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Bogey

#4460
January 03, 2008, 07:03:37 PM
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Harry

#4461
January 04, 2008, 01:23:44 AM
Quote from: Bogey on January 03, 2008, 07:03:37 PM


That is by all means, not a bad choice Bill! :)

Bogey

#4462
January 04, 2008, 02:13:34 AM
Quote from: Harry on January 04, 2008, 01:23:44 AM
That is by all means, not a bad choice Bill! :)

My second cd from Oxford Camerata/Summmerly Harry and from the looks of it, there seems to a nice handful of recordings left to purchase from this tandem.  The bonus here is that they record on the Naxos label which all run at $8 new.

After only one listen, this, to me, is one of the more powerful performances I have on the shelf for this genre.  If I find I enjoy it enough, I may upgrade to the SACD for a few bones more (see discription below from the web). 

This recording of Spem in alium was made using 'surround sound'. The forty voices were arranged to form four sides of a huge St-Chad cross: Choirs 1 & 2 to the West, 3 & 4 to the North, 5 & 6 to the East, and 7 & 8 to the South. The recording was made to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Tallis's birth and the 21st birthday of Oxford Camerata — old members of Oxford Camerata met with their new counterparts for this performance of Tallis's masterpiece.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

karlhenning

#4463
January 04, 2008, 04:03:51 AM
It is a beauty, Bill!

hautbois

#4464
January 04, 2008, 05:09:35 AM


10 cds for $14, not exactly a bad deal!

Howard

karlhenning

#4465
January 04, 2008, 05:12:33 AM
What's in it, Howard?

hautbois

#4466
January 04, 2008, 05:31:18 AM Last Edit: January 04, 2008, 05:33:00 AM by hautbois
Quote from: karlhenning on January 04, 2008, 05:12:33 AM
What's in it, Howard?


All original performances by Piazolla the man. Mostly studio recordings from the original albums.

Howard

hautbois

#4467
January 04, 2008, 05:52:20 AM Last Edit: January 04, 2008, 05:57:49 AM by hautbois


Never heard anything by Weill. I took the plunge when i saw that the whole programme on the cd was written with big parts for wind ensemble - i am a hardcore classical wind music fella, also, i had been trying to find composers that were not listed as the "bigs" to listen to, as i am now currently "tiring" out the "standard" orchestral and chamber repertoire.

Howard

jwinter

#4468
January 04, 2008, 06:09:24 AM Last Edit: January 04, 2008, 06:11:02 AM by jwinter
Found myself in Princeton, NJ yesterday.  Here's the highlights of what I got at the PREX:

The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.
The motions of his spirit are dull as night,
And his affections dark as Erebus.
Let no such man be trusted.

-- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice

Kullervo

#4469
January 04, 2008, 06:15:29 AM
Quote from: hautbois on January 04, 2008, 05:52:20 AM


Never heard anything by Weill. I took the plunge when i saw that the whole programme on the cd was written with big parts for wind ensemble - i am a hardcore classical wind music fella, also, i had been trying to find composers that were not listed as the "bigs" to listen to, as i am now currently "tiring" out the "standard" orchestral and chamber repertoire.

Howard

Is the Violinkonzert his Op. 12? That is a great piece.

hautbois

#4470
January 04, 2008, 06:51:23 AM
Quote from: Corey on January 04, 2008, 06:15:29 AM
Is the Violinkonzert his Op. 12? That is a great piece.

Yes it is, thankyou for the assurance!

Howard

bhodges

#4471
January 04, 2008, 07:43:10 AM
Quote from: hautbois on January 04, 2008, 06:51:23 AM
Yes it is, thankyou for the assurance!

Howard

I like that piece, too.  First heard it just a few years ago by the Ebony Band, a group of Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians who play more jazz-oriented works, with Alexander Kerr, the group's former concertmaster.

--Bruce

rubio

#4472
January 04, 2008, 08:03:53 AM
A friend who lives in UK visited me today and brought some CD's that I ordered to his address (due to custom prices or seller only shipping to UK). A belated Christmas present :).

       
"One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain" Bob Marley

PerfectWagnerite

#4473
January 04, 2008, 08:08:07 AM


hautbois

#4474
January 04, 2008, 09:21:49 AM
Quote from: bhodges on January 04, 2008, 07:43:10 AM
I like that piece, too.  First heard it just a few years ago by the Ebony Band, a group of Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians who play more jazz-oriented works, with Alexander Kerr, the group's former concertmaster.

--Bruce

Interesting that you mention the Ebony Band, because their current leader is the prominent oboist Werners Herbers whom used to play principal oboe with the Concertgebouw, whoms student is one of my previous teachers, and a very good one, much in the line of the Dutch school of playing. I listened to the violin concerto, and find it very skillfully written, though lacking somewhat in individuality. I think i will give another spin tomorrow if time permits!

Howard

George

#4475
January 04, 2008, 09:24:13 AM Last Edit: January 04, 2008, 09:31:48 AM by George
Quote from: jwinter on January 04, 2008, 06:09:24 AM
Found myself in Princeton, NJ yesterday.  Here's the highlights of what I got at the


LOL!!

I got my Bolet GPOTTC there as well.  8)

Kullervo

#4476
January 04, 2008, 10:03:12 AM
Bolet looks like Omar Sharif. ;D

Papy Oli

#4477
January 04, 2008, 11:21:21 AM
Quote from: Bogey on January 03, 2008, 07:03:37 PM


ooooh yes !!  ;D

This CD reminds me at every listen that every single penny spent on my headphones was worth it just by for the sheer enjoyment of this recording. Astounding clarity and detail.  8)
Olivier

Harry

#4478
January 04, 2008, 11:22:44 AM
Quote from: rubio on January 04, 2008, 08:03:53 AM
A friend who lives in UK visited me today and brought some CD's that I ordered to his address (due to custom prices or seller only shipping to UK). A belated Christmas present :).

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This one I find to be top notch, heard it a few weeks ago, and was flabbergasted by its sheer quality.

Bogey

#4479
January 04, 2008, 11:29:56 AM
Quote from: papy on January 04, 2008, 11:21:21 AM
ooooh yes !!  ;D

This CD reminds me at every listen that every single penny spent on my headphones was worth it just by for the sheer enjoyment of this recording. Astounding clarity and detail.  8)

Do you have the SACD Pappy or just the regular issue?
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz
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