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[SonicMan46]

Have them but for the Alba release...

interesting to have that markus passion, for sure... but frankly, there's a better (performed) markus passion even on the same label, with forces from Hannover doing Simon Heighes reconstruction.

Hi Jens - thanks for responding to my list of 'possibles'?  I have a handful of Bach's other Passions but none of the St. Mark's - I'll take a look at the one you're recommending above.

The other CDs are temping to me except possibly the Bach WTC w/ Luc Beauséjour - already own (and culled over the years) a bunch of recordings of these works on harpsichord, piano, & clavichord - do I need yet another version -   However, the reviews are quite good - attached a PDF file of Dubins 'MUST HAVE' comments for WTC II; Fanfare reviewed the same performer's WTC I w/ good comments; Jed Distler also liked the first release, but our Don Satz in an Amazon review on WTC I was more negative (2/5*) - SO, curious about your thoughts on this Luc B. interpretation?  Thanks.  Dave

[kishnevi]

I have Beausejour's Art of Fugue, and did not find it terribly impressive.  Been ages since I even looked at it.

The Jadassohn is a definite yes in my book.

[jlaurson]

Hi Jens - thanks for responding to my list of 'possibles'?  I have a handful of Bach's other Passions but none of the St. Mark's - I'll take a look at the one you're recommending above.

The other CDs are temping to me except possibly the Bach WTC w/ Luc Beauséjour - already own (and culled over the years) a bunch of recordings of these works on harpsichord, piano, & clavichord - do I need yet another version -   However, the reviews are quite good - attached a PDF file of Dubins 'MUST HAVE' comments for WTC II; Fanfare reviewed the same performer's WTC I w/ good comments; Jed Distler also liked the first release, but our Don Satz in an Amazon review on WTC I was more negative (2/5*) - SO, curious about your thoughts on this Luc B. interpretation?  Thanks.  Dave

Little to add about the Beausejour, as I've yet to listen to it. It's buried in one of the ToBeListenedTo boxes.



The Kuijken sits next to me, though, and it's a brand of lovely that's impossible to knock... but it didn't jump on the table to do a dance, either.

Czerny is wonderful.

[Jo498]

I have the Beausejour/Naxos WTK book I but while I remember not much about it I think that it was good but not all that remarkable given the number of alternatives.

[Brian]

Jadassohn is better than I expected. His symphonies beat those of many of his equally-not-famous contemporaries because they're shorter and catchier.

[prémont]

I have Beausejour's Art of Fugue.

Well, would you mind to provide a link to this - at least to me - completely unknown recording?

[Brian]

Well, would you mind to provide a link to this - at least to me - completely unknown recording?

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557625-26

[SonicMan46]

The most recent issue of Fanfare (Sept-Oct 2015) arrived today and the recordings (most multi-disc sets) interested me - many were recommended by Jerry Dubins and several put in his 'Best of 2015' category - any thoughts?  For those interested, I can attach some PDFs from their website - Dave

Bach, CPE - String Symphonies Wq 182 w/ Oramo & OCO (Alba)
Bach, JS - Cello Suites w/ Wieland Kuijken (Arcana, 3 CDs)
Bach, JS - St. Mark Passion w/ Breiding et al (Rondeau, 2 CDs)
Bach, JS - WTClavier II w/ Luc Beauséjour (harpsichord) (Naxos, 2 CDs)
Czerny, Carl - String Quartets w/ Sheridan Ensemble (Capriccio, 2 CDs)
Jadassohn, Salomon - Symphonies w/ Griffiths et al (CPO, 2CDs)

Thanks all for your comments - decided against the WTC II (already have plenty of versions) & went w/ Jen's recommendation on the Bach St. Mark's Passion - so put in an order today for 5 items (10 discs total) on the Amazon MP - Dave

[kishnevi]

Well, would you mind to provide a link to this - at least to me - completely unknown recording?

I seem to have done M. Beausejour a disservice.  The recording I actually was thinking about seems to have been this one.

[SonicMan46]

I seem to have done M. Beausejour a disservice.  The recording I actually was thinking about seems to have been this one.

No problem @ all - I listened to Beausejour's entire WTC II on Spotify and enjoyed - could be a future purchase, especially based on Jerry Dubins raving comments - just need to look at my other recordings of these works - have 8 at the moment (Harpsichord - Wilson, Watchorn, & Schornsheim; Piano - Crochet, Crossland, Woodard, & Janssen; Clavichord - Tuma), and so many 'loved ones' in this forum are obviously missing!  Dave

[prémont]

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557625-26

You are a bit fast. I asked Jeffrey (ironically) for a link to Beausejour's Art of Fugue, which I suppose does not exist.

His WTC I I know all too well, and share fully Don´s opinion of it.

[Jo498]

Jeffrey might have had Guillot's AoF in mind. I have it but do not remember much, it is overall very fleet and somewhat cool. I tend to prefer unhistorical orchestrations of the piece, like Scherchen's

http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.557796

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Sonatas for Keyboard & Violin w/ Rachel Podger & Gary Cooper - 8-disc box released late last year as a 'complete' set of their recordings - now I own three others, i.e. Kuijken-Devos, Breitman-Rivest (probably my favorite), and Haebler-Szeryng - I also have Vol. 7/8 of the Podger-Cooper recordings and enjoy - excellent reviews on Amazon and generally good to excellent reviews (exception ClassicsToday) from other sources (see attached PDF file, if interested).

SO, going for $32 from the UK on the Amazon MP - would appreciate comments, e.g. does one really need ALL of this genre written by Wolfie (much juvenilia) and for those who own this box or have heard these discs, is it worth obtaining?  Thanks for any thoughts.  Dave

[amw]

does one really need ALL of this genre written by Wolfie

probably

and for those who own this box or have heard these discs, is it worth obtaining?

YES

[Jo498]

You need all piano/violin from K number 296 onwards. I am not familiar enough with the early stuff (some might not even be written by Mozart) and neither with the recording (but it has received fairly universal praise).

[The new erato]

You need all piano/violin from K number 296 onwards. I am not familiar enough with the early stuff (some might not even be written by Mozart) and neither with the recording (but it has received fairly universal praise).

Note that the Box is CD (as compared to SACD for the individual issues) and rather short on documentation (no booklet). But very much cheaper!

[SonicMan46]

Thanks All for the comments on the Podger & Cooper Mozart box - $4/CD is not bad at all even w/o SACD, which I don't use despite having a number of hybrid discs.  Dave

[Mandryka]

It's the op 58 I'm interested in really.

[Todd]

It's the op 58 I'm interested in really.

A fine disc overall, but I like it more for the other works.

[terje]

It's the op 58 I'm interested in really.

What sort of op. 58 do you like? If more spacious (less driven) and more romantic, then it probably wouldn't appeal to you. Firkusny is relatively straightforward -- not wired like Bunin, and not romantic like Bolet and Bozhanov. Not driven like Argerich either. Basically as Todd said it's fine, but not terribly special.