Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Coopmv]

I would not be denied my fill of Bach today!



The two most popular cantatas ever.

Is this the same recording as what I have, only different CD artworks?

[DavidW]

 

Is this the same recording as what I have, only different CD artworks?

Yup, I bought the digital download because this was a day where I needed immediate gratification!

But yeah those recordings are the same, one is simply a reissue of the other.

[Coopmv]

Yup, I bought the digital download because this was a day where I needed immediate gratification!

But yeah those recordings are the same, one is simply a reissue of the other.

Will the mammoth Bach Cantatas recording project Gardiner has been working on for a few years now eventually include a re-recording of these works, i.e. BWV 140 and 147?

[DavidW]

Will the mammoth Bach Cantatas recording project Gardiner has been working on for a few years now eventually include a re-recording of these works, i.e. BWV 140 and 147?

Why do you ask?  Do you find them lacking compared to the newer ones?

[Coopmv]

Why do you ask?  Do you find them lacking compared to the newer ones?

No, just curious.  I only have some of the "new" cantatas by Gardiner on DVD, not CD.  I decided that it was more fun to have some visual appreciation of these cantatas ...

[DavidW]

No, just curious.  I only have some of the "new" cantatas by Gardiner on DVD, not CD.  I decided that it was more fun to have some visual appreciation of these cantatas ...

Now that's cool, one thing I wanted was to see 'em with subtitles, that would be swell.

[Coopmv]

Now that's cool, one thing I wanted was to see 'em with subtitles, that would be swell.

I probably have close to a dozen of DVD's on various Bach vocal/choral works conducted by Karl Richter, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner, Herbert Blomstedt and Herbert von Karajan (a 1987 New Year All Bach program that included Magnificat), etc. 

[admiralackbar74]

Some unfamiliar (R&J excepted) non-sonata piano works by Prokofiev.

So far Raekallio has impressed me like no other in Prokofiev (okay, save for you-know-who). He meets the music's demands with an almost instinctive feel, fusing Prokofiev's characteristic grit-and-honeydew sound world into a most convincing whole. In short, it packs a wallop!

(The cover cracks me up, too ).

When I was learning the "Sarcasms" in college, Raekallio was my reference recording. Great stuff! His Prokofiev sonata cycle is excellent as well, and it includes a fantastic set of the op. 22 "Visions Fugitives." Well worth checking out.

[jlaurson]

Will the mammoth Bach Cantatas recording project Gardiner has been working on for a few years now eventually include a re-recording of these works, i.e. BWV 140 and 147?

As far as I know--and I haven't all the details on this, I'm afraid--Gardiner hasn't been working on a mammoth Bach Cantata project ever since being finished and done with that all-in-one-year cycle in 2000. A few recordings of which were first issued by Archiv/DG. Then Archiv pulled the plug. Soli Deo Gloria (SDG), the label Sir Elliot Gardiner (SEG) founded specifically for the purpose of releasing that live Bach cycle, then took it upon itself to release all the recordings in apparently random order. The Archiv recordings included some that had not been from the "Bach Pilgrimage". Those have been re-recorded, naturally. Those that Archiv had already issued will be the same as those issued again on SDG.

[Coopmv]

As far as I know--and I haven't all the details on this, I'm afraid--Gardiner hasn't been working on a mammoth Bach Cantata project ever since being finished and done with that all-in-one-year cycle in 2000. A few recordings of which were first issued by Archiv/DG. Then Archiv pulled the plug. Soli Deo Gloria (SDG), the label Sir Elliot Gardiner (SEG) founded specifically for the purpose of releasing that live Bach cycle, then took it upon itself to release all the recordings in apparently random order. The Archiv recordings included some that had not been from the "Bach Pilgrimage". Those have been re-recorded, naturally. Those that Archiv had already issued will be the same as those issued again on SDG.

Thanks for the info.  It is clear with UniversalMusic now partially owned by NBC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of GE, bottomline consideration always comes first.  Artistic values count for little if the recordings cannot make good profits.   

[Sergeant Rock]

Two used "like new" items in the post today: Petibon's recital of classical period arias with the Concerto Köln (including the most exciting Der Hölle Rache I've ever heard); and Thielemann's first recording, something that's been on my wishlist for over ten years.






Sarge

[haydnguy]

Two used "like new" items in the post today: Petibon's recital of classical period arias with the Concerto Köln (including the most exciting Der Hölle Rache I've ever heard); and Thielemann's first recording, something that's been on my wishlist for over ten years.

Sarge

I have the Petibon, Sarge, and love it. In fact, I think I'll listen to it today.   

[Dancing Divertimentian]

When I was learning the "Sarcasms" in college, Raekallio was my reference recording. Great stuff! His Prokofiev sonata cycle is excellent as well, and it includes a fantastic set of the op. 22 "Visions Fugitives." Well worth checking out.

Yes, Raekallio's sonata cycle was my introduction to his Prokofiev. Bought it on a hunch one day and have never regretted it.

[ChamberNut]

Two used "like new" items in the post today: Petibon's recital of classical period arias with the Concerto Köln (including the most exciting Der Hölle Rache I've ever heard); and Thielemann's first recording, something that's been on my wishlist for over ten years.


Sarge

Elgarian posted a video of the rehearsal for this, and it looked pretty dang awesome!  Petibon and young Harding were really into it!  

I could not stand the 'Queen of the Night aria' when first hearing it.  Now I actually do, it's grown on me over the past couple of years!  

[bhodges]

Petibon's recital of classical period arias with the Concerto Köln (including the most exciting Der Hölle Rache I've ever heard)

  You got my attention!  That is saying something, given the crowded field...

--Bruce

[Sergeant Rock]

Elgarian posted a video of the rehearsal for this, and it looked pretty dang awesome!  Petibon and young Harding were really into it!  

Yes, I should thank Elgarian. It was he who alerted me to this recording. I waited until I found a bargain-priced copy.

  You got my attention!  That is saying something, given the crowded field...
--Bruce

The entire disc is great, Bruce. It's not the usual arias from the period but many I'd never heard before from Haydn and Gluck. Recommended.

Sarge

[Henk]

[Henk]

Debussy - Complete Works for Solo Piano (Bavouzet)

All 4 volumes. 

[admiralackbar74]

Debussy - Complete Works for Solo Piano (Bavouzet)

All 4 volumes. 

And... how do you like them?

I'm thinking about these as well. Do you have other Debussy recordings that you're comparing them to?

[SonicMan46]

Debussy - Complete Works for Solo Piano (Bavouzet)

All 4 volumes. 

Henk - made that commitment myself a while back - was pleased, and hope that you will be too!  Dave