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Martinů


Euphonious sounds with Martinů


Symphony No.1

Symphony No.5

Pounds the table! Fantastic stuff, Jan.

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That's one of my favourite Martinu CDs (all three works).

It sure is good. Glad you feel similarly, Jeffrey.

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Such a good disc!

I've certainly enjoyed this concerto. I enjoyed his symphonies, so it looks like the PCs will be of a similar attraction for me.

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Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B 130
Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov

[JBS]

First listen Friday to the Tanayev and probably also the Boccherini

String Quartets 5 in A Major and 7 in E Flat Major

The contents of this CD


BTW if you go looking for this set, Amazon US has two listings for it. The listing with no image is much less expensive.

[Symphonic Addict]

Violin Sonatas

These performances are proving to be truly exquisite. No wonder why the Sonata No. 1 is played so frequently, an accomplished and vigorous composition. The Sonata No. 2 has great music too, but not at the same level than the No. 1.

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Violin Sonatas

These performances are proving to be truly exquisite. No wonder why the Sonata No. 1 is played so frequently, an accomplished and vigorous composition. The Sonata No. 2 has great music too, but not at the same level than the No. 1.

Very nice, Cesar. I wonder how that particular performance compares with the Graffin/Devoyon on Hyperion?

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[Harry]

Well, you really did it, Harry! I've listened to the Beach Op. 150 three times today!

A wonderful piece isn't it, it had the same effect on me as with you, I could not stop playing it. Thank you for this welcome response. I ordered another Gramola SACD recording which is called "Ladies Night" also filled with female composers, and as interesting.

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What's your (and other members') opinion of David Lloyd-Jones in general?? To me, he is a decent/reliable, if not awfully inspiring, conductor.

That's largely my view as well.

[Harry]

That's largely my view as well.

And mine too!

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And mine too!

Although reading the posting above by Daverz I take his point about the Bliss 'Colour Symphony' and 'Adam Zero' CD which is indeed excellent. It was selected in the BBC Music Guide to the Top 1000 CDs as their Bliss choice. Having said that I think that I still prefer Groves's recording of 'A Colour Symphony'. I remember that his Naxos recording of Moeran's Symphony and Sinfonietta was fine  but nothing special, although I read that the recording was due to some extra time being unexpectedly available in the studio.

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Oh, I meant both, Jeffrey. Nos. 8 and 13 are especially impressive under Barshai.

7, 5, 11 and 15 would come next in my preferences (in general).

Thanks Cesar. I must listen to those recordings of 8 and 13.

[Roasted Swan]

And mine too!

In Lloyd-Jones' defence most/all of the judgements are based on his Naxos/British music recordings.  These were made under notoriously tight conditions - really read/record sessions (the Moeran was done "on the day" instead of some other cancelled repertoire - actually that disc really isn't very good) which means all the conductor can really hope to be is a safe pair of hands and get the music in the can.  So in fact its quite a credit to conductor and players that the music he has recorded is as good as it is.  I think overall his Bliss series is the best - but this might well be that its with the English Northern Philharmonia - the orchestra of Opera North.  Lloyd-Jones was the artistic director of Opera North for many years and they know him very well.  In that role he conducted many very fine operatic productions - so I rate him - for his entire career - as significantly better than just David-nice-but-dull.  Remember he is a Russian opera specialist and produced one of the first performing editions of the original version of Night on the Bare Mountain.  He is also editor in chief of the recent definitive Walton edition from Oxford University Press.  So he is a considerable scholar as well as a conductor.

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In Lloyd-Jones' defence most/all of the judgements are based on his Naxos/British music recordings.  These were made under notoriously tight conditions - really read/record sessions (the Moeran was done "on the day" instead of some other cancelled repertoire - actually that disc really isn't very good) which means all the conductor can really hope to be is a safe pair of hands and get the music in the can.  So in fact its quite a credit to conductor and players that the music he has recorded is as good as it is.  I think overall his Bliss series is the best - but this might well be that its with the English Northern Philharmonia - the orchestra of Opera North.  Lloyd-Jones was the artistic director of Opera North for many years and they know him very well.   IMO to Del Mar's Lyrita recording and arguably the finest on disc.In that role he conducted many very fine operatic productions - so I rate him - for his entire career - as significantly better than just David-nice-but-dull.  Remember he is a Russian opera specialist and produced one of the first performing editions of the original version of Night on the Bare Mountain.  He is also editor in chief of the recent definitive Walton edition from Oxford University Press.  So he is a considerable scholar as well as a conductor.

Interesting RS and now, perhaps, we have a more balanced view of DLJ. One recording of his that I do think highly of is his Bax Symphony No.6, far preferable IMO to Del Mar's Lyrita recording.

[Irons]

I have both and love them in equal measure, its a great symphony, never a though nut for me to crack.

Worth to note Harry, you listen to far more music then I.

[Irons]

I remain unconvinced by this work. I feel it lacks something I can't pinpoint.

Bit of a curate's egg but the good bits are very good indeed.

[Madiel]

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Dvořák
Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65, B 130
Isabelle Faust, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Alexander Melnikov

I don't know the recording, but as I think both the music and the performers are excellent, I hope the results were highly pleasurable.

[Harry]

Worth to note Harry, you listen to far more music then I.

Yes that may be true my friend, but truth must be told that I am hardly aware of this, for my joy in life is classical music, and since I get little or no response on what I listen to, I have no real sense of sharing, and therefore am somewhat surprised you telling me, and to be honest I am glad you did. Gurn told me once that he admired my broad spectrum in listening to classical music, and dare go were others might not. Karl called me a Steamroller once, because I bought so much music. And to add the following: That I admire Lloyd-Jones for all his recordings on Naxos, I have most of them, and I could not really criticize  him, for he always delivers insightful and well groomed interpretations. The fact that I have most of his recordings is proof of that.

[Harry]

Worth to note Harry, you listen to far more music then I.

(I have both and love them in equal measure, its a great symphony, never a "though" nut for me to crack.)

Forgive the wrong word, must be tough of of course.