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[Karl Henning]

"Mistry" sounds like something you don't (or, may not) want to happen in court 

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"Mistry" sounds like something you don't (or, may not) want to happen in court 

When I bought it first I misread the Mistry for Misty and thought how appropriate given the cover artwork 

[Karl Henning]

When I bought it first I misread the Mistry for Misty and thought how appropriate given the cover artwork 

Yes!

Separately, the best thing of Bax's which I have yet heard is the trio for flute, viola & harp;  so I have high hopes for the Piano Quintet and String Quartet.

[aligreto]

Separately, the best thing of Bax's which I have yet heard is the trio for flute, viola & harp;  so I have high hopes for the Piano Quintet and String Quartet.

I have not heard that one Karl. I am a little light on Bax's chamber music; hence the purchase above. Duly noted on that Trio 

[Autumn Leaves]

Enjoy. I certainly have.

Thanks, looking forward to hearing this one

[Mirror Image]

Just bought:



I remember hearing Gould's Billy the Kid years ago (on LP I believe) and I remember being completely knocked out by the realism of the audio quality and just the brilliance of Gould's interpretation. I never heard a Billy the Kid that has affected me in the same way as Gould's. Okay, so Gould doesn't have the New York Philharmonic or Cleveland Orchestra as his disposal. So what! The playing is never less than committed and this performance has guts.

[Mirror Image]

Just bought:



Bought this mainly for Schuman's Violin Concerto, which I needed a better performance of but the Ruggles and Piston will be nice additions.

[PerfectWagnerite]

Just bought:



Bought this mainly for Schuman's Violin Concerto, which I needed a better performance of but the Ruggles and Piston will be nice additions.

Not that you really have that many choices...

[Mirror Image]

Not that you really have that many choices...

No, but the other performance I own (I forget the violinist's name) isn't too good. I listened to a bit of this Zukofsky performance on YouTube and it sounded fantastic.

[PerfectWagnerite]

No, but the other performance I own (I forget the violinist's name) isn't too good. I listened to a bit of this Zukofsky performance on YouTube and it sounded fantastic.

Probably this one as it is the most readily available:

https://www.amazon.com/William-Schuman-Concerto-Triptych-Variations/dp/B00005AYEH/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1470443815&sr=1-1&keywords=philip+quint

It is not very good agree, a rather ho-hum and uninspired performance. Schuman's VC doesn't play itself and is rather long and needs all the help it can get. Funny a lot of the Naxos American Classics series like this one none of the performers are American.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

"Mistry" sounds like something you don't (or, may not) want to happen in court 

Ha!!

[Autumn Leaves]

Just snagged this beauty - thanks to Karl for posting it:

[Mirror Image]

Probably this one as it is the most readily available:

https://www.amazon.com/William-Schuman-Concerto-Triptych-Variations/dp/B00005AYEH/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1470443815&sr=1-1&keywords=philip+quint

It is not very good agree, a rather ho-hum and uninspired performance. Schuman's VC doesn't play itself and is rather long and needs all the help it can get. Funny a lot of the Naxos American Classics series like this one none of the performers are American.

Alright, this is actually the performance I was talking about:



The violinist is Robert McDuffie. One of the most uninspired performances I've heard and Slatkin's performance is terribly slack and uninteresting.

[HIPster]

Vivaldi/Modo Antiquo

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On my list for a while. 

[Ken B]

To my eternal shame, since I have so much I haven't listened to (I have almost as many unheard discs as MI has unheard Sibelius disks  ) I bought the L'oiseau-Lyre Classical and Romantic box. 50 CDs.

[Que]

Vivaldi/Modo Antiquo

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On my list for a while. 

I will be interested to hear your impressions!

Q

[Karl Henning]

Alright, this is actually the performance I was talking about:



The violinist is Robert McDuffie. One of the most uninspired performances I've heard and Slatkin's performance is terribly slack and uninteresting.

That is a pity.  I mean, on the one hand, it is good that another conductor took an interest in the piece;  but a shame that the piece was apparently done a disservice.

[Karl Henning]

Probably this one as it is the most readily available:

https://www.amazon.com/William-Schuman-Concerto-Triptych-Variations/dp/B00005AYEH/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1470443815&sr=1-1&keywords=philip+quint

It is not very good agree, a rather ho-hum and uninspired performance. Schuman's VC doesn't play itself and is rather long and needs all the help it can get. Funny a lot of the Naxos American Classics series like this one none of the performers are American.

That is indeed the first recording I heard of the piece.  Revisiting it today.

[Fitzcarraldo]

Stravinsky - Rite of Spring - Bernstein/New York Philha. O.
Prokofiev - Violin concertos - Schlomo Mintz/Abbado/Chicago Symphony O.
Beethoven - Triple concerto - Oistrakh/Rostropvich/Richter/Karajan/Berlin Philha. O.
Sibelius - Symphony 4 - Karajan/Berliner Philha.
Sibelius - Symphony 5 - Karajan/Berliner Philha.
Chopin - 24 préludes, op.28 - Pollini
Tchaikovski - Symphony 5 - Rostropvich/LSO
Tchaikovski - Symphony 4 - Rostropvich/LSO
Tchaikovski - Symphony 3 - Rostropvich/LSO
Shostakovich - Symphonies 1 & 9 - Haitink/London Philha. O.
Vivaldi - Concertos lute and mandolin - Farber/Orchestre de chambre du Wurttenberg, Heilbronn
Popular music from the time of Henry VIII - Hilliard Ensemble + membres du New London Consort