Peinemann's Reger concerto now available again

[eschiss1]

Amati has now reissued what looks like Edith Peinemann's 1990 recording of Reger's violin concerto with Wolf-Dieter Hauschild and the Stuttgart Philharmonic, available digitally on Presto as of 2 days ago. (Not the first reissue they've made of it, it's true.) (It's also available digitally for $4 on Amazon US, or through other sellers on CD.) Very well-regarded recording of (what I hear as) a warm and lyrical concerto that's also one of his best works, I think...

[Alan Howe]

Thanks for pointing it out, Eric. There are, of course, quite a number of alternative recordings these days. My only concern would be that Peinemann's is a very slow performance at 62:23, with most other recordings coming in at around 55 minutes. However, my interest is piqued...

[eschiss1]

I already have two recordings in my collection (Scherzer/Blomstedt at 58 minutes and Forchert/Stein at 54) but at the price and given my Reger-tropism? could probably be convinced to give it a listen and even buy it. (Yes, I know how I come off, and my being very part-time and low-income isn't actually an excuse. Sorry...)

[Alan Howe]

It's on YouTube, Eric:
(i) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx8FZPTCjM4
(ii) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbVICu55C1c
(iii) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6Kga7wtco

[eschiss1]

Thank you. Some time I'll have to consider the "ad-free" plan so I can go on some of my "walks" (paces ) with YouTube as an option in addition to my other options- right now the ads make that option infeasible...

[Alan Howe]

I decided that I had to give Peinemann's recording a proper 'outing' and I must say that, despite its length (62:25, not 64:24 as in the booklet), it's an extremely impressive and moving performance, as Eric has reminded us. The violin playing is very beautiful and - as far as I can judge - accurate in such a marathon work. The orchestral support is also first-class, with the brass section roaring away powerfully when called to do so. An unmissable reissue, I feel.

By the way: the translation of the German text in the booklet has been done by someone with a very rudimentary knowledge of English. Shocking!