Recommended J.Strauss recordings?
Maureen Goldman
Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
Strauss, father and son?
I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
Paul Goldstein
Yes indeed. My favorite Strauss disc is the one with the VPO led by
Karl Bohm on cheap DGG Musikfest. Bohm finds beauties and emotions in
the standard Strauss selections that I have never heard anywhere else.
It is a pity that the disc is short - only about 47 minutes.
Rob Taylor
Maureen Goldman wrote:
> Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
> Strauss, father and son?
>
> I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
> that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
Sorry to throw a spanner in the Karajan works but his 1987 New Years
Concert with the VPO is superlative.
Rob
B. Korstvedt
On 5 Jun 1997, Paul Goldstein wrote:
> Maureen Goldman wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
> > Strauss, father and son?
> >
> > I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
> > that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
There's a 2-disc set from DG that contains a series of Strauss
recordings by the VPO form the 1920s-1980s with various conductors
(Kleiber, Kna, Bohm, Furtwangler, et al).
It is great. It is a lot of fun to listen to--different styles
and sounds applied to similar repertory and orchestra. And what wonderful
Schmaltz and swing throughout!
Ben
The Melsons
>Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
>Strauss, father and son?
>
>I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
>that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
>
For my money the most enjoyable J. Strauss II recordings are those
with the Vienna Phil conducted by Willi Boskovsky on various
London/Decca CDs. They have style, sentiment and spirit, and are
superlatively played. Most of them are now available cheaply as well.
Avoid, however, the Boskovsky-led Strauss recordings on EMI/Angel with
an underpowered band called the Johann Strauss Orchestra of Vienna.
Mark Melson
Ramon Khalona
B. Korstvedt wrote:
>
> On 5 Jun 1997, Paul Goldstein wrote:
>
> > >
> > > Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
> > > Strauss, father and son?
> > >
> > > I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
> > > that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
>
> recordings by the VPO form the 1920s-1980s with various conductors
> (Kleiber, Kna, Bohm, Furtwangler, et al).
> It is great. It is a lot of fun to listen to--different styles
> and sounds applied to similar repertory and orchestra. And what wonderful
> Schmaltz and swing throughout!
>
> Ben
>
>
Do not miss Ferenc Fricsay's great DG CD of selections from Strauss'
waltzes and polkas with the Berlin Radio Symphony. It is available as a
very inexpensive CD and is one of the most spirited recordings of some
of this music.
Ramon Khalona
Carlsbad, California
JFMist
In article <33a32d39...@news.sunshine.net>,
inkslinger@{NOSPAM}sunshine.net (Maureen Goldman) writes:
>Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
>Strauss, father and son?
"Carlos Kleiber conducts Johann Strauss"( a slight misnomer since there
are several works of Josef Strauss included) with the Vienna Philharmonic
on Sony.
These are excepts from the 1992 New Years Concert. Wonderfully vibrant
performances throughout. Makes you wish you'd been there, which is not
always the case with other recordings of these concerts.
J. Forman
The Melsons
>Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
>Strauss, father and son?
>
>I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
>that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
>
I love Willi Boskovsky's recordings of Strauss with the Vienna
Philharmonic on London/Decca. Great style, spirit and sentiment with
superlative playing and consistently good recordings over a span of
years. Avoid, however, Boskovsky's later re-recordings of Strauss on
EMI/Angel with something called "The Johann Strauss Orchestra of
Vienna." This presumed pick-up orchestra is undersized and not as well
recorded.
Mark Melson
Brian Park
On Thu, 5 Jun 1997, Maureen Goldman wrote:
> Does anyone have favorite recordings of waltzes and polkas from
> Strauss, father and son?
>
> I have two cheapo CDs from Onyx, Music from Vienna I and III, but
> that's about it. (I enjoy them, incidentally.)
>
>
>
well, there is a nice set of performances of these pieces from
the 1987 new year's concert in vienna, performed by the vienna
philharmonic and conducted by herbert von karajan. there is a wonderful
balance of lightness and concentration and the two encores- the blue
danube waltz and radozky march are especially impressive. i have enjoyed
this CD very much since purchasing it about 3 years ago.
brian park
Felix Joseph Bronstein
I just saw a 2 CD EMI Seraphim set of Strauss conducted by Boskowski and someone else.
huss
I have some recommendations about J. Strauss CD's.
Sorry It's the first time I am looking at a newsgroup so I hope the
information will go to the person who asked the question !
My recommandations.
Karajan 1987 is fine but also the first New years concert of Carlos
Kleiber (on Sony).
Two great recordings are Reiner RCA and Fricsay DG
Historical recordings : Karajan 1946-1949 in Vienna are just comming
on EMI « Karajan Edition ».
C. HUSS - Music journalist in France
Deryk Barker
huss (christ...@hol.fr) wrote:
: I have some recommendations about J. Strauss CD's.
There are two collections of Strauss on Chesky conducted by the great
Jascha Horenstein. You're unlikely to find anything more echt-Wiener
than these. Recordings are astonishing too.
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ALHelmbr
huss <christ...@hol.fr> wrote:
>I have some recommendations about J. Strauss CD's.
>Sorry It's the first time I am looking at a newsgroup so I hope the
>information will go to the person who asked the question !
>My recommandations.
>Karajan 1987 is fine but also the first New years concert of Carlos
>Kleiber (on Sony).
>Two great recordings are Reiner RCA and Fricsay DG
>Historical recordings : Karajan 1946-1949 in Vienna are just comming
>on EMI « Karajan Edition ».
In addition to the above recommendations, try Willi Boskovsky conducting
the Vienna Philharmonic on London. There's a 5 CD set, available in
Canada, called The Johann Strauss Experience, catalogue number 436-576-2.
It features some other members of the Strauss family, as well. There's
also a 2 CD set available in the US on a London double that features part
of what's on the 5 CD set.
August Helmbright
Opus47
J. Strauss.....Boskovsky
Fred
Brendan R. Wehrung
Opus47 (opu...@aol.com) writes:
> J. Strauss.....Boskovsky
>
> Fred
>
I think the answer to this question depends on whether you want to hear
superb performances of familiar 20 pieces or explore. The Marco Polo
series is a remarkable accomplishment (51 or 52 discs) but when one comes
to the familiar works that everybody has recorded, a certain lack of that
last bit of finesse and polish that separates the good from the great is
noted. I would strongly suggest that if you really like J. Strauss you
buy one or two of this series, just to learn how prolific J. S. Jr. was.
I also like Josef (Jr.'s brother) Strauss, and Marco Polo has a series for
HIM as well.
Personal favorites? "the Strauss Dynasty" of Discover, if it is ever
reissued. Horenstein on Chesky. A rather beefy Reiner on RCA. And
Boskovsky, who is good, but does not eclipse the others. If you want the
best Boskovsky, get his early recordings with a small ensemble on
Vanguard--absolute delights.
Brendan Wehrung