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[Wanderer]

Mozart: Requiem. Bach Collegium Japan, Suzuki, BIS. Two 2-minute sample clips.

This one is extraordinary. I've always felt that Suzuki and his forces, although very good, quite often veer unpleasantly close to the edge of flaccidity in Bach, but there's no such tendency here. A quite splendid performance, urgent and poignant.  I'm going to include it in my definitive top 2014 list (the perks of living in Europe; it's been available here since early December).

[Karl Henning]

JANUARY
- Jack Gallagher: Symphony No. 2. (For Karl!)

Splendid!

[Karl Henning]

Mozart wins the pennant! Mozart wins the pennant!

In overtime!  Principal bassoonist in penalty box!

[Brian]

A very rare DG released dedicated to 18th century obscurities!



Fiala, J:
Concerto for English Horn and Orchestra in C major
Hoffmeister:
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in C major
Koželuh, J A:
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra in F major
Lebrun, L:
Oboe Concerto No. 2 in G minor
Albrecht Mayer (oboe)
Kammerakademie Potsdam

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"Recorded in the beautiful acoustics of the parish church of Hallstatt (Austria), where Gunar Letzbor was born, this personal and dramatic interpretation of Biber's most popular work, usually referred to today as the 'Mistery' or 'Rosary' sonatas, comes back after years of absence. Gunar Letzbor makes his journey through the 'mysteries' or events in the life of the Virgin Mary using two different violins and accompanied by no fewer than six musicians playing kaleidoscopic combinations of harpsichord, organ, lute, archlute, two bass viols and double bass – a big continuo group which enhances and intensifies the changing moods of the cycle."





Haydn:
Piano Sonata No. 38 in F major, Hob.XVI:23
Piano Sonata No. 54 in G major, Hob.XVI:40
Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50
Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major, HobXVIII:11
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo
Piano Sonata No. 62 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:52
Piano Sonata No. 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20
Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in G major, Hob.XVIII:4
cadenzas by Charles Wuorinen (!!!!)
Odense Symphony Orchestra, Scott Yoo

[Todd]

23 CDs of Zubin Mehta.  Oh boy?






Another Lulu.

[kishnevi]

Off Prestoclassical's listing.


Played on an 1873 Chickering


  A must have for Brian

[André]

23 CDs of Zubin Mehta.  Oh boy?

Just when you think they have reissued everything... Well, if that includes his WP and LAPO efforts, it will be worth watxhing out. Still benchmarky are his recordings of the Bruckner 9, Schmidt 4 and Mahler 2 (WP) as well as extremely serviceable ones of much else, hailing from LA or Vienna. Come to think of it, Mehta was fortunate in his recording career, so this set could be an Oh boy !! after all 

[Peter Power Pop]

23 CDs of Zubin Mehta.  Oh boy?

Just when you think they have reissued everything... Well, if that includes his WP and LAPO efforts, it will be worth watxhing out. Still benchmarky are his recordings of the Bruckner 9, Schmidt 4 and Mahler 2 (WP) as well as extremely serviceable ones of much else, hailing from LA or Vienna. Come to think of it, Mehta was fortunate in his recording career, so this set could be an Oh boy !! after all 

Yes please.

I love Mehta's recording of Copland's Appalachian Spring orchestral suite. It's probably my favourite version of the suite, and I'm hoping that'll be in the box set. (The title of the set is Zubin Mehta: Symphonies and Symphonic Poems. Can Appalachian Spring be a symphonic poem so it can be in the set?)

For the moment, though, Mehta's Appalachian Spring is available on Spotify in an album of Copland works (which is full of goodies, including the Academy of St Martin in the Fields' magnificent version of Quiet City):

https://play.spotify.com/album/2t5e09bE82PyDHMAneHIJe

Incidentally, I can't find any information about this box set anywhere. It's not even listed on the Decca Classics catalogue website (http://www.deccaclassics.com/en/cat/).

[Todd]

Incidentally, I can't find any information about this box set anywhere.

Contents below.

<CD1>
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major Op.92
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: April 1974]
R. Strauss: symphonic poem "Zarathustra Zarathustra"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1968]

<CD2>
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique New York Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: October 22, 1979]

<CD3>
Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 in D minor Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 7, 1965]

<CD4>
Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op.13 "illusion of winter day"
Symphony No. 2 in C minor Op.17 "Little Russia"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: August 1977]

<CD5>
Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op.29 "Poland"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: August 1977]
Capriccio Italien Op.45
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: July 1980]
Large Overture "1812" Op.49
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: August 1969]

<CD6>
Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 4 in F minor Op.36
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: April 1976]
Ballet music "Swan Lake" Op.20 ~ highlight Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: July 1979]
Marche Slave Op.31
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1972]

<CD7>
Symphony No. 5 in E minor Op.64
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: August 1977]
Suite "Nutcracker" Op.71a
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: July 1979]

<CD8>
Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 6 in B minor Op.74 "Pathetique"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: August 1977]
Fantasia "Romeo and Juliet"
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: August 1969]

<CD9>
Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor Op.70
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1968]
List: symphonic poem "Prelude" S.97
Vienna Philharmonic
[Recording: May 31, 1966]

<CD10>
Dvorak:
Symphony No. 9 in E minor Op.95 "From the New World"
Symphony No. 8 in G major Op.88
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1975]

<CD11>
Mahler:
Symphony No. 3 in D minor (first movement to fourth movement)

<CD12>
Mahler:
Symphony No. 3 in D minor (fifth movement, sixth movement)
Maureen Forrester (contralto)
California Boys Choir Los Angeles Master Chorale, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: March 1978]
Symphony No. 1 in D major Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: December 1974]

