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Increasing my Stravinsky holdings with this bargain set.

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That's a really good disc, John!

Excellent, erato. I've had my eyes on it for years, but never could find it for a good price until last night.

[arpeggio]

I found the following reviews:

http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-14679/?search=1

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2009/Jan09/Lindberg_ode11242.htm

The following reviewer did not care for the Concerto for Orchestra but had positive remarks concerning the other works on the CD:

https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/lindberg-campana-in-aria-concerto-for-orchestra-sculpture

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I found the following reviews:

http://www.classicstoday.com/review/review-14679/?search=1

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2009/Jan09/Lindberg_ode11242.htm

Lindberg is a very cool composer. Is this your first foray into his music, arpeggio? One of my favorite works of his is his only work (I believe?) for chorus and orchestra titled Graffiti. His Violin Concerto is also highly impressive. I'll also say some of his earlier work is quite good as well and it all has this kind of wild abandon that I find refreshing.

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Lindberg is a very cool composer. Is this your first foray into his music, arpeggio? One of my favorite works of his is his only work (I believe?) for chorus and orchestra titled Graffiti. His Violin Concerto is also highly impressive. I'll also say some of his earlier work is quite good as well and it all has this kind of wild abandon that I find refreshing.

No.  I have recordings of the following works. (see attached pdf file)

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Hi Jens

I need to locate Vols. 1/2 and 12 (the ones I already had, earliest and latest ones) if you need details, but if years are good enough, it's 2004-2009 (years of recording, not of release!). He plays a variety of instruments: harpsichord, fortepiano, clavichord ...  I can provide a list (but typing which instrument he uses on what work would take me half a day I think, as the series includes a ton of miniature pieces usually omitted).

Thanks King Ubu -- that's great already. The years (of recording) are enough, by all means.
How many instruments does he use? (I wouldn't be interested in what-in-what; just what kind of instruments... but if it is >5, I wouldn't make you type it all out. In any case, I've also sent an e-mail to mDG and maybe they'll answer... though you certainly beat them to the punch with the years!)

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No.  I have recordings of the following works. (see attached pdf file)

Ah, okay. Very good. Carry on!

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Just bought:



Also, last night I bought three shirts I designed myself via Zazzle: Bartok, Ives, and Schoenberg.

[GioCar]

Just bought:

Well done. An outstanding album

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Well done. An outstanding album

I heard the Varese from it and, yes, I think it's quite good indeed. Glad you thought so, too.

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The Varese, Cowell and Harrison is a very fascinating paring indeed but they all would compliment each other very well. I haven't yet heard this particular recording, to my knowledge 

Yeah, it does look like a rather interesting program. I'm looking forward to hearing it in addition to the Bernstein West Side Story recording.

[king ubu]

Thanks King Ubu -- that's great already. The years (of recording) are enough, by all means.
How many instruments does he use? (I wouldn't be interested in what-in-what; just what kind of instruments... but if it is >5, I wouldn't make you type it all out. In any case, I've also sent an e-mail to mDG and maybe they'll answer... though you certainly beat them to the punch with the years!)

Actually just saw the three volumes I've had for a while, so:

fortepiano
by Nikolaus Damm, Hirschhorn near Heidelberg 1990, after Johann Andreas Stein (1728-1792), Augsburg 1788 (8'8'; a'=432/434 Hz) (Vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
by Barbara and Thomas Wolf, Washington, DC 1992, after Johann Schantz (c. 1762-1828), Vienna c. 1795 (8'8'8'; a'=430 Hz) (Vols 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

clavichord
by Dietrich Hein, Oldenburg 2002, after Christian Ernst Friederici (1709-1780), Gera/Thuringia 1765 (8'8'; a'=420 Hz) (Vols 1, 2)
by Dietrich Hein, Oldenburg 2002, after Christian Gottfried Friederici (1714-1777), Gera/Thuringia 1765 (8'8'; a'=420 Hz) (Vol. 3)
by Martin Scholz, Basel 1970, after Johann David Schiedmayer (1753-1805), Erlangen 1791 (8'8'; a'=434 Hz) (Vols 4, 5, 6, 10)
by Allan Winkler, Boston 2003, after Johann David Schiedmayer (1753-1805), Erlangen 1796 (8'8'; a'=415 Hz) (Vols 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)

harpsichord
by Nikolaus Damm, Hirschhorn near Heidelberg 1989, after Gottfried Silbermann (1727-1799), Freiberg/Saxony 1749, and Johann Heinrich Silbermann (1727-1799), Strasbourg 1776 (I: 8'4', II: 8'8'L; a'=420 Hz) (Vols 1, 2)
by Reinhard von Nagel, Paris 1990, after Nicolas (1660-1731) & François-Etienne Blanchet (c. 1695-1761), Paris 19730 (I: 8'4'; II: 8'L; a'=415 Hz) (Vols 3, 4, 5, 6)
by Burkat Shudi (1702-1773), London 1771 (I: 8'4', II: 8'8'; a'=417 Hz) (Vols 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
by Allan Winkler, Boston 1994, after Pierre Donzelague (c. 1660-1717), Lyon 1711 (I: 8'4'; II: 8'; a'=415 Hz) (Vols 11, 12)

tangent piano
by Anon., Central or North Germany, c. 1788 (8'8'; a'=433 Hz) (Vol. 12)

the "Shudi" hps being used courtesy of (and rec. at) Freulerpalast in Näfels/GL, Switzerland ... obviously that dude was originally called "Tschudi" and prob. Burkhard or Burkhardt or some other variant ... typical name from the Glarus region, not a muslim or whatever people in these totally nutty=trumpy times would think ...

