Alexander Borodin - Chamber Music

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George

July 30, 2016, 05:38:08 PM
Do I need it all or just the quartets?

If I need it all, is Moscow Quartet/Trio on Brilliant a great choice?

If I just need the quartets, Borodin? Borodin EMI or Borodin Chandos?

I should add that I only want one recording. And I want a great one. Hoping you guys can help.  :)
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

Scion7

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July 30, 2016, 08:28:07 PM Last Edit: July 30, 2016, 08:33:53 PM by Scion7
Quote from: George on July 30, 2016, 05:38:08 PM
Do I need it all?

Yes.   :)
You will also need CD's of both a Russian and a German performance of each work for contrast.
Sure - it's a gonna be costly - but, as some Indian guru said, "what is money?"
Saint-Saëns, who predicted to Charles Lecocq in 1901: 'That fellow Ravel seems to me to be destined for a serious future.'

Vaulted

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October 19, 2016, 05:37:28 PM
The 3 CD set on Brilliant is a great way to get a complete survey of the chamber music. The piano quintet in particular is a revelation from this composer. My only proviso would be that the recording of the piano trio isn't great - I am trying to find a better one, but the work is very rare on record.

George

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October 20, 2016, 12:41:30 PM
Quote from: Vaulted on October 19, 2016, 05:37:28 PM
The 3 CD set on Brilliant is a great way to get a complete survey of the chamber music. The piano quintet in particular is a revelation from this composer. My only proviso would be that the recording of the piano trio isn't great - I am trying to find a better one, but the work is very rare on record.

Thanks for sharing!
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously." –Oscar Wilde

San Antone

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October 20, 2016, 12:46:54 PM
Quote from: Vaulted on October 19, 2016, 05:37:28 PM
The 3 CD set on Brilliant is a great way to get a complete survey of the chamber music. The piano quintet in particular is a revelation from this composer. My only proviso would be that the recording of the piano trio isn't great - I am trying to find a better one, but the work is very rare on record.

This one is what I have, and you're right - a very good set.

Jo498

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October 20, 2016, 12:53:54 PM
I don't know the Brilliant set but at least the two quartets (the considerably less familiar 1st one is as good as the 2nd) deserve a great performance, like the one(s) by the eponymous quartet.
Tout le malheur des hommes vient d'une seule chose, qui est de ne savoir pas demeurer en repos, dans une chambre.
- Blaise Pascal

Vaulted

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October 20, 2016, 04:20:55 PM
Quote from: Vaulted on October 19, 2016, 05:37:28 PMThe 3 CD set on Brilliant is a great way to get a complete survey of the chamber music. The piano quintet in particular is a revelation from this composer. My only proviso would be that the recording of the piano trio isn't great - I am trying to find a better one, but the work is very rare on record.
I should add, I also need a supplement of the string sextet (incomplete, two mvts), as the andante is really much too fast. Here is a comparison of timings in this movement:

BORODIN   Sextet in Dm, in 2 mvts.  I.allegro;  II.ANDANTE
4.41 same as barshai below?
4.38 bolshoi theatre quartet(melodiya) [+gliere quart 3, myaskovsky 9]
4.35 zhuk/veltman/barshai/Knushevitsky   
3.58.Nash (onyx) [+glazunov quint, arensky quart 2] $$
3.38.Lindsays(asv) [+2 quarts]
3.00 arienski(meridian) [+'arienski'(arensky)quart op35, tchaik souv de florence]
2.45 detisov/moscow(brilliant/hm) *** IN BRILLIANT BOX ***
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