Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Opus106]

I'm in both camps, Haydn and Brian...a double agent 

Sarge

Yeah, they're having an eye on you.

OK, take away the name Haydn then.

"You people buy too much!!!"

Exactly what I had in mind.

[Que]

Purchased yesterday:

[asin]B005LL4U5O[/asin]

Q

[The new erato]

An outstanding rating in the January 2012 issue of IRR

http://recordreview.co.uk/outstanding.php

[Que]

An outstanding rating in the January 2012 issue of IRR

http://recordreview.co.uk/outstanding.php

Nice to know!  I'm hooked on that Vivaldi series anyway.

Q

[Conor71]

Well, I promised myself I would'nt be buying any CD's next year so I just had to order some more stuff before years end!      :

[The new erato]

The set of Porter quartets is very good.

[Karl Henning]

OK, take away the name Haydn then.

"You people buy too much!!!"

Or, for MI, substitute a name beginning with K for Haydn : )

[Karl Henning]

The set of Porter quartets is very good.

I must check out the music of this Quincy Porter dude.

Not this year, though : )

[jlaurson]

Listen what a Norwegian Cat dragged in:

A little belated Christmas present from the fine workers at Sony/Germany so that I may compare them properly to the Chailly performances...


L.v. Beethoven
The Symphonies
Christian Thielemann
Vienna Philharmonic
Sony

I have a BluRay and DVD (C-Major) of this cycle, but am still missing the third installment. The picture of the BluRay looks fantastic, indeed... almost worth *watching* the performances, rather than listening to them.

Since I usually prefer pure audio listening, I'm happy to see the cycle out on CD and happy that Sony (thanks to their new-found relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic)  jumped to it to issue it. The packaging is marvelous. Similar to the Chailly, it's a thick book with page-sleeves... generous with pictures and text. Nicer, still, it is bound in white cloth and -- this distinguishes it from the Decca release which comes in a relatively flimsy slipcase -- the slipcase is also bound in white cloth with bold magenta, gold, and white-on-white lettering. Minor details, perhaps, but all the same an asset. Handling the set is a joy. As to the performances: still going through them... but there are some definite highlights that I've already come across on DVD. And the WPh of course plays for CT like for no other conductor.

[Karl Henning]

Expending the last of Santa's Amazon gift card, I've just pulled the trigger on this baby, heavily endorsed in da Haus:

[asin]B0000502AH[/asin]

[Lethevich]

These were super cheap on Amazon marketplace.

[asin]B00444MFOM[/asin] [asin]B00444MFQU[/asin] [asin]B00512E8JG[/asin] [asin]B004KUANIU[/asin] [asin]B00512E8KA[/asin] [asin]B003YCLZFU[/asin] [asin]B004KUANHG[/asin]

[madaboutmahler]

Yeah, he's really good no doubt about it. I saw a YouTube video of him conducting Part's Cantus In Memoriam Of Benjamin Britten and it was enough to convince me that he has that emotional drive in him that makes his performances special. I can't wait to hear the two Britten recordings I have of his coming. I bet that Britten Sea Interludes performance was excellent as well as the Shostakovich 5th. He seems to do very well in 20th Century music, which is a big plus for me.

Daniel, here is that YouTube video I mentioned above:

http://www.youtube.com/v/82-xbhfNR2g

In fact, the Part Cantus In Memoriam Of Benjamin Britten was another piece in the programme in the concert I was telling you about. And that is the video from the concert I think, maybe you'll be able to spot me there in the choir seats! It was a very beautiful performance, it started the evening and led straight into the Britten Sea Interludes.
Certainly, I noticed that he does a lot of 20th century! I was wondering whether to buy his recording of Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra, a work I like very much, which is on Chandos. If you know this John, would you recommend it?

[Sergeant Rock]

These were super cheap on Amazon marketplace.
[asin]B00444MFOM[/asin]

This looks, and sounds, interesting (and who couldn't use another 45...must keep up those Haydn purchases  ).

But seriously, the other works are rare and I'd buy it if only for the Martin Pavane. I found it cheap on the German marketplace too.

