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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Florestan - Today at 02:24:20 AM
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Composer Discussion / Re: The British Composers Thre...
Last post by Roasted Swan - Today at 02:24:00 AMQuote from: Luke on Today at 01:45:12 AMNo better St George's Day listening for me, in England, in April, than the overwhelming masterpiece that is April-England, by John Foulds. A piece that gets to the heart of things, one that is always a treat to hear.
Completely agree - genuinely remarkable, occupying a similar landscape - literal and emotional to Bridge's equally masterful Enter Spring.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by prémont - Today at 02:18:38 AMQuote from: Madiel on Today at 01:52:06 AMIt turns out that the first 3 sonatas line up perfectly with a single album, where Dubravka Tomsic is listed as performing the Moonlight and Pathetique, followed by Dieter Goldmann playing the Appassionata.
So that is almost certainly the origin. Someone put a bunch of albums together, grabbed the name of the pianist on the first one, and, being a lazy so-and-so who probably barely understood classical music, went no further.
EDIT: In fact over the years there seem to be at least THREE different albums of the Moonlight/Pathetique/Appassionata combination where the first two sonatas are Tomsic, and the Appassionata is someone else's. All of them have the sort of cheap reissue look about them.
Dieter Goldmann is a fictitious name. I own one of these budget releases where all three sonatas are attributed to Tomsic. However, I question whether it is her playing the Appassionata Sonata. Indeed, she recorded the Appassionata Sonata for the Koch label, but that is a separate recording. Interestingly, the budget Appassionata is much superior to hers.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by Madiel - Today at 01:52:06 AMIt turns out that the first 3 sonatas line up perfectly with a single album, where Dubravka Tomsic is listed as performing the Moonlight and Pathetique, followed by Dieter Goldmann playing the Appassionata.
So that is almost certainly the origin. Someone put a bunch of albums together, grabbed the name of the pianist on the first one, and, being a lazy so-and-so who probably barely understood classical music, went no further.
EDIT: In fact over the years there seem to be at least THREE different albums of the Moonlight/Pathetique/Appassionata combination where the first two sonatas are Tomsic, and the Appassionata is someone else's. All of them have the sort of cheap reissue look about them.
So that is almost certainly the origin. Someone put a bunch of albums together, grabbed the name of the pianist on the first one, and, being a lazy so-and-so who probably barely understood classical music, went no further.
EDIT: In fact over the years there seem to be at least THREE different albums of the Moonlight/Pathetique/Appassionata combination where the first two sonatas are Tomsic, and the Appassionata is someone else's. All of them have the sort of cheap reissue look about them.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by prémont - Today at 01:51:45 AMQuote from: Madiel on Today at 01:47:47 AMYes I know, but what struck me is that none of the individual tracks after the first one have any information. It turns out that this is partially Amazon's fault - their interface is highly clumsy and basically it's suggesting that Beethoven guest stars on the first track along with Tomsic, whereas it's just Tomsic after that. But in addition to that, we are probably dealing with the kind of release where someone entered the absolute minimum metadata they could get away with.
You could be correct. I searched YouTube and discovered that multiple sonatas are attributed to Tomsic. However, it's possible they all stem from this flawed Piano Classics release.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by Madiel - Today at 01:47:47 AMQuote from: prémont on Today at 01:42:55 AMThis is the heading, hinting at Tomsic for all the tracks:
Beethoven - Piano Classics
Dubravka Tomsic
102 SONGS • 10 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES • MAY 01 2009
Yes I know, but what struck me is that none of the individual tracks after the first one have any information. It turns out that this is partially Amazon's fault - their interface is highly clumsy and basically it's suggesting that Beethoven guest stars on the first track along with Tomsic, whereas it's just Tomsic after that. But in addition to that, we are probably dealing with the kind of release where someone entered the absolute minimum metadata they could get away with.
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Composer Discussion / Re: The British Composers Thre...
Last post by Luke - Today at 01:45:12 AMNo better St George's Day listening for me, in England, in April, than the overwhelming masterpiece that is April-England, by John Foulds. A piece that gets to the heart of things, one that is always a treat to hear.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by prémont - Today at 01:42:55 AMQuote from: Madiel on Today at 01:39:07 AMTechnically it actually only lists Tomsic on one track. And then proceeds to list nobody at all on all the other tracks.
This is the heading, hinting at Tomsic for all the tracks:
Beethoven - Piano Classics
Dubravka Tomsic
102 SONGS • 10 HOURS AND 56 MINUTES • MAY 01 2009
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by Madiel - Today at 01:39:07 AMQuote from: prémont on April 22, 2024, 05:18:25 AM@Todd, Amazon offers a complete Beethoven set for download in mp3 format, all attributed to Dubravka Tomsic. If this were true, it would be sensational, which is why I'm skeptical. Given your extensive experience with Beethoven sonata collections, can you determine the actual performers?
https://www.amazon.com/Piano-Sonata-Flat-Op-Hammerklavier/dp/B002ZFMQLO
Technically it actually only lists Tomsic on one track. And then proceeds to list nobody at all on all the other tracks.
The same thing is on YouTube by the way.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Harry - Today at 01:21:11 AMA Dance in the Garden of Mirth.
Music from the Middle Ages.
See back cover for details.
The Dufay Collective.
Recorded: 1993.
Every bit as fascinating as the previous two recordings I have listen on the same label. The performances are exemplary and SOTA sound. A forgotten ensemble but well worth exploring. There are even more recordings of them to explore, which I will.
Music from the Middle Ages.
See back cover for details.
The Dufay Collective.
Recorded: 1993.
Every bit as fascinating as the previous two recordings I have listen on the same label. The performances are exemplary and SOTA sound. A forgotten ensemble but well worth exploring. There are even more recordings of them to explore, which I will.