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[Pat B]

tempted bigtime to pre-order the Munch box ...

I have a handful of his recordings but TBH I haven't quite figured out what the big deal is. His Beethoven 9 is above average, intense and surprisingly fleet, but not among my favorites. His Saint-Saens 3 is a bit sloppy (though I find the same problem in many recordings of that piece) and in his collaborations with Heifetz, the orchestra tends to get left behind in the finales. My notes say his Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet is very good aside from clipping; maybe the new remastering tames that.

I didn't make any notes on his La Mer (don't read anything into that) and I haven't yet listened to his Fantastique. Those are among his most famous recordings so I'll try to give them a spin soon.

With that said, he has a lot of fans so maybe you'd enjoy it more than I would.

[Spineur]

..... By coincidence, I saw Parsifal conducted by Armin's son Philippe Jordan in Bayreuth in 2012 (and there was an eerie moment in which both the Syberberg film and the Herheim staging permitted the audience to see the conducter--father and son, respectively).

I was also able to compare father (Armin), and son (Philippe) in Ernest Chausson, le roi Arthus.  The CD recording I own is Armin, and I saw the life performance at Paris Opera conducted by Philippe.  My preference goes to the son more precise and analytic conducting.  As you say he is also excellent in Wagner.  I also find his recent recording of Schubert symphonies with the Wiener Philharmoniker quite marvelous.

[ritter]

I was also able to compare father (Armin), and son (Philippe) in Ernest Chausson, le roi Arthus.  The CD recording I own is Armin, and I saw the life performance at Paris Opera conducted by Philippe.  My preference goes to the son more precise and analytic conducting.  As you say he is also excellent in Wagner.  I also find his recent recording of Schubert symphonies with the Wiener Philharmoniker quite marvelous.

I actually have that recording of Le Roi Arthus, but haven't listened to it in ages....Thanks for bringing it back to my attention.

[jlaurson]

By coincidence, I saw Parsifal conducted by Armin's son Philippe Jordan in Bayreuth in 2012 (and there was an eerie moment in which both the Syberberg film and the Herheim staging permitted the audience to see the conducter--father and son, respectively).

What a magic night, huh? Which week were you? I was week 5. Never saw so many grown man cry as after act 1.
Had also been on the last night of 2008, where W.Wagner was wheeled onto stage one last time to wave goodbye.
Shortly thereafter he was no more. But I preferred Jordan's conducting over Luisi, to the extent those two events can be compared. (I was familiar with the acoustic in 2012, but had never been before 2008. Plus the four years difference... Still, in 2012 I was very impressed.)

[kishnevi]

Opinions sought.  My interest in organ music not by Bach is growing, sparked by the Reger set I am currently traversing.
Should I get one, both, neither?


I have little to nothing of Vierne, and Rheinberger's piano works.

Update.
Ordered the Rheinberger, let the Vierne stay in limbo.
The other Rheinberger recordings are now on my wishlist.

[ritter]

What a magic night, huh? Which week were you? I was week 5. Never saw so many grown man cry as after act 1.
Had also been on the last night of 2008, where W.Wagner was wheeled onto stage one last time to wave goodbye.
Shortly thereafter he was no more. But I preferred Jordan's conducting over Luisi, to the extent those two events can be compared. (I was familiar with the acoustic in 2012, but had never been before 2008. Plus the four years difference... Still, in 2012 I was very impressed.)

Ive replied to you here, Jens, as I think it's a more approriate thread. 

Cheers,

[king ubu]

I have a handful of his recordings but TBH I haven't quite figured out what the big deal is. His Beethoven 9 is above average, intense and surprisingly fleet, but not among my favorites. His Saint-Saens 3 is a bit sloppy (though I find the same problem in many recordings of that piece) and in his collaborations with Heifetz, the orchestra tends to get left behind in the finales. My notes say his Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet is very good aside from clipping; maybe the new remastering tames that.

I didn't make any notes on his La Mer (don't read anything into that) and I haven't yet listened to his Fantastique. Those are among his most famous recordings so I'll try to give them a spin soon.

With that said, he has a lot of fans so maybe you'd enjoy it more than I would.

