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[Madiel]

The Maggini Quartet CD is good. But you can also get it as part of the British String Quartet set, and of course it's available as an individual CD.

I'm familiar with the quality of the Maggini from their recordings of Bridge.

[Madiel]

You can't go wrong with Boult or Previn as your first cycle of symphonies.

Yes I happened to see you mentioning these elsewhere (along with Bryden Thomson from more modern recordings). I gather Boult did 2 cycles, do you mean the later EMI one?

[vandermolen]

Santoro: Symphony 5 and 7.
I greatly enjoyed the BIS CD featuring symphonies 4 and 9:

[Mirror Image]

Yes I happened to see you mentioning these elsewhere (along with Bryden Thomson from more modern recordings). I gather Boult did 2 cycles, do you mean the later EMI one?

Yes, I meant to write Boult on EMI. Honestly, I wish this set wasn't OOP as I would say it would be a fine choice for you or anyone else who wants a broad sampling of his oeuvre:

[Harry]

Santoro: Symphony 5 and 7.
I greatly enjoyed the BIS CD featuring symphonies 4 and 9:

I did not find it on Qobuz, because its a new release, but the samples sounded quite well, so on my list too. the BIS recording is indeed marvelous.

[Karl Henning]

I think that the performances on those discs are generally good ones, maybe not first choices but still recommendable.

FWIW, the Kees Bakels Naxos recordings were the first RVW Symphony recordings that I really liked (I'm thinking, 6 through 9 in particular)

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Yes I happened to see you mentioning these elsewhere (along with Bryden Thomson from more modern recordings). I gather Boult did 2 cycles, do you mean the later EMI one?

Madiel,

There are currently two for sale on ebay (US) for "Buy Now" for either $45, $50 or on up (some also for auction).  You might check around on Australian websites as shipping would probably be prohibitive.  Note:  I've found that boxed sets don't always stay out of print.    "Limited Edition" apparently has different meanings to some.  Referring to "Vaughan Williams:  The Collector's Edition" which John had mentioned--and I also have and enjoy.    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2322090.m570.l1313&_nkw=vaughan+williams+the+collector%27s+edition&_sacat=0

PD

p.s. Have you moved into your new home yet and if so, are you enjoying it? 

[André]

Santoro: Symphony 5 and 7.
I greatly enjoyed the BIS CD featuring symphonies 4 and 9:

Goias is a State in sparsely populated Central Brasil. Its capital, Goiana, is home to the Goias Philharmonic. Amazing that classical music can be produced - and shared - even from remote corners of the planet. 

[vandermolen]

FWIW, the Kees Bakels Naxos recordings were the first RVW Symphony recordings that I really liked (I'm thinking, 6 through 9 in particular)

Good to know Karl. I like the combination of 5 and 9 on a single CD.

[vandermolen]

Goias is a State in sparsely populated Central Brasil. Its capital, Goiana, is home to the Goias Philharmonic. Amazing that classical music can be produced - and shared - even from remote corners of the planet. 

Yes, amazing indeed.

[Madiel]

Madiel,

There are currently two for sale on ebay (US) for "Buy Now" for either $45, $50 or on up (some also for auction).  You might check around on Australian websites as shipping would probably be prohibitive.  Note:  I've found that boxed sets don't always stay out of print.    "Limited Edition" apparently has different meanings to some.  Referring to "Vaughan Williams:  The Collector's Edition" which John had mentioned--and I also have and enjoy.    https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2322090.m570.l1313&_nkw=vaughan+williams+the+collector%27s+edition&_sacat=0

PD

p.s. Have you moved into your new home yet and if so, are you enjoying it? 

Thanks, but any purchases of RVW are not scheduled until 2023...

[amw]

Goias is a State in sparsely populated Central Brasil. Its capital, Goiana, is home to the Goias Philharmonic. Amazing that classical music can be produced - and shared - even from remote corners of the planet. 

Wouldn't say it's that sparsely populated: Goiânia has one and a half million inhabitants, two and a half million in the metropolitan area, which makes it comparable in size to the metropolitan area of Baltimore and larger than the metropolitan areas of Vancouver, Pittsburgh or Cleveland. The state also contains most of the Brasília suburbs (which account for another million people).

It's of course a long distance from the country's two big orchestras.

[Madiel]

Wouldn't say it's that sparsely populated: Goiânia has one and a half million inhabitants, two and a half million in the metropolitan area, which makes it comparable in size to the metropolitan area of Baltimore and larger than the metropolitan areas of Vancouver, Pittsburgh or Cleveland. The state also contains most of the Brasília suburbs (which account for another million people).

It's of course a long distance from the country's two big orchestras.

Sparsely populated is a measure of density, not of numbers. Australia has over 25 million people. It is one of the most sparsely populated countries on the planet. These are not mutually exclusive statements just because there are lots of countries with smaller populations than Australia.

[amw]

True. The state's population density is comparable to that of the U.S. state of Colorado (or the country of New Zealand). Some even more sparsely populated countries include Norway, Finland and Argentina. I'm not sure any of these would be commonly described as remote areas of the planet.

[kyjo]

   

Nice!!

[vandermolen]

Nice!!

+1 for British Piano concertos on Lyrita.
I like the Rubbra - don't know the others.

PS I've just realised that the Rubbra is a student work - so, I don't know any of them.

[akebergv]

To the discussion of density pf population, I may add that Sweden, where I live, is also high on the list of sparsely populated countries, yet with a number of well-regarded orchestras. Just an hour from where I live is the city of Örebro with a population of roughly 100.000. It's the home of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, which has made a large number of well-received recordings (on BIS and Naxos among others).

[Roasted Swan]

+1 for British Piano concertos on Lyrita.
I like the Rubbra - don't know the others.

PS I've just realised that the Rubbra is a student work - so, I don't know any of them.

Pretty sure the Benjamin Concertino turned up on an old Everest LP........

[foxandpeng]

FWIW, the Kees Bakels Naxos recordings were the first RVW Symphony recordings that I really liked (I'm thinking, 6 through 9 in particular)

I also very much enjoyed these. The partial Hickox is a big favourite here too.

[kyjo]

Pretty sure the Benjamin Concertino turned up on an old Everest LP........

....and what a delightful work it is! The contents of the forthcoming Lyrita British PCs release are all relatively brief works:

John Addison: Wellington Suite (17')
Benjamin: Piano Concertino (15')
Maconchy: Concertino no. 2 for Piano and Strings (12')
Searle: Concertante for Piano, Percussion, and Strings (4')
Rubbra: Nature's Song (reconstructed by Callaghan, 10')
G. Bush: A Little Concerto on Themes by Thomas Arne (10')