Christopher Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music

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alkan

#20
February 09, 2009, 02:53:23 AM
No one has mentioned Hogwood's pioneering and sadly uncompleted Haydn symphony series.     It was just getting to the really interesting part when it was cut ..... how frustrating !     But nevertheless we should be thankful for what we have ...

I also enjoy very much his Handel concertii grossi  (with the H&H society iso the AAM)
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jwinter

#21
February 09, 2009, 06:21:15 AM Last Edit: February 09, 2009, 08:58:22 AM by Que
I have and enjoy Hogwood's Beethoven, but what I listen to most is his Vivaldi:

The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Bogey

#22
February 09, 2009, 06:18:36 PM
For me, the earlier in the cycle for Hogwood's LvB the better.  9 is my least favorite.  Basically it has been designated as a reference recording on my shelf.
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Coopmv

#23
February 09, 2009, 06:19:51 PM
Quote from: jwinter on February 09, 2009, 06:21:15 AM
I have and enjoy Hogwood's Beethoven, but what I listen to most is his Vivaldi:



I don't think I have the Mandolins CD-set but have the other two, though my Four Seasons is the original, not the re-issue.

Coopmv

#24
February 09, 2009, 06:25:07 PM
Quote from: Sorin Eushayson on February 09, 2009, 02:08:06 AM
Er, isn't that Simon Preston conducting...?  ;)

I have that recording too, in the set coupled with the Utrecth Te Deum & Jubilate and Alceste; wonderful music.

You may be right and there is no reason to believe the photo of the CD cover I attached is wrong but I have not looked at my own CD cover in quite a long time.  BTW, you probably have the re-issue, my CD does not have Utrect Te Deum, etc.  It has a Haydn vocal piece whose name I forgot ...

Bogey

#25
February 09, 2009, 06:50:50 PM
I will also throw Hogwood a bone on the LvB 6th....
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Dancing Divertimentian

#26
February 09, 2009, 07:00:24 PM
Quote from: Bogey on February 09, 2009, 06:50:50 PM
I will also throw Hogwood a bone on the LvB 6th....

Good idea, Bill. Since we're throwing bones I'll throw a few to Hogwood for the following Handel opera/oratorio recordings: Rinaldo, Esther, Messiah, Orlando.
Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Coopmv

#27
February 09, 2009, 07:27:09 PM
Quote from: donwyn on February 09, 2009, 07:00:24 PM
Good idea, Bill. Since we're throwing bones I'll throw a few to Hogwood for the following Handel opera/oratorio recordings: Rinaldo, Esther, Messiah, Orlando.

I just picked up Rinaldo by Hogwood about a month ago.  I believe that was the latest Hogwood's recording of Handel's work ...

I have all the other oratorios as well ...

Dancing Divertimentian

#28
February 09, 2009, 08:08:57 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on February 09, 2009, 07:27:09 PM
I just picked up Rinaldo by Hogwood about a month ago.  I believe that was the latest Hogwood's recording of Handel's work ...

Yes, I think that's right.

I wonder if we'll ever see any more Handel opera/oratorio recordings from Hogwood? It's been almost ten years since Rinaldo came out. I'd like to see more.
Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Coopmv

#29
February 10, 2009, 04:58:50 PM
Quote from: donwyn on February 09, 2009, 08:08:57 PM
Yes, I think that's right.

I wonder if we'll ever see any more Handel opera/oratorio recordings from Hogwood? It's been almost ten years since Rinaldo came out. I'd like to see more.

Christopher Hogwood has been gone from AAM for at least 10 years now, though he still carries the title conductor emeritus.  For the trio of English conductors who specialize in period instrument performance, John Eliot Gardiner is the only one that is still actively recording.  The rank of AAM is also pretty depleted as well.  Has Andrew Manze taken over the English Concert or the AAM?  Manze is a terrific violin virtuoso, but he is not a scholar of the history of baroque music as Hogwood is.

Dancing Divertimentian

#30
February 10, 2009, 06:42:08 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on February 10, 2009, 04:58:50 PM
Christopher Hogwood has been gone from AAM for at least 10 years now, though he still carries the title conductor emeritus.

I just meant in general, not necessarily with the AAM.

QuoteFor the trio of English conductors who specialize in period instrument performance, John Eliot Gardiner is the only one that is still actively recording.

Hogwood still turns up. He's recorded for Supraphon in the recent past. And at present he's involved in a Martinu project for Hyperion.

Which gives me hope he might one day return to Handel. 
Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Coopmv

#31
February 10, 2009, 07:44:39 PM
Quote from: donwyn on February 10, 2009, 06:42:08 PM
I just meant in general, not necessarily with the AAM.

Hogwood still turns up. He's recorded for Supraphon in the recent past. And at present he's involved in a Martinu project for Hyperion.

Which gives me hope he might one day return to Handel. 

I think Rinaldo was the only large-scaled recording Hogwood has undertaken over the past 10 years.  He also made a few solo harpsichord CD's on Bach, Handel and Mozart over this time period.  Unfortunately, I do not like 20th century music much and the Martinu project does not hold much interest for me.

jwinter

#32
February 11, 2009, 05:41:23 AM
I've looked at these a few times, but wasn't sure what to expect -- anyone have them?

The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Coopmv

#33
February 11, 2009, 04:41:24 PM
Quote from: jwinter on February 11, 2009, 05:41:23 AM
I've looked at these a few times, but wasn't sure what to expect -- anyone have them?



Works found on CD's with these covers ought to be performed by the AMM, aka Academy of Modern Music ...   ;D
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