Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Antoine Marchand]

[karlhenning]

Doesn't rain but it pours . . . just landed:

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[Scarpia]

Doesn't rain but it pours . . . just landed:

You won't regret that Harnoncourt set.  I just got the piano version of the Koechlin thing, I was pondering the orchestral version.

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Excellent! I haven't heard the piano version of Koechlin's The Persian Hours, but I dig the orchestral version of it. Harnoncourt's Beethoven set is very good. I'm still making my way through the set. Like many know, I'm not a big fan of Beethoven's music, but Haroncourt makes this music a joy to listen to. I haven't gotten to the PCs with Aimard yet.

[karlhenning]

This 'un, too, though it seems not to play in the PC here:

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I've got the Kathryn Scott recordings and an orchestral one too, but am not sure if it is the same one you bought.  I generally like the piano vs. the orchestral version of the same piece, but in this case, I think the opposite is true.  Koechlin's writing benefits from the expanded palette.

I agree, Koechlin's orchestral music are sonic marvels to my ears. Such lush textures. The interesting thing is that his music is always direct and doesn't border on the meandering like, I admit, Delius' music does in some pieces. There's always a purpose and focus to the music.

[karlhenning]

You won't regret that Harnoncourt set.

If the Stevenson had not arrived, I should have plunged right into that set!

I've got the Kathryn Scott recordings and an orchestral one too, but am not sure if it is the same one you bought.  I generally like the piano vs. the orchestral version of the same piece, but in this case, I think the opposite is true.  Koechlin's writing benefits from the expanded palette.

I agree, Koechlin's orchestral music are sonic marvels to my ears. Such lush textures. The interesting thing is that his music is always direct and doesn't border on the meandering like, I admit, Delius' music does in some pieces. There's always a purpose and focus to the music.

Glad to be reassured that the orchestral version will be at least Value Added here, gents.

[Scarpia]

I've got the Kathryn Scott recordings and an orchestral one too, but am not sure if it is the same one you bought.  I generally like the piano vs. the orchestral version of the same piece, but in this case, I think the opposite is true.  Koechlin's writing benefits from the expanded palette.

Glad to be reassured that the orchestral version will be at least Value Added here, gents.

It is the Stott that I have.  Given the choice, at least in the case of Ravel, I also typically prefer the piano version.  But in this case I found some deeply discounted copies of the Hanssler recording of the orchestral version, so I've decided to pop for it.

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[Scarpia]

Picked up a few items at Berkshire for attractive prices

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The last three complete a cycle that I started acquiring on Hyperion "please buy me."

[karlhenning]

The cover for that last is (I believe) a detail of a huge canvas I saw once in the Russian Museum.

[Scarpia]

The cover for that last is (I believe) a detail of a huge canvas I saw once in the Russian Museum.

Six-Winged Seraph (1904) by Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel

[DavidW]

The Greek ballets, Stravinsky conducted by Robert Craft who I believe conducted the premieres as well?

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The Greek ballets, Stravinsky conducted by Robert Craft who I believe conducted the premieres as well?

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Fantastic recording. In fact, I have enjoyed all the Craft-led Stravinsky recordings reissued on Naxos.

[Sid]

Purchased the following today, which I got on special -

Melchite Chants sung by Sr Marie Keyrouz

Schutz - Christmas Story/Rene Jacobs

Monteverdi - Duets & Solos/Emma Kirkby - Evelyn Tubb

I went into the cd store to buy a recording of Frank Martin's Golgotha which I saw on special last week. But they only had two copies then, and they were both gone. So I got these other things instead. It's probably better, because I'm kind of getting more interested in early music now. I was looking forward to hearing the Martin work, but I'm no less excited about hearing these purchases for the first time. I'm coming around to the view that most of the innovations in classical music happened during the classical era and before rather than in the romantic and modern eras, which were more eras of refinement than real innovation...

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[Sergeant Rock]

Arrived today from JPC: Dohnányi orchestral works: his prize-winning student symphony, the Zrinyi Overture, Suite en valse (I love the waltz) and Variations on a Nursery Song (played by Schiff and conducted by Solti).




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[Sid]

Arrived today from JPC: Dohnányi orchestral works: his prize-winning student symphony, the Zrinyi Overture, Suite en valse (I love the waltz) and Variations on a Nursery Song (played by Schiff and conducted by Solti).

Excellent stuff there, Sergeant Rock, Dohnanyi's music (or what little I've actually heard of it) is superb. For many years, I was only familiar with his two most famous hits - the Variations on a Nursery Theme for piano & orchestra & the Konzertstuck for cello & orchestra. I had heard them on the radio quite a few times. These works show Dohnanyi's ability to write soloistic works. I especially like the humour in the Variations, I won't spoil it by telling you specifics & giving things away in case you've not heard it before. Dohnanyi knew how to do a huge leg-pull with the best of them.

The only Dohnanyi I own on cd are his 2 violin concertos on Naxos. These are great works. I especially like the 2nd one, which sounds very fresh and imaginative coming from someone past retirement age. He really had an ability to get good ideas down, and do things with them that were far from predictable or cliched.

BTW, those regional Hungarian orchestras recorded by Hungaroton - like the Miskolc Symphony you've got there, as well as others like the Szeged Symphony - are excellent & match the quality of the Budapest orchestras, imo. I used to have a number of recordings with some of them playing, also on Hungaroton, and they were great.

As for the Eloquence release, it looks to be excellent, as usual the coupling is really appropriate. I am familiar with all of those works, and they are all masterpieces, imo. I can't really tell you which is my favourite, they're all top notch. I am familiar with some of Schiff's work (his Mozart concertos) and Katin (his Bartok and Beethoven) and the name Jablonski also rings a bell.

Enjoy!...

[Sergeant Rock]

I especially like the humour in the Variations, I won't spoil it by telling you specifics & giving things away in case you've not heard it before.

I have heard it. In fact I own this performance on LP...bought it when it was first released in 1986. I love the humor too: one of the few classical works that made me laugh out loud when I first heard it.

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[DavidW]

Rental today... netflix is shipping me Fidelio!

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[karlhenning]

Rental today... netflix is shipping me Fidelio!

Davey, you're whole hog for Harnoncourt! : )

Last night I also listened to the Opus 93, and even the Choral Fantasy . . . which remains second- or third-tier Beethoven, but is now revealed as entirely pleasant in its own modest way.