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[Karl Henning]

Thanks!

[Pat B]

Yeah. A regional orchestra getting a recording contract -- shades of Louisville! -- and they opt for oft recorded fare.  I might be interested if they were like BMOP of Botstein's American Orchestra and tried some of the worthy music lacking a decent recording. Mennin's Cello Concerto is crying out for a new recording for example. (Not to mention Henning's). It's not like they can really expect to compete with the big boys in something like the Copland.

Outside the GMG set there are probably a lot of people who don't have those Piston or Antheil pieces in their collection. Or even Copland 3, really -- it has been recorded several times, but it's a long way from Appalachian Spring. Also, I don't see many recent recordings of the Third, so it might be do well with the audiophile crowd (which seems to be an emphasis for PentaTone).

The Mennin, of course, would require finding a cello soloist. That's a business issue as much as an artistic one.

[Daverz]

Coming Feb. 10th:



Tracklisting:

Piston: The Incredible Flutist Suite
Antheil: Jazz Symphony
Copland: Symphony No. 3

Not a very creative program IMHO, but I definitely don't need this recording.

Piling on: how can you do a CD titled "Spirit of the American Range" without any Don Gillis, and what does Antheil's Jazz Symphony have to do with the American Range?

[Mirror Image]

Piling on: how can you do a CD titled "Spirit of the American Range" without any Don Gillis, and what does Antheil's Jazz Symphony have to do with the American Range?

Wouldn't Copland's Billy the Kid or Rodeo seem better choices than Symphony No. 3 considering the title of this recording? As for the Antheil, I have no idea why it's on there and what relevance it has to the theme. The same goes for the Piston.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

The back cover that gave us laughs in the Worst Covers thread turns up...as an actual cover:



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[Mirror Image]

The back cover that gave us laughs in the Worst Covers thread turns up...as an actual cover:



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Another senseless release from DG.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Another senseless release from DG.

This is a definite oddity, for sure. Teaming up the "A-listers".

[Peter Power Pop]

The back cover that gave us laughs in the Worst Covers thread turns up...as an actual cover:

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Oh dear.

I don't know if the word I'm looking for is "awkward" or "creepy".

[Karl Henning]

The Mennin, of course, would require finding a cello soloist. That's a business issue as much as an artistic one.

There are cellists who embrace lit more recent than Dvořák (and no slight to Antonìn).

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Oh dear.

I don't know if the word I'm looking for is "awkward" or "creepy".

I realize now (and this may have been pointed out before, not sure) but there was some question about why her hand is inside the piano : she is holding a cigarette and may be attempting to hide same (on the floor to the right is an ashtray). 

[Pat B]

There are cellists who embrace lit more recent than Dvořák (and no slight to Antonìn).

That's not what I meant at all. Their own principal cellist might love to do it, but that would be a tough sell. OTOH many of the big name soloists are contracted to other labels. Obviously there's a middle ground, but they would want to find someone who can not just play it, but produce great results in this piece with this particular conductor and orchestra, and ideally have a name (or, sorry to say, a photo) that will sell. And then they'd have to pay him/her.

It's easier and less risky to do purely orchestral works.

BTW I'm listening to the Starker-Mester performance of the Mennin via youtube. I can't tell what's supposed to be so unsatisfactory about it.

[Karl Henning]

That's not what I meant at all. Their own principal cellist might love to do it, but that would be a tough sell. OTOH many of the big name soloists are contracted to other labels. Obviously there's a middle ground, but they would want to find someone who can not just play it, but produce great results in this piece with this particular conductor and orchestra, and ideally have a name (or, sorry to say, a photo) that will sell. And then they'd have to pay him/her.

It's easier and less risky to do purely orchestral works.

All excellent points

[kishnevi]

This is a definite oddity, for sure. Teaming up the "A-listers".

Senseless because, aside from the Mozart recording, everything in that set was included in the Argerich Collection 2

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Senseless because, aside from the Mozart recording, everything in that set was included in the Argerich Collection 2

*Shakes head in bewilderment*

[Peter Power Pop]

The back cover that gave us laughs in the Worst Covers thread turns up...as an actual cover:

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I went over to the Amazon.com details page for the album and saw the gallery of photos there. This one stood out:



Wow. Talk about "attitude".

I ain't gonna mess with those two. No sir.

[Daverz]

Another senseless release from DG.

You just don't appreciate Martha's gams as much as Claudio did.

[Artem]

Personally, I like that awkward cover and I'd buy that box set for it alone, if I wanted to have it for music.

[Moonfish]

A re-release of Svetlanov's rendition of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius (1983)!  It will be available Feb 10, 2015.

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[Wanderer]

I went over to the Amazon.com details page for the album and saw the gallery of photos there. This one stood out:



Wow. Talk about "attitude".

I ain't gonna mess with those two. No sir.

That piano should've felt threatened and nurtured at the same time.

[betterthanfine]

I don't suppose there are any people here interested in Nielsen and choral music

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I definitely am! I've sung one of his pieces before, beautiful music. Alas, it's not on this collection.