best HO rec of the Brahms 2?

SDC Legendz Pianistz
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da mofo recorded it s TON…
with Toscanini: 1939, 2 from 1940, 1945, 1948
with Walter: 1948 (not circulating, nobody has it)

randomly, I like da live 1948 rec with Toscanini most of all.
Apparently da Bruno Walter 1948 rec is even more wikid n mellow, but it is not circulating. Yet 8)

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I think that the 1939 and 1948 are better than those performed in 1940. I have the 1945 but I have not heard it yet.
And about the Bruno Walter version, well, I’m looking for it from years…

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Horowitz in the Brahms-2?? This thread makes no sense.

Horowitz, Gorowitz, Growitz, Grilwetz, Gilwels… Ah. GILELS! That’s how it’s spelled. :whale: :smiley: :pimp: :doc: :laughing:

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Umm…do you have a lead on something?

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I must be crazy, I’ve always loved the CONCEPTION behind these perfs.
So tight and concise…

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The 1948 Walter rec exists but is locked up at Yale.

The mofos who leaked the solo rectals from that archive, apparently couldn’t do it for the Brahms 2 with Walter.

I’m sure it will be published one day 8)

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When I’m not busy discussing philosophy or working to raise the intellectual standard of this joint, I’m biding my time as its resident troll. Including here. :slight_smile:

I don’t know VH’s recordings of the Brahms-2 well enough to set them against eachother, but I think he’s just fine too. And important. He achieved what he set out to do, to show a Brahms without the beard, and with that opened up a new direction in Brahms playing (perhaps) and made a compelling case for what can be done by taking a work out of its presumed context. But when I really want to hear BRAHMS… as he looks, with a beard… my go-to pianists are Lupu, Sokolov, Volodos. But since Lupu never played it and since Sokolov sucks, my references in this concerto are Gilels and Volodos.

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I’m also a huge fan of the Richter Brahms 2 recs.

as for the Golden age mofoz…

da Godowsky, Rosenthal and Moiseiwitsch all programmed da Brahms 2

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nonononono

I iz da troll, da one n only trumofo! 8)

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Well u certainly haff a high opinion of yo-zelf. But it seemz u iz not yet acquainted wiff…

da SDC’z ancient wayz 8)

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:wink:;);):wink:

…if I really have to add those!

12

:bulb:

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Fake - dis da mofo behind da original :ho: site.

Already, Diz mofo is basically brothel-worthy 8)

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Oh, I thought maybe your spy network might have finally snuck this one from behind enemy lines and that you were waiting for the delivery…

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I wish, u mofo.

Apparently da Ho/Walter Brahms 2 is the greatest thing since bread n jam 8)