The Best Recordings of Beethoven Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
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8 ай бұрынGil Zilkha, singer/collector/music enthusiast
In this installment of Essential Classical Music, I cover the best recordings of Beethoven's 6th Symphony, the "Pastoral." This video is taken from my larger video covering the major symphonies and their best recordings. Featured conductors include Klemperer, Walter, and Furtwängler, among others.
@ascender144k 7 ай бұрын
keep up this great channel ... Mr. Hurwitz needs a rival on YT :P
@shawnhampton8503 7 ай бұрын
The Böhm is my go to. Just gorgeous. The whole cycle is superb.... the 9th is fantastic.
@laidonerlain 3 ай бұрын
Solid choices, Cluytens is somewhat underappreciated as a Beethoven interpreter. In this case though, I''m rather curious why you didn't include Celibidache. His style may often have misfired in Beethoven, but his Pastoral really is a revelation- he shares numerous similarities with Furtwängler (predominantly in the first and second movement) and achieves a sense of tranquility in the last movement which even surpasses Furtwängler for me. His obsession with the creation of the maximum orchestral polyphony, shading light upon every voice in the ensemble really pays off in this case and leads to a sense of natural blossom and liveliness unmatched by anyone in my view bar Furtwängler (with the VPO in 1943 and the BPO in 1954).
@bradykelso8682 8 ай бұрын
Great suggestions!
@littlejohnuk 8 ай бұрын
I grew up with a vinyl version of Bohm's Pastoral. My box set go to is Gunter Wand. Nice video.
@leestamm3187 8 ай бұрын
Kind of a short list, but all good selections.
@bernardohanlon3498 7 ай бұрын
Gil, any love for Karajan B6 from 1977 series - his alternatives being horrid?
@GilZilkha 7 ай бұрын
I find it a bit mechanical and lacking warmth
@BO-kh1iz 5 ай бұрын
Is it still fashionable to pretend to know something about music by criticizing Karajan? 🙄
@bernardley4540 4 ай бұрын
Karajan made no secret of his dislike of the symphony
@bernardohanlon3498 4 ай бұрын
Really, where?@@bernardley4540
@grantsmythe8625 7 күн бұрын
@@BO-kh1iz So Karajan is beyond criticism? My goodness, when did that happen to him....and to you?
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