Purchases Today

[Sergeant Rock]

Arrived this morning: Honeck's Dvorak 8.




Sarge

[ritter]

jpc sent a 20% discount voucher, so they got an order from me  :


I owned this recording on LP, and have fond memories of it. The enterprising Australian Eloquence, as usual, makes these old gems available again.


I don't know anything about this composer, but quite a lot about one of the conductors on this CD  . Uncharted territory for me, repertoire-wise.


No comment needed here!

[Karl Henning]

I don't know anything about this composer, but quite a lot about one of the conductors on this CD  . Uncharted territory for me, repertoire-wise.

I shall look with interest for your report.

[Ken B]

I shall look with interest for your report.

Me, I want to hear about this Bach dude. Is he any good? Is there anything else he wrote?

[Karl Henning]

Oh, some workaday stuff . . . .

[André]

I'm happy to report I didn't purchase anything today 

[Ken B]

I'm happy to report I didn't purchase anything today 

Caesar: The ides of March are come.
Soothsayer: Aye, Caesar, but not gone.

[Moonfish]

I'm happy to report I didn't purchase anything today 

[Harry]

I am happy to report that I did order some items

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/new-things-i-ordered-which-will-be.html?spref=tw

Que, Hipster, Premont, Neal, Dave, look out for the Nichelmann, its a gem for sure!

[Que]

I am happy to report that I did order some items

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/new-things-i-ordered-which-will-be.html?spref=tw

Que, Hipster, Premont, Neal, Dave, look out for the Nichelmann, its a gem for sure!

But Harry, you forgot to mention the one of my biggest wishes as a music collector has been fullfilled!!

Brilliant has evidently licensed and  reissued the Weiss lute music edition by Michel Cardin!!!  (Did some little bird tell them? )

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WOW, if that will not my best purchase of 2014,.....

Q

[Harry]

But Harry, you forgot to mention the one of my biggest wishes as a music collector has been fullfilled!!

Brilliant has evidently licensed and  reissued the Weiss lute music edition by Michel Cardin!!!  (Did some little bird tell them? )

[asin]B00QG15MQO[/asin]
WOW, if that will not my best purchase of 2014,.....

Q

I knew this deal was in the making some time ago, I just did not think you would be interested in it. well then, here it is. I for one wished this set also. Told them that of course, some time last year.

[Que]

I knew this deal was in the making some time ago, I just did not think you would be interested in it. well then, here it is. I for one wished this set also. Told them that of course, some time last year.

Thanks for doing so, Harry.   I and other lute music lovers are indebted to you.

Good question indeed, Dave!

That's why I picked up this issue by Michel Cardin. I was intrigued by the comments by Mark Sealy on ClassicalNet, in whom Cardin's complete series of Weiss' lute works (12 discs) has found a strong advocate. (More) BTW a nice discography of Weiss' Dresden manuscripts HERE.

Anyway, I have also one volume of Roberto Barto's series on Naxos, and although the works on the two discs are not the same, comparing the two approaches provided much interesting listening and revealed quite some differences.

Let me state first that it took a while before a preference emerged - these are two very good lutenists. Cardin is the more deliberate player, Barto is swifter and more flowing making a grasp on Weiss' musical architecture easier on first listening. Cardin is on the other hand is more articulate. The Naxos recording of Barto is also "easier on the ear" with a more mellow soundsstage at some distance of the instrument while the SNE recording of Cardin is up-close to the instrument with extra sonic "gruff" and "gut-effect" as a result. In the end I found Cardin's more probing and expressive approach more satisfying than Barto's admittedly very elegant playing that glosses just a bit over the music IMO.

Perhaps not the most convenient result, I might add... The Cardin series being OOP en fetching high prices, that were considerably higher than Naxos to begin with. Maybe buying directly from Michel cardin's website is an option.

Although... a wondefull OOP series on a tiny label, doesn't that sound like a perfect deal for Brilliant Classics?
Harry, you might want to tip the people at Brilliant ... and do us all a big favour.

Q

[Harry]

Thanks for doing so, Harry.   I and other lute music lovers are indebted to you.

Yes that is exactly why I asked them, this posting. I already forgot about that.
Good result I would say

[Que]

Yes that is exactly why I asked them, this posting. I already forgot about that.
Good result I would say

Can't belive that was already 5 years ago.... But it will defintely be worth the wait.

Nominating it as best purchase of the year will have to wait until next year... . I just noticed that the issue is scheduled for January.

Q

[Harry]

Can't belive that was already 5 years ago.... But it will defintely be worth the wait.

Nominating it as best purchase of the year will have to wait until next year... . I just noticed that the issue is scheduled for January.

Q

It was in the heading of my posting "January" but that does not signify anything, it might as well land on your doormat before or after Christmas.

[The new erato]

But Harry, you forgot to mention the one of my biggest wishes as a music collector has been fullfilled!!

Brilliant has evidently licensed and  reissued the Weiss lute music edition by Michel Cardin!!!  (Did some little bird tell them? )

[asin]B00QG15MQO[/asin]
WOW, if that will not my best purchase of 2014,.....

Q

Will it? Release date 26 of January 2015.

[Moonfish]

But Harry, you forgot to mention the one of my biggest wishes as a music collector has been fullfilled!!

Brilliant has evidently licensed and  reissued the Weiss lute music edition by Michel Cardin!!!  (Did some little bird tell them? )

[asin]B00QG15MQO[/asin]
WOW, if that will not my best purchase of 2014,.....

Q

AMAZING! Thanks Q & Harry! 
I have been listening to Barto's Weiss since Naxos started to release his recordings. Cannot wait to hear Cardin's performances!

[Karl Henning]

As reported elsewhere, this arrived a week or so ago . . . .

[Ken B]

As reported elsewhere, this arrived a week or so ago . . . .

A wise purchase.

[Karl Henning]

Apart from the Dvořák Scherzo for a warm-up, the Harris is my first crack at this box; fabulous!