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Que

#39640
February 10, 2015, 10:45:33 PM Last Edit: February 10, 2015, 11:08:25 PM by Que
Morning listening:

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Disc 7 with music for Easter

Comments by Amazon's Giordano Bruno:

QuoteFourth Update: CD7 contains a 'program' of music that might have been performed at an Easter Sunday service of the utmost magnificence: Victoria's Missa Laetatus Sum (Missa I Rejoiced) in twelve voices; his 12-voice motet setting of Psalm 122, which begins with the phrase Laetatus Sum; his 12-voice Magnificat sexti toni; four more liturgical compositions for eight voices; and the Hymn setting Ad Cenam Agnus Providi for four voices. This is the CD that makes most ample uses of instruments -- sackbutts, cornetti, and organ -- not to double the voices but to perform as one of two or three 'choirs' antiphonally. Contrary to most people's expectations, 12-voice polyphony is not inherently more complex than 4-voice or five-voice polyphony; in fact, it's often less daring in rhythms and especially in harmonies. Instead, it's broad and grand, intended to be massively resonant and to demonstrate the magnificence and munificence of its patrons, whether secular or ecclesiastic. The finest exception to that pattern is the Missa 'Et ecce terrae motus' a 12 by Antoine Brumel, the celebrated "Earthquake Mass" which has never yet be recorded as brilliantly as it deserves. Victoria's 12-voice polyphony isn't as original as Brumel's but it's splendidly dramatic and expressive, among the true masterpieces of the genre. This performance of it is overwhelming! Awesome! Sound engineering, as I've said before, isn't quite up to the challenge of such music yet; you'll hear a wee bit of distortion even on the finest system, and you'll wish you could hear the music in three dimensions as you would in a proper live performance, but this is as good as any ensemble or sound studio can provide at present.

Wanderer

#39641
February 10, 2015, 10:58:17 PM
Quote from: orfeo on February 10, 2015, 12:58:10 PM
I mean as the opus numbers increase. Not that the early ones are slight things by any means, but it feels like in the late sets every Skazka is a powerful piece.

I agree. Starting from an already strong position (there are no juvenilia in Medtner, he appears almost fully fledged from the very early opus numbers), he keeps honing his skills as time progresses - evident in the Skazki.

Quote from: orfeo on February 10, 2015, 12:58:10 PM
Of course, it's entirely possible that this is just because I've been paying more attention as I go through this survey...

It's partly that, as well. In my experience, further familiarization does reveal more layers in the early opus numbers as well (heck, even the op.1 is magisterial, with its triple polyrhythm and strong poetic resonance, reworked later as one of his most affecting songs/lieder).

Harry

#39642
February 10, 2015, 11:35:55 PM
Good morning all.
Why not some Harpsichord music, from a master in the trade?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/02/nichelmann-christoph-harpsichord_11.html?spref=tw
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"

Que

#39643
February 10, 2015, 11:37:19 PM
Quote from: Harry's on February 10, 2015, 11:35:55 PM
Good morning all.
Why not some Harpsichord music, from a master in the trade?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/02/nichelmann-christoph-harpsichord_11.html?spref=tw

Thansk, I am seriously considering that Nichelman set. :)  How is harpsichordist Michele Benuzzi?

Q

Harry

#39644
February 10, 2015, 11:43:36 PM
Quote from: Que on February 10, 2015, 11:37:19 PM
Thansk, I am seriously considering that Nichelman set. :)  How is harpsichordist Michele Benuzzi?

Q

I have written about him in my first review, see link on blog, but I may add, that he is thoughtful and articulate, and is accentuating all accents in style. Not a flashy harpsichordist, but one that keeps Nichelmann's soundworld in perspective. Never loses sight of the many felicitous details, and never stepping out of line in terms of dynamics. He has an impressive biography. Apart from that, there is really not much choice in the field if it comes to Nichelmann's music. This set is an excellent start in a complete survey of his music. I can safely recommend this set Que.
The sound is excellent.
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"

Moonfish

#39645
February 10, 2015, 11:51:16 PM
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 4 & 5            Berliner Philharmoniker/Karajan

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Que

#39646
February 11, 2015, 12:16:24 AM
Quote from: Harry's on February 10, 2015, 11:43:36 PM
I have written about him in my first review, see link on blog, but I may add, that he is thoughtful and articulate, and is accentuating all accents in style. Not a flashy harpsichordist, but one that keeps Nichelmann's soundworld in perspective. Never loses sight of the many felicitous details, and never stepping out of line in terms of dynamics. He has an impressive biography. Apart from that, there is really not much choice in the field if it comes to Nichelmann's music. This set is an excellent start in a complete survey of his music. I can safely recommend this set Que.
The sound is excellent.

