Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Dancing Divertimentian]

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The Cuarteto Casals plays quartets by Debussy, Ravel, Zemlinsky, and Toldra.

That's a great set of recordings. I've had 'em for a while.

[Uncle Connie]

Another mystery composer

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No mystery; his 'Donna Diana' overture has been one of those Top 100 Hits things for generations.  I even remember it from early television, used as theme music to "Sergeant Preston of the Yukon."  (Also a radio show, that's how old!)

As to this 'Sieger' and also its other half, 'Schlemihl,' David Hurwitz of Classics Today raved and raved about them several years ago so I sprang for them and was never more disappointed in my life.  Lots of nice sounds, but disconnected, repetitious, bloated (like a much-overwritten Richard Strauss at his worst) and ultimately empty.  So where did that leave me?  Hurwitz said wonderful, I said dreadful.  Who's correct?  Maybe just a matter of taste; if you really do love the Strauss of the Sinfonia domestica or Heldenleben then you ought to be happy.  I sold them on eBay.

By the way, I don't think the cover is a Gloria Coates painting but it's in the same world of color exactly, see my posts earlier in this thread.

[kishnevi]

This landed today:

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Repeating the post because it was only today that I realized it contains FULL cycles of the Beethoven violin and cello sonatas, as well as 2 CDs of Schumann (including Maisky performing the Cello Concerto with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, even though Argerich was not involved in that) and some other goodies from Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bartok, Janacek, Messiaen, and Bach.  13 CDs in all, although several are under the 60 minute mark.

[Zizekian]

Another purchase-heavy day!

[Que]

Purchased yesterday:

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Q

[eyeresist]

So much for budget week:

[asin]B000GNOHT6[/asin]An introduction to Aram Khachaturian - this includes Glushchenko's recording of the 3rd symphony, plus Jarvi in the suites. Is that a bus stop?

[asin]B000068Q5U[/asin]Bartok: The orchestral masterpieces (2 CD) / Solti

[asin]B00007EB9N[/asin]Bartok: Piano & Violin concertos (2 CD) / Ashkenazy, Chung, Solti

[asin]B000001488[/asin]Ippolitov-Ivanov: Complete Caucasian Sketches, etc. / Fagen

[asin]B006XOBFTM[/asin]Bruno Walter conducted Mahler (7 CD) Feelin' brown?

[Karl Henning]

This landed today:

Repeating the post because it was only today that I realized it contains FULL cycles of the Beethoven violin and cello sonatas, as well as 2 CDs of Schumann (including Maisky performing the Cello Concerto with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, even though Argerich was not involved in that) and some other goodies from Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Bartok, Janacek, Messiaen, and Bach.  13 CDs in all, although several are under the 60 minute mark.

I have the Kremer/Argerich set of the LvB vn sonatas in another reissue, I loves 'em.

[Karl Henning]

It was our Edward tipped me off on this one; an exquisite disc!

[Zizekian]

It was our Edward tipped me off on this one; an exquisite disc!

I also discovered this disc from the forum. I think that it was posted in a "best of 2011" thread. I look forward to listening to it this weekend.

[listener]

arrived this morning :
Cello Concerto by Havergal BRIAN, Concert Suite by Alan BUSH, and Rhapsody by York BOWEN
Raphael Wallfisch, cello  BBC Concert Orch.,   Martin Yates, cond.
and the 6-disc set of Frank BRIDGE  Orchestral Works
Richard Hickox, cond.    BBC National Orch. of Wales

[Conor71]

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[kishnevi]

Just ordered these:

Table pounding time.   Are you aware that CPO has two (I think) other Atterberg discs not in that set (the Violin Concerto is the one I'm sure about)?

[Brian]

Table pounding time.   Are you aware that CPO has two (I think) other Atterberg discs not in that set (the Violin Concerto is the one I'm sure about)?

Violin Concerto and the other is the Piano Concerto. I've never heard the Piano Concerto disc, but the VC is a quite enjoyable piece.

EDIT: FYI my favorite Atterberg is, in numerical order, 3, 6, and 8.

[Conor71]

Quote from: Jeffrey Smith on Today at 11:28:40 AM

Table pounding time.   Are you aware that CPO has two (I think) other Atterberg discs not in that set (the Violin Concerto is the one I'm sure about)?

Thanks Jeffrey - yes I noticed a couple of other Atterberg Discs when I was browsing this one today. If I get on well with this set I  may well get them in future! 

[Conor71]

Quote from: Brian on Today at 12:02:44 PM

Violin Concerto and the other is the Piano Concerto. I've never heard the Piano Concerto disc, but the VC is a quite enjoyable piece.

EDIT: FYI my favorite Atterberg is, in numerical order, 3, 6, and 8.

Is one of these Symphonies the "Dollar Symphony"? - thats the only one I have heard of as I dont know much about this Composer

[Brian]

Is one of these Symphonies the "Dollar Symphony"? - thats the only one I have heard of as I dont know much about this Composer

6 is the "Dollar," a very light-hearted symphony except for its slow movement; 4 and 7 are about on that symphony's level of quality, and 3 and 8 are if anything even better. You have a lot of cool stuff to discover!!

[Conor71]

Quote from: Brian on Today at 12:27:57 PM

6 is the "Dollar," a very light-hearted symphony except for its slow movement; 4 and 7 are about on that symphony's level of quality, and 3 and 8 are if anything even better. You have a lot of cool stuff to discover!!

Thanks Brian, sounds good indeed!

[Que]

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For €19 at Amazon.de this 4CD set is a steal! This early Italian organ repertoire by Frescobaldi's predecessor might not be everybody's cup of tea, but for those interested...

I discovered German Amazon offers free shipping to the Netherlands for purchases of € 20 or more, so I got this practically for "free":

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[The new erato]

Just home from 3 weeks of vacation (Southern Germany and Alsace as well as a brief stint on Norways relatively sunny southern coast) and 11 packages of discs (some containing only single discs) are waiting!

I'll post as I open (or else it will be chaos) - and a few may have been reported earlier (as I often post when the order has been confirmed or sent); apologies for that.

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[The new erato]

Under strong advice from some members her:

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