Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Sergeant Rock]

Solti's expression as I see it: Yet another version, Rock?

Could be 




Although my collection is rather light, relative to most of the other Mahler symphonies, when it comes to M3: I only have twenty. So Solti might be thinking: It's taken him 40 years to get around to my performance!?!

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Here's your custom-tailored rationalization / wife-answer service:

"...oh, no honey, it's not because karlhenning that I got this 8th set of the Gurrelieder. Noooo, m'am! This is one of the essential recordings of Evelyn Lear who, as you know, just died. It's to celebrate her art and memory."

Unfortunately that excuse won't work. Lear doesn't sing on the Boulez Gurrelieder. I'll have to come up with another rationalization 

Sarge

[jlaurson]

Unfortunately that excuse won't work. Lear doesn't sing on the Boulez Gurrelieder. I'll have to come up with another rationalization 

Sarge

ah, blimey. It's Das Klagende Lied that I was being confused about. Her only Schoenberg is the 2nd String Quartet.

[Opus106]

Although my collection is rather light, relative to most of the other Mahler symphonies, when it comes to M3: I only have twenty. So Solti might be thinking: It's taken him 40 years to get around to my performance!?!

Sarge

Hehe... very likely!

[nesf]

From iTunes:

Lindsay Quartet - Schubert - Late String Quartets & String Quintet



My first venture into Schubert's SQs.

[kishnevi]

Just placed an order with Prestoclassical

Podger La Cetra

because it's Podger
Herreweghe Missa Solemnis

still looking for a recording of the MS I actually like, as opposed to the several I admire
Westhoff Solo Partitas

time to resume explorations of Baroque violinism
Beethoven Triple Concerto Wanderer Trio

a logical complement to their set of LvB Piano Trios
Staier Mozart Sonatas

Because it's Staier
Shostakovich Copland Piano Trios

Because I've never heard the Copland trio.  Not that I mind the DSCH... (and it's Trio Wanderer)
Prokofiev Concertos

after seeing discussion here at GMG


(I think most if not all the HMGolds are new re-issues)

[TheGSMoeller]

Elgar's Violin Sonata, Piano Quintet and The Spirit of England, pieces I already own recordings of, but have been eyeing these for my collection.
Philip Glass's 9th Symphony and a collection of his vocal music (most notably Songs From Liquid Days) performed by the Crouch End Festival Chorus, I have already owned the Crouch End disc but have lost it so this is a replacement.

[TheGSMoeller]

Also this recording of Elgar's The Kingdom by Slatkin/London PO, I know this more than likely not seen as the ideal recording, although Gramophone gave it positive comments, but I'm still in the early stages of this work. Listened to Elder's performance the other night on Spotify for a first listen and re-visited it briefly this evening. This Slatkin disc was very cheap for a used copy so I snagged it, have Elder's in my wish list just in case this builds in me, which I'm sure it will.

[Karl Henning]

Just placed an order with Prestoclassical

Podger La Cetra

because it's Podger

Jeffrey, were you one of those who commended her account of La Stravaganza? If so: good show! : )

[Sergeant Rock]

Arrived this morning, recommended by Jens: Il Trovatore conducted by Karajan, with Price, Corelli, Simionato, Bastianini




Sarge

[nico1616]

Arrived this morning, recommended by Jens: Il Trovatore conducted by Karajan, with Price, Corelli, Simionato, Bastianini




Sarge

If you would be so kind to describe how it compares to Giulini, I would be very grateful
I am also considering that one as my next Trovatore, although I do not feel I really need another.
Happy listening!

[jlaurson]

Listen what the Cat dragged in:



C. Nielsen
Symphonies 3 & 5
Lennie / NYP
Sony (Royal Edition)
German link - UK link


C. Nielsen
Symphonies 2 & 4
Lennie / NYP
Sony (Royal Edition)
German link - UK link
Semi-related question: Just how good is the Ormany Nielsen First?? Anyone think it's a must-have?


D. DSCH
Sy. 15 /
Rozhdestvensky / USSR Ministry CSO
Spivakov / Kisin / Moscow Virtuosi
Melodiya
German link - UK link

Cheap in the UK and Germany...


A. Bruckner
Symphony No.7
Celi / Berlin (incl. rehearsals)
EuroArts
German link - UK link

Finally available again, after only "educational copies" (cough-cough) without subtitles were available; the original Sony Laserdisc was on the market only for a few weeks, I think.


R. Wagner
Lohengrin
Janowski / KF Vogt, Dasch et al. / RSO Berlin
Pentatone
German link - UK link

Just heard K.F.Vogt as Siegmund tonight... along with I.Theoreen, A.Kampe, S.Koch...


J.J. Raff
Piano Works v.2
Tra Nguyen
Grand Piano
German link - UK link


M. Weinberg
Complete Piano Works v.2
Allison Brewster Franzetti
Grand Piano
German link - UK link


K. Weigl
Isle of the Dead et al.
J.Banowetz
Naxos
German link - UK link


A. Bruckner
Symphony No.2
M.Venzago / Northern Sinfonia
cpo
German link - UK link


M. Weinberg
Chamber Music for Woodwinds
Blumina
cpo
German link - UK link


P.I. Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.2
(plus orig. 1872 first movement of that symphony)
RNO / Pletnev
Pentatone
German link - UK link


S. Stucky
"August 4"
Dallas SO / J.v.Zweeden / Mahajan, Jepson, Rideout, Gilfry
DSO Live
German link - UK link


D. DSCH
Piano Concertos, Hamlet Suite
Igoshina / Skou-Larsen / German Chamber Academy Neuss
cpo
German link - UK link


G.P. Telemann
Violin Concertos v.4
E.Wallfisch / L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra
cpo
German link - UK link


I. Pleyel
"Prussian Quartets" 4-6
Pleyel Quartet Cologne
cpo
German link - UK link

[Mirror Image]

Listen what the Cat dragged in:



C. Nielsen
Symphonies 3 & 5
Lennie / NYP
Sony (Royal Edition)
German link - UK link


C. Nielsen
Symphonies 2 & 4
Lennie / NYP
Sony (Royal Edition)
German link - UK link

Fantastic recordings! Some of the best Nielsen performances I've heard.

[Zizekian]

I really need to develop more self-control when it comes to buying music...anyway, here's what I bought today:

[Brian]

I really need to develop more self-control when it comes to buying music...anyway, here's what I bought today:

Trust me, "self-control when it comes to buying music" is a phrase none of us will comprehend. Fwuh?!?! 

[Mirror Image]

Trust me, "self-control when it comes to buying music" is a phrase none of us will comprehend. Fwuh?!?! 

I'm doing pretty good actually. The last recording I bought was on July 4th. Can I set a record? We shall see...

[Opus106]

Trust me, "self-control when it comes to buying music" is a phrase none most of us will not comprehend. Fwuh?!?! 

Ahem...

[Sergeant Rock]

Arrived this morning: the Auryn Quartet's Op.71. This purchase completes the Auryn Haydn cycle (excepting Op.1 and 2 which I'll probably not buy).




Sarge

[North Star]

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The Ravel concertos album arrived today, the rest should be here by Monday.

[Sergeant Rock]

Semi-related question: Just how good is the Ormany Nielsen First?? Anyone think it's a must-have?

The coupled Sixth is the better performance but I don't think Ormandy's Nielsen a must-have. The First feels rushed, the phrasing insensitive. If you don't have Previn's First (released the same year as Ormandy's First) I urge you to acquire it. And it comes with Martinon's great Fourth:

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Sarge