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Reiner/CSO. Hard to beat THAT combo…

I heard Reiner and the CSO play this live during the time this recording was made, as I heard them every week during Reiner's tenure. It is remarkable that he could call forth such bursts of energy with such an economical conducting style. Reiner conducted most concerts by far; guests were rather rare. So, he built and trained the orchestra. A few years later, as a student of Mr. Herseth, I played in the Civic Orchestra, in which Reiner's influence could be felt, because most of us studied with CSO members, and we attended their concerts (for free!).

They should have nicknamed this symphony "Majestic" not "Apocalyptic"...

Best 3 ever

Misteriosamente mágica... Es una hipnosis continua

This is a RCA-Victor Living Stereo Shaded Dog Label LP Deep Grooved Stampers 3S/1S produced in the in scant period, roughly from 1958 to 1963, the beginning of the stereo era - pure Valve amplification helped produce recordings demonstrating unparalleled fidelity and warmth, lifelike presence and midband illumination.

I have this on vinyl. It's a fantastic thing to hold and look at - and to spin! What a magnificent recording and sound quality. Just awesome.

Heard this completely musical recording on RAI radio 3 Classic just 2 hours ago...in Morocco, was beguiled...enchanted at the marvelous collaboration, never heard such loving balance and music making between orchestra and soloist..have been immersed in this repertoire since hearing Cliburm and Kondrashin.....this performance far more musical and complete than practically any....

The Tuba player is absolutely on fire

The Skrowaczewski Bruckner box on Oehms is a great set! Wonderful performances in beautiful, warm sound.

A splendid interpretation and an lp that I tried(unluckly)to find.thank you so much!!

Wonderfull interpretation and exellent sound!

허허.. 이 명반을... 감사합니다

5:13 (stop music) WHAT THE FUCK! DAMN IT! HOLY SHIT! PISS! YOU ASS! OH, SHIT! FUCK YOU! YOU PIECE OF SHIT! YOU HAVE BALLS! ASS! LET ME TELL YOU, ABOUT A PORCUPINE'S BALLS! THEY'RE SMALL, THEY DON"T GIVE A SHIT!

pog song 10/10

This invites me into the exotic ,passionate and comfortable world

Simplemente muy bonita música

Who else is coming here from the Tourette's Guy?

Crystal clear sounds, crisp, driving rhythms and evocative of an Iberian landscape. I can imagine being there through this exotic music.

Claude Debussy était beauté, message, violence et rêve, mais surtout l'instrument puissant d'une volonté formidable. Ce compositeur exceptionnel disait "Je veux" quand beaucoup d’autres marmonnaient "je voudrais" Il a atteint son but sans se plier à la plus infime compromission, comme une charrue accrochée à une étoile. Une fois pour toutes, il traçait leur chemin et ne s'en écartait jamais, refusant toute flagornerie qui fait de la musique populaire d'aujourd'hui une lasse prostituée¯\_(ツ)_/¯

4:58

The stereo sound is nice an expansive !!!!

Having just one functioning ear I live in a monaural world, so talk of space and position is lost on me. However, I still derive great pleasure from listening to this particular recording. I have always found the image on the record sleeve absolutely enchanting. A blissful, captured moment.

Was it a trend to record only Iberia part back then ?

I am grateful for this precise description by contributer.Now while hearing 1st mov, I'm enormously impressed with the ways of tacting 1st subject by Skrowaczewski.Along with movements going on, I can hear tresparent musical structure throughout,moreover, that represents extreme beauty and musical waves like breath with colorful brilliant sound intensely. In the end I lost my words to express about this utter musical monument.

5:05 tourettes guy

TBSラジオ製作全国ネットで1984年の野球オフシーズンに放送されていた「日本列島盛り場ヒット情報」のオープニングとエンディングのBGMでした。

Clarinet one !

ecco, ascolti questa esecuzione del mitico rach3, ascoltato e riascoltato anche troppe volte... e invece scopri di non averlo mai ascoltato.

Are many years that I search it.. Piasinst, director, orchestra.. Right feal, timing, clean and all balanced. It's a "good standard" like Richter for concert n2, Michelangeli chopin's ballata n1 ectect

Lazar Berman for Rach, Pollini for Brahms!

Ossia Cadenza 10:52

LEMME TELL YOU ABOUT A PORCUPINES BALLS THEY'RE SMALL, AND THEY DON'T GIVE A SHIT!

Lento

None better. Mr Standage is my favorite violinist and these two players belong together. A tragic loss when she died too young.

This is the most emotional, passionate and heart warming performance that I've ever listened to. Perfect speed, dymanic and orchestra. I wouldn't change anything at all

So there's no rachrich3?

I've been having a love story with his concerto for a few years and have listened to many interpretations of this by different pianists. I've not come across an interpretation that spoke to me more than Argerich's playing. This is the first time this concerto has come alive for me again and has moved me in every way imaginable. Berman has done a marvellous job here. The concerto really speaks and is alive in every way 🌹❤

Up there with the young Gavrilov's interpretation, ossia cadenza and all. I used to prefer Ashkenazy and Previn but wish they were more allegro and less andantino, even with the the fabulous technique.

Reiner has a very precise scent of Ravel's music +++

Berman + Abbado + LSO is the standard of Rachmaninov 3.

Every time I come across a "new" recording by Lazar Berman I discover a pianist of immense technical capacities at disposal of poetry. He could have played every piece faster a more neatly than anyone else but it would have been a bad service to music. Give me music, give me Berman!

es gibt einfach musikstücke, bei deren interpretation fritz reiner fast unschlagbar ist. iberia gehört dazu!

This is Da Best!! The only version which I get from the pianist a good grasp of the architecture of the music, with the right amount of emotion, and where the performance show it to be worthy to stand alongside the great D minor concerti of Bach, Mozart and Brahms as, not a warhorse for virtuosi, but as a symphony for piano and orchestra. Berman is an undeservedly underrated musician.

The gold standard for this piece

00:00:00 - 1st mov. (Allegro Moderato) 00:15:41 - 2nd mov. (Scherzo. Allegro moderato - Trio.) 00:31:48 - 3rd mov. (Adagio) 01:00:02 - 4th mov. (Finale)

Nice recording, Thanks Ravel is NOT an impressionist composer, he is... Ravel ;-)

My ideal of how an orchestra ought to sound. Reiner a tyrant? Perhaps, but what a legacy in sound we have to still enjoy so many years on. Thanks.

Impresionante interpretación, plena de sutileza y ardor interpretativo. Grabación histórica, difícil de igualar.