New Releases

[vandermolen]

Some gems for fans of British music on Dutton;




https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/

Have ordered the Bliss already.

[bioluminescentsquid]

Working my way through the psalms in this and very much enjoying the organ, and Tomadin's way of using it - which seems to give each psalm a face of its own. Tomadin seems to me to have found a golden mean in fact, between an academic performance and an overly expressive one.

What would an overly expressive van Noordt sound like?

I liked his video version of Psalm 24, very poetic first verse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ4AyK4hSh8

[Mandryka]

What would an overly expressive van Noordt sound like?

I liked his video version of Psalm 24, very poetic first verse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ4AyK4hSh8

Another one maybe is Tuma at Dosky here (Good CD IMO)  (and of course Winsemius)

https://www.discogs.com/release/7122960-Jaroslav-Tůma-Historic-Organs-Of-Bohemia-I

[milk]

Something new:

[kyjo]

Some gems for fans of British music on Dutton;




https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/

Great to see Dutton releasing classical stuff again! It's been a while since they have, it seems. I'd particularly love to see more releases in their wonderfully exploratory "International" series.

[Brian]

[mabuse]

Volume 1 did not disappoint me.

[JBS]

I don't remember seeing this posted.

Amazon US gives the release date as October 29.

[Mirror Image]

I wanted to get excited about this release, but I can't. While I love both of these works, neither of them need another recording, IMHO.

[Holden]

I don't remember seeing this posted.

Amazon US gives the release date as October 29.

You can sample these here

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68351/2

[71 dB]

I don't remember seeing this posted.

Amazon US gives the release date as October 29.

Nice cover art!

[Madiel]

Nice cover art!

+1

[Mandryka]

I don't remember seeing this posted.

Amazon US gives the release date as October 29.

Do you think Stephen Hough is an interesting pianist? And if so, what makes him distinctive and/or special? The problem I have is that the music isn't streaming and I don't know whether to take a punt on him or not, especially in music where there are a zillion competing interpretations already, like these nocturnes.

[Que]

Do you think Stephen Hough is an interesting pianist? And if so, what makes him distinctive and/or special? The problem I have is that the music isn't streaming and I don't know whether to take a punt on him or not, especially in music where there are a zillion competing interpretations already, like these nocturnes.

What I noticed is that Hough mentions how Chopin's preference for the Pleyel played such an import role in writing this music:

"There is significance too that his indications are generally faster than later norms (the much-loved Op 27 No 2 is a startling example). Chopin's original tempi and long phrase markings encourage melodies to float in one breath across the bar lines; and his preferred Pleyel piano had a much faster decay of resonance than modern instruments, compelling the pianist to move on to the next note before the sound literally dies."

But of course, he doesn't use a Pleyel...   

[Todd]

The type of release one does not see everyday - but one wants to.

[Todd]

Recorded in May of this year.



A 2022 release.  I'll be patient.  I've not bought a new Mozart sonata cycle since, like, 2020.

[Todd]

New recording from new lineup.

[amw]

What I noticed is that Hough mentions how Chopin's preference for the Pleyel played such an import role in writing this music:

"There is significance too that his indications are generally faster than later norms (the much-loved Op 27 No 2 is a startling example). Chopin's original tempi and long phrase markings encourage melodies to float in one breath across the bar lines; and his preferred Pleyel piano had a much faster decay of resonance than modern instruments, compelling the pianist to move on to the next note before the sound literally dies."

But of course, he doesn't use a Pleyel...   

and he also ignores Chopin's original tempi if timings are any indication. Pianists often say these things but in the end they're always guided much more by the pianistic pedagogic tradition (& their preference for modern Steinways, Faziolis etc) than the actual intentions of the composers. It's very tiresome.

People often comment on how unnecessary it is that we have 500 recordings of the same piece, but what's always lost is that we have 500 incorrect recordings of the same piece that are all based on listening to each other rather than going back to the score. It's an endless circle-jerk.

(While I'm here and on my soapbox: listen to Tobias Koch's recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata)

[Brian]

(While I'm here and on my soapbox: listen to Tobias Koch's recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata)

While you're here, I'd be curious about your reaction to the sample clip on this page of Emma Boynet playing Schubert D. 899 No. 3 in the 1930s. To me it's breathtaking...I should just buy the darn discs.

EDIT: wow, Koch is an interesting guy...takes 3 minutes to play the first movement of the Moonlight Sonata, but takes 32 minutes to play the first movement of Schubert D. 960?

[Todd]

To me it's breathtaking...I should just buy the darn discs.

Yes, you should - right now.  You shan't regret it.