Recordings That You Are Considering

[SonicMan46]

Guys & Gals - no response yet to my #748 post about a week ago - please take a look, a lot of interesting looking CDs - just curious if anyone has heard and/or purchased these discs - thanks.   

[George]

Guys & Gals - no response yet to my #748 post about a week ago - please take a look, a lot of interesting looking CDs - just curious if anyone has heard and/or purchased these discs - thanks.   

Haven't heard them, Dave, sorry.

[SonicMan46]

Haven't heard them, Dave, sorry.

George - good evening, no problem @ all - just  'good' mag reviews that look interesting to me - Dave 

[George]

George - good evening, no problem @ all - just  'good' mag reviews that look interesting to me - Dave 

That Gemini/EMI disc should be on sale or at least for such a cheap price that you can't say no. 

[SonicMan46]

That Gemini/EMI disc should be on sale or at least for such a cheap price that you can't say no. 

Well, all look pretty good to me - on my Palm PDA - will await other comments - thanks, buddy! 

[Harry]

Guys & Gals - no response yet to my #748 post about a week ago - please take a look, a lot of interesting looking CDs - just curious if anyone has heard and/or purchased these discs - thanks.   

Dave my friend, non of them in my collecton, but I am interested in the Pierne, that's for sure.

[Que]

Guys & Gals - no response yet to my #748 post about a week ago - please take a look, a lot of interesting looking CDs - just curious if anyone has heard and/or purchased these discs - thanks.  

Dave, I guess these are so new that hardly anyone already can comment on it.
I guess it wil be up to you to tell us!

I'm considering a lot these days - this is not good for my bank balance....
I guess it's all YOUR fault!!!


Any comments on this? (click picture)


           symphonies 4, 5 & 6.

Q

[Expresso]

[Harry]

Not a bad choice, but you might consider Christopher Hogwoods famous account.
Much better as the present one you consider IMO.

[SonicMan46]

Dave, I guess these are so new that hardly anyone already can comment on it.
I guess it wil be up to you to tell us!

I'm considering a lot these days - this is not good for my bank balance....
I guess it's all YOUR fault!!!

Q - let's just blame Harry!   

[Harry]

Q - let's just blame Harry!   

Okay, lets blame it on Harry!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

           symphonies 4, 5 & 6.

Q,

Haven't heard this one myself but Gramophone reviewed what appears to be the same performances in different editions.

Reviews were mixed.

Review 1


Review 2




 

[Que]

Q,

Haven't heard this one myself but Gramophone reviewed what appears to be the same performances in different editions.

Reviews were mixed

Thanks donwyn. 
It does seem there is some general consensus on the qualities of the 5th, maybe I should consider tracking down its seperate issue.

Q

[Lilas Pastia]

French reviews like the one quoted in that link are typical french dross. They can walk ecstatic about anything, including what's not worth mentioning. Ok, now that it's off my chest (can't stand that kind of flowery metaphysical drooling) - that 5th is excellent, although one of my good friends didn't think it was that great. Blame either my french genes for that, of his stiff upper english lip .

I just went throught his 8th in Bamberg from 1982  and I'm tempted to say that late Jochum = great Bruckner.

[Hector]

Guys & Gals - no response yet to my #748 post about a week ago - please take a look, a lot of interesting looking CDs - just curious if anyone has heard and/or purchased these discs - thanks.   

Sorry, not my kinda music and I wouldn't even buy them with your money

[longears]

Pires's Mozart Sonatas  -- any informed opinions?

[Que]

Pires's Mozart Sonatas  -- any informed opinions?

I think that Mozart's piano sonatas desperately need HIP.

That being said, before I went for HIP I found Pires' 1st recording for Denon (now on Brilliant I believe) to be very good indeed (preferred them to the later DG).

Q

[prémont]

Pires's Mozart Sonatas  -- any informed opinions?

The Denon set (dirt cheap on Brilliant Classics) is very good. She plays with authority and passion, without going to stylistic excesses in any way. I prefer her marginally to the a bit more heavy-handed Würtz, but regarding the low cost you might be able to acquire both.
Don´t know the DG set.

I agree with Que though, that period instruments are desirable in these works, and whether to chose Brautigam(BIS), Badura-Skoda(Astreé), Bilson(Hungaroton) or van Oort (Brilliant Classics) is difficult to tell, since by now I have listened only to parts of the sets. For the time being I tend to prefer the poetry of Badura-Skoda.

[longears]

Guys & Gals - no response yet to my #748 post about a week ago - please take a look, a lot of interesting looking CDs - just curious if anyone has heard and/or purchased these discs - thanks.   

Dave, this is a yes if you're looking for another recording of the quintet in good sound:
Brahms, Johannes - SQs + Piano Quintet - Emerson SQ w/ Leon Fleisher - 2 CD set

Haven't heard any of the others.

[longears]

The Denon set (dirt cheap on Brilliant Classics) is very good. She plays with authority and passion, without going to stylistic excesses in any way. I prefer her marginally to the a bit more heavy-handed Würtz, but regarding the low cost you might be able to acquire both.
Don´t know the DG set.

I agree with Que though, that period instruments are desirable in these works, and whether to chose Brautigam(BIS), Badura-Skoda(Astreé), Bilson(Hungaroton) or van Oort (Brilliant Classics) is difficult to tell, since by now I have listened only to parts of the sets. For the time being I tend to prefer the poetry of Badura-Skoda.

Thanks, I have Würtz, do think she's a bit of a pounder & don't care for the acoustic of the recordings.  Have a disc of Pires playing Mozart ctos with Abbado and like her touch very much.  I often prefer period instruments but rarely like the recorded pianoforte--what I've heard often seems tinny.  But I just received van Immerseels period ctos and am looking forward to trying them--if I like, then I may have to try one of the pianoforte boys.