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I generally admire Szell's Schumann but the 4th's first two movements are marred by his driven pacing; just like what he did to the last movements of Dvorak's 7th and 9th.
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Post by hiredfox October 10, 2012 (2 of 6)
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Szell was not noted for being a great interpreter of Schumann
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Post by tream October 10, 2012 (3 of 6)
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hiredfox said:
Szell was not noted for being a great interpreter of Schumann
Really? For years his set was one of the standard recommendations, marred only by the use of the orchestra edits in common until the late 60s or so.
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Post by Lute October 10, 2012 (4 of 6)
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Yes...speeds are a little fast, but the Cleveland Orchestra plays so well. And the remastering sounds great for a 1960 recording. I just can't help turning up the volume!!!
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Post by Kieron October 11, 2012 (5 of 6)
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hiredfox said:
Szell was not noted for being a great interpreter of Schumann
Michael Charry writes:"The earliest known Szell performance of a Schumann symphony was in 1929, when Szell, then principal conductor of the German Opera House in Prague, led the Czech Philharmonic in the Fourth. The following year, he made his U.S. debut conducting the Saint Louis Symphony in a performance of the "Rhenish".
"World War 11 brought Szell permanently to the U.S. where, in 1941, Arturo
Toscanini invited him as guest conductor for four concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. He opened the series with the Fourth.
"Later, he programmed at least one Schumann symphony in nineteen of his 24 seasons as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, and on each of the orchestra's four international tours".
Kieron.
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