Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Mark]

The last (the very last) CD purchase of 2008:



Why? Because many, many members told me to buy this well over a year ago, and like a prick, I ignored them. So I'm putting right that wrong.

And also, because marvinbrown seemed to be enjoying them so much when last he posted round here.

[PerfectWagnerite]

The last (the very last) CD purchase of 2008:



Why? Because many, many members told me to buy this well over a year ago, and like a prick, I ignored them. So I'm putting right that wrong.

And also, because marvinbrown seemed to be enjoying them so much when last he posted round here.

It's okay and no more, by far my least favorite cycle amongst Kertesz, Rowicki, Suitner, ane Neumann. Kubelik just doesn't do it for me. I sense no sense of discovery like in Kertesz or the freshness of Rowicki. I find Kubelik's reading tired and uninteresting. The final three are actually pretty good, but the first 3 symphonies come across as cumbersome and desperately wanting some dramatic cuts. Maybe you'll find it otherwise.

Anyway I bought these:



why? Because I have no Karajan doing Haydn.

[Bogey]

Anyway I bought these:



why? Because I have no Karajan doing Haydn.

Haydn and HvK just sound like a good mix PW.  Will be interested to hear your thoughts.

[PerfectWagnerite]

In general I like Das Wunder in almost everything he does, with the exception of Tchaikovsky and maybe Schumann. I am sure this one will be good.

[Lilas Pastia]

Five British symphonies today from Amazon UK; composed by George Lloyd and Richard Arnell:








Sarge

Santa Pizza, what an interesting haul !!! Gotta listen to some Arnell and Lloyd. One of these days...

[Holden]

Found this second hand but virtually brand new in "The Music Shop" Brisbane today for $35. I got it mainly because of the Chopin disk which has the Op 25 Etudes. Sidoze has been onto me for a number of years now to add Sokolov's Etudes to my collection as he reckons they have no peer. The first listening (in the car) was very impressive. The other 4 discs contain Schubert D894 and D 960, The LvB Diabellis and a Rach/Prok/Scriabin recital. I've yet to hear any of these.

I also got



for $10.

[Sergeant Rock]

JPC still loves me even though I just got around to paying for several orders from October and November (they only sent one "reminder", very polite and non-threatening. I love this company).  Anyway, a rather harried UPS guy showed up last night around seven with a Christmas present from JPC. They sent one last year too. This year, Praetorius, a CD I don't have but one I would have purchased:



Just curious: do other regular JPC customers, like Harry and dB, get anything, or is it just for customers who reside in Germany?

Sarge

[Harry]

Yes my friend, received that 3 weeks ago, and good it is.....

[71 dB]

Just curious: do other regular JPC customers, like Harry and dB, get anything, or is it just for customers who reside in Germany?

Sarge

I don't think I am a regular customer. I have ordered from them 2-3 times so far. 
No presents for me. 

[M forever]

I don't think I am a regular customer. I have ordered from them 2-3 times so far. 
No presents for me. 

That's not because of that. They just didn't have any CDs of music with multidimensional vibrating fields to send out as gifts, and they didn't want to insult your extremely highly developed musical taste by sending you any of the other banal stuff that idiots like the rest of us here listen to.

[MishaK]

[pjme]

Pffff...when will it stop! Vibrational fields or not.
Ignore posters that iritate .

[Henk]

[sidoze]

Found this second hand but virtually brand new in "The Music Shop" Brisbane today for $35. I got it mainly because of the Chopin disk which has the Op 25 Etudes. Sidoze has been onto me for a number of years now to add Sokolov's Etudes to my collection as he reckons they have no peer. The first listening (in the car) was very impressive. The other 4 discs contain Schubert D894 and D 960, The LvB Diabellis and a Rach/Prok/Scriabin recital. I've yet to hear any of these.

There's only one Grigory Sokolov.

[71 dB]

That's not because of that. They just didn't have any CDs of music with multidimensional vibrating fields to send out as gifts, and they didn't want to insult your extremely highly developed musical taste by sending you any of the other banal stuff that idiots like the rest of us here listen to.

Thanks for the explanation M forever! 

[Sergeant Rock]

There's only one Grigory Sokolov.

Are you sure? I thought I saw another Sokolov walking around town recently. Sure looked like him anyway.

Seriously, he's playing at the BASF concert hall in Ludwigshafen next March. I'm looking forward to it.

Sarge

[MN Dave]

[sidoze]

Are you sure? I thought I saw another Sokolov walking around town recently. Sure looked like him anyway.

Seriously, he's playing at the BASF concert hall in Ludwigshafen next March. I'm looking forward to it.

Sarge

There's an Ivan Sokolov who's made a very intense recording of the very intense piano sonatas of Ustvolskaya.

PS - Sokolov is quite a big chap now. These days, if he wants to get around town, I think he's usually carted.

[karlhenning]

Landed today!

Astor Piazzolla, La Camorra



Chick Corea & Béla Fleck, The Enchantment



Twelve Monkeys

[Kullervo]

Mann's Lotte in Weimar, for less than a dollar!