Library CD check-outs

[ChamberNut]

Thought I'd start a separate thread, so as not to clutter the "Purchases Today" thread.

Library trip on the weekend and came out with the following:

Schubert - The Late Sonatas D958, D959, D960/Impromptus D899

Claudio Arrau
Philips

Schubert - Symphonies 1-4; Rosamunde Ballet Music; Weber - Der Freischutz Overture

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert Von Karajan
EMI Classics

Kronos Caravan - Various world music, featuring Kronos Quartet
Nonesuch label

Sibelius - Symphony No. 2 Op.43; Romance in C major for string orchestra, Op. 42

Neeme Jarvi
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
BIS

Corigliano - The Red Violin Concerto

Joshua Bell - violin
Marin Alsop
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Mozart - Don Giovanni

Solti
London Philharmonic
Decca

Also picked up the book The Essence of Bruckner, by Robert Simpson

[Jupiter]

Here's what I borrowed recently:

Beethoven, sonatas 21, 26, 23
Emil Giles
DG

Schubert, symphonies 8 and 9
Karajan, Berlin Phil
DG

Both excellent discs. Giles' tone is a little metallic for my tastes, particulary in the high notes of sonata 23.

[Bonehelm]

Yundi Li
Seiji Ozawa
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Prokofiev PC#2, Ravel PC in G
DG

[Dana]

      Let us know how you like the Red Violin Concerto Chamber Nut! I like Corigliano and had my interest piqued when Bell played his new sonata for violin and piano in Ann Arbor last year (I'm slightly wary of Bell's playing as a rule though).

[ChamberNut]

      Let us know how you like the Red Violin Concerto Chamber Nut! I like Corigliano and had my interest piqued when Bell played his new sonata for violin and piano in Ann Arbor last year (I'm slightly wary of Bell's playing as a rule though).

Dana,

Only 1 listen so far, but I didn't particularly enjoy the Red Violin Concerto.

However, the Sonata for violin and piano is on this disc as well, and I enjoyed that alot more! 

[Holden]

Here's what I borrowed recently:

Beethoven, sonatas 21, 26, 23
Emil Giles
DG



Both excellent discs. Giles' tone is a little metallic for my tastes, particulary in the high notes of sonata 23.

That's the recording, not the pianist.

[Morigan]

What do you do when you love the CDs you borrow from the Library?

I rip them to my computer :X Am I a bad person?

[Don]

What do you do when you love the CDs you borrow from the Library?

I rip them to my computer :X Am I a bad person?

No, just a criminal.

[Jupiter]

That's the recording, not the pianist.

Ok, I stand corrected. I still don't like it though.

[Morigan]

No, just a criminal.

Not according to the law. To your morals, maybe

[Brian]

Not according to the law. To your morals, maybe

Exactly. For example, according to the law, this is not criminal:



But morally it's an outrage. 

[Jupiter]

And here is her pet:



Oh daaaaaaarrrling

[gmstudio]

What do you do when you love the CDs you borrow from the Library?

I rip them to my computer :X Am I a bad person?

I do this ALL the time...the way I figure it: my taxes are paying for these recordings, so I do, in fact, have ownership.

[Sarastro]

Am I a bad person?

You are The Talented Mr. Ripley.

[Mozart]

Not according to the law. To your morals, maybe

I don't think so. What if you just kept checking out the same cd? Then everyone else couldn't check out that cd, and that would make you an ass. By copying it to your computer or burning a copy, more people have access to it

I used to go to the library alot, but the cds were in poor condition, and it just became easier to download.

[ChamberNut]

I used to go to the library alot, but the cds were in poor condition, and it just became easier to download.

Very good point!  That is the one downfall I've had with library CDs.  Both Don Giovanni copies I checked out had some bad scratches, making certain spots unplayable. 

However, in terms of selection, I've been really impressed at the library, especially the downtown Millenium Library.  The selection and variety is humongous!

[gmstudio]

Very good point!  That is the one downfall I've had with library CDs.  Both Don Giovanni copies I checked out had some bad scratches, making certain spots unplayable. 

However, in terms of selection, I've been really impressed at the library, especially the downtown Millenium Library.  The selection and variety is humongous!

That's great. I, too, am blessed with a very extensive collection through our system.  I can search the catalog online and have things delivered to my local branch from any of the other branches in our system.  All sorts of "obscure" things like the symphonies of Pettersson, music of Pfitzner, virtually the entire Hyperion and Naxos catalogs...just to name a few oddball examples.

[Mozart]

Very good point!  That is the one downfall I've had with library CDs.  Both Don Giovanni copies I checked out had some bad scratches, making certain spots unplayable. 

However, in terms of selection, I've been really impressed at the library, especially the downtown Millenium Library.  The selection and variety is humongous!

Sounds like we go to the same library. I checked out DG with Gardiner and Giulini and both had bad scratched, and some tracks didn't play. My library has about 1 actual cd for every 10 nonsense cds. Baby brain power Mozart, Masturbate to Mahler ext..

[Morigan]

Sounds like we go to the same library. I checked out DG with Gardiner and Giulini and both had bad scratched, and some tracks didn't play. My library has about 1 actual cd for every 10 nonsense cds. Baby brain power Mozart, Masturbate to Mahler ext..

I just chortled coffee through my nose. What about Bach for Barbecue or Mozart for your Morning workout?

[ChamberNut]

Came back with these 4 CDs from the library yesterday:

Bach - Sonatas & Partitas for Violin solo, BWV 1001-1006   :)Fantastic!!  Fiancee loves it also.
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Hanssler Classic label

Haydn - Cello Concertos 1 & 2

Janos Starker, cello
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Gerard Shwarz
Delos label

Wagner - Best of (Mainly overtures and preludes)

Various orchestras and conductors
Naxos

R. Strauss - Ein Heldenleben
Wagner - Siegfried Idyll

Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan
DG