goes without saying that no one ensemble can unlock all the secrets contained in these quartets. 2.99. International licensing, Vital energy and connoisseur-level sensitivity to original turns of phrase reign supreme in Helmchens reading of the Mozart-influenced Second Concerto, and he appropriately exchanges its skittish garments for a serious black frock-coat with the first-movement cadenza, composed much later than the surrounding music, layering the soundscape in something that could have come right out of the, Sonata. Not only has Helmchen matured in his pianism but he is given wings by an orchestra that shares intimate moments with the piano at one point and twirls with it at the next. Of the LP reissue he wrote: On the whole, the recording is so dead and artificial that at times the thin line of violin sound reminds one of something from the golden age of Thomas Edisons tinfoil cylinder rather than 1940. Early CD transfers suggested that all was not lost but even they barely anticipated the extraordinary fineness of the sound we now have on this transfer by archivist and restorer Mark Obert-Thorn David OistrakhvnMstislav RostropovichvcSviatoslav RichterpfBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan, These are illustrious performances and make a splendid coupling at mid-price. The American completes his nine-year project to record all 32 sonatas. The brook flows untroubled and the finale is quite lovely, with a wonderfully expansive climax. Robert Layton (January 1978). Symphony . Patsy Cline has a self-titled vinyl released by Decca worth $75. And theres freedom aplenty in these vigorous, highly charged performances: just sample the concluding Presto of Op 9 No 1 or the opening movement of the E flat major Trio, Op 3. Review of Vol 4: Only an extended essay could do justice to the fourth and final volume of Paul Lewiss Beethoven sonata cycle. Gallery of Horror (Trytel) 500. 1 in C major, Op. Either way Toscanini is a near-impossible act to follow. Rob Cowan (May 2005), The qualifying ma non tanto of the Cminors opening Allegro is pointedly observed: dramatic impact is sustained while composure is maintained. This amount can tell you how valuable this record would be. Vital energy and connoisseur-level sensitivity to original turns of phrase reign supreme in Helmchens reading of the Mozart-influenced Second Concerto, and he appropriately exchanges its skittish garments for a serious black frock-coat with the first-movement cadenza, composed much later than the surrounding music, layering the soundscape in something that could have come right out of theHammerklavierSonata. Fascinatingly, his pre-war recordings of the Beethoven sonatas on 78s are represented too. The recording is splendid. It might be hard for modern audiences to appreciate just how revolutionary Beethoven's work was in the late 18th and . Deutsche Grammophon, or Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft, has been the main classical music label of German record company Deutsche Grammophon GmbH since 1949. In the finales of this sonata and of the Kreutzer, Faust and Melnikov are slightly faster and more brilliant but Tiberghien and Ibragimova, with superb poise and control, appear more carefree and joyful. It was in fact RCA Victors second Toscanini Fifth tauter and tidier than its better-recorded live 1931 predecessor though like the earlier version it was never actually passed for commercial release. The Brendels, father and son, give us Beethovens complete works for piano and cello. 125 - 'Choral' Symphony. College. 05 of 07 A version of his Sings vinyl is worth a whopping $200. 26. I still remember the sinking feeling I experienced a mere tiro reviewer on Gramophone when I dropped into the post-box my 1000-word rave review (they had asked for 200) of what struck me as being one of the most articulate and incandescent Beethoven Fifths I had ever heard New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra / Arturo Toscanini. John Ogdons account has a splendidly withdrawn feeling at this point and a raptness and tranquillity that I greatly admire. With the exception of the trumpets, the instruments are all modern, and while phrasing, rhythmic articulation, expression and balance reveal Harnoncourt's rigorous and passionate pursuit of historical truth, the results neither sound nor feel like anything offered under that banner before. . The dancing flute theme is really up-tempo and the blare of natural horns at the tutti brings an earthiness, a rawness, to the proceedings. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music. (Indeed some listeners, particularly those brought up on the Busch or Vegh Quartets, may find the sheer polish of their playing gets in the way, for this can be an encumbrance; late Beethoven is beautified at its peril). But they could be called idiosyncratic from Harnoncourt would you have expected anything less? Fleetness and elegance are very much to the fore in the Op 12 set, beauty of tone, too, especially in the First Sonata A highlight is theWaldstein, the repeated C major left-hand chords underpinning a tensile energy that runs through the entire opening movement. $9.25 shipping. 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