Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Coopmv]

As a collector, and admirer, of Biondi's Vivaldi recordings I had to buy this:

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I attended one of their concerts in NY a number of years ago - great virtuosi and very polished performance.  I also have many of their CD's in my collection, though not this particular one as I have just checked on my computer ...

[Mirror Image]

I attended one of their concerts in NY a number of years ago - great virtuosi and very polished performance.  I also have many of their CD's in my collection, though not this particular one as I have just checked on my computer ...

It came out a month or so ago and, yes, Biondi and his Europa Galante are fantastic. Vivaldi with a backbone!

[kishnevi]

It came out a month or so ago and, yes, Biondi and his Europa Galante are fantastic. Vivaldi with a backbone!

Just to clarify--am I correct in understanding that this CD only contains a few concertos from Vivaldi's Opus 4 ("La Stravaganza") and a couple that are not in that collection?

That won't keep me from getting the recording--just makes me a little less enthusiastic.    I like pretty much everything I've heard from him and Europa Galante, and my personal preference for the Four Seasons is his recording--which, btw, he based on research on manuscript versions and not the printed edition issued in Amsterdam. 

I know EMI has reissued his recording of Bajazet on their budget series.   If you don't have it, but want it, try to get the original issue, which has an extra DVD showing each soloist recording one aria--a sort of bonus mini-concert.

Speaking of purchases,  I ordered eight volumes of the Naive series from Arkiv last night--three volumes of "Concerti and Cantate da Camera",  the CD of flute concertos, and four CDs of sacred music--the Stabat Mater, the Motetti, the In Furore and the Alessandrini Gloria CDs.     There's two others in the series I can get from Amazon/Amazon Marketplace, but one volume I can only find listing for $99 on Marketplace by one vendor, called Sonate da Camera,  performed by L'Astree.   Arkiv and Berkshire Records don't seem to know of it.  Can anyone offer alternate suggestions.  (And I'm not paying a hundred bucks!)  Once I get these sorted out, I'll be more or less up to date on the non-operatic issues in that series and can start catching up on the operas.

[Mirror Image]

Just to clarify--am I correct in understanding that this CD only contains a few concertos from Vivaldi's Opus 4 ("La Stravaganza") and a couple that are not in that collection?

Yes, La Stravaganza is usually two-discs. This is not the full set of concerti. I'm not too worried about it, because, as I said above, I'm an admirer of what Biondi does with Vivaldi and this is an essential purchase for my collection.

[Sid]

Got these vinyl records second hand & the Naxos disc below brand new on special. It's mostly choral, which is kind of my favourite realm now. I'm interested in hearing the Charles Wood work especially, I'm not familiar with any of his stuff at all. Anyway, this looks to be a very interesting work for me to sink my teeth into, amidst all my more ancient choral explorations of late. I have no doubt that this work will be a gem, no less than the ancient works I have now come to admire...

Brahms - String Sextet #1 - Members of London Philharmonic Orchestra (vinyl)

Pergolesi - Stabat Mater - K. Ferrier/J. Taylor/Nottingham Ch./Boyd Neel String Orch./Roy Henderson (vinyl)

Britten - Ceremony of Carols; Missa Brevis - Choir of New College, Oxford/David Lumsden (vinyl)

Charles Wood - St Mark Passion - Naxos CD, image below

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[Antoine Marchand]

Just to clarify--am I correct in understanding that this CD only contains a few concertos from Vivaldi's Opus 4 ("La Stravaganza") and a couple that are not in that collection?

Hi, Kishnevi. This is the answer to your question:

This new addition to Europa Galante's Vivaldi discography comprises six concertos published in London in 1728 by John Walsh, England's leading music publisher at the time. In the early 18th century Vivaldi enjoyed international celebrity: he took commissions from wealthy foreigners; the scores of his concertos were collected by travellers on the Grand Tour and his works were also published in Amsterdam between 1711 and 1729.

Walsh, who had previously possibly commercialised 'pirate' editions of Vivaldi's music, took five concertos from the twelve in the collection La Stravaganza and added a sixth concerto in F major, RV 291, which does not survive in any other source, so cannot be attributed with absolute certainly to Vivaldi. All the concertos Walsh selected cater to the English taste for the concerto grosso, with more than one soloist.

This CD also includes a further Vivaldi concerto, RV 544 in F major, entitled 'Il Proteo o sia Il mondo al rovescio' (Proteus, or the world upside-down), which refers to shape-shifting sea-god Proteus. The score is ingeniously written so that, with an appropriate shift in pitch, the solo violin and cello could readily swap parts.

Conclusions: It's a selection made by Walsh, plus a concerto added by Biondi and, therefore, not the complete Vivaldi's collection known as La Stravaganza. 

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

10 CD'S of British Music in very good performances for 9,99 euro's. JPC de.  ( label is Documents and all legit original recordings.)

[Lethevich]

Those look like Classico licences? I hope the label isn't in trouble.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Those look like Classico licences? I hope the label isn't in trouble.

Yes Classico recordings, and the label is selling out.

