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[Brian]

My ears really, really liked the samples of the Maxwell Quartet's playing, and it's not on streaming yet, sooooo

[ritter]

Some Skalkottas odds and ends:





Plus this recently published book on Giuseppe Sinopoli's Dresden years:

[SonicMan46]

Just bought:

 

The only redundancy will be the Berg (which these LaSalle performances are in the Berg DG box --- mighty impressive performances they are, too).

Hi John - I own the set (sans Zemlinsky) of the three on a Brilliant licensed production inserted above - not sure about the remastering for each of these boxes?  Not my favorite 20th century chamber string works so likely will just keep what I have now.  Dave

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Hi John - I own the set (sans Zemlinsky) of the three on a Brilliant licensed production inserted above - not sure about the remastering for each of these boxes?  Not my favorite 20th century chamber string works so likely will just keep what I have now.  Dave

Yeah, I'm not sure about any remastering, but if you don't like the music very much, then there's no point in buying the DG set.

Edit: FWIW, if you're looking for the Zemlinsky SQs from the LaSalle Quartet, you might be able to track down the original CD release. It was a 2-CD set.

[Daverz]

Not that I needed another collection of Mozart piano concerti or Schubert symphonies, by any means; but these called to me.  I'm a couple of discs into the Mozart, it's very nice... I find both of these sets of repertoire endlessly satisfying... relaxing, elegant music that brings peace to the soul. 

I really like the Kirschnereit set.  I have it on Arte Nova.

[vandermolen]

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[Stürmisch Bewegt]

Perhaps you can imagine my shock and disappointment distress when I eagerly opened an Amazon package that ought to have contained my much-anticipated Cantelli box set and lo and behold I've gotten this :

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At the end of the alphabet...

Very nice, Jeffrey. You can never have too many performances of Die Seejungfrau. I might own this one, too. I'll have to double-check.

[steve ridgway]

Perhaps you can imagine my shock and disappointment distress when I eagerly opened an Amazon package that ought to have contained my much-anticipated Cantelli box set and lo and behold I've gotten this :

Oh the horror! I like a lot of rock music but the track listing on this one distresses me as well.

[André]

[Traverso]

Congratulations with the Ligeti quartets but why not purchasing the complete set?   

[André]

Congratulations with the Ligeti quartets but why not purchasing the complete set?   

Complete set of what, exactly ?

[Traverso]

Complete set of what, exactly ?

This one of course 

I think that there is a new edition,this one is OOP

[André]

Well, I do have vol 7 plus the 5-disc Teldec set. I have zero interest for the vocal works. I'm looking for the Etudes, but I find the choice difficult.

[JBS]

Amazon link for the reissue
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Le Grand Macabre is an opera that deserves hearing at least once. (Although--fair warning--you may afterwards decide once is enough.)

[André]

That's exactly the set I don't intend to buy. I don't really care for the vocal works in it. I've heard a few (including a bit of Le grand macabre). It's just not for me  . Like I said, a disc with the Etudes is all I plan getting for now - and I'm not in a hurry.

[T. D.]

Amazon link for the reissue
[Asin]B07MCW81MK[/asin]

Le Grand Macabre is an opera that deserves hearing at least once. (Although--fair warning--you may afterwards decide once is enough.)

I purchased the newly released recording long ago, listened once or twice, didn't care for it and sold it. Disappointing, as I listen to a fair amount of modern opera and am a Ligeti enthusiast, but LGM just didn't work for me.

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I purchased the newly released recording long ago, listened once or twice, didn't care for it and sold it. Disappointing, as I listen to a fair amount of modern opera and am a Ligeti enthusiast, but LGM just didn't work for me.

+1 I love so much of Ligeti's music, but Le Grande Macabre is disappointing.

[JBS]

I purchased the newly released recording long ago, listened once or twice, didn't care for it and sold it. Disappointing, as I listen to a fair amount of modern opera and am a Ligeti enthusiast, but LGM just didn't work for me.

+1 I love so much of Ligeti's music, but Le Grande Macabre is disappointing.

I'm not too enthusiastic myself about LGM.

That's exactly the set I don't intend to buy. I don't really care for the vocal works in it. I've heard a few (including a bit of Le grand macabre). It's just not for me  . Like I said, a disc with the Etudes is all I plan getting for now - and I'm not in a hurry.

Well the thing with the 100 metronomes can be easily skipped....

Turns to John [MI]
You have the new Etudes CD from Danny Driver. Have you heard enough of it to give an opinion?

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I'm not too enthusiastic myself about LGM.
Well the thing with the 100 metronomes can be easily skipped....

Turns to John [MI]
You have the new Etudes CD from Danny Driver. Have you heard enough of it to give an opinion?

I have, indeed and I can highly recommend it. Certainly on par with Aimard. Driver is fluent and expressive. It's difficult music to perform, but he's able to find the character of all three books. A must-buy if you know and like the Etudes.