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[Symphonic Addict]

Love Mendelssohn! If you already enjoyed Rossini, Mendelssohn should flow much better in your ears.

[Karl Henning]

Landed today.

[Daverz]

Landed today.

A fine cycle.  I have the older Arte Nova box.



TD:



From the 1970s.

[Mirror Image]

Love Mendelssohn! If you already enjoyed Rossini, Mendelssohn should flow much better in your ears.

I've loved Mendelssohn for many years. I just have to make the time to listen to him more often.

[Florestan]

But the problem is the formula is so freaking good! It's like a Haydn symphony or an Agatha Christie novel, where it'll start in and I'll think "oh cool this is the one where the clarinet does that thing!" and enjoy it on those terms.

+ 1.

Taruskin discusses this very issues in depth in his history of western music, only he compares Rossini's structure of the overtures with the structure of Beethoven's sonata form. 

[classicalgeek]

A fine 9th, but still doesn't top Haitink/Concertgebouw for me. Not to mention Bernstein or Chailly.

All fine Ninths, and fine Mahler cycles in general. Do you mean the Ninth from Bernstein's Sony/Columbia cycle with New York? Or his later DG cycle (where I believe it's with the Concertgebouw... of course, so are Haitink and Chailly.) I've sampled a bit of Karajan's Ninth and I've been impressed.

[Mirror Image]

All fine Ninths, and fine Mahler cycles in general. Do you mean the Ninth from Bernstein's Sony/Columbia cycle with New York? Or his later DG cycle (where I believe it's with the Concertgebouw... of course, so are Haitink and Chailly.) I've sampled a bit of Karajan's Ninth and I've been impressed.

Bernstein's 9th on Columbia plus this one on DG:

[André]

[ritter]

From melomania in Paris, all OOP and to be had at very reasonable prices ("bonnes affaires")...


Maderna conducting Berg! His Wozzeck on DVD is outstanding, so I expect this to be very good. These releases of the "Maderna Edition" on Arkadia are not easy to obtain...


I already have Claude Helffer's and Bruno Maderna's recording of the Bartók PC3 (coupled with other Bartók works conducted by Maderna), but not their Prokofiev PC3.


A youngish Boulez (we're in 1969) conducts Schoenberg, Berg and Webern live with the London SO in Vienna.


I'm not familiar with the music of Jacques Chailley, whose name came to my attention because he composed a ballet to a scenario by Jean Cocteau. That work, La Dame à la licorne, was recorded by Manuel Rosenthal but appears to be unobtainable. This disc of chamber music for strings (including a string quartet) might shed some light on why this composer is completely forgotten today...


I don't really need an umpteenth recording of Pelléas et Mélisande (much as I love the piece), but I recall John (Mirror Image) lavishing praise on this version, and it could be had for a pittance.


Again, no need for more recordings of the Ravel concerti, but I've read about Georges Pludermacher recently, and wanted to get to know his pianism.


I don't know any of Gabriel Pierné's solo piano music. This CD only has one work, the sizeable —ca. 30'—  Variations in C minor, op. 42. The pianist Jean-Paul Sévilla is unknown to me.

It seems I bought the last remaining copies of the above....

[Mirror Image]

From melomania in Paris, all OOP and to be had at very reasonable prices ("bonnes affaires")...


Maderna conducting Berg! His Wozzeck on DVD is outstanding, so I expect this to be very good. These releases of the "Maderna Edition" on Arkadia are not easy to obtain...


I already have Claude Helffer's and Bruno Maderna's recording of the Bartók PC3 (coupled with other Bartók works conducted by Maderna), but not their Prokofiev PC3.


A youngish Boulez (we're in 1969) conducts Schoenberg, Berg and Webern live with the London SO in Vienna.


I'm not familiar with the music of Jacques Chailley, whose name came to my attention because he composed a ballet to a scenario by Jean Cocteau. That work, La Dame à la licorne, was recorded by Manuel Rosenthal but appears to be unobtainable. This disc of chamber music for strings (including a string quartet) might shed some light on why this composer is completely forgotten today...


I don't really need an umpteenth recording of Pelléas et Mélisande (much as I love the piece), but I recall John (Mirror Image) lavishing praise on this version, and it could be had for a pittance.


Again, no need for more recordings of the Ravel concerti, but I've read about Georges Pludermacher recently, and wanted to get to know his pianism.


I don't know any of Gabriel Pierné's solo piano music. This CD only has one work, the sizeable —ca. 30'—  Variations in C minor, op. 42. The pianist Jean-Paul Sévilla is unknown to me.

It seems I bought the last remaining copies of the above....

A nice haul, Rafael. Yes, that is a fine performance of Pelléas et Mélisande. Certainly in my 'Top 3' along with Abbado and Haitink. Enjoy, my friend!

[André]

From melomania in Paris, all OOP and to be had at very reasonable prices ("bonnes affaires")...



I don't know any of Gabriel Pierné's solo piano music. This CD only has one work, the sizeable —ca. 30'—  Variations in C minor, op. 42. The pianist Jean-Paul Sévilla is unknown to me.

It seems I bought the last remaining copies of the above....

I can help you there: Sévilla is a french pianist who moved to Canada where he played and taught the piano. Sévilla was known  as a Fauré specialist. He was also an opera enthusiast and I remember him discussing works and recordings on CBC programs. His best known student is Angela Hewitt. He seems to have returned to France.

[ritter]

I can help you there: Sévilla is a french pianist who moved to Canada where he played and taught the piano. Sévilla was known  as a Fauré specialist. He was also an opera enthusiast and I remember him discussing works and recordings on CBC programs. His best known student is Angela Hewitt. He seems to have returned to France.

Thanks, André! Seems like Mr. Sévilla had an interesting career. I've found a French Wikipedia entry on him, and he was pied-noir, entering the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 14. The Pierné disc I bought was awarded the Diapason d'Or, so it might turn out to be something...

Good evening to you!

[Mirror Image]

I'm sure this post will be Rafael (ritter) approved...just bought:



I already owned a few Hahn recordings in my collection, but really not enough for me get a good overview of his oeuvre.

[ritter]

I'm sure this post will be Rafael (ritter) approved...just bought:



I already owned a few Hahn recordings in my collection, but really not enough for me get a good overview of his oeuvre.

Hope you enjoy them,  John. In any case, they'll give you a good overview of Hahn's output (I have them all in my collection). Do report once you've gone through them... 

Good evening to you!

[Mirror Image]

Hope you enjoy them,  John. In any case, they'll give you a good overview of Hahn's output (I have them all in my collection). Do report once you've gone through them... 

Good evening to you!

Thanks, Rafael. I knew I'd get nod from you. In fact, it was you who has caused me to think about Hahn again and give him another chance, so thank you for your championship of this composer. And a fine evening to you as well, good sir.

[JBS]

I only have the Rossignol Eperdu from the recordings you posted, but that in itself is a winner.

[Mirror Image]

I only have the Rossignol Eperdu from the recordings you posted, but that in itself is a winner.

Great to read, Jeffrey. I'm becoming increasingly fascinated by Hahn's music.

[Mirror Image]

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[Operafreak]

[Florestan]