Purchases Today

[aligreto]

Got my last Christmas items at jpc last night, along with some other stuff:

 


Q

Inevitable 

[Harry]

Samples sounded very good indeed! Should arrive in time for Christmas....
I got the impression that a period organ was used?

Q

YES.

Instrument used:
Jean-Pierre Cavaillé, 1782-1789.
Positif dorsal pipework installed by Alain Sals in 1984.
Tempérament mésotonique a 6 tierces justus d'après Dom Bedos.
Diapason LA=415 Hz environ.

[71 dB]

Price dropped to £0.99+shipping so I pulled the trigger

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[Que]

Inevitable 

Resistance is futile....

[Omicron9]

Today, I purchased two Bohuslav Martinu recordings--a set of his complete works for violin & piano (which will compliment my recording of Josef Suk playing Martinu's Violin Sonatas 2 & 3, and Five Madrigal Stanzas), and a one act ballet, entitled "The Butterfly that Stamped" (which I heard on You Tube & liked):

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-The-Butterfly-That-Stamped/dp/B0000260HO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163910&sr=1-2&keywords=martinu+butterfly

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-Works-Violin-Piano-CD/dp/B001AYAL22/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163878&sr=1-1&keywords=martinu+violin+and+piano

Allow me to recommend Martinu's cello sonatas.  Underrated and overlooked, IMHO.  If you like the violin sonatas, I suspect you'll also dig the cello sonatas.  There is a version on Hyperion (I think) with Isserlis; highly recommended.

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[Omicron9]

Some discs from a recent one-day europadisc sale:

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All discs from series I am following, from composers that have impressed me.

Excellent.  Please report back on the Andreissen.

[Spineur]

Allow me to recommend Martinu's cello sonatas.  Underrated and overlooked, IMHO.  If you like the violin sonatas, I suspect you'll also dig the cello sonatas.  There is a version on Hyperion (I think) with Isserlis; highly recommended.

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Isserlis did several recordings.  The one I prefer is on the BIS label with Olli Mustonen.  There is a Sibelius piece (Maliconia) and the Mustonen cello sonata which serve as interlude.  This give some air to breathe between Martinu's compositions.

[mc ukrneal]

Somehow I missed this, and I also didn't realize #2 was already out! Thanks to you for posting and Omnicrom for re-quoting!

[kishnevi]

JPC's prices on their home label (CPO) are often unbeatable.

Yes, but the shipping charge to the US (about 13€) is a bit steep, and means I need to build up my order with them to make it worthwhile.

[kishnevi]

I got those two sets not too long ago (also form jpc). As opposed to other GMGers, I am finding quite a bit to enjoy in the Milhaud symphonies (of which I previously only knew a handful).

Do let us know you impressions, Jeffrey, once you've explored these works.

Yes, I remembered at least one person here liked them!

[Omicron9]

From Amazon Italy, there's my Christmas shopping done  0:)
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The Scarlatti/Ross box is one of my faves; excellent choice!  How do I get to be on your Christmas list? 

[Omicron9]

Isserlis did several recordings.  The one I prefer is on the BIS label with Olli Mustonen.  There is a Sibelius piece (Maliconia) and the Mustonen cello sonata which serve as interlude.  This give some air to breathe between Martinu's compositions.

Ah, very good.  I'll have to be on the lookout for that one.  Thanks!

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Just bought:

[mc ukrneal]

Yes, but the shipping charge to the US (about 13€) is a bit steep, and means I need to build up my order with them to make it worthwhile.

They have changed their shipping approach. It now adjusts depending on the order, although the initial charge is EUR3.0. Still, you can make smaller orders work now.

[kishnevi]

They have changed their shipping approach. It now adjusts depending on the order, although the initial charge is EUR3.0. Still, you can make smaller orders work now.

Indeed?! Hopefully I will remember that the next time.

[kishnevi]

Arkivmusic has a few SDCB's on Sony budget boxes.  The French set was only $7.49, the Menuhin the only set in this order that was more than $13.99.

[listener]

arrived today: Philippe ROGIER: Motets  and Mass: Ego sum qui sum
and MELARTIN: Traumgesicht, Marjatta and suite from the ballet The Blue Pearl

[king ubu]

arrived yesterday and today:

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Somehow I missed "L'incoronazione di Dario" when I started searching for volumes of the Vivaldi series I didn't yet buy ... it's the second Vol. 18 in the "opere teatrali" sub-set of the series, after "Catone in Utica", so as I used those numbers as reference, I thought I had all the operas around now ... but "Catone" is Vol. 55 of the "Tesori del Piemonte" series, while "Dario" is Vol. 58 ... either way, now that the series continues, maybe older volumes will also come back or at least stay in print for another while, who knows.

[Spineur]

Somehow I missed "L'incoronazione di Dario" when I started searching for volumes of the Vivaldi series I didn't yet buy ... it's the second Vol. 18 in the "opere teatrali" sub-set of the series, after "Catone in Utica", so as I used those numbers as reference, I thought I had all the operas around now ... but "Catone" is Vol. 55 of the "Tesori del Piemonte" series, while "Dario" is Vol. 58 ... either way, now that the series continues, maybe older volumes will also come back or at least stay in print for another while, who knows.

The Naive Vivaldi are on sale (40% off) on qobuz (download)

http://www.qobuz.com/fr-fr/collection/the-edition-vivaldi-/download-streaming-albums?s=sf

[André]

Live broadcast recordings, in good sound (if one is to believe Amazon reviews), with the great voice at its refulgent best.



Symphony no 1 and the glorious 3rd violin sonata were missing in my collection. 3rd version of symphony 2 and 2nd of no 3, both works I like very much indeed. American conductor Lawrence Foster is an Enescu specialist, born of romanian parents.



Nowak is the dynamic principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic.