The Best Scheherazade Ever

johntpt · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 5:28 am Post subject:

Fritz Reiner - Chicago Symphony Orchestra. One of my all time favorite Herseth recordings. A must have for your collection!

JU

romey1 · Heavyweight Member Joined: 11 Jun 2003 Posts: 797

I second that- the Song of The Nightingale on the same disc isn't too shabby either.

romey

NYPhil with Yuri T. is also very, very good.

NYCTPT · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 10:20 am Post subject:

YOu have to check out the recording with BSO and Ozawa. IT's Ghitalla playing lead. The violin solos are some of the best I've ever heard! The piece just had the right flow for me on this recording.

johntpt · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 10:44 am Post subject:

Yes, Joe Silverstein is probably the best concertmaster any American orchestra has ever had! And Ghitalla sounds great, too.

I like the brass on the Temirkanov, but the winds ruin it for me.

Another great one to check out is Rodzinski and the Cleveland Orchestra featuring Louis Davidson on trumpet.

JU

pedaltonekid · Heavyweight Member Joined: 15 Nov 2001 Posts: 1711

I was always partial to the version that Maynard Ferguson did.
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SHS_Trumpet · Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 3:18 pm Post subject:

Me Too!!
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King1500 · Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2003 8:57 pm Post subject:

London Symphony Orchestra with Charles Mackerras.

Craig

johntpt · Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2003 2:31 pm Post subject:

Another favorite is the Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Kirill Kondrashin from 1979. Does anyone know if Peter Masseurs is playing on this one? Whoever it is sounds great.

JU

TPTXC · Veteran Member Joined: 06 Nov 2001 Posts: 112

I just bought that exact CD today!! I'm pumped to listen to it now!
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David · Veteran Member Joined: 22 Nov 2002 Posts: 379

Gergiev with the Kirov!

dbacon · Heavyweight Member Joined: 11 Nov 2001 Posts: 8592

Anybody like the Ozawa/CSO recording?

Energetic tempos!

Dave Bacon

RGale · Heavyweight Member Joined: 28 Dec 2002 Posts: 2818

I vote for the Reiner/ CSO Recording. That brass section is stunning, and Herseth couldn't have played that part better. Also Jacobs-my God, what a sound! I remember the first time I heard the CSO Live. When Jacobs played for the first time I literally jumped; I couldn't believe the huge rich sound that man got. I've never heard any other tuba player sound like that. And that was when Philip Smith was playing 4th trumpet. WOW!

david johnson · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 1:15 am Post subject:

reiner & mackerras are what i have...beecham on emi is supposed to be the 'overall' favaorite of most folks..
rgale-i think reiner's tenure predated smith's membership..that conductor's been dead about 40 years..

dj

[ This Message was edited by: david johnson on 2003-06-30 04:16 ]