Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[rubio]

I collected these one by one. The 4th was available on DG Gold Masters or whatever that was called, and the other ones I found on DG Galleria in a record store in Rome. Took me a while, but was worth it. These are outstanding performances, if a little on the slow side, but both very lyrical and dramatic. Giulini holds the long line  even at these slower tempi, and the WP fill the line with great and sonorous playing. Are the Haydn-Variationen and Tragische Ouvertüre included in this set, BTW?

Yes, these are included together with "Ein Deutsches Requiem".

[MN Dave]

Purcell: Phantasies, Ayres & Chaconys - The Flautadors

And thanks to Todd's review: Biss's Beethoven CD

[Oh, and while I was yapping with the clerk at the CD store, he failed to put my copy of Fanfare in the bag. Am I going to go back across town to get it? Probably not.]

[karlhenning]

[Oh, and while I was yapping with the clerk at the CD store, he failed to put my copy of Fanfare in the bag. Am I going to go back across town to get it? Probably not.]

Give them a call; they'll save it for you for your next visit, right?

[MN Dave]

Give them a call; they'll save it for you for your next visit, right?

Maybe they'll mail it to me. I'll give it a shot.

[Gustav]

[karlhenning]

Maybe they'll mail it to me. I'll give it a shot.

Good thought;  at the shop where I work, we would certainly do that as a courtesy to the customer.

[MN Dave]

Good thought;  at the shop where I work, we would certainly do that as a courtesy to the customer.

He made it sound like it would be a tremendous burden for them to mail it, so they're holding it for whenever I make it back there.

[Mark]

Great choice. These forces really make a great argument for these concerti.

[karlhenning]

Go, LA Phil!

[gmstudio]

Mark, sorry about that accident.  Onkyo makes some very nice, cost effective equipment -- "decent enough for now" certainly.

Of course you and the rest of us might covet better than what we have.  For my part as am audiophile, I kind of admire this system owned by one 'mikel';  (talk about excess:  equipment and listening room, by my estimation, are worth north of US$500k.)
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Actually, those are Mike's old speakers:  his latest look like this
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Mike has a good-sized record collection too
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(I'm not sure that's all of it.)

See more picture's of 'mikel''s stuff here ...
http://cgi.audioasylum.com/systems/663.html

You know, for the amout of money this guy has sunk into reproducing live music, he could probably hire actual live musicians to come play in this room for about half of that, if not less, a couple times a month for a few years...

[Gustav]

Great choice. These forces really make a great argument for these concerti.

I actually have downloaded that album before, i like it so much i decided to add it to my collection, but it is not so easy to buy nowadays, i finally found it on eBay, new for 20 bucks (including shipping).

[12tone.]

You know, for the amout of money this guy has sunk into reproducing live music, he could probably hire actual live musicians to come play in this room for about half of that, if not less, a couple times a month for a few years...

Yeah, sounds good till the guy finds out about the food bill!  YOWZA!

[Heather Harrison]

I haven't been buying many CDs lately, mainly because my budget has been going to other things.  I just ordered a tiny 1-gram piece of rhodium (the most expensive precious metal) for my element collection.  The money I wasted on that could have bought many CDs.  Still, I have saved money for a few, and I just bought four items.  Here are the first two.



Howard Hanson - Bold Island Suite, Merry Mount Suite, Symphony No. 2, Fanfare for the Signal Corps.  Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops.  This music is grand, beautiful, and quite enjoyable, and is expertly performed.  The SACD 5-channel program has great sound.



Masters of Indian Classical Music.  This budget-priced 2-CD set includes some great performances by various musicians in the North Indian classical tradition.  Included are Ravi Shankar (sitar), Hariprasad Chaurasia (bansuri), Amjad Ali Khan (sarod), Zakir Hussain (tabla), N. Rajam (violin), Bismillah Khan (shehnai), and Ram Narayan (sarangi).  These recordings were made in the early 1990's and are of good sound quality.  The musicians are among the best active at the time.  This 2-CD set would be a great introduction to North Indian classical music for those who are unfamiliar with it, and for those of us who know it well, it is a good addition to the collection.

Heather

[Kullervo]

[Heather Harrison]

Here are the other two.



Bach - Art of the Fugue - Emerson String Quartet.  This certainly isn't HIP, since the string quartet in its modern form didn't exist in Bach's time.  However, given that Bach didn't specify a particular instrument for these fugues, it seems reasonable to play them on just about anything.  These pieces work well played by a string quartet; it makes it easy to follow the different voices.  The playing is beautiful.  It may not be HIP, but it works well.



Kalkbrenner - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4.  Tasmanian Symphony/Howard Shelley (piano and conductor).  Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series, Vol. 41.  I have enjoyed other CDs in this series; it is nice to hear good performances of little-known works.  This one is of similar quality to others I have heard in the series.  The performances are very good.  These concertos aren't as memorable as some of the better-known ones, but they are enjoyable to listen to, and they demand great skill of the pianist.

Heather

[Bonehelm]

Here are the other two.



Bach - Art of the Fugue - Emerson String Quartet.  This certainly isn't HIP, since the string quartet in its modern form didn't exist in Bach's time.  However, given that Bach didn't specify a particular instrument for these fugues, it seems reasonable to play them on just about anything.  These pieces work well played by a string quartet; it makes it easy to follow the different voices.  The playing is beautiful.  It may not be HIP, but it works well.



Kalkbrenner - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4.  Tasmanian Symphony/Howard Shelley (piano and conductor).  Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series, Vol. 41.  I have enjoyed other CDs in this series; it is nice to hear good performances of little-known works.  This one is of similar quality to others I have heard in the series.  The performances are very good.  These concertos aren't as memorable as some of the better-known ones, but they are enjoyable to listen to, and they demand great skill of the pianist.

Heather

Outstanding Bach disc, Heather. 

[Gustav]

got this for 9 dollars from eBay



got this for 35 dollars

[rubio]

Some Michelangeli in the mailbox today:

[George]

Some Michelangeli in the mailbox today:

Nice! 

[Gustav]

got this yesterday