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AaronReeves
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Posts: 214
(8/6/01 12:13:54 am)
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Kol
Nidrei
Alright. I've heard lots of people mention this piece as one of the
definitive works for cello. A must-hear in the repertoire. I've
listened to it several times, in different moods, trying to be
objective, and I find it a little boring.  It's a
beautiful piece and everything, so maybe it's just the recording I
have. It seems very flat.
The accompaniment was written for
orchestra, correct? The recording I have is just with piano, so
which recording with orchestra would be worth the money? I've
listened to recordings of pieces with orchestra accompaniment played
on piano before, and not enjoyed it much, but absolutely loved it
when played by an orchestra.
(I'm assuming that Laura, at least,
will reply since I seem to remember her talking about various
recordings of Kol Nidrei in the past. )
Aaron
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RebeccaCello
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Posts: 113
(8/6/01 6:12:27 am)
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Re: Kol
Nidrei
You have to get a recording of it with orchestra, the piano doesn't
really bring out the beauty of the music. I love Han Na Chang's
recording, don't be put off by her age (she was twelve when she
recorded it).
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ashley
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Posts: 34
(8/6/01 12:40:55 pm)
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Nidrei
I used to think the same thing about Kol Nidrei. I do definitely
think you need to hear it with the orchestra accompaniment though (I
have Ofra Harnoy's recording on the cd "Romantic Cello," but I doubt
it's the best recording out there
).
You
would probably learn to appreciate it more if you got the music out
and started reading it. I doubt I would have bothered to study it
right now, except it's been thrown my way, and I have to play it for
a church service. Now that I'm actually studying the piece though, I
love it. I find that to be the case alot; it's like you just can't
appreciate something until you understand it. I would recommend
playing it, and understanding it better. That will (maybe) help you
appreciate it more.
Btw, what recording do you have?
Jacqueline duPre???
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Lew1870
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Posts: 9
(8/7/01 12:31:54 pm)
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Nidrei
I have a CD titled Salut D'Amour in which Werner Thomas plays Kol
Nidrei. If you want to hear a magnificent sounding cello get this
recording. Orfeo is the recording company. You won't regret it.
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AaronReeves
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Posts: 216
(8/7/01 3:21:13 pm)
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Re: Kol
Nidrei
Yes, du Pre. I love her
in everything else I've heard her play, except Kol
Nidrei.
Aaron
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etn69
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Posts: 20
(8/8/01 8:04:03 am)
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Nidrei
The Casals recording is outstanding, IMHO.
I like the
Feuermann one as well. It is on a CD called
"The Yound
Feuermann". The recording is not very good
(lots of scratches -
well, it has been made in 1929 !)
The Dvorak concerto is also on
the CD and I think the
performance is exceptional. I never heard
it played
*so* fast !
By the way, did the musical mood
(or "politically correct
way to play pieces") changed a lot over
the last century ?
I'm a fan of Bruno Walter and recently I found
an old
record (of the 20's) of Bach's Matthew Passion.
Walter
plays it like a Wagner opera, it's really awful !
Did people
really played Bach like that in the 20's,
or was it just Walter's
interpretation ?
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JuilliardRock
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Posts: 4
(8/31/01 1:02:09 am)
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Nidrei
I have a wonderful recording of Lynn Harrell which he played live
at a concert at the Vatican in '94 honoring the victims of the
Holocaust. The best for sure. And to any who aspire to play this
piece beautifully, do yourselves two favors: do some research and
find out what the title (and the holiday to which it refers) is all
about, then find a recording of a cantor (the musical leader of a
Jewish service) singing it...I have one by the great Met Opera
tenor, Richard Tucker, a cantor earlier in life. Do all that and
you'll begin to understand what the piece is all about.
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ollec
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Posts: 176
(9/2/01 8:04:09
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Nidrei
You really have to find a good recording --it's easy to butcher. I
heard a really gross performance of it a while ago --out of tune and
BORING as anything (I won't name names).
Han-Na Chang isn't bad.
Now that I listen to it, it definitely does sound better with
orchestra. It's odd though that the duPre recording isn't all that
good --it seems like something she would play well.
Samantha
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David
Sanders 
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(9/2/01 1:37:30
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Kol
Nidrei
I just found an edition of the piece for solo cello and four cello
accompaniment.
David
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Stef612
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(9/2/01 2:43:36 pm)
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Re: Kol
Nidrei
I have played the Kol Nidrei as an audition piece, and it is really
not boring at all. I guess you need to know the feeling and time it
takes to perform it well. I have the recording of Han-na Chang (sp?)
 and it
really sounds nice with the orchestra. However, it is definately not
boring, even with piano.
Stef 
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