[78-L] fast Beethoven

[Jeff Sultanof]

How do the Norrington recordings compare to these? I remember when they came
out, there was a lot of press about the fact that he followed the metronome
markings, which were said to be inaccurate by some historians.

Jeff Sultanof



> I couldn't agree more, Don.  I love Celibedache's interpretations which are
> almost invariably slower than the norm.  I love Mravinsky's readings which
> are
> often at breakneck speed.  and Pletnev recently came out with a Beethoven
> cycle
> which is quite controversial, (the Pastoral is bizarrisimo), and I've
> played and
> enjoyed them many times.  But it is a complete package, not just the
> speeds.
>  Playing very fast or very slow is quite taxing for the orchestra.  The
> last
> movement of Tchaikovsky's 4th by Mravinsky is very fast and very exciting.
>  The
> same can be said about Toscanini's reading of the orchestration of the
> Beethoven
> Septet;  the last movement is taken at a pace that I've never heard a
> chamber
> group manage.  Likewise, Celibedache's recording of "Bolero" is
> Magnificent, and
> one of the slowest on records;  I never want to hear that piece done fast
> again,
> (and I know many music lovers don't want to hear that piece again).  Ravel
> himself apparently said that Bolero should always require 4 sides, not 3.
>  I'm
> in Florida at the moment but when I get home, I want to see if I have the
> Beethoven 4 & 8 by Scherchen.
>
> db
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