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Gieseking's live Schumann recordings

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mandryka

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Mar 19, 2010, 2:49:53 PM3/19/10
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When I look through the rmcr archives, I sometimes find references
which praise Gieseking’s live Schumann recordings.

Which CDs are they? Are they really better than the radio broadcasts?

I have found this Gieseking disography, but it seems unclear – note
the frequent occurence of “(live?)”

http://fischer.hosting.paran.com/music/Gieseking/discography-gieseking-2.htm#Schumann

BTW the only live Gieseking I have heard is the BBC recording.

HvT

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Mar 19, 2010, 3:52:54 PM3/19/10
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Besides the BBC I've only the Forlane CD with the Kreisleriana,
Davidsbündler, and Bach's English Suite 6 - all recorded in 1953. The
performances sound as if they were recorded in a studio, certainly not
in a hall. It's only for Gieseking fans - Gieseking is great in the slow
movements but too often much too fast for his own fingers in the fast
movements.

Henk


Steve Emerson

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Mar 19, 2010, 6:33:25 PM3/19/10
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In article <4ba3d615$1$22940$e4fe...@news.xs4all.nl>,
"HvT" <hvt...@xs4all.nl> wrote:

I think there might be multiple live accounts of the Schumann works.

There's been talk of a Blano e Nero set here in the past. What I have,
and I think have mentioned before, is on the label Classico in Compact,
which of course is Italian. "Licenced [sic] by MC Musica Classica; (p)
1994, Analong transferring and digitial remastering: David A. Contini."

Davidsbundlertanze and Kinderszenen allegedly recorded 1951, Sonata #1
1942.

Classico in Compact tends to issue material also out (subsequently) on
Archipel, but in much better transfer.

I would recommend picking this up. I'm not fond of it, but it's unusual
playing for sure, and has a volatility and mania that are certainly
a-propos in Schumann.

SE.

woytek

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Mar 20, 2010, 3:09:28 AM3/20/10
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On 19 Mar, 19:49, mandryka <howie.st...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> When I look through the rmcr  archives, I sometimes find references
> which praise Gieseking’s live  Schumann recordings.
>
> Which CDs are they? Are they really better than the radio broadcasts?
>
> I have found this Gieseking disography, but it seems unclear – note
> the frequent occurence of “(live?)”
>
> http://fischer.hosting.paran.com/music/Gieseking/discography-giesekin...

>
> BTW the only live Gieseking I have heard is the BBC recording.

Some Schumann recordings with Gieseking are available on Public Domain
Classic: http://public-domain-archive.com/classic/search.php?lang=eng&tmn=13&page=1&keyword=schumann+gieseking

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