<CD13>
Berlioz: Symphony "Harold in Italy"
Daniel Ben'yamini (viola)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: December 1974]
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" (first movement)

<CD14>
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" (the second movement to fifth movement)
Ileana-Kotorubasu (soprano)
Christa Ludwig (alto)
Vienna State Opera Choir (chorus master: Norbert Barachu)
Vienna Philharmonic
[Recording: February 1975]

<CD15>
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G major Barbara Hendrix (soprano)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: March 1979]

<CD16>
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: April 1976]

<CD17>
Schubert:
Symphony No. 1 in D major D.82
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: February 1978]
Symphony No. 3 in D major, D.200
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: April 1976]
Symphony No. 8 in B minor D.759 "Unfinished"
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: February 1977]

<CD18>
Schubert:
Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D.125
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: February 1978]
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D.417 "tragic"
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: February 1977]

<CD19>
Symphony No. 6 in C major, D.589
Play incidental music "540 Rosamunde" D.797 (excerpt)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: February 1978]

<CD20>
Schubert:
Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D.485
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: April 1976]
Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944 "Great"
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

[Recording: February 1977]
<CD21>
R. Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1975]
<CD22>
R. Strauss: Symphonia Domestica Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1968]

<CD23>
R. Strauss: "Ein Heldenleben" symphonic poem
David Furishina (Violin Solo)
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
[Recording: May 1968]

[Drasko]

Contents below.

That's pretty random selection. No Schumann VPO cycle (very good one), no Brahms' 1st with VPO, Schmidt 4th, Bruckner 4th, Verklarte Nacht, Varese, Holst's Planets ... all decent performances.

[André]

No Bruckner 8 with the LAPO  .

The Schumann cycke is indeed very good. And why on earth backtrack by spreading the Resurrection on 2 discs when Decca already had it on a single one ? 

Re: Brahms 1: not a great version IMO. Was he intimidted by the ghosts of the Musikverein ?

[Mirror Image]

I've never been impressed with Mehta's conducting, so it's obviously a no sale with me. I prefer conductors like Bernstein, Boulez, HvK, Abbado, Rozhdestvensky, Martinon, Belohlavek, Mackerras, Kubelik, etc. Conductors who I believe did something different with music for better or for worse.

[Moonfish]

The Decca Sound: the Mono Years  [53 cds]
Feb 20, 2015 in Germany



http://www.amazon.de/The-Decca-Sound-Years-Ltd-ed/dp/B00QHL0V3C

Tracks at
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/de/cat/4787946

Contents also at
http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/artist_Classical-Collection-Boxed-Set_000000000088040/item_The-Decca-Sound-The-Mono-Years-53CD-Limited_6149291

[Manos]

This looks intriguing! I just ordered one from Amazon.de. The price without VAT is currently US$91.60.

There is also a 6-LP vinyl version: http://www.amazon.de/The-Decca-Sound-Years-Ltd-Vinyl/dp/B00QJES5TY

[Moonfish]

This looks intriguing! I just ordered one from Amazon.de. The price without VAT is currently US$91.60.

There is also a 6-LP vinyl version: http://www.amazon.de/The-Decca-Sound-Years-Ltd-Vinyl/dp/B00QJES5TY

You mean 91.60 € before VAT and shipping?

Yes, it looks enticing...

[Manos]

You mean 91.60 € before VAT and shipping?

Yes, it looks enticing...

Ha.. I read the confirmation too quickly. Yes, it's €91.60 before VAT and shipping. With shipping to Michigan, it's  €110.49. Or, to use German convention, 110,49 €. Thanks, Moonfish.

[Moonfish]

Ha.. I read the confirmation too quickly. Yes, it's €91.60 before VAT and shipping. With shipping to Michigan, it's  €110.49. Or, to use German convention, 110,49 €. Thanks, Moonfish.

I am surprised that A.DE charges almost 20 €  in shipping!! 

[Brian]

"In celebration on Mozart's birthday on 27 January and Sir Neville Marriner's 90th year, Billboard chart-topping violinist Rachel Barton Pine performs the five Mozart Violin Concertos, as well as the Sinfonia Concertante, with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields...Pine continues to perform the complete five Mozart Violin Concertos in a single evening's concert" 

The Standford is a reissue. I'm really enjoying the Wagenaar sound samples. Leon McCawley doing the Rachmaninov preludes sounds very promising.



Hindemith:
Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 11 No. 6
Isabelle Faust (violin)
Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Jeroen Berwaerts (trumpet)
Sonata for Alto Horn & Piano in E flat major
Teunis van der Zwart (althorn)
Sonata for Trombone and Piano
Gérard Costes (trombone)
Sonata for Cello & Piano in E major (1948)
Alexander Rudin (cello)



Bach, J S:
Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major, BWV1042
Two-part Invention No. 1 in C major, BWV772
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV1041
Two-part Invention No. 8 in F major, BWV779
Schnittke:
Concerto Grosso No. 3



"The Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons are very pleased to announce their first compact disc recording, a BSO Classics release pairing the overture to Wagner's Tannhäuser and the Symphony No. 2 of Jean Sibelius. Both works are taken from concert performances earlier this season at Symphony Hall-the Wagner from Maestro Nelsons' inaugural concert as music director on September 27, 2014, the Sibelius from his BSO program of November 6-11."

[Camphy]

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Max Goberman, early 1960s.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/futurereleases.php

[Ken B]

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Max Goberman, early 1960s.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/futurereleases.php

I saw that too. Hard to imagine it is really competitive with the newer sets. Anyone know much about it?