Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[George]

For under $24 new. 

[Verena]

For under $24 new. 

Lucky you! I notice that CDs are often much cheaper in the US, especially but not only for used CDs. Time to think about migrating .. 

[George]

Lucky you! I notice that CDs are often much cheaper in the US, especially but not only for used CDs. Time to think about migrating .. 

Sure, then you can spend all of the money (and then some) you save on rent. 

[Verena]

Sure, then you can spend all of the money (and then some) you save on rent. 

[jlaurson]

Listen what the Finnish Cat dragged in:


Rautavaara
Complete Works for Choir
(various)
2CD, Ondine


Rautavaara
12 Concertos
incl. Ashkenazy, Stoltzman, Gallois, et al.
4CD, Ondine


Rautavaara
The 8 Symphonies
Franck, Segerstam, et al.
4CD, Ondine


Roussel
Symphonies 1 & 4
C.Eschenbach / O.d.Paris
Ondine


Elgar / Schnittke
Viola Concertos
David A. Carpenter / C.Eschenbach / Philharmonia Orchestra
Ondine


Hindemith / Dvorak
Klaviermusik mit Orchester (left hand)
Symphony No.9
Leon Fleisher / C.Eschenbach / Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Ondine

[mc ukrneal]

Listen what the Finnish Cat dragged in:

That be one strong cat...

[Conor71]

Arrived today:

[jlaurson]

Listen what the Finnish Cat dragged in:


Rautavaara
Complete Works for Choir
(various)
2CD, Ondine


Rautavaara
12 Concertos
incl. Ashkenazy, Stoltzman, Gallois, et al.
4CD, Ondine


Rautavaara
The 8 Symphonies
Franck, Segerstam, et al.
4CD, Ondine


Roussel
Symphonies 1 & 4
C.Eschenbach / O.d.Paris
Ondine


Elgar / Schnittke
Viola Concertos
David A. Carpenter / C.Eschenbach / Philharmonia Orchestra
Ondine


Hindemith / Dvorak
Klaviermusik mit Orchester (left hand)
Symphony No.9
Leon Fleisher / C.Eschenbach / Curtis Symphony Orchestra
Ondine

That be one strong cat...

Surprisingly small package, actually.

Nothing your typical Finnish, sauna-hardened cat couldn't take.

[bhodges]

Mari Kimura: The World Below G: Works for Violin Subharmonics and Interactive Computer - Got this after hearing Kimura do some of these pieces live the other night--utterly fascinating.  She stumbled upon a characteristic of the G string (the lowest note on a regularly tuned violin), in which it can create notes all the way down to a C below that, by changing the bow angle, pressure and speed--all without retuning.  Traditional harmonics occur above the note generating them, but she has found a way of creating "subharmonics," below the note. 

I almost couldn't believe what I was hearing, watching her create these notes (and making music from them).  Other works on the disc show her interest in creating pieces with elaborate software programs developed with the people at IRCAM in Paris.

--Bruce

[greg]

Does she do that in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVmdeMMOjVk

[bhodges]

Does she do that in this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVmdeMMOjVk

Hey Greg, yes, she does!  The notes say she goes a full octave below the traditional open G in this piece. 

Edit: Oh wait, just noticed, that's a different violinist.  It's Takao Hyakutome, not Mari.  But yes, he is playing her piece in a way similar to what she did the other night.

--Bruce

[greg]

Cool... I looked up some sound files on her website and could hear the parts with the subtones clearly. However, I thought what she was playing was even more interesting! 

During one of them, it sounds like she's doing some type of microtonal inflection in a specific rhythm (possibly by holding a finger down on one string and rolling the tip to create the inflection) while playing stuff that is somewhat folk or Bartok-ish sounding. Some of the vibrato being used is insane, too!  I'm not sure I've heard vibrato quite like that before...

[bhodges]

Yes, it's hard to describe what she's doing to produce these subharmonics, but based on her performance (and comments) the other night, I'm not sure she has quite figured out every last detail herself; she's still exploring the phenomenon. 

Her music with interactive computer is fascinating, too.  One of her pieces, Izquierda y Derecha (1998) sounds like something Nancarrow might have done, if he had written a violin sonata.

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

Picked this up today. All recordings of Seiji Ozawa's that I didn't own:



11 CDs = slap happy fun!

[Sergeant Rock]

Three classical items in the mail today (along with some electropunk): Hélène Grimaud's new album, Richter playing Shostakovich and Chopin, and the Accardo Paganini box (only 22 Euro now):






Sarge

[karlhenning]

Is that a Supraphon recording of Richter playing the Opus 87, Sarge?

[Sergeant Rock]

Is that a Supraphon recording of Richter playing the Opus 87, Sarge?

It is Supraphon. Recordings were made in 1956 in Prague--not the complete set, of course (only 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 18)...but the A major and E minor are there so I'm happy 

Sarge

[mc ukrneal]

Three classical items in the mail today (along with some electropunk): Hélène Grimaud's new album, Richter playing Shostakovich and Chopin, and the Accardo Paganini box (only 22 Euro now):


Sarge

I've been eyeing that one myself...price is right...and recommendations here abound...

[karlhenning]

--not the complete set, of course (only 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 18)...

Hmm, but the cover reads '24 Preludes & Fugues' . . . .

[springrite]

Hmm, but the cover reads '24 Preludes & Fugues' . . . .

Maybe the word "from" is in small print...