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[Traverso]

Bach

Suite No.2

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Sonatas for Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014-1016 [Goebel/Hill]

[André]

When Paul Wittgenstein lost his right arm he commissioned many pieces for Piano Left Hand, the most famous of which is probably the Ravel Left Hand Concerto, but there are other orchestral works with those by Strauss, Britten and Prokoviev still getting an occasional airing. Wittgenstein also commissioned chamber works and these are two of the results.

Of the two pieces represented here, the rhapsodic Korngold, which also has the more prominent piano part, is more to my taste than the formal Schmidt, but both are worth hearing, especially in such wonderfully concentrated performances. It was hearing the gorgeous Lied movement from the Korngold on a Gramaphone New Releases disc that prompted me to buy this disc when it was first issued and I have never regretted the purchase.

Very nice. The cover art suggests Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier, specifically the Presentation of the Rose scene. Any connection ?

[Harry]

Dmitri Shostakovich.

CD 4.
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, opus 54. (1939)

Gürzenich Orchester Koln, Dmitrij Kitajenko.
SACD.

This set goes from strength to even stronger. Excellent performance.

[Traverso]

 Thomas Tallis

   Gaude Gloriosa Dei Mater A6   
   Te Lucis Ante Terminum (Procul Recedant Somnia) I A5   
   Miserere Nostri A7   
   Salvator Mundi I A5   
   Lamentations Of Jeremiah I A5   
   Salvator Mundi II A5   
   O Sacrum Convivium A5      
   O Nata Lux A5   
   In Jejunio Et Fletu A5   
   Lamentations Of Jeremiah II A5   






A really great recording,full sized choir with excellent voices of the Taverner Choir and Consort  (1989)

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Greetings to all 

Distinguished folks, people of taste of this earth I cherish you and picky taste, there nothing wrong whit being extremely picky hey, don't ya think so?

So for everyone seeking a gem try  like I'm doing this morning the great the fabulous, Giaches DE Wert Motetti greatness of this release has no words, so got to hear it, you have no choice see, very good listening wright now playing 71.16 minutes of heavenly rendition  conducted by Collegium Regale: Stephen Cleobury.

What a monster of an album in a massive way, perhaps one whit this  I.e  would get a spectacularly interest growing soon whit this, exploring Franco-Flemish  repertoire  of music made ever and after whit an important composer, avant-garde well yeah, I can Hear  futurist ideas , Gesualdo, Monteverdi would push



P.S I'm riveted to my chair for this one, outstanding

[The new erato]

Might it perhaps be this disc?:

[Harry]

Pjotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Symphony No. 6, "Pathetique"
Francesca da Rimini.

Gothenburg SO, Neeme Jarvi.
SACD.

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Might it perhaps be this disc?:

Yes oh kind sir, The new Erato, very pognant, surreal album.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

J.S.Bach.

Complete Organ Works, Volume I.

Praeludium and Fuge in C major, BWV 547.
Nun freut euch Lieben Christen, BWV 734a.
Orgelbuchlein, BWV 613-634.
Toccata BWV 913

Ewald Kooiman plays on a Andreas Silberman organ 1709, Marmoutier, Eglise Abbatiale, Saint Etienne.
SACD.

The first time I play these recording on the SACD track, and it is spectacular, never heard a organ sound better in my home. And Ewald Kooiman is my first choice in Bach.

Great set!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Nightshade Rounds, Sharon Isbin.

[Wanderer]

Gil Shaham also does a great job in his great recording with (DG too).

He does and he is much better than Mutter in the Korngold concerto.

When Paul Wittgenstein lost his right arm he commissioned many pieces for Piano Left Hand, the most famous of which is probably the Ravel Left Hand Concerto, but there are other orchestral works with those by Strauss, Britten and Prokoviev still getting an occasional airing. Wittgenstein also commissioned chamber works and these are two of the results.

Of the two pieces represented here, the rhapsodic Korngold, which also has the more prominent piano part, is more to my taste than the formal Schmidt, but both are worth hearing, especially in such wonderfully concentrated performances. It was hearing the gorgeous Lied movement from the Korngold on a Gramaphone New Releases disc that prompted me to buy this disc when it was first issued and I have never regretted the purchase.

I have always found this particular rendition of the Korngold Suite to be rather generic and stilted. Bland. Unidiomatic. Kudos if you like it (Korngold's gorgeous music does manage to shine through), but I'd suggest you also listen to the Forsberg et al. or the Rowland/Magalhães et al. versions, both are on Spotify.

The Korngold Piano Concerto (written right after Die tote Stadt) is another Wittgenstein commission; in my view, it's the most successful of them all, along with the Ravel Concerto in D.

[Tsaraslondon]

Very nice. The cover art suggests Strauss' opera Der Rosenkavalier, specifically the Presentation of the Rose scene. Any connection ?

I can't think of one.

[Papy Oli]

From the Frémaux Icon box :

Fauré - Requiem

[Tsaraslondon]

He does and he is much better than Mutter in the Korngold concerto.


I have always found this particular rendition of the Korngold Suite to be rather generic and stilted. Bland. Unidiomatic. Kudos if you like it (Korngold's gorgeous music does manage to shine through), but I'd suggest you also listen to the Forsberg et al. or the Rowland/Magalhães et al. versions, both are on Spotify.

The Korngold Piano Concerto (written right after Die tote Stadt) is another Wittgenstein commission; in my view, it's the most successful of them all, along with the Ravel Concerto in D.

We obviously have different opinions. I have the Shaham Korngold concerto as well and I agree that it is very fine, but I prefer Mutter's version. I'm not sure what you mean by "much better". Maybe you mean Shaham's version is much more to your taste.

As for the Sony recording of the Suite, I'll try the version you suggest on Sony, but I am quite happy with this one.

[Sergeant Rock]

Arnold complete Dances, Penny conducting




Sarge

[Traverso]

Alain-Poulenc-Langlais & Charpentier

CD 18

[SonicMan46]

Kozeluch, Leopold (1747-1818) - Fortepiano Sonatas, V. 1 & 2 w/ Jenny Kim on a Michael Walker (Germany, 1987) fortepiano, after Anton Walter (Vienna, 1795) - Kim recorded 4 volumes of Kozeluch's Sonatas on 12 CDs by Brilliant, which has been boxed (last image bottom row) - as a composer and performer, he was held in high regard during his Vienna years w/ a status equal to Haydn and Mozart; of course, now considered a 'second tier' tunesmith of his times.  Reviews attached for those interested (with some comparison to another complete set of these works w/ Kemp English on Grand Piano).  Dave

Leopold Koželuch was a Czech composer and music teacher. He was born in the town of Velvary, in Bohemia. He moved to Prague to further his musical education, before moving in Vienna in 1778, where he was based for the remainder of his career. In Vienna he achieved renown as a composer, pianist and teacher, and from 1792 until his death in 1818 he held royal appointments as Kammer Kapellmeister (music director) and Hofmusik Compositor (composer), as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's successor. Koželuch's compositional output included sonatas and concertos for keyboard, the instrument in which he specialized, as well as chamber music, choral music and opera. (Source)

   

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Flute Sonatas and Solo Works played by Brandon Patrick George.



Particularly enjoyed the Prokofiev Sonata for flute and piano, Op. 94 and the Kalevi Aho Solo iii.

PD

[aligreto]

Fauré: Masques et Bergamasques [Plasson]





That made for a pleasant half an hour's listening.