Sarge

[Geo Dude]

Expending the last of Santa's Amazon gift card, I've just pulled the trigger on this baby, heavily endorsed in da Haus:

[asin]B0000502AH[/asin]

By coincidence, this set just landed here today.  Talk about a great entry to a new year!

[jlaurson]

Listen what a Norwegian Cat dragged in:

A little belated Christmas present from the fine workers at Sony/Germany so that I may compare them properly to the Chailly performances...


L.v. Beethoven
The Symphonies
Christian Thielemann
Vienna Philharmonic
Sony

little excerpt included here:

http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2011/12/listen-what-cat-dragged-in-thielemanns.html

[Mirror Image]

In fact, the Part Cantus In Memoriam Of Benjamin Britten was another piece in the programme in the concert I was telling you about. And that is the video from the concert I think, maybe you'll be able to spot me there in the choir seats! It was a very beautiful performance, it started the evening and led straight into the Britten Sea Interludes.
Certainly, I noticed that he does a lot of 20th century! I was wondering whether to buy his recording of Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra, a work I like very much, which is on Chandos. If you know this John, would you recommend it?

I've been debating whether to buy Gardner's Lutoslawski recordings too, Daniel. I haven't heard them. Right now, there's two releases Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 and Vocal Works, but it looks like Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 will be released in January, so I may just wait until this is released and buy them all together, plus it will give me some time to enjoy his Britten recordings.

I only own two performances of Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra: Wit/Naxos and Dohnanyi/Decca. The Dohnanyi is by far the superior performance of the two I own. I've read good things about Gardner's performance too.

[madaboutmahler]

I've been debating whether to buy Gardner's Lutoslawski recordings too, Daniel. I haven't heard them. Right now, there's two releases Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 and Vocal Works, but it looks like Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 will be released in January, so I may just wait until this is released and buy them all together, plus it will give me some time to enjoy his Britten recordings.

I only own two performances of Lutoslawski's Concerto for Orchestra: Wit/Naxos and Dohnanyi/Decca. The Dohnanyi is by far the superior performance of the two I own. I've read good things about Gardner's performance too.

Thanks for the feedback John. I'll probably wait until the other volume is released as well. I still need to pick up the second Britten volume, although the 1st I can tell you is brilliant! I am sure you will enjoy it.

Excited to see what Gardner does next.
By the way, this last summer he did an amazing performance of the Immolation Scene at the BBC Proms, it was absolutely stunning! Made me hope he'll release some Wagner. And of course for more 20th century, I can certainly imagine him doing Vaughan Williams, Stravinsky, Janacek etc.

[DieNacht]

- Schubert: Sonatas D664,958,959,960, Impromptus D899, Allegretto /Arrau 4LP philips (3 Euros)
- Schubert: Quartet Death & Maiden, Beethoven: Quartet op.135 /Hagen4 /dg cd (3 Euros)
- Stravinsky: Sacre, Petrouchka / Goosens, LSO /everest stereo cd (1 Euro)

All are supplementary recordings. I expect most from the Hagen Quartet issue, they usually make memorable records (their Janacek is incredible), whereas I keep investigating Arrau, even though I rarely find him particularly interesting ... Bought the Stravinsky/Goosens mainly because the music is not broken up in many individual tracks which I like, Sacre is played in one track only. Tempi however seem very broad, Sacre is 37:45, but the issue has received OK reviews also for the sound, and Goosens was the one who premiered Sacre in the UK.

EDIT: Having heard "Sacre" with Goosens, I must say that it is really disappointing, it often seems like 3rd rate performance with obviously poorly integrated playing, a dragged-out tempo, and parts of the orchestra being too recessed as well as having and unplesant, metallic sound. Not recommended, in spite of few better passages here and there too. The same applies for "Petrouchka", which is perhaps slightly better.

[kishnevi]

Purchased yesterday:

[asin]B005LL4U5O[/asin]

Q

Patient man. You waited to get it.  I had no patience, and pre-ordered it from Presto to make sure I got it as early as possible. 

But fear not.  Your patience and my impatience both have their reward here.  I find it as good as the first volume of bassoon concertos.

[Conor71]

The set of Porter quartets is very good.

Very cool erato! - they were recommended to me on another forum and I liked a clip from one of the quartets. Good to know there are others here who have heard and like this set