[Rinaldo]

Wednesday's combo:



Was looking for Gardiner's L'Orfeo which intrigued me for a while - my champion up to this point is Garrido for overall tone & sound - and couldn't resist picking up Fairy Queen as well (the 'al fresco' edition sure has some lovely packaging + it was dirt cheap). I've got Savall's suites already which are gorgeous at times but I wanted the complete work and the Monteverdi Choir has yet to disappoint me. Tempo is a little faster than I would prefer but otherwise I'm very pleased with this purchase.

[Sergeant Rock]

Arrived today from various Amazon sellers: Langgaard's wacky End of Time (a purchase inspired by Harold Camping  ); Dohnányi's Sextet, Serenade Trio and Second String Quartet (recommended by Erato); and a recital by Mutter and Orkis including Respighi and Prokofiev sonatas.





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[Lethevich]

Yes Classico recordings, and the label is selling out.

Dang, bad news. Prompted by your discovery, I had a friend buy me the late birthday present that they've been owing me (the single discs were from the ~€2 bargain bin, so I'm less greedy than it looks )

Orchesterwerke der Nationen:
The British Symphonic Collection

Raff, Joachim (1822-1882):
Violinsonaten Vol. 4

Sallinen, Aulis (geb. 1935):
Barabbas Dialogues op. 84

Eben, Petr (1929-2007):
Geistliche Werke für Gesang & Orgel

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963):
Klaviersonate Nr. 3

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid (1877-1933):
Klavierwerke Vol. 4

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid (1877-1933):
Werke für das Harmonium Vol. 5

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Dang, bad news. Prompted by your discovery, I had a friend buy me the late birthday present that they've been owing me (the single discs were from the ~€2 bargain bin, so I'm less greedy than it looks )

Orchesterwerke der Nationen:
The British Symphonic Collection

Raff, Joachim (1822-1882):
Violinsonaten Vol. 4

Sallinen, Aulis (geb. 1935):
Barabbas Dialogues op. 84

Eben, Petr (1929-2007):
Geistliche Werke für Gesang & Orgel

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963):
Klaviersonate Nr. 3

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid (1877-1933):
Klavierwerke Vol. 4

Karg-Elert, Sigfrid (1877-1933):
Werke für das Harmonium Vol. 5

The Raff is outstanding and the Werke fur Harmonium which I bought a long time ago, are to my ears, most beautiful. The Hindemith is also worth its money, Eben doesn't work for me, and Salinens Barabbas as a composition I like very much, but the singing got the better of me, and in the bin it went!

[SonicMan46]

Well, this set doesn't look bad at all:

Antoine - well, that is one of my favorite groups!  Went ahead and put in an order myself - must hear them in these works; plus, the one I own was an old BMG purchase and rather inexpensive as I recall - Dave 

[Antoine Marchand]

Antoine - well, that is one of my favorite groups!  Went ahead and put in an order myself - must hear them in these works; plus, the one I own was an old BMG purchase and rather inexpensive as I recall - Dave 

I will just say: "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone". 

These days I found some available copies of Bach's solo keyboards works performed by Lars Ulrik Mortensen (kontrapunkt) which is rather unusual; so I didn't miss the opportunity:

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A few things that took my interest.

[Opus106]

Speaking of purchases,  I ordered eight volumes of the Naive series from Arkiv last night--three volumes of "Concerti and Cantate da Camera",  the CD of flute concertos, and four CDs of sacred music--the Stabat Mater, the Motetti, the In Furore and the Alessandrini Gloria CDs.     There's two others in the series I can get from Amazon/Amazon Marketplace, but one volume I can only find listing for $99 on Marketplace by one vendor, called Sonate da Camera,  performed by L'Astree.   Arkiv and Berkshire Records don't seem to know of it.  Can anyone offer alternate suggestions.  (And I'm not paying a hundred bucks!)  Once I get these sorted out, I'll be more or less up to date on the non-operatic issues in that series and can start catching up on the operas.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Naive/OP30394

And maybe MDT also has it. Oh, and check out these new boxes of 4 CDs from Naive.

[kishnevi]

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Naive/OP30394

And maybe MDT also has it. Oh, and check out these new boxes of 4 CDs from Naive.

Those boxes look interesting, but  I have almost everything that's on them already, or will have them when this new Arkiv order lands.  It will be simpler and cheaper for me to buy the individual CDs for what I don't have. 

And thanks for the tip,but the one I'm looking for is this. 

Presto doesn't have it, but I realized late last night I might be able to order it directly from Naive, if I can figure out how to use their website.  And I'll check out MDT.

[Opus106]

And thanks for the tip,but the one I'm looking for is this. 

Presto doesn't have it, but I realized late last night I might be able to order it directly from Naive, if I can figure out how to use their website.  And I'll check out MDT.

*Takes a break from reading lessons*



http://www.naxosdirect.ie/VIVALDI---SONATE-DE-CAMERA/title/OP30252/ -- don't know if they ship to places outside Ireland.

[kishnevi]

*Takes a break from reading lessons*



http://www.naxosdirect.ie/VIVALDI---SONATE-DE-CAMERA/title/OP30252/ -- don't know if they ship to places outside Ireland.

Thank you.  We may have a winner here,  if I can figure out how to get it to take a US address.  It lists the USA as an option, but won't take my address....

Oddly enough, the US Naxos direct lists it as out of stock.