Best recordings of 2009?

[MN Dave]

By the time you had written that, it was already fixed. :-)

Suuuuuure....

By the way, thanks for this. You're worth your weight in CDs.

[The new erato]

If you like their Goldbergs, I should plug their fabulous renditions of Bach's Suites and Brandenburgs in Reger's 2piano arrangements on MDG. Long favorites of mine, I wasn't aware of their Goldberg.

[jlaurson]

If you like their Goldbergs, I should plug their fabulous renditions of Bach's Suites and Brandenburgs in Reger's 2piano arrangements on MDG. Long favorites of mine, I wasn't aware of their Goldberg.

Are you confusing Tal & Groethuysen with Trenkner & Speidl?

Le grand finale.


http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-recordings-of-2009-1.html

Best of 2009 - Part 1

[The new erato]

Are you confusing Tal & Groethuysen with Trenkner & Speidl?

Yes I am....

But still - wouldn't witdraw one bit!

How nice to see Sony at last releasing decent stuff.

[jlaurson]

Yes I am....

But still - wouldn't witdraw one bit!

How nice to see Sony at last releasing decent stuff.

True. I've never had nearly as much Sony products on my list as this year. It's almost shocking.

And yes, I have the Trenkner-Speidl Bach. Borrowed the Orchestral Suites from a absolutely lovely ex-girlfriend... and never gave it back. 
She's happily married now; I've got Trenkner-Speidl to keep me company.

[The new erato]

She's happily married now; I've got Trenkner-Speidl to keep me company.

Yeah, they're two.....Bittersweet story.

Is the Goldbergs a recent release? They are quite slow getting their releases to Europa BTW, and I can find no trace of this on European lists. A reversal of the usual situation, it seems.

[jlaurson]

Yeah, they're two.....Bittersweet story.

Is the Goldbergs a recent release? They are quite slow getting their releases to Europa BTW, and I can find no trace of this on European lists. A reversal of the usual situation, it seems.

All releases I listed have come out in 2009. In fact, the Goldberg CD is a Sony-Europe disc.

Here's the German link. Here the French link. For the UK it's cheaper to get it from the mainland, me thinks.

[The new erato]

For the UK it's cheaper to get it from the mainland, me thinks.

33 quid, wowza! Wonder about the distribution in the UK, as my usual dealers; presto, mdt and europadisc, draws a blank when it comes to distribution of recent Sony stuff.

[jlaurson]

http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-recordings-of-2008-almost-list.html

Best of 2009 - "Almost List"



Bach-Beethoven-Beethoven-Chopin-Haydn-D'Indy-Rorem-Schubert-Suk-Vivaldi

[The new erato]

All releases I listed have come out in 2009. In fact, the Goldberg CD is a Sony-Europe disc.

Here's the German link. Here the French link. For the UK it's cheaper to get it from the mainland, me thinks.

I  found it listed as a Nov 20th release somewhere, so there is hope it will still appear among my usual channels. BTW a friend of mine in the music distribution business in Norway have some incredible stories to tell about Sony's almost criminally insane and unbelievably sloppy distribution here. Thanks for your lists!

[vandermolen]

Wow...100% of the composers on this "best of" list are unknown to me, even by name. That's a first! 

The middle two were unknown to me too - before I joined this forum - one of the great reasons for doing so (though not according to my bank manager). I hope that you may enjoy these discoveries too.

[vandermolen]

The first 3 I can understand, but Koechlin shouldn't be. And all the Hanssler discs of his music I've heard are mandatory listening (though I don't have the "Vers la Voute etoilee" - yet).

I received the Bate disc on Saturday and have only played it once, bur it sure is pretty impressive.

Let us know what you think when you've heard it more (and also the Chisholm)

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

The middle two were unknown to me too - before I joined this forum - one of the great reasons for doing so (though not according to my bank manager). I hope that you may enjoy these discoveries too.

Or maybe not...I'm moving to a new apt. this weekend, and that involves packing a lot of CDs in boxes...which provokes a number of thoughts, like "Do I really need any more of these?" and "Why did I ever buy this one?"

