New Releases

[Todd]

How many discs, I wonder?

114.

[Florestan]

114.

Thanks.

That's slightly more than Liszt's complete piano works. 

[Brian]

Wonder what the story is with the little umbrella logo in the corner. Did they look at the cover and think, "needs more umbrellas"?

[JBS]

Wonder what the story is with the little umbrella logo in the corner. Did they look at the cover and think, "needs more umbrellas"?

I thought Google might have an answer there.  It didn't
But it did have this essay sparked by the box's original issue.

https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/arts-update/101-arts-update/3515-an-a-z-of-alfred-brendel-by-michael-shmith-alfred-brendel-the-complete-philips-recordings-114-cds

[Roy Bland]

[arpeggio]

The above new CD contains the following works:

O'Toole, Anthony: Prelude to Something Big Show

Pilsner, Chris: Dum Spiro Spero   

Bryant, Steven: Miniature Suite   

Ford, Mark: Przebudzenie (The Awakening)

Richards, Eric: Concerto for Trombone Quartet and Wind Ensemble

Blackshaw, Jodie: Peace Dancer

Yurko, Bruce: Metamorphosis

I have been listening to this CD on the Naxos Music Library Website.

Although there is some nice music here, with the exception of the Concerto for Trombone Quartet and Wind Ensemble, it seems to my ears that the rest of the works were written by the same composer.

[Mirror Image]

Coming in late February:



So this is the second volume to Dausgaard's ongoing Bartók, which I had no idea there was a volume one. Anyway, strange cover art --- I don't really think Russian Suprematist art suits Bartók considering he wasn't Russian nor had any involvement with their music. He was Hungarian for crying out loud! What's wrong with you cover designers at Onyx?!?!?

[Mandryka]

Release Jan 15 according to Amazon, but already streaming on Qobuz and maybe elsewhere.

[Brian]

We have a visual on the Big Box of the Winter.

[Daverz]

We have a visual on the Big Box of the Winter.

I see the Schuman/Piston in there.  Hoping for really good transfers of the mono Sibelius 4 Legends and the mono Prokofiev Symphony No. 6.

[André]

I see the Schuman/Piston in there.  Hoping for really good transfers of the mono Sibelius 4 Legends and the mono Prokofiev Symphony No. 6.

+1

That Sibelius 4 puts every other in the shade IMO (including Ormandy's later stereo version).

It will include his Honegger Jeanne au bûcher, too !!

[Brian]

March teaser, images next week:

REQUIEM
Composer(s):   BIBER, HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ
Artist(s):   VOX LUMINIS FREIBURGER BAROCKCONSORT MEUNIER
Label:   ALPHA (ALP)

ÉMERGENCES-RÉSURGENCES
Composer(s):   JARRELL, MICHAEL
Artist(s):   ZIMMERMANN CAPUCON ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE ROPHE
Label:   BIS (BIS)

Bartok:bluebeards Castle
Kares/Voros/Helsinki Philharmonic/Malkki
Label: BIS

this is listed as new, is it really new? Any Fiorentinophiles know of this one?:



EDIT: appears to be a reissue of this absolutely loaded set with sonatas by Beethoven, Chopin, and Scriabin, a live Schumann Fantasy Op 17, and a ton of encores

plus a whole new series on Naxos of...contemporary music from Luxembourg??

[bioluminescentsquid]

Trailer from a few months ago, but released this week (as far as I know): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUAUS9_1cM
James Johnstone playing Bach on the 1737 Treutmann organ in Grauhof.

[André]

March teaser, images next week:

REQUIEM
Composer(s):   BIBER, HEINRICH IGNAZ FRANZ
Artist(s):   VOX LUMINIS FREIBURGER BAROCKCONSORT MEUNIER
Label:   ALPHA (ALP)

ÉMERGENCES-RÉSURGENCES
Composer(s):   JARRELL, MICHAEL
Artist(s):   ZIMMERMANN CAPUCON ORCHESTRE NATIONAL DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE ROPHE
Label:   BIS (BIS)

Bartok:bluebeards Castle
Kares/Voros/Helsinki Philharmonic/Malkki
Label: BIS

this is listed as new, is it really new? Any Fiorentinophiles know of this one?:



EDIT: appears to be a reissue of this absolutely loaded set with sonatas by Beethoven, Chopin, and Scriabin, a live Schumann Fantasy Op 17, and a ton of encores

plus a whole new series on Naxos of...contemporary music from Luxembourg??

One of the glories of the catalogue is the 10cd set of Fiorentino studio recordings from Berlin, 1994-97. The one you show would seem to have been from 1993. I see that the Scriabin, Schumann and Bach are in both sets, but obviously different performances. Very interesting !

[amw]

February 5. I'm looking forward to it anyway.

[bioluminescentsquid]

The lack of hydrogen-nitrogen bonds in the amino groups really bug me

[Mirror Image]

March teaser, images next week:

Bartok:bluebeards Castle
Kares/Voros/Helsinki Philharmonic/Malkki
Label: BIS

Definitely will keep my eyes on this one. I'm not sure whether I'll buy it or not, but I'll certainly sample it. Bluebeard's Castle is my favorite piece of music of all-time.

[bioluminescentsquid]

Release Jan 15 according to Amazon, but already streaming on Qobuz and maybe elsewhere.

Lovely one, subtle but passionate. I also like the instrumental arrangements of Mille Regretz included in there.

Another one just released:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snD35t70Bz0

Also a new viola da gamba recording:

[Holden]

this is listed as new, is it really new? Any Fiorentinophiles know of this one?:



EDIT: appears to be a reissue of this absolutely loaded set with sonatas by Beethoven, Chopin, and Scriabin, a live Schumann Fantasy Op 17, and a ton of encores

plus a whole new series on Naxos of...contemporary music from Luxembourg??

Definitely not new. The cover looks different from the two CDs have. It is worth acquiring.

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snD35t70Bz0

A lot of this music is familiar to me because I know Willaert's arrangements for solo voice and instrument. I'm not sure I don't prefer what Willaert did to the originals by Verdelot, but I will definitely give it more time. It's certainly interesting to have a recorded performance of the originals.