Thanks for chiming in - it's waiting to be picked up by now ... guess my impressions so far have been more positive than yours. Will take me ages to even tackle the box once I get it, I'm afraid, but curiosity as so often got the better of me.

[Pat B]

Thanks for chiming in - it's waiting to be picked up by now ... guess my impressions so far have been more positive than yours. Will take me ages to even tackle the box once I get it, I'm afraid, but curiosity as so often got the better of me.

Oh, I forgot about Europe vs. USA release timing. American preorderers still have another month to decide.

I relistened to his La Mer and it sounded very good, but I never have much to say about performances of this piece.

I hope you enjoy it.

[Mandryka]

This is a CD [Tagliavini and his Harpsichords] with lots of small pieces by a lot of composers - feels like a collection of encores, haven't listened to it since long . It has of course got a certain organological interest, and the interpretations are, as far as I recall, a bit extrovert, but can't be faulted.

Finally got it -- I think it is very good, at least as interesting as Alessandrini in Italian music, more so in fact because the harpsichords are so varied and good.

[prémont]

Finally got it -- I think it is very good, at least as interesting as Alessandrini in Italian music, more so in fact because the harpsichords are so varied and good.

Yes, the instruments are nice, but I find Alessandrini's programming more interesting (kind of composer antology and longer pieces). BTW I have got the feeling, that you are not that keen on Alessandrini.

[Mandryka]

Yes, the instruments are nice, but I find Alessandrini's programming more interesting (kind of composer antology and longer pieces). BTW I have got the feeling, that you are not that keen on Alessandrini.

No, I like him as harpsichord player most. In fact this summer the first disc in that Italian music set, the one which has  a piece by Facoli near the start, and has some stuff by De Macque and Picchi I listened to a lot, very good to hear in the sunshine. I just think the colourfulness of Tagliavini's instruments brings something a bit special.

[mc ukrneal]

Anyone know either of these recordings? Any comments/preference?
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[The new erato]

Sorry no; but nice with some interest in Stanford, he is far from the dusty Victorian one imagines, in my experience.

[Wanderer]

I have the Stabat Mater Hickox recording which I think is very good and I'm also considering the new Naxos one. It's available for streaming, so you can sample and decide. I liked it a lot. Now, a work I would really want to see a good commercial recording of is his all-stops-pulled, majestic Te Deum, op. 66.

[Xerxes]

I read a rumor that the Julius Katchen box is actually 36 discs instead of 35.  The 36th disc supposedly contains works by Rachmaninoff and Dohnanyi.  Can anyone here verify this?

[king ubu]

There you go:

[GioCar]

I'm very much intrigued by the Sweelinck's complete keyboard works, the 6-CD set by Glossa

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but there apparently is something quite weird. I see Gustav Leonhardt among the performers, but here's what is printed on the back side of the box: Recorded between June 2012 and February 2014 in various locations in the Netherlands and Germany.
All right, Leonhardt died in January 2012...

[Mandryka]

I'm very much intrigued by the Sweelinck's complete keyboard works, the 6-CD set by Glossa

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but there apparently is something quite weird. I see Gustav Leonhardt among the performers, but here's what is printed on the back side of the box: Recorded between June 2012 and February 2014 in various locations in the Netherlands and Germany.
All right, Leonhardt died in January 2012...

There are two pieces by Leonhardt, Est-ce Mars?  and the Pavana Lachrimae, both on a harpsichord, they are both old recordings, I believe previously unreleased, the pavana which dates from a concert in Amsterdam in 1971, is memorable.

[GioCar]

There are two pieces by Leonhardt, Est-ce Mars?  and the Pavana Lachrimae, both on a harpsichord, they are both old recordings, I believe previously unreleased, the pavana which dates from a concert in Amsterdam in 1971, is memorable.

Thanks. Just wondering then why they put that sentence on the box...
Do you have that set? Would you recommend it? The only Sweelinck I have is actually the Glenn Gould playing Fantasia Cromatica, and I listened to parts of the Ton Koopman set.

[Maestro267]

I'm considering the Brilliant Classics recording of Liszt's oratorio Christus (Helmuth Rilling conducting), but I'd like to know whether the booklet contains texts and English translations? The translation is not absolutely vital, but I'd prefer there to be the sung texts so I can follow along.