Moiseiwitsch - yo favorite recs?

SDC Legendz Pianistz
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Diz mofo iz in my top 3 penizts tru.
I love almost all his recordings.
He has a really glowing old world sound, so amazing in Chopin and Schumann.

Da Schumann Fantasy, both recs of da Brahms Handel, Chopin 4 Scherzi and 4 Ballades, 24 Preludes.

Even his last recordings of Schumann Carnaval and KREIZ.
Oh man…
His only weakness was octaves, apparent in the Tchaikovsky 1 recording most of all…

But that doesn’t matter so much… he was infinitely great. He could be elegant to a fault, no thumping - in that sense, I prefer Friedman’s wider palette of characters and sonority.

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It would have been very interesting to hear his Liszt Sonata…

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Didn’t we do this thread already?
My favs are Brahms Handel and Invitation to the dance.

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Da Weber-Tausig invitation to fuck is pretty wikid!

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Pozz :blush:

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Mendelssohn/Rach, Rach B minor Prelude, maybe the 2nd concerto… I’m also very fond of his late Deccas, though I seem to be the only one.

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His live recordings on Pearl – in recital. They show his style and imagination, even way late in his career.

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His late Chopin recordings, the ones which Philips republished in the Great Pianists series.
Barcarolle and Nocturne Op. 62/2 almost make me cry every time I listen to them.

The Beethoven Sonatas and Mussorgsky pictures were a bit disappointing instead.

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My favorite moiseiwitsch’s recordings are

Chopin : Nocturne, Op.72 (HMV acoustic recs.)
Chopin : Valse No.11, op.70-1 (HMV acoustic recs.)
J.Strauss-Godowsky : Fledermous (HMV EL recs.)

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