New Releases

[Florestan]

I mentioned it over a month and a half ago: https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,11592.msg1324832.html#msg1324832

Oooops, my bad! Did you push the button or not?

[Todd]

Oooops, my bad! Did you push the button or not?

Not yet.

[Florestan]

Not yet.

Okay. I just did. The Piano Trios are, along the Violin Sonatas, my favorite Beethoven chamber music. 

[Todd]

I spy Mr Mönkemeyer's name.







What's this, a high mid-price reissue?  Mr Orozco should get the big box treatment. 



A pity a violinist as good as Ms Conunova must record yet another version of this musical travesty.

[Roy Bland]

[Mirror Image]

What a horrible cover! I could do better than this! Oh wait...I have!


Exhibit A


Exhibit B

[steve ridgway]

Treasure Island is bigger than your covers.

[Mandryka]

It sounds very good indeed. At least the Boulez, I haven't had a chance to hear the Manoury

[Mirror Image]

Treasure Island is bigger than your covers.

Not if you right click on them (i. e. click to enlarge).

[JBS]

Release date is this Friday

[Mandryka]

Grúpat and Jennifer Walshe
Anyone know what Grúpat is?

[T. D.]

Grúpat and Jennifer Walshe
Anyone know what Grúpat is?

After googling,

https://paintingintext.com/2018/10/18/making-history-jennifer-walshe/
http://milker.org/anintroductiontogrupat

It's Ms. Walshe's "sound art collective"

[Roy Bland]

Ludovic Morlot said: Queensland Symphony Orchestra is also partnering with ABC Classic on a long-term recording project of Australian female composers, including a special broadcast project for 2021 International Women's Day, and follows recordings made in 2019 of music by Miriam Hyde and Margaret Sutherland,"

[amw]

Out today. Six (ish) volumes left to go.

[Todd]

I assume the Op 6 is a reissue of the download only version that has been available for a while. 



Anyone familiar with this pairing?



Another high mid price reissue.  I do not like this trend, if a trend it be.



Just how much Tristan do you want on two pianos?

[ritter]

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Just how much Tristan do you want on two pianos?

As little as possible, I'd say.

Some years ago, the Gramola label issued a CD (pictured below, also with Cord Garben) of Engelbert Humperdinck's piano 4-hands arrangement of good chunks from Parsifal (Humperdinck was directy involved in the first run of the work in Bayreuth in 1882), and I'm sorry to say that that miraculous score loses almost all of its interest and beauty in this "black and white" guise. The CD still in my collection, but I do not expect to revisit anytime soon.

[Mirror Image]

As little as possible, I'd say.

Some years ago, the Gramola label issued a CD (pictured below, also with Cord Garben) of Engelbert Humperdinck's piano 4-hands arrangement of good chunks from Parsifal (Humperdinck was directy involved in the first run of the work in Bayreuth in 1882), and I'm sorry to say that that miraculous score loses almost all of its interest and beauty in this "black and white" guise. The CD still in my collection, but I do not expect to revisit anytime soon.

I can certainly understand that sentiment, Rafael. I do think sometimes a piano reduction can work like in Stravinsky's Le sacre for example, but more often than not, it seems to be missing that extra ounce of magic that the original versions have.

[Todd]

Some years ago, the Gramola label issued a CD (pictured below, also with Cord Garben) of Engelbert Humperdinck's piano 4-hands arrangement of good chunks from Parsifal

More than a small bleeding chunk of Parsifal on piano seems more pointless than Tristan on piano.  The Prelude and Liebestod can be very fine on piano, if played by the right sort of pianist - Kocsis, say. 

[ritter]

I can certainly understand that sentiment, Rafael. I do think sometimes a piano reduction can work like in Stravinsky's Le sacre for example, but more often than not, it seems to be missing that extra ounce of magic that the original versions have.

Yep, and a lot of French music works wonderfully in these arrangements (e.g., Jeux--which we've discussed in the past IIRC--, La valse, etc.). But somehow Wagner doesn't lend himself to this treatment, unless its short selections, e.g. the Tristan Prelude & Liebestod (as Todd rightly points out). But, who knows, perhaps this new release proves me wrong, and the whole Act II love duet works beautifully like this.

[Mirror Image]

Yep, and a lot of French music works wonderfully in these arrangements (e.g., Jeux--which we've discussed in the past IIRC--, La valse, etc.). But somehow Wagner doesn't lend himself to this treatment, unless its short selections, e.g. the Tristan Prelude & Liebestod (as Todd Right points out). But, who knows, perhaps this new release proves me wrong, and the whole Act II love duet works beautifully like this.

Yes, indeed. I personally don't think Wagner's operatic masterpieces would lend themselves to a two piano reduction.