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[André]

Lucienne Delvaux was a big name on the opera houses billboards of Belgium and France in her heyday (1950s and 60s). Musique en Wallonie is a superb label. I have high hopes for this one.




None of the works in this disc duplicate those in the CPO series (3 discs). That's a good thing and a piece of luck. Sometimes obscure composers get that rare release and half its contents are duplications...

[JBS]

Fancied some Mozart...

Interestingly enough that's not in the Sony Complete Mitropolous Box.

[JBS]

Lucienne Delvaux was a big name on the opera houses billboards of Belgium and France in her heyday (1950s and 60s). Musique en Wallonie is a superb label. I have high hopes for this one.




None of the works in this disc duplicate those in the CPO series (3 discs). That's a good thing and a piece of luck. Sometimes obscure composers get that rare release and half its contents are duplications...

CPO has five CDs of his music.
Maybe you missed these two?


I agree with the assessment of his music you gave in the Listening thread. I have the first 2 CDs of the CPO series.

[Traverso]

Fancied some Mozart...

This is s fine one..

[Daverz]

Interestingly enough that's not in the Sony Complete Mitropolous Box.

I suspect Sony would have had to pay to use that "Festspielhaus" recording again and opted not to.

[JBS]

I suspect Sony would have had to pay to use that "Festspielhaus" recording again and opted not to.

Probably. But the box includes a Met Opera recording. Wouldn't the same thing apply.
[This is the recording:

[steve ridgway]

I purchased a few Naxos downloads of Scriabin's symphonies from the Chandos clearance sale. Can't think of anything else I need at the moment.

[Mookalafalas]

I got this second hand for about $12. All seem to be true gems, and I have very few of them.

  I anticipate 25 hours of great pleasure

[Florestan]

None of the works in this disc duplicate those in the CPO series (3 discs).

Ahem.... the Flute Concerto.

[Florestan]

Interestingly enough that's not in the Sony Complete Mitropolous Box.

A glaring omission, then.

[André]

CPO has five CDs of his music.
Maybe you missed these two?


I agree with the assessment of his music you gave in the Listening thread. I have the first 2 CDs of the CPO series.

I was thinking of the orchestral works series. I wasn't aware there was a 4th disc tough ! Thanks for that. Not interested in the chamber music one for the moment. 👍

[Florestan]

Not interested in the chamber music one for the moment. 👍

Too bad. You're missing out a tone poem for piano trio and a piano trio with baritone. When was the last time you encountered either the former or the later?

[JBS]

I was thinking of the orchestral works series. I wasn't aware there was a 4th disc tough ! Thanks for that. Not interested in the chamber music one for the moment. 👍

Emphasis on for the moment😈

[vandermolen]

50p from charity shop in New Mills, Derbyshire. Dutoit conducting Montreal Symphony Orchestra.

A great bargain - especially with Dukas thrown in!

[André]

Emphasis on for the moment😈

Heeeheeee ...

[Madiel]

Too bad. You're missing out a tone poem for piano trio and a piano trio with baritone. When was the last time you encountered either the former or the later?

Never. Shostakovich used a soprano.

[Florestan]

Fancied some Chopin...

[ritter]

Good day, @Florestan ! 

[Florestan]

Good day, @Florestan ! 

Good day, Rafael.

Guess who wrote the following poem:

Chopin, mer de soupirs, de larmes, de sanglots
Q'un vol de papillons sans se poser traverse
Jouant sur la tristesse ou dansant sur les flots.
Reve, aime, souffre, crie, apaise, charme ou berce,
Toujours tu fais courir entre chaque douleur
L'oubli vertigineux et doux de ton caprice
Comme les papillons volent de fleur en fleur;
De ton chagrin alors ta joie est la complice:
L'ardeur du tourbillon accroit la soif des pleurs.
De la lune et des eaux pale et doux camarade,
Prince du desespoir ou grand seigneur trahi,
Tu t'exaltes encore, plus beau d'etre pali,
Du soleil inondant ta chambre de malade
Qui pleure a lui sourire et souffre de le voir...
Sourire du regret et larmes de l'Espoir!

[ritter]

Good day, Rafael.

Guess who wrote the following poem:

Chopin, mer de soupirs, de larmes, de sanglots
Q'un vol de papillons sans se poser traverse
Jouant sur la tristesse ou dansant sur les flots.
Reve, aime, souffre, crie, apaise, charme ou berce,
Toujours tu fais courir entre chaque douleur
L'oubli vertigineux et doux de ton caprice
Comme les papillons volent de fleur en fleur;
De ton chagrin alors ta joie est la complice:
L'ardeur du tourbillon accroit la soif des pleurs.
De la lune et des eaux pale et doux camarade,
Prince du desespoir ou grand seigneur trahi,
Tu t'exaltes encore, plus beau d'etre pali,
Du soleil inondant ta chambre de malade
Qui pleure a lui sourire et souffre de le voir...
Sourire du regret et larmes de l'Espoir!

He could be rather cursi at times TBH (much as I admire his novel)...