On Sunday, July 10, 2022 at 1:04:35 PM UTC-7, gggg gggg wrote:
> On Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 8:50:33 PM UTC-7, gggg gggg wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 27, 2006 at 8:20:16 AM UTC-7, M forever wrote:
> > > I have been "rediscovering" Igor Markevitch and his fairly rich
> > > recorded legacy recently. In the sense that I always knew he was there
> > > and heard some very interesting recordings from him, but somehow it
> > > never occurred to me to investigate further until in a recent
> > > discussion, his Schubert recordings with the BP were mentioned. I
> > > looked it up and saw how much there is actually available from him, so
> > > I ordered some of the discs - the DG set "un veritable artiste", EMI
> > > GCOC, individual discs like PAAE and Rimsky-Korsakov works with the BP
> > > and Orchestre Lamoureux, and a fantastic recording of Symphonie
> > > fantastique with Lamoureux which for me was also a sort of rediscovery
> > > - I have never been too fond of the piece, but Markevitch' extremely
> > > lively and musically alert performance made me see it in a new light.
> > > I already knew his great recording of Beethoven 5 and 8 with Lamoureux,
> > > but even that I hadn't listened to for a long time before it was
> > > brought back to my attention by an online discussion.
> > > Amrkevitch combination of slender transparency with attention to
> > > lyrical lines and fine detail makes for a lot of great listening, so
> > > right now, I am ploughing my way through that DG box.
> > Concerning Markevitch's SCHEHERAZADE lp:
> >
> > - . (The silken Festivo and Universo vinyl pressings, or the rarer 1963 original, are a reminder of how much we lost when digital technology rudely “superseded” analog recordmaking and Dutch-process vinyl.)
> >
> > - I picked up the record from Goodwill last week for $2 in absolutely near mint condition. Listened to it twice over the weekend and am in rapture with this recording. The mastering on the record is superb and very much stage forward. I don't have an audiophile-rated turntable or stereo but it is among the best classical records I have purchased. It is not a heavy (think Bach or Beethoven) piece, but most delightful to relax and enjoy. I smiled alot during the listenings. Highly recommended to the collector or someone who wants an excellent recording of R-K.
> >
> > Amazon customer reviews
> Can anyone recommend a Youtube upload of that?

According to the following:

- This is, quite simply, one of the best-played and recorded accounts of Scheherazade ever made...

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/Sep/RimskyK_Scheherazade_4829378.htm