Yes, this forum can be a mixed blessing in that respect 

[Antoine Marchand]

1.- J.S. Bach - Mass in B minor
Gerlinde Sämann (soprano); Patrizia Hardt (soprano); Elisabet Hermans (soprano); Petra Noskaiová (alto); Bernhard Hunziker (tenor); Marcus Niedermeyer (bass), etc.
La Petite Bande/Sigiswald Kuijken
2 SACD
Challenge Classics

2.-  J.S. Bach – Cello Suites
Sigiswald Kuijken (violoncello da spalla)
2 SACD
Accent

3.- The Virtual Haydn – Complete Works for Solo Keyboard
Tom Beghin (on 7 historical keyboards in 9 virtual rooms)
4-disc box set (Blu-ray disc)
Naxos

4.- J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concertos
Bach Collegium Japan/ Masaaki Suzuki
2 SACD
Bis

5.- J.S. Bach – The Art of Fugue
Sergio Vartolo (harpsichord)
Maddalena Vartolo (harpsichord)
2 CD
Naxos

6.- J.S. Bach - Aus der Tieffen
Katharine Fugue (sopran), Carlos Mena (counter-tenor), Hans-Jörg Mammel (tenor), Stephen MacLeod (bass)
Ricercar Consort/ Philippe Pierlot
Mirare

7.- Joseph Haydn – Eight Concerti for Harpsichord, Piano and Organ
Christine Schornsheim
Neue Düsseldorfer Hofmusik/ Mary Utiger
2 CD
Capriccio

8.- Joseph Haydn - Concertos
Lorenzo Ghielmi
Stefano Barneschi
La Divina Armonia
Passacaille

9.- Handel – Organ Concertos Op. 7
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr
2 SACD
Harmonia Mundi USA

10.- J.S. Bach – The Well-Tempered Clavichord
Jaroslav Tuma (clavichord)
4 CDs
Arta Records
[really from 2008 & 2002, but it's my ranking  ]


Additionally, two important reissues:

1.- J.S. Bach – Complete Organ Works
Bernard Foccroulle
16 CDs
Ricercar

2.- A Secret Labyrinth – A Celebration of Music from the Middle Ages to Renaissance
Huelgas Ensemble/ Paul van Nevel 
15 CDs
Sony



P.S.: (Incredibly) I forgot the most important (imo) reissue of the year: Haydn string quartets by the Festetics on Arcana. 

[Brian]

Le grand finale.


http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2009/12/best-recordings-of-2009-1.html

Best of 2009 - Part 1

Still not working for me; all I see is a picture of Christmas presents. Regardless, if your #1 choice is a Goldberg Variations, I may not be interested; never did learn to like that piece, even with the aid of both decades of Glenn Gould. My roommate loves the piece; maybe I'll tell him.

[jlaurson]

Still not working for me; all I see is a picture of Christmas presents.

Too hasty, perhaps: Note this sentence: "The 10 Best Recordings of 2009, including the No.1 choice(s), are now posted on Classical WETA."

The latter part linking to this: http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=1471

Regardless, if your #1 choice is a Goldberg Variations, I may not be interested; never did learn to like that piece, even with the aid of both decades of Glenn Gould. My roommate loves the piece; maybe I'll tell him.

Well... it's definitely not your usual "Goldberg Variations". At all.

[Brian]

Too hasty, perhaps: Not this sentence: "The 10 Best Recordings of 2009, including the No.1 choice(s), are now posted on Classical WETA."

The latter part linking to this: http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=1471

Well... it's definitely not your usual "Goldberg Variations". At all.

Hmmm, thanks for the tip; I do dig romantics (and Rheinberger's music for violin and organ recently piqued my interest, on a related note).

How was the Jarvi Ninth? Amazon still lists it as $30, so I'm holding out.
And I can't help but notice your continued awe for the thunderclap that was the Jarvi Eroica - when to me it seemed to be just an excellent but slightly less turbocharged carbon copy of the also-a-thunderclap Dausgaard Eroica from the year before. If/when you hear the Dausgaard, would be very interested in your comparative thoughts. There is a pretty good chance that I am undervaluing the merits of the Jarvi recording just because I heard the other one first.

Track timings, Beethoven's 3rd
Dausgaard...15:47.....12:49....5:22....10:28.....[44:26]
Jarvi.............15:23.....13:18....5:31....10:54.....[45:06]

[MN Dave]

http://www.classicstoday.com/features/120109-BestofYear.asp