Past Purchases (CLOSED)

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Like I need anymore Bartok, but I couldn't help myself:



This is the only picture I could find on the Internet, but here are the contents:


1. Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918-1919; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1983


2. Hungarian Sketches (5), Sz 97 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Zubin Mehta
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1974


3. Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1983


4. Suite for Orchestra no 1, Op. 3/Sz 31 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905/1920; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1978


5. Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 1/Sz 27 by Béla Bartók
Performer:  Pascal Rogé (Piano)
Conductor:  Walter Weller
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; Budapest, Hungary
Date of Recording: 1974


6. Pictures (2) for Orchestra, Op. 10/Sz 46 by Béla Bartók
Conductor:  Antal Doráti
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; Budapest, Hungary

[Information taken from Arkivmusic.com]

[Que]

The postman just delivered the following box set ...

That set is incredibly cheap these days..What holds me back is the thought that it might be a pioneering-but-not-just-there-yet set...kind of impressive in its time, but now outdated and outclassed But I really don't know if that is indeed the case. I'd appreciate a future update on your findings.

Q

[Que]

Found this in the bargain bin, yesterday. Fits nicely with the Spanish Baroque theme Bill (Bogey) is pursuing these days! Though Madrid-based composer Giacomo Facco was decidedly Italian....



I'm sure for most here - as it was for me - the label will be somewhat of an enigma. It is called Musica Antigua Aranjuez.

Might give it a spin today.

Q

[The new erato]

That set is incredibly cheap these days..What holds me back is the thought that it might be a pioneering-but-not-just-there-yet set...kind of impressive in its time, but now outdated and outclassed But I really don't know if that is indeed the case. I'd appreciate a future update on your findings.

Q

I have some of this on LPs, but haven'tplayed LPs for years. This series was instrumental in shaping my interest for early music, and Andrea von Ramm to this day is one of my favorite singers!

[madaboutmahler]

The Karajan Ring is a great present! I especially like his Walküre.

Happy b-day, may the following year bring you lots and lots of musical joy 

Nico

Thank you, Nico! This is my very first Ring Cycle, so I am very excited to start listening!

Happy birthday from me to :-)

Thank you!

Mahler 9.......I was extremely sure you would make that addition.

[prémont]

That set is incredibly cheap these days..What holds me back is the thought that it might be a pioneering-but-not-just-there-yet set...kind of impressive in its time, but now outdated and outclassed But I really don't know if that is indeed the case. I'd appreciate a future update on your findings.

Q

Historically important sets like this never really get outdated.

Not to forget that we do not know, how this music actually sounded, when it was composed.

Studio der Frühen Musik may - whatever is en vogue these days - be nearer to the "truth". Neither you nor I can tell.

[DieNacht]

Mozart: Piano Concertos / Barenboim 13LP EMI

Couldn´t resist this: The total price at the last day of some antiquarian sales for this apparently faultless set of 13LPs was 0,65 Euros 

I don´t expect that much from the set, hope to find the Anda on DG some time for a cheap price too & own Schiff, Brendel/Marriner, Han and Perahia as regards complete sets also. But judging from listening to the 15th cocnerto, the sound is good and the playing too, if somewhat subdued.

[Elgarian]

Birthday today!

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Great day. Great gift. When I got my first Ring it more or less settled the course of my life for the next two years!

[mc ukrneal]

Great day. Great gift. When I got my first Ring it more or less settled the course of my life for the next two years!

Now was that hammering out the ring, or was that with the three maidens?

[Opus106]

When I got my first Ring it more or less settled the course of my life for the next two years!

Did you go around in circles?

[madaboutmahler]

haha

So excited about hearing it... I'm going to be buying all the scores too, which I have found for around £50 on Amazon MP altogether.... I think the four books together are around 2500 pages!

[Elgarian]

Now was that hammering out the ring, or was that with the three maidens?

Did you go around in circles?

Neither of these. The chief effect was that, from that day onwards, all my conversations contained the words:
Weia! Waga!
Woge, du Welle,
walle zur Wiege!
Wagala weia!
Wallala, weiala weia!

[springrite]

What a great present. Happy Birthday, Pal!

Now, if my parents would give me the Licht cycle for my birthday. Not better music but more discs...



Now listening:
Mahler 1 (with lecture), Zander.

[Opus106]

Neither of these. The chief effect was that, from that day onwards, all my conversations contained the words:
Weia! Waga!
Woge, du Welle,
walle zur Wiege!
Wagala weia!
Wallala, weiala weia!

Ah, that I've already witnessed in Ilaria's speech.

[madaboutmahler]

What a great present. Happy Birthday, Pal!

Now, if my parents would give me the Licht cycle for my birthday. Not better music but more discs...

Now listening:
Mahler 1 (with lecture), Zander.

Thank you!
haha

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Went to the used CD store and man they have got a bunch of classical Blu-rays in so I picked these two up for $12 each:

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And bought this one for my Dad:

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[Elgarian]

Ah, that I've already witnessed in Ilaria's speech.

Yes. The Weia! Waga! syndrome is inescapable, and there weren't pills for it in those days. Of course I also began to take part in the weekly street battles between Wagner and Verdi fans. But you'd have expected that.

[TheGSMoeller]

Went to the used CD store and man they have got a bunch of classical Blu-rays in so I picked these two up for $12 each:

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And bought this one for my Dad:

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Where is this store, John?

[madaboutmahler]

Went to the used CD store and man they have got a bunch of classical Blu-rays in so I picked these two up for $12 each:

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Brilliant, John! Very good performances, I watched them on the Digital Concert Hall a while ago. I love this Takemitsu pieces, and even better, it has my 5 favourite percussionists as the soloists!

Enjoy!

[Coopmv]

That set is incredibly cheap these days..What holds me back is the thought that it might be a pioneering-but-not-just-there-yet set...kind of impressive in its time, but now outdated and outclassed But I really don't know if that is indeed the case. I'd appreciate a future update on your findings.

Q

No problems.  I may not be able to get to the set for another week or two.  But the price was surely attractive ...