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[Harry]

The Art of the Lute Player.
Jacob Heringman, Lute.
Recorded in 1997-1998-1999-2000.
No PDF file attached to this recording.
Venue, and instrument unknown.

I always had an ready ear for the recordings of Jacob Heringman, and this compilation of pieces makes at least for me clear why. He is a gentle and thoughtful Lute player, no frills, but the music, simple and pure.

[Traverso]

Mahler

[Brian]

Just sampled the first set, Op 46, of this new Dvorak Slavonic Dances:



It is pleasant enough, well played, with no obvious faults, but also no obvious reason for existing either. Maybe they just wanted a version in current sound? The sound quality has the effect of making the cymbal and triangle parts even more prominent and, to my ears, tiring. It's fine, but I don't particularly want to go on to Op 72.

Now sampling this:

[vers la flamme]

Agreed about that whole cycle except for the quiet ending to No. 4...how do you feel about that?

Compared it to the way Kuchar ends his recording of the 4th. It does seem like Blomstedt plays with the dynamics a bit more, going from quiet (the part where it's just the high string ostinato over some brass chords) to loud (at the very end), while Kuchar keeps pretty much the whole thing loud. Still, no comment as I feel like both endings work quite well in the context of the rest of the performance.

[DavidW]

Inspired by vers:

[Spotted Horses]

Schubert Piano Sonata No 7 (D568) Haebler



Returned to this work after listing the Badura-Skoda's recording on fortepiano. Haebler gives a charming performance. The first movement development section is particularly captivating, with complicated figuration bringing us through tense harmonic transitions.

[SonicMan46]

Stamitz, Carl (1745-1801) - Clarinet Concertos with Eduard Brunner (on a modern instrument) et al on the cover art; interesting cover art and second pic on the covers of the three cardboard sleeves in the box - by supernaturalist artist Henry Fūssli (1741-1825), Swiss artist who spent his life in Britain, influencing many there including William Blake.

I've owned this box a while and enjoy these recordings from 1986-92 (several reviews attached for those interested) - would love to hear some good period instrument performances but Amazon seems to draw a blank.  Dave

 

[Lisztianwagner]

Sergei Rachmaninov
The Isle of the Dead

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Concertgebouw Orchestra

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major, 1888 Third version, firrst printed edition [published by Albert Gutmann (Vienna 1889)], Wilhelm Furtwangler Wiener Philharmoniker 1951 Stuttgart

[Brian]

A first-rate set of first-rate music.

[AnotherSpin]

[DavidW]

Inspired by vers:

I forgot how great the third symphony is!  One of the best opening movements in a symphony, and closes great too.

[vers la flamme]

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68. Eugen Jochum, London Philharmonic Orchestra

[AnotherSpin]

4th from my favourite set of Nielson's symphonies.

[vandermolen]

Roy Harris: Violin Concerto
This underappreciated work has been as much of a revelation to me as was William Alwyn's Violin Concerto when I first discovered it some years ago;

[VonStupp]

Franz Liszt
Christmas Tree Suite, orch. Gordon Jacob
Vladimir Rebikov
The Christmas Tree, Suite, op. 21a: Waltz
PI Tchaikovsky
The Seasons: November, orch. Philip Lane

I appreciate the attempt to include 'historical' music into what is a holiday orchestral pops album.

This sequel recording adds upon Anthony Collins' orchestrations of Liszt's Christmas Tree Suite from the previous one.
VS

[Bachtoven]

Very good--has a strong Sibelius vibe.

[Lisztianwagner]

Maurice Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin

Pianist: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

[DavidW]

It begins!  I listened to the hd remasters in the past couple of years but now the cds.  Solti's Wagner.  The performances are exceptional, and the sound so good sometimes it feels like you're there.



Siegfried tonight, all 150 or so minutes.😇

I'm sure @Karl Henning and @Florestan will be so happy to see their favorite composer mentioned.

[Bachtoven]