I was listening to different versions of the Beethoven symphonies when I ran across the recordings by Sir Roger Norrington. If you want to hear something you’ve never heard before, check them out.
In a phrase: they are off to the races. Imagine listening to Bernstein’s recording on YouTube at a 1.50 playback speed. Norrington says he used Beethoven’s original metronome markings.
As I listened, it reminded me of the first time I heard Glenn Gould’s Bach – like, where has this been all my life?
I can’t un-hear it and I don’t know if I’ll ever experience the fifth the same way again – Solti, Ormandy, and von Karajan will sound like ultra-romantic and slow motion the next time I hear them.
In a phrase: they are off to the races. Imagine listening to Bernstein’s recording on YouTube at a 1.50 playback speed. Norrington says he used Beethoven’s original metronome markings.
As I listened, it reminded me of the first time I heard Glenn Gould’s Bach – like, where has this been all my life?
I can’t un-hear it and I don’t know if I’ll ever experience the fifth the same way again – Solti, Ormandy, and von Karajan will sound like ultra-romantic and slow motion the next time I hear them.
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