you'll note there's no clavichord on Vol. 9, all others feature one of each three ... and on the back-covers/traycards (I guess you'll be able to find scans via allmusic or amazon), you can figure out which instrument is used for which piece; and tangent piano only on Vol. 12 for some KV 7, KV 15 and KV deest pieces (#6-13 of the disc)

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Actually just saw the three volumes I've had for a while, so:

fortepiano
by Nikolaus Damm, Hirschhorn near Heidelberg 1990, after Johann Andreas Stein (1728-1792), Augsburg 1788 (8'8'; a'=432/434 Hz) (Vols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
by Barbara and Thomas Wolf, Washington, DC 1992, after Johann Schantz (c. 1762-1828), Vienna c. 1795 (8'8'8'; a'=430 Hz) (Vols 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

clavichord
by Dietrich Hein, Oldenburg 2002, after Christian Ernst Friederici (1709-1780), Gera/Thuringia 1765 (8'8'; a'=420 Hz) (Vols 1, 2)
by Dietrich Hein, Oldenburg 2002, after Christian Gottfried Friederici (1714-1777), Gera/Thuringia 1765 (8'8'; a'=420 Hz) (Vol. 3)
by Martin Scholz, Basel 1970, after Johann David Schiedmayer (1753-1805), Erlangen 1791 (8'8'; a'=434 Hz) (Vols 4, 5, 6, 10)
by Allan Winkler, Boston 2003, after Johann David Schiedmayer (1753-1805), Erlangen 1796 (8'8'; a'=415 Hz) (Vols 7, 8, 10, 11, 12)

harpsichord
by Nikolaus Damm, Hirschhorn near Heidelberg 1989, after Gottfried Silbermann (1727-1799), Freiberg/Saxony 1749, and Johann Heinrich Silbermann (1727-1799), Strasbourg 1776 (I: 8'4', II: 8'8'L; a'=420 Hz) (Vols 1, 2)
by Reinhard von Nagel, Paris 1990, after Nicolas (1660-1731) & François-Etienne Blanchet (c. 1695-1761), Paris 19730 (I: 8'4'; II: 8'L; a'=415 Hz) (Vols 3, 4, 5, 6)
by Burkat Shudi (1702-1773), London 1771 (I: 8'4', II: 8'8'; a'=417 Hz) (Vols 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
by Allan Winkler, Boston 1994, after Pierre Donzelague (c. 1660-1717), Lyon 1711 (I: 8'4'; II: 8'; a'=415 Hz) (Vols 11, 12)

tangent piano
by Anon., Central or North Germany, c. 1788 (8'8'; a'=433 Hz) (Vol. 12)

the "Shudi" hps being used courtesy of (and rec. at) Freulerpalast in Näfels/GL, Switzerland ... obviously that dude was originally called "Tschudi" and prob. Burkhard or Burkhardt or some other variant ... typical name from the Glarus region, not a muslim or whatever people in these totally nutty=trumpy times would think ...

you'll note there's no clavichord on Vol. 9, all others feature one of each three ... and on the back-covers/traycards (I guess you'll be able to find scans via allmusic or amazon), you can figure out which instrument is used for which piece; and tangent piano only on Vol. 12 for some KV 7, KV 15 and KV deest pieces (#6-13 of the disc)

Oh wow, terrific! Thanks ever so much!

[Todd]

[PerfectWagnerite]

Broke down and bought this:

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[Zeus]

Three interesting purchases, hopefully as good as I think they'll be:
- Bassano: Amor sacro amor profano on Coviello
- Bottesini: Duetto, Capriccio & Gran quintetto on Chandos
- Elgar/Payne/Holbrooke/Bowen on Meridian

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The Lou Harrison concerto for organ and percussion is one of my favorite concertos (of all time) period! Hope you enjoy it 

Jeez, I haven't heard West Side Story in a loooooong time 

Thanks. Very cool to hear about this Harrison concerto. I've read good things about it. I haven't heard West Side Story in ages either, so don't feel too bad about it. I've read nothing but great things about Tilson Thomas' performance, so this is rather encouraging.

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I've had this recording under my radar for quite some time, so I finally just decided to pull the trigger:



One can never have too many of Lyric Suite performances. Quite simply a landmark work from the early 20th Century.

[Maestro267]

The first of (hopefully) several contribution to this particular thread this week (I don't count it as a 'purchase' until I hold the disc/set in my hand):

Brian: Symphonies Nos. 6, 28, 29 & 31
New Russia State SO/Walker

[king ubu]

Oh wow, terrific! Thanks ever so much!

No problem - I have been perusing some of your efforts for a while and am glad to contribute when I can