(July 1, 2015 at 7:40 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:
- Symphonies: Herbert von Karajan's 1963 cycle, with Furtwangler's 1951 version of The Ninth.
- Piano Trios: The cycle with Jacqueline duPre, Daniel Barenboim, and Pinchas Zuckerman.
- String Quartets: Alban Berg Quartert's Late Quartets and Quartetto Italiano's Middle Quartets.
- Selected Piano Sonatas and Diabelli Variations: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich.
- Piano Concertos: Richard Goode.
- Cello Sonatas: Rostropovich/Richter.
- Fidelio and Missa Solemnis: Otto Klemperer
- Violin Concerto: Gidon Kremer
- Overtures: David Zinman.
- Violin Sonatas 5 and 9: Yehudi Menuhin.
I admit that I don't know all these performers and conductors' styles by heart such that I could comment on it in detail, but it looks like a nice list!
Talking about Alban Berg Quartet, here's some heavy metal...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEZXjW_s0Qs
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition