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[SymphonicAddict]

Violin concerto

A gorgeous VC, unabashedly romantic in expression. The core of the work is the tender and precious 2nd movement, titled as Chant d'amour. Quite apt for that lovely music indeed.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

Isn't Documents an alter ego of Membran?

Which begs the question, is Membran legit? The question's been raised before, but not answered.

[Kontrapunctus]

Koshkin's intensely dramatic and virtuosic 30-minute Sonata is the closest we guitarists will get to a major piece written by Shostakovich!

[rickardg]

One of the underdogs of my collection.

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Very enjoyable string writing, tender & evocative.

Sounded intriguing... but I switched to

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Refugee's blues
Kate Lindsey  (mezzo)
David Moody (piano)

Which also sounds quite intriguing, this is clearly a composer I'll have to explore further.

[Maestro267]

Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini
Russian National Orchestra/Pletnev

Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 3
Ortiz (piano)/Royal PO/Bátiz

Langgaard: Symphony No. 1 ("Klippepastoraler")
Danish NRSO/Segerstam

[Mirror Image]

Violin concerto

A gorgeous VC, unabashedly romantic in expression. The core of the work is the tender and precious 2nd movement, titled as Chant d'amour. Quite apt for that lovely music indeed.

I have this recording somewhere. It's been quite some time since I've listened to any of Hahn's music. I know our friend, Rafael (ritter), likes Hahn's music, so it'd be nice to know what works he likes and perhaps suggestions on what would be a good work to ease into this composer's sound-world?

[Kontrapunctus]

A 19 minute recording is extremely short measure, but this is quite a good piece. I can't think of any other 21st century theorbo concertos!

[JBS]

A 19 minute recording is extremely short measure, but this is quite a good piece. I can't think of any other 21st century theorbo concertos!

I don't know of any other theorbo concertos! (If I read it right, Goss is the composer, correct?)

TD
Brahms German Requiem
Berlin Philharmonic
Anna Tomowa Sintow Jose van Dam
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde
Recorded 1976
From the Karajan Remastered set, so you can guess who is conducting.

[Florestan]

I have this recording somewhere. It's been quite some time since I've listened to any of Hahn's music. I know our friend, Rafael (ritter), likes Hahn's music, so it'd be nice to know what works he likes and perhaps suggestions on what would be a good work to ease into this composer's sound-world?

I'm not Rafael but I too like Hahn's music. Here are my suggestions:



Anyone of them is a very good window into Hahn's soundworld and aesthetics. Don't expect anything bold, grand and world-shattering. He was an unabashed romantic in that his music is tuneful, warm and heartfelt, and an unabashed classicist in that his music is refined, genial and entertaining --- probably Rafael would call it reactionary. Think Mozart and Schubert with a Belle Epoque twist.

[Kontrapunctus]

I don't know of any other theorbo concertos! (If I read it right, Goss is the composer, correct?)

TD

Yes, he is, and I agree--I'm not aware of a theorbo concerto from any era, actually!

Here's a brief explanation of the work by the composer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQWYWc2dn1I

[Mirror Image]

I'm not Rafael but I too like Hahn's music. Here are my suggestions:



Anyone of them is a very good window into Hahn's soundworld and aesthetics. Don't expect anything bold, grand and world-shattering. He was an unabashed romantic in that his music is tuneful, warm and heartfelt, and an unabashed classicist in that his music is refined, genial and entertaining --- probably Rafael would call it reactionary. Think Mozart and Schubert with a Belle Epoque twist.

Thanks for the feedback, Andrei. Yeah, he doesn't sound like a composer I'd be interested in from an aesthetic point-of-view.

[Florestan]

Thanks for the feedback, Andrei. Yeah, he doesn't sound like a composer I'd be interested in from an aesthetic point-of-view.

I don't think he's your cup of tea either, but give him a try, though. Who knows, you might finally see the light. 

[Mirror Image]

Another attempt, but with a different performance this time around:

Enescu
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 22/2
Quatuor Ad Libitum

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This particular performance is less 'in your face' (or ear rather) than the 'Voces' Quartet's performance on Olympia, which didn't do the work any favors. I'm enjoying it more this time around.

[JBS]

I liked this recording of Rossignol more than I did Wild's, but price suggests it's in OOP territory

Thanks for the feedback, Andrei. Yeah, he doesn't sound like a composer I'd be interested in from an aesthetic point-of-view.

I am not sure I agree with Andrei about Hahn.  To me he sounds a lot closer to Ravel than he does to Mozart.  At the very least, anyone with your level of intetest in Debussy should give him a try.

[Mirror Image]

I don't think he's your cup of tea either, but give him a try, though. Who knows, you might finally see the light. 

I liked this recording of Rossignol more than I did Wild's, but price suggests it's in OOP territory


I am not sure I agree with Andrei about Hahn.  To me he sounds a lot closer to Ravel than he does to Mozart.  At the very least, anyone with your level of interest in Debussy should give him a try.

Thanks, guys. I love Ravel, too, so it might be worth checking out. In fact, that particular recording of Le rossignol éperdu is in one of my queues (somewhere).

[Florestan]

I liked this recording of Rossignol more than I did Wild's, but price suggests it's in OOP territory

I have this one too but haven't managed to listen to it yet.

I am not sure I agree with Andrei about Hahn.  To me he sounds a lot closer to Ravel than he does to Mozart.

With respect to the mere sound of his piano music, you do have a point --- but with respect to the general aesthetics of his whole oeuvre, I do stand by my point. 

At the very least, anyone with your level of intetest in Debussy should give him a try.

Oh, certainly.

[listener]

Karl WEIGL, piano music
6 Fantasies,  Isle of the Dead, Dance of the Furries  corr, Furies,  Night Fantasies
Bilder und Geschichten
Josef Banowetz

Czech wind partitas
MAŠEK, HAVEL, PICHL, FIALA and Anon.
The Havel is the Allegro ut pastorella for 2 each of clarinets, French horns, bassoons and a tuba pastoralis
Collegium Musicum Pragense          Frantisek Vajnar, cond.

[Ken B]

Which begs the question, is Membran legit? The question's been raised before, but not answered.

There are Membran boxes that are certainly legit, and which they directly produced. They also say on their website that they offer production and distribution services to small labels and recording owners. That doesn't on the face of it seem illegitimate.
That said, piracy happens even with legit names. The biggest book chain in Canada had an in house label. Under that they reprinted a chess problem book. I knew the author (being a chess problem composer myself) and mentioned it in our correspondence (he lives in England). It was a pirate.

My guess is Membran is legit. Otherwise I would expect some google search sometime would have found a mention of a withdrawal or suit. I cannot find any.

[San Antone]

One of my favorite box sets



Beethoven, no. 8 in G major

[André]

But Documents has all the Beethovens.

True. The c minor Variations have never sounded this dramatic in my experience. My fave among the sonatas is no 3 and it is extraordinary under Nat's tungsten fingers. The Membran set also includes all his Schumann, for which he was recognized as a specialist, even more so than in Beethoven.