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Harry

#123360
October 23, 2018, 05:38:44 AM
After several hearings it is clear to me, that Holbrooke is a composer worth to know. This CD holds all the ingredients of his music and style. The recording is superb, as is the performance.

Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Zeus

#123361
October 23, 2018, 05:50:11 AM Last Edit: October 23, 2018, 05:52:06 AM by BPS
Brahms: Piano Pieces, etc
Radu Lupu
Decca

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"There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love. There are simply different ways of doing it." – Emmanuel Radnitzky (Man Ray)

ritter

#123362
October 23, 2018, 06:42:12 AM
Marcelle Meyer playing Rameau. CD 9 of this treasure trove:

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La joie de vivre.... :)

Traverso

#123363
October 23, 2018, 06:47:40 AM
Quote from: BPS on October 23, 2018, 05:50:11 AM
Brahms: Piano Pieces, etc
Radu Lupu
Decca

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Fabulous recording.

Harry

#123364
October 23, 2018, 07:01:02 AM
Closed off my listening day with the music of Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, a great composer and well loved by me. Superb performance and State of the Art sound.

Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

aligreto

#123365
October 23, 2018, 08:44:35 AM
Quote from: aligreto on October 22, 2018, 07:58:31 AM
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Acts 1-3 [Gardiner]





Refined and polished performances from Gardiner.


Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Acts 4 & 5 [Harnoncourt]





I find that the Harnoncourt performance has a far greater presence to it than that of Gardiner. Harnoncourt is a far more lively, earthy and raucous affair and it makes for a more exciting, absorbing and interesting listen. It just sounds more authentic to me.

Mandryka

#123366
October 23, 2018, 08:45:13 AM
Who would not melt on hearing this? (don't answer that!)

https://youtube.com/v/wCqVjYBGQO0
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

aligreto

#123367
October 23, 2018, 08:46:31 AM
Quote from: Biffo on October 23, 2018, 01:51:16 AM
I listened to the brief extracts I already have from the Gardiner recording and then the complete Act IV. I am not sure what my reservations were before, I enjoyed what I heard. As it is now been reissued as an inexpensive set I have gone ahead and ordered it.

Good for you. I hope that you enjoy the full set when you get it. I look forward to eventually reading your thoughts on Gardiner's version.

Harry

#123368
October 23, 2018, 08:55:41 AM
Quote from: Mandryka on October 23, 2018, 08:45:13 AM
Who would not melt on hearing this? (don't answer that!)

https://youtube.com/v/wCqVjYBGQO0

Right up my alley!
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

vandermolen

#123369
October 23, 2018, 09:18:27 AM
Quote from: Irons on October 23, 2018, 04:57:16 AM
A MFP reissue of a 1954 Parlophone recording. The sound is extraordinary with no allowances necessary for the vintage.

 

The cover is a detail from "Hell" by Hieronymus Bosch.
Great cover. I heard Susskind conduct a very fine version of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite at the BBC studios in Maida Vale, London.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

aligreto

#123370
October 23, 2018, 10:03:45 AM
Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 1 [Saccani]


Traverso

#123371
October 23, 2018, 10:11:28 AM
Mozart
Always a pleasure to hear.

Sinfonia Concertante in E flat.KV App.C14.C14.01/297b

Academy of st Martin in the Fields / Neville Marriner

Zeus

#123372
October 23, 2018, 11:07:47 AM
Lilburn: Orchestral Works
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, James Judd
Naxos

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First listen – glorious stuff !!
"There is no progress in art, any more than there is progress in making love. There are simply different ways of doing it." – Emmanuel Radnitzky (Man Ray)

aligreto

#123373
October 23, 2018, 11:16:58 AM
Rodrigo: Fantasia Para Un Gentilhombre [Williams]


cilgwyn

#123374
October 23, 2018, 01:10:57 PM
Quote from: aligreto on October 22, 2018, 08:02:30 AM
I presume that you have the Keilberth version which is the only one that I own. Did you enjoy the Matačić version?
My apologies,for not coming back to you! Yes,I'd need another listen,to really make my mind up;but I enjoyed it very much. The performance had a nice,earthy,rustic vigour to it. The singing is all very good,and the kind you,sort of expect,from that vintage period. Someone,obviously,had a bit of a field day with the sound effects,though. Not terribly subtle,I suppose;but it just seemed to add to the fun,as far as I was concerned. (The echo in the Wolf's Glen,is very echoey!! ;D) A rousing performance. I think it might just be my favourite,after Keilberth,now?!! Jochum coming next,because it was the first one I ever heard,as a teenager,via an Lp set in my local library.

cilgwyn

#123375
October 23, 2018, 01:17:22 PM
Quote from: "Harry" on October 23, 2018, 05:38:44 AM
After several hearings it is clear to me, that Holbrooke is a composer worth to know. This CD holds all the ingredients of his music and style. The recording is superb, as is the performance.
I'm glad you are enjoying that Cpo cd (of the "Grasshopper" Violin Concerto,etc),Harry! :) I know I'm in the minority,but I,must admit,I love Holbrooke! Cpo have recorded a follow up (maybe,you know?) which will include his Symphony No 3 "Ships",Orchestral Variations on "The Girl I left Behind Me",and the tone poem "The Birds of Rhiannon". They've had it in the "can" for ages,and hopefully,they will eventually release it on cd!

cilgwyn

#123376
October 23, 2018, 01:20:02 PM
I have had this set for a while. Putting it on again,after a while,I was wondering,knowing it's unfortunate history,whether I might soon switch it off? No,so! This opera may have a flawed libretto,but right from the Overture,it's full of lovely melodies and stirring arias and choruses. One good idea seems to follow on from another. Best of all (in a way) the music has a symphonic impetus to it which seems to sweep you along with it. I must admit,I can think of much more successful operas (in terms of stage performances) which seem far less consistent in terms of invention. Harnoncourt believes the opera has been "misunderstood. I have also seen the odd suggestion that it was "ahead of it's time". Be that as it may. I have been really impressed by the musical invention on display here. Judging by the positive reviews,and comments I've seen,in various places,on the internet;I'm not alone. The singing,choral contributions and the playing and conducting of the orchestra on this recording are first class. :) :) :)

Harry

#123377
October 23, 2018, 01:32:42 PM
Quote from: cilgwyn on October 23, 2018, 01:17:22 PM
I'm glad you are enjoying that Cpo cd (of the "Grasshopper" Violin Concerto,etc),Harry! :) I know I'm in the minority,but I,must admit,I love Holbrooke! Cpo have recorded a follow up (maybe,you know?) which will include his Symphony No 3 "Ships",Orchestral Variations on "The Girl I left Behind Me",and the tone poem "The Birds of Rhiannon". They've had it in the "can" for ages,and hopefully,they will eventually release it on cd!

His music is invigorating and really well written. I am waiting for this new CPO release with some eagerness
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

listener

#123378
October 23, 2018, 01:39:21 PM
VERDI: Macbeth
Giuseppe Taddei, Giovanni, and Birgit Nilsson as Lady Macbeth!
Accademia di Santa Cecilia Orch & chorus    Thomas Schippers cond.
text and translation included.
I'll try to not remember a local production set in a wobbly Stonehenge
"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

SymphonicAddict

#123379
October 23, 2018, 01:58:07 PM Last Edit: October 23, 2018, 02:12:08 PM by SymphonicAddict


Bartók - Piano quartet in C minor

Many of you wouldn't think that this was written by Bartók, but rather by Brahms. A stunning early work. What a level of passion there is in here!!
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