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mc ukrneal

#21180
April 07, 2011, 09:30:04 PM
Quote from: Il Barone Scarpia on April 07, 2011, 04:27:06 PM
Big mistake, Hummel is the most boring composer who ever lived, I'm afraid.
If there is a disc to convince you otherwise it is the one below. Not boring at all, and a real winner. If you don't like this one, then you are 'lost' regarding Hummel, and I would just strike him from your list.
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Willoughby earl of Itacarius

#21181
April 07, 2011, 10:22:37 PM
Quote from: mc ukrneal on April 07, 2011, 09:30:04 PM
If there is a disc to convince you otherwise it is the one below. Not boring at all, and a real winner. If you don't like this one, then you are 'lost' regarding Hummel, and I would just strike him from your list.
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I am with you all the way. Hummel boring? Bah, Humbug!
The double MDG recording is one of the best performances I know, and musically very rewarding, there is not a note too much, and the writing is most excellent.
The piano concertos bear witness to his genius. Very good performances too.

Lethevich

#21182
April 07, 2011, 11:16:05 PM
It's disturbing to think that somebody might mistake a 5 disc multi-composer reissue for a new recording - because original issues like that are so common, right ???
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Scarpia

#21183
April 07, 2011, 11:39:55 PM
Quote from: Harry IIyich Tchaikovsky on April 07, 2011, 10:22:37 PM
I am with you all the way. Hummel boring? Bah, Humbug!
The double MDG recording is one of the best performances I know, and musically very rewarding, there is not a note too much, and the writing is most excellent.
The piano concertos bear witness to his genius. Very good performances too.

I never noticed how much Stephen Hough resembles our former Sean.   :(

Lethevich

#21184
April 08, 2011, 12:06:36 AM
Sean would probably consider all those bowler hats as typical English repression.
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Antoine Marchand

#21185
April 08, 2011, 04:04:54 AM Last Edit: April 08, 2011, 04:07:25 AM by Antoine Marchand
Quote from: Que on April 07, 2011, 10:28:06 PM
BTW I like the 3-instead-of-5-stars Amazon review of someone who was dissaponted just because he bought the set and then discovered he was already a happy owner of most of the recordings reissued here...Hilarious! ;D Why do people keep downgrading recordings for these weird reasons? 8)

Well, I must confess some years ago, I gave one star to the amazing DHM anniversary box set. I had pre-ordered it on Amazon, but the date of the pre-order arrived and I didn't receive any confirmation mail from them. After a week I asked what it had happened and they replied that didn't have stock and, therefore, I should wait one month to know if the product would be available again. I was really furious and I clearly explained my reasons.

Brahmsian

#21186
April 08, 2011, 05:39:39 AM
Quote from: Il Barone Scarpia on April 07, 2011, 11:39:55 PM
I never noticed how much Stephen Hough resembles our former Sean.   :(

Hmm, quite strikingly so, Scarpia!

The new erato

#21187
April 08, 2011, 07:06:15 AM


DE MACHAUT Sacred and Secular music. Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard. Brilliant Classics 3cds & CD ROM

Sergeant Rock

#21189
April 08, 2011, 07:20:37 AM
Arrived late yesterday: Shostakovich Fourth, live recording of the German premiere, Kondrashin conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden.




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Scarpia

#21190
April 08, 2011, 07:37:55 AM
Quote from: The new erato on April 08, 2011, 07:08:53 AM

I'm eagerly awaiting the release of that disc in the US after hearing the Clarinet Chamber music disc from the same series.

Willoughby earl of Itacarius

#21191
April 08, 2011, 08:09:21 AM
Some releases to which I look forward very much!

   

Que

#21192
April 08, 2011, 08:37:58 AM
Quote from: The new erato on April 08, 2011, 07:06:15 AM


DE MACHAUT Sacred and Secular music. Ensemble Gilles Binchois / Dominique Vellard. Brilliant Classics 3cds & CD ROM

Oh my, I got these recordings a while ago on Cantus! :o Mandatory, I'd say.

The issues on Cantus were licensed from now defunct Harmonic Classics, I believe. Maybe we can expect more reissues on Brilliant from the Harmonic or Cantus catalogues? (Which would be great news)

Harry, you might be in the know on this? :)

Q

Scarpia

#21193
April 08, 2011, 12:16:21 PM
Was dissatisfied that I don't have a set of complete Schubert string quartets (after selling off the Melos set years ago, which I really disliked).  Anyway, found this set and ordered it.

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The Verdi quartet is not so well known, but I have their recordings of the Brahms quartets and Clarinet quintet, which are superb.  Looking forward to it.

Willoughby earl of Itacarius

#21194
April 08, 2011, 02:22:38 PM
Quote from: Que on April 08, 2011, 08:37:58 AM
Oh my, I got these recordings a while ago on Cantus! :o Mandatory, I'd say.

The issues on Cantus were licensed from now defunct Harmonic Classics, I believe. Maybe we can expect more reissues on Brilliant from the Harmonic or Cantus catalogues? (Which would be great news)

Harry, you might be in the know on this? :)

Q

Yes Que, as I understood it, that is in the oven. :)

Mirror Image

#21195
April 08, 2011, 06:24:16 PM
Quote from: Harry IIyich Tchaikovsky on April 08, 2011, 08:09:21 AM
Some releases to which I look forward very much!

   

Interesting releases indeed Harry. I wouldn't have thought Schnittke would be a composer you would enjoy seeing as you pretty much stay within a Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Late-Romantic frame of mind.

I bought that Schnittke a few months ago only to have it cancelled on me by a seller. I'll be buying it again tonight.

Mirror Image

#21196
April 08, 2011, 07:04:45 PM
Re-ordered this Schnittke set that was cancelled on me months ago by a seller, so I bought it again:

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Not sure how much I will like Schnittke's music, but he seems like an interesting composer.

otare

#21197
April 08, 2011, 11:06:18 PM

Que

#21198
April 09, 2011, 12:20:30 AM
Quote from: Harry IIyich Tchaikovsky on April 08, 2011, 02:22:38 PM
Yes Que, as I understood it, that is in the oven. :)

Absolutely amazing!  :) Things are getting crazy with Brilliant! :o

And as a consequence with my wallet...but in a nice way.. ;D

Q

Mirror Image

#21199
April 10, 2011, 03:06:23 PM
Saygun has been a composer that has flown under my radar for quite some time, so I decided to buy the CPO series:

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