What are you listening to now?

[Wakefield]

I ordered mine from Italy. Clearly the flights from Italy to the US are slower...        [still waiting]

Germans are always fully reliable on these logistic issues and the Chilean postal service is doing its work very well, too. Especially considering that the last weekend we had a long holiday here in Chile because of our Independence Day. 

[Brian]

There is a Copland Sextet on Naxos that should be very easy to find!

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Coupled with excellent pieces by Peter Schickele, Libby Larsen, and Peter Lieuwen.

"a very fine tasting menu of American chamber music....The recording is good, but turn up the volume a bit or else - by some odd trick - it sounds as if everyone is seated very far apart from each other. This is for fans of good and enjoyable contemporary chamber music, or American music in general, or for those who want to hear Peter Schickele when he's not writing the aural equivalent of slapstick."
- yours truly, MusicWeb

[Karl Henning]

There is a Copland Sextet on Naxos that should be very easy to find!

[asin]B005OZDY54[/asin]

Coupled with excellent pieces by Peter Schickele, Libby Larsen, and Peter Lieuwen.

"a very fine tasting menu of American chamber music....The recording is good, but turn up the volume a bit or else - by some odd trick - it sounds as if everyone is seated very far apart from each other. This is for fans of good and enjoyable contemporary chamber music, or American music in general, or for those who want to hear Peter Schickele when he’s not writing the aural equivalent of slapstick."
- yours truly, MusicWeb

Thanks, Brian. And according to that CD's blurb, the Short Symphony came first.

[Wakefield]

Thread-duty:


J. Brahms,
Clarinet Quintets
Pacifica Quartet + Anthony McGill
Cedille

German link - UK link

I don't know if it's my mind or the picture itself, but when I see this image I only get to see the feminine member of the group (I mean my attention is totally focused on her) and all her partners look like ghosts.

[Mandryka]

Ramor Quartet play Bartok 4, 5 and 6. I am extremely impressed - this rivals the second Tatrai cycle for the sort of lyrical emotionally nuanced approach that I like. Major discovery.

[kishnevi]

I don't think I've heard this work before.

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I need another 1400s composer to start looking at, because I am on my way to exhausting Spotify's Ockeghem collection (which is surprisingly substantial, especially considering his relatively small output). Who should it be? Dufay? Josquin des Prez? If there was one non-Ock album for me, which one would it be?

This popped up on Hyperion's Please Buy Me page, so I ordered it even though I have one of the masses in one of their two CD anthologies.
TD
Debussy
Etudes and various other works
Paul Crossley piano
Third CD of his not really complete Debussy Complete Works for Solo Piano

I don't know if it's my mind or the picture itself, but when I see this image I only get to see the feminine member of the group (I mean my attention is totally focused on her) and all her partners look like ghosts.

Not you.  She is wearing light colors near the focal point of the image, while they are wearing mostly dark colors to her sides.  And the looming clarinetist and that wierd circle of light increase the effect.

[North Star]

There is a Copland Sextet on Naxos that should be very easy to find!

Coupled with excellent pieces by Peter Schickele, Libby Larsen, and Peter Lieuwen.

"a very fine tasting menu of American chamber music....The recording is good, but turn up the volume a bit or else - by some odd trick - it sounds as if everyone is seated very far apart from each other. This is for fans of good and enjoyable contemporary chamber music, or American music in general, or for those who want to hear Peter Schickele when he's not writing the aural equivalent of slapstick."
- yours truly, MusicWeb

Thanks, Brian.

Thanks, Brian. And according to that CD's blurb, the Short Symphony came first.

Interesting..

I don't know if it's my mind or the picture itself, but when I see this image I only get to see the feminine member of the group (I mean my attention is totally focused on her) and all her partners look like ghosts.

Dark exposure and the gents' black outfits  vs. the prominent legs & a light blouse. I'm sure it's intentional marketing.




Thread duty
Beautiful earlier solo piano Suk. I certainly recommend the set for anyone even slightly interested in the repertoire.

Fantaisie-Polonaise, Op. 5 (1892)
Humoresque in C major (1894)
Moods, Op. 10 (1895)
Piano Pieces, Op. 12 (1896)
Pavel Stepan
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[SonicMan46]

Amazingly fast (from Germany to Chile, through Chilean postal service) this baby has arrived today, just 10 days after released:

Hi Gordo - looks like a great BIG BOX!  I was just on JPC (assume maybe who you used?) looking at its contents - below is just a snippet from their website listening some of the artists - excellent list, I must say -   I likely have some of that music but will look forward to your comments in the days and probably weeks to come - Dave

Artist: Bob van Asperen, Anner Bylsma, Frans Brüggen, Jaap Schröder, James Bowman, Rene Jacobs, Max van Egmond, Gustav Leonardt, Lutz Kirchhof, Eugen Dombois, Sigiswald Kuijken, Barthold Kuijken, Wieland Kuijken, Edward Witsenburg, Frans Vester, Marjanne Kweksilber, Marius van Altena, Johann Sonnleitner, Paul Dombrecht, Michael Schäffer, Ian Partridge, Vera Beths, Quartetto Esterhazy Amsterdam, Danzi Quintet, Capella Antiqua München, Huelgas Ensemble, Niederaltaicher Scholaren, Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam, Baroque Orchestra, La Petite Bande, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Paul van Nevel, Konrad Ruhland
Label: Seon, ADD/DDD, 1970-1983
Order number: 5281618
Release date: 12.9.2014

[Madiel]

Thoroughly enjoying the concerto for flute, violin and cello from Production 1.

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[Wakefield]

She is wearing light colors near the focal point of the image, while they are wearing mostly dark colors to her sides.  And the looming clarinetist and that wierd circle of light increase the effect.

Dark exposure and the gents' black outfits  vs. the prominent legs & a light blouse. I'm sure it's intentional marketing.

Thanks, guys! It's a relief... 

[Brian]

This looks like a nice morning listen.

[Wakefield]

Hi Gordo - looks like a great BIG BOX!  I was just on JPC (assume maybe who you used?) looking at its contents - below is just a snippet from their website listening some of the artists - excellent list, I must say -   I likely have some of that music but will look forward to your comments in the days and probably weeks to come - Dave

Artist: Bob van Asperen, Anner Bylsma, Frans Brüggen, Jaap Schröder, James Bowman, Rene Jacobs, Max van Egmond, Gustav Leonardt, Lutz Kirchhof, Eugen Dombois, Sigiswald Kuijken, Barthold Kuijken, Wieland Kuijken, Edward Witsenburg, Frans Vester, Marjanne Kweksilber, Marius van Altena, Johann Sonnleitner, Paul Dombrecht, Michael Schäffer, Ian Partridge, Vera Beths, Quartetto Esterhazy Amsterdam, Danzi Quintet, Capella Antiqua München, Huelgas Ensemble, Niederaltaicher Scholaren, Mozart-Ensemble Amsterdam, Baroque Orchestra, La Petite Bande, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Paul van Nevel, Konrad Ruhland
Label: Seon, ADD/DDD, 1970-1983
Order number: 5281618
Release date: 12.9.2014

It's a great big box, indeed, Dave. Some great interpretations and a piece of history of the HIP movement. I have duplicated roughly a third of its content, but I'm OK with that.

I ordered from Amazon.de because shipping and handling were considerably lower: EUR 9 v/s EUR 29 on JPC. Also because the asking price was convenient then: EUR 105, when I pre-ordered this box in August.     

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Thanks, guys! It's a relief... 

Yes, and the law of thirds increases her prominence.

[Wakefield]

Yes, and the law of thirds increases her prominence.

I'm curious about how many of these "effects" were added because of the way in which Jens took the photography of the cover.

This is the original picture:



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[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Brahms' VC. 

Could Busch be Nate's ideal violinist?  About him, Grove sez : "Although he commanded a superb technique, he disliked showmanship and superficial charm, and concentrated on showing the true qualities of the music with honesty, clarity and intensity.  Among the characteristics of his playing were a careful control of vibrato, sparing use of portamento, and subtle variation in shades of staccato and legato."

[Wakefield]

Luigi Boccherini - String Quintets Op. 29/ Sonatas for Violoncello & B.C.
2-CD set (CDs 62-63, SEON box)



String Quintets:
Sigiswald Kuijken & Alda Stuurop, violins
Lucy van Dael, viola
Anner Bylsma & Wieland Kuijken, violoncellos

Sonatas for Violoncello:
Anner Bylsma, solo violoncello
Wieland Kuijken, violoncello
Hopkinson Smith, guitar

[SonicMan46]

Luigi Boccherini - String Quintets Op. 29/ Sonatas for Violoncello & B.C.
2-CD set (CDs 62-63, SEON box)

Boy, you piqued my interest right off the bat w/ the set above!  Checked my rather extensive Boccherini collection and despite having numerous 'String Quintets', the Op. 29 works were not there - WOW!  Might try a 'used' copy from the Amazon MP - looking forward to what else may be in that box?  Dave

[North Star]

Suk
Village Serenade (1897)
Suite, Op. 21 (1900)
Spring, Op. 22a (1902)
Summer Moods, Op. 22b
About Mother, Op. 28 (1907)
Pavel Stepan (pf)
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[SonicMan46]

Brahms, Johannes - Symphonies et al w/ Otto Klemperer - believe that I'll do some comparative listening w/ one of my other sets, i.e. Dohnanyi w/ the Clevelanders + the Violin Concerto w/ Zehetmair on the fiddle - Dave

 

[Brian]

QUICK!

Josef Suk's Summer's Tale. Choose your favorite recording available on Naxos Music Library: Belohlavek/Chandos, Pesek/Virgin, or Mogrelia/Naxos? I want to listen.

EDIT: While waiting for an answer, I will take Dave's inspiration and listen to Zehetmair play Brahms.