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[André]

[Mirror Image]

Ooh...FUN! Let me know what you think of this recording, Andre. I love Satie but only have a limited exposure to his orchestral works.

[André]

Ooh...FUN! Let me know what you think of this recording, Andre. I love Satie but only have a limited exposure to his orchestral works.

I can tell you they're great fun and not in any way inconsequential. I have another version of the three ballet scores.

[Mirror Image]

I can tell you they're great fun and not in any way inconsequential. I have another version of the three ballet scores.

I've heard Relâche and Parade, but Mercure is one I have yet to hear.

Browsing my Satie collection, I recall enjoying this orchestral disc:



I might have to give it a spin (probably tomorrow).

[Mirror Image]

Just bought:



Once I saw the later Satie Ciccolini cycle was reissued, I jumped on it. As for the Penderecki, I like his early avant-garde works, but find his departure from this style to be disappointing and not to my taste. I remember giving all of my Penderecki Naxos recordings to ChamberNut (I really miss this member), but, in doing this, I gave away those early works. Anyway, I had to correct this and this 2-CD set looks like a pretty well reviewed one.

[JBS]

Directly from Amazon US.
[asin]B07WR1M61K[/asin][asin]B01KW33O84[/asin]
I apparently got the only one they had in stock, priced at $4.34. Looking now,  it's ten dollars more and delivery in 1 to 2 months
And this one, from Israeli musician Idan Raichel, which really belongs in the Nonclassical thread
[asin]B07KZL2B7Y[/asin]

[steve ridgway]

As for the Penderecki, I like his early avant-garde works, but find his departure from this style to be disappointing and not to my taste. I remember giving all of my Penderecki Naxos recordings to ChamberNut (I really miss this member), but, in doing this, I gave away those early works. Anyway, I had to correct this and this 2-CD set looks like a pretty well reviewed one.

I like this one .

[Mirror Image]

I like this one .

Excellent to read. Do you like Penderecki's early period the best or do you feel his later music is just as good as the earlier music?

[steve ridgway]

Excellent to read. Do you like Penderecki's early period the best or do you feel his later music is just as good as the earlier music?

I prefer the early, more experimental stuff although find some of the later religious choral works rather absorbing. I've also enjoyed the Neo-Romantic symphonies but haven't heard them that much as yet. I suspect they may be a little simple compared to real Romantic but am not knowledgeable in that area to properly compare, they just make a nice contrast to the other things in my collection.

[Mirror Image]

I prefer the early, more experimental stuff although find some of the later religious choral works rather absorbing. I've also enjoyed the Neo-Romantic symphonies but haven't heard them that much as yet. I suspect they may be a little simple compared to real Romantic but am not knowledgeable in that area to properly compare, they just make a nice contrast to the other things in my collection.

Indeed. His avant-garde works do cast a strange spell over the listener. I have a much different experience than your own when it comes to those choral works. I remember listening to the Polish Requiem and only being able to get half-way through it. I think one of the problems with his later music, for me anyway, is that there's not much variety in the sonorities. It just feels like it's a bit formulaic (in the worst possible sense). The general atmosphere is rather heavy and dense. It takes it's toll on this particular listener. I do understand and respect others who can get into it --- I never was able to get fully onboard.

[The new erato]

That Paul Bunyan is great fun, Andre.

[vers la flamme]

Ooh...FUN! Let me know what you think of this recording, Andre. I love Satie but only have a limited exposure to his orchestral works.

Ditto; let us know what you think André. I have no Satie orchestral music in my library just yet, though he is a very important composer in my eyes and I know the orchestral works, the ballets etc are something I need to explore.

[Madiel]

It's quite alright. I ended up canceling the order anyway. I figured I already have firm favorites in each of these composers' piano music, so I doubt my mind could change even though it is nice hearing new performances of beloved works that I know like the back of my hand.

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I'm a huge fan of this composer and I figured these Dux recordings would be nice additions to my collection. I don't know any of the songs at all, so this will be a new discovery for me.

Oh interesting. I figured out at some point that Dux was really the only label doing much work with the songs (though someone else did a complete set), but I don't know that I found those albums on streaming or if it was before I was really doing streaming. I should look again.

If nothing else I quite like Dux's cover designs.

[vandermolen]

Put in a rather large order at europadisc (just to celebrate that they're still in business):

An impressive selection of which I only have the CDs featuring the music of Bliss and Suk - both really fine performances.

[vandermolen]

At first glance I thought that the Don Giovanni cover featured Batman! 

[André]

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Oh interesting. I figured out at some point that Dux was really the only label doing much work with the songs (though someone else did a complete set), but I don't know that I found those albums on streaming or if it was before I was really doing streaming. I should look again.

If nothing else I quite like Dux's cover designs.

Yes, it's quite difficult to find any kind of thorough exploration of Szymanowski's songs. There seems to be some single issued recordings (several of them are OOP), but I couldn't actually find full survey. I'm really looking forward to hearing these works as Szymanowski had a penchant for writing for voice and creating remarkable music --- I mean just listen, for example, to Litany to the Virgin Mary, Stabat Mater or King Roger.

[Harry]

Ordered today.

[Harry]

Part 2.

[Harry]

Part 3