COMPOSERS: Beethoven,Tchaikovsky
LABELS: Profil
WORKS: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica); Coriolan Overture; Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3
PERFORMER: Berlin PO/Carl Schuricht
CATALOGUE NO: PH 04047
There’s more divergence between Schuricht’s and Toscanini’s Eroicas: Schuricht takes a relaxed tempo for the first movement, but never deviates from it; Toscanini is generally much more urgent, but slows down for the second subject, and uses rubato to telling effect. His funeral march is more eventful as well, though the quality of orchestral sound (and the recording) isn’t as good as Schuricht’s. The two Coriolan Overtures make the point even more strongly: Schuricht is playing a piece of music, but for Toscanini every note is a matter of life and death. How often do you get that today?
Beethoven, Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica); Coriolan Overture; Theme and Variations from Suite No. 3
There’s more divergence between Schuricht’s and Toscanini’s Eroicas: Schuricht takes a relaxed tempo for the first movement, but never deviates from it; Toscanini is generally much more urgent, but slows down for the second subject, and uses rubato to telling effect. His funeral march is more eventful as well, though the quality of orchestral sound (and the recording) isn’t as good as Schuricht’s. The two Coriolan Overtures make the point even more strongly: Schuricht is playing a piece of music, but for Toscanini every note is a matter of life and death. How often do you get that today?
Published: January 20, 2012 at 3:52 pm