Thanks! :)

Harry

#39647
February 11, 2015, 12:18:01 AM
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"

Harry

#39648
February 11, 2015, 02:40:54 AM
My opinion is, that this is a must buy CD, that good it is!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/02/new-acquisitionrenaissance-am-rhein.html?spref=tw
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"

Mandryka

#39649
February 11, 2015, 03:04:58 AM Last Edit: February 11, 2015, 03:10:25 AM by Mandryka


Gustav Leonhardt's 1973 recording of music by Forqueray. Party time. He's chilling out and having fun with a few Forqueray tunes. Very infectious, joyful and full of good will and ultimately a bit triv.

What a contrast with his third Forqueray recording. When you hear both you see why he called his final commercial CD   "Bliss and Pain." Suddenly everything is much more complex at the level of feeling - much more like a mixture of . . .  bliss and pain. And IMO there's no loss of abandon or of humanity or of the sense of the sheer joy in making music in the later recording, which is no doubt helped by the Hemsch.

I haven't heard the Duphly yet.



Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

ritter

#39650
February 11, 2015, 03:12:41 AM
In my car's CD player:



Harry

#39651
February 11, 2015, 03:23:43 AM
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"

Harry

#39652
February 11, 2015, 06:00:33 AM
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"

Harry

#39653
February 11, 2015, 06:19:41 AM
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"

SonicMan46

#39654
February 11, 2015, 06:36:52 AM
Quote from: Moonfish on February 10, 2015, 09:38:54 PM
Dave,
I think you will enjoy this clip:

Thanks Peter for the clip on the Lendvai String Trio - did add a much more personal touch to the group; and BTW, their Beethoven String Trio performances are excellent (I'd have to agree w/ the BBC assessment that I linked previously).  Dave :)

Mirror Image

#39655
February 11, 2015, 06:50:47 AM
Quote from: Moonfish on February 10, 2015, 11:51:16 PM
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos 4 & 5            Berliner Philharmoniker/Karajan

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How are these performances, Peter? How do they compare with his DG ones? I've always loved the ones on DG, but haven't heard a note from the ones you're listening to on EMI.

North Star

#39656
February 11, 2015, 06:52:22 AM
Elgar
Violin Sonata Op. 82
Piano Quintet Op. 84
The Nash Ensemble

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RebLem

#39657
February 11, 2015, 06:54:43 AM Last Edit: February 11, 2015, 06:56:48 AM by RebLem
Since my last report, I have been listening to the following:

Volume 9 of the 10 CD set of Shostakovich Symphonies by Oleg Caetani and Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi, both recorded @ the Auditorium di Milano, July, 2005.

Tr. 1-4.....Sym. 12 in D Minor, Op. 112 "The Year 1917" (1961) (35:04)

Tr. 5-7.....Sym. 2 in B Major, Op. 14 (1927) (16:56)--Coro di Milano Giuseppe Verdi.

These two works are among Shostakovich's agitprop ouvre, and fine examples of that genre they certainly are, and nowhere better performed or in better sound than here. These works rumble and shake the floors and actually make these two works exciting, even though the 12th, at least, is not much more than socialist realist boilerplate. Highly recommended for both performance and sound, though perhaps not for the quality of the works, esp. the 12th.


Vol. 33 of the RCA Complete Toscanini set, NBC Sym Orch, devoted to music of Hector Berlioz:

Tr, 1-4.....Harold en Italie, Op. 16 (42:02)--Carlton Cooley, solo vioist, rec. CH, 29 NOV 1953, and @ a rehearsal the day before.

Tr. 5-9.....Romeo et Juliette, Op. 17, Part II excerpts (26:45)--rec. CH, 17 FEB 1947.

This CD has all the trademarks of the Toscanini style--orchestral precision, sharp climaxes, and plenty of energy and without the deadness of the Studio 8H recordings, since these works were recorded in Carnegie Hall. Highly recommended.
"Don't drink and drive; you might spill it."--J. Eugene Baker, aka my late father.

Moonfish

#39658
February 11, 2015, 07:04:09 AM
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 11, 2015, 06:50:47 AM
How are these performances, Peter? How do they compare with his DG ones? I've always loved the ones on DG, but haven't heard a note from the ones you're listening to on EMI.
I enjoy the DG ones as well. Comparatively they are similar, i.e. a huge scale version of the 4th and 5th. If I recall correctly the sound is perhaps a bit more defined and richer in these renditions from the mid 70s. At first I was a bit apprehensive (not sure what I was expecting), but I quickly allowed myself to listen to the many details that came forward.  I was a bit surprised at how well defined the strings were. You know the sections when the orchestra is almost quiet and the strings pulse softly in an ebb and flow? The details were exquisite. The 3rd movement of the 5th was beautiful in this recordings.  It sounded a bit different than I was used to, but I thought it was very well done. It completely absorbed all my attention and only the soundscape of the 5th existed.  Now I am looking forward to listening to Karajan's early EMI version (remastered by Warner).  :)
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

André

#39659
February 11, 2015, 07:35:27 AM
Violin concertos from the Soviet Era: Nikolai RAKOV, Otar TAKTAKISHVILI and Balys DVARIONAS. I think the first one is a masterpiece. It helps that the players are Oleg Kagan and Neeme Järvi.
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