Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[71 dB]

Check the orchestral pieces by Webern and Schoenberg, too.

Well, I start slowly now with this Berg disc. He might be my favorite of the bunch because he had the most human touch in his atonal music (I read).

[Geo Dude]

That Mozart period performance thread does evil things to one if you're not careful...

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Following the suggestions of Velimir and Lethe Dmitriyevna Pettersson in "discoveries of 2011" thread I have ordered this CD:

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Alban Berg - Violin Concerto, Lyric Suite & Three Orchestral Pieces
Rebecca Hirsch, Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra, Eri Klas

I listened to the CD on Spotify and it sounded good. Berg may not become one of my top 10 composers but it is good to have at least one CD of music from a Viennese 2nd school composer, don't you think?

I used GMG link to Amazon.co.uk for this purchase. I think I have been a good boy today. 

Yes, the Second Viennese School composers are all remarkable, but I don't think one recording could possibly do justice to their music, especially considering that this recording doesn't contain any music from Schoenberg or Webern...

I'm also not so sure I would have chosen this disc as an introduction to Berg, but I'm glad you're giving Berg's music a listen. It does take some bravery to get out of our comfort zones, but sometimes the risks we take end up having the biggest reward.

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Thanks for the compliment but I don't think Berg is THAT hard bit to bite for fans of classical music. 

No, he's really not, because from time to time his music will imply a tonal center which gives the music a much more accessible characteristic. The Violin Concerto is the perfect example of this. Even though the music is atonal, it has these harmonic undercurrents that pull you in. You'll see what I mean once you've really absorbed this work.

[Elgarian]

That Mozart period performance thread does evil things to one if you're not careful...

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You might as well just give in, now - and buy the lot. (Though as I say this, I recall that the last volume in the series remains unpurchased, and I ought to do something about that).

I saw Rachel Podger play (Blow, not Mozart) a couple of years ago. She was extraordinary to watch; and the memory comes to mind every time I listen to her recordings.

[71 dB]

Yes, the Second Viennese School composers are all remarkable, but I don't think one recording could possibly do justice to their music, especially considering that this recording doesn't contain any music from Schoenberg or Webern...

Well, it takes million of dollars/euros/pounds/... and several lifetimes to do justice to all artists ever lived... ...if Berg gets me interested enough about Second Viennese School, I might try Schoenberg and Webern too. But there are tons of interesting things in life and resources (time/money/shelf space/etc.) are limited.

I'm also not so sure I would have chosen this disc as an introduction to Berg, but I'm glad you're giving Berg's music a listen. It does take some bravery to get out of our comfort zones, but sometimes the risks we take end up having the biggest reward.

Well, I encourage people to try new music myself so I better live as I preach. 

[KeithW]

Just arrived:

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[Karl Henning]

Oh, the deleterious influence of those fiendish Hadynistas!

The lot for $77:

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[TheGSMoeller]

Weil/Tafelmusik will be my sixth recording of the "Farewell";
The Britten is mainly for the Temporal Variations;
The Rameau Les Fetes d' Hebe is something I've wanted for sometime, I love the orchestral suite so it was only a matter of time.;
and the Dohnanyi/Philharmonia recording of Heldenleben I actually purchased as an MP3 so I've already listened to it, it's a live performance and it shows, very dynamic and intense, some sloppy playing, primarily in the battle, but overall a dynamite of a recording. 

[Papy Oli]

ordered tonight.

[Sergeant Rock]

Weil/Tafelmusik will be my sixth recording of the "Farewell";

Congratulations! You've equaled my record    I've Mackerras, Brüggen, Weil, Solomons, Pinnock and Goodman.

Sarge

[jlaurson]

Congratulations! You've equaled my record    I've Mackerras, Brüggen, Weil, Solomons, Pinnock and Goodman.

Sarge

Dennis Russell Davies, Bruno Weil, Trevor Pinnock, Ton Koopman, Adám Fischer, Antal Doráti, Orpheus CO, Hermann Scherchen here.

Brueggen has a #45? Ah, yes, so he does. Cheap, too. Must grab some day. Of those I can only think of Weil as outstanding... but ought to re-hear Pinnock, Koopman, and Orpheus some time.

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Continuing my foray into Casella's musical world which has been deeply rewarding:





I already owned the first volume in the Naxos Casella series, so I decided to finish it out. It'll be good to hear another performance of his third symphony.

[kishnevi]

In the mail today, two packages from MDT
package 1:
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package 2
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Just finished listening to the Gothic.  I'm impressed by it. If nothing else, it manages the feat of being 106 minutes long and having 800 plus performers without being in the least bit bombastic.
Most impactful moments for me were the openings of the fourth and fifth movements (Te deum and Iudex) and the bass solo near the end of the last movement.  Only real flaw is that the text got rather muddied with so many chorii, but that's probably unavoidable. 

The 8 minutes 40 seconds of applause was well deserved.

BTW, is it a sign of OCDCDCD to get a recording a week before its official US release date?
(And are there any other Yanks who have received it yet?)

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A good overall cycle, but I prefer Neumann to Jarvi in Martinu.

[kishnevi]

A good overall cycle, but I prefer Neumann to Jarvi in Martinu.

At less than $10US (5.58GBP plus whatever its portion of the shipping charged might have been) I figured it would be a can't go wrong choice in a composer with whom I'm relatively unfamiliar.

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At less than $10US (5.58GBP plus whatever its portion of the shipping charged might have been) I figured it would be a can't go wrong choice in a composer with whom I'm relatively unfamiliar.

Well sure, I'm lucky in many ways that when I bought the bulk of my collection, CDs were less expensive than they are right now. I remember getting Chandos recordings for $2 to $4 from Amazon MP sellers. Boy, you don't see this much anymore.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy that Martinu set. I need to revisit the Jarvi recordings myself. I do remember them being quite good overall. The Neumann is just my preferred choice. I came to this conclusion after hearing Jarvi's and Thomson's sets.

[TheGSMoeller]

Dennis Russell Davies, Bruno Weil, Trevor Pinnock, Ton Koopman, Adám Fischer, Antal Doráti, Orpheus CO, Hermann Scherchen here.

Brueggen has a #45? Ah, yes, so he does. Cheap, too. Must grab some day. Of those I can only think of Weil as outstanding... but ought to re-hear Pinnock, Koopman, and Orpheus some time.

Congratulations! You've equaled my record    I've Mackerras, Brüggen, Weil, Solomons, Pinnock and Goodman.

Sarge

Mine are Mackerras, Pinnock, Solomons, Harnoncourt, Orpheus and now Weil.... with Solomons' being my top choice at the moment.

I love the contrast that the Orpheus C.O. offers, a very romantic reading. Orpheus's finale Adagio clocks in at 5:55 where as Pinnock's is at 4:33, and Solomons is at 4:40.

[mc ukrneal]

ordered tonight.

Hey! I have been contemplating that for a month now. I'll be very interested to hear what you think!

[Lethevich]

One of my favourite no-brainer priced chamber music boxes (along with the ridiculously priced Smithson Quartet box of Mozart stuff).