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[Traverso]

They are an important highlight in Sweelinck's œuvre.
Reading the texts while listening helped me a lot to crack them. 

I share the enthusiasm for the psalms and the set as a whole,I really love Sweelinck.
Following the text is an excellent means of not going astray and getting sucked in. 
The other collection in the purple box is also something I cherish.

[Mookalafalas]

Had this for a while. Finally working through it regularly. Does not disappoint. WAM sonatas now. As good as any.

[Operafreak]

Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 'Death and theMaiden'/Schubert: String Quartet in E major, D353, op.post.125, no.2


    Melos Quartet (string quartet)

[Harry]

Bela Bartok.

Kossuth.
Concerto for Orchestra.
Rumänische Volkstanze.

ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, Cornelius Meister.

This CD flew under the radar and therefore was not seen and neither heard that much. It is however a very fine interpretation that can hold easily with other more known performances. It is also well recorded. Maybe give it a chance?

[Biffo]

Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music; Symphony No 5 in D major - London Philharmonic Orchestra & 16 soloists conducted by Sir Adrian Boult

[Maestro267]

Parry: Nonet (flute, oboe, cor anglais, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns)
Capricorn

[Lisztianwagner]

On youtube:

Karl Amadeus Hartmann
Symphony No.2

[Harry]

Richard Stohr.
Orchestral Music, Volume I.

Concert im Alten Stil for Strings, Piano and Percussion.
Suite No. 2 in A minor for String Orchestra.

Agnieszka Kopacka, Piano.
Sinfonia Varsovia, Ian Hobson.

Another fine new release from Toccata, and very welcome too. For Stohr is one of those composers who is forgotten by sheer unwarranted negligence.  Not that he did not write fine music, because he does, but by being vilified by people that think they have the right to shout nay, and feel themselves the representatives of the music loving community.
The Concert im Alten Stil shows what a skilful composer he was. The writing for the piano is phenomenal, all in balance with a superb string section and percussion. And the suite confirms that he is an essential part of the musical chain as there ever was.
Well performed and recorded. Looking out for volume II.

[Traverso]

Bach


The amiable Groningen organist passed away unexpectedly on August 20, 2003  (57). On this summer day he had recorded the seventh part of his Bach series in Eenrum, including the Fantasia in C minor BWV 562. With the realization of the Bach project, played exclusively on historic Groningen organs, a great wish of the Groningen musician was fulfilled.


Piet Wiersma, not a complete set but almost. The organs used are modest organs from village churches in the area where he lived. The organ, Bach and humor; Wiersma motto was "not a day without a smile" He had other hobbies: driving, drinking and eating (especially Chinese) He was not a baroque specialist in the strict sense of the word, making music was the central idea, although Bach's notes were sacred.




He was a smoker and he rolled his cigarettes himself,his brand "Samson  tabacco"   

[Tsaraslondon]

Rattle's CBSO Firebird has some lovely moments, especially in the more lyrical sections of the score, but is a bit short on excitement and drama.

[VonStupp]

Sergei Prokofiev
Alexander Nevsky

Evgenia Gorohovskaya, mezzo
Chamber Chorus Of St. Petersburg
Chorus of St. Petersburg Teleradio Company
St. Petersburg Chorus Capella 'LIK'

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Yuri Temirkanov (rec. 1993)

VS

[Iota]

Following the Wagner above with another new acquisition:


The program here is intelligently and convincingly put together. First we get Berio's Folk Songs, followed by Ravel's Introduction et allegro (a piece I must confess I've never warmed that much to —it has great moments, for sure, but it's too "pastel shaded" for my taste— ) and a very successful transcription of Histoires Naturelles for chamber orchestra by the young —b. 1987– Arthur Lavendier (Manuel Rosenthal had much earlier made a version for full orchestra —the superb live performance by none less than Nan Merriman conducted by Bruno Maderna, released in CD decades ago but now OOP— can be found on YouTube). The disc closes with Falla's enigmatic Psyché (his most "French" composition, along with Nights in the Gardens of Spain).

Anne Stéphany's enchanting and intelligently used mezzo voice is perfect for this repertoire, and she's accompanied formidably by the Labyrinth Ensemble.

A great disc!

Your posting on the Purchases Today thread alerted me to this recording (as well as the Nicholas Angelich, Prokofiev on Erato) for which I'm much obliged.
So far have listened to Ravel's Histoires Naturelles from the above and second everything you say. A lovely arrangement by Lavendier, a real addition to the canon, and gorgeously performed by Anne Stéphany. Looking forward to the rest of the disc. (Am about to post a few words about the Angelich.)

[Todd]

Disc three, Dufay.

[SonicMan46]

Satie, Erik - Orchestral Works - reviews attached. Dave 

[Karl Henning]

BIRTHDAY BOY!!
Nielsen
Symphony № 4, « Det uudslukkelige » Op. 29 FS 76
SFSO
Blomstedt

[VonStupp]

Satie, Erik - Orchestral Works - reviews attached. Dave 

Enjoy Dave! I like Abravanel and Utah in Satie's music, but Satie's orchestral music doesn't thrill me, try as I may.

A good set, though. I seem to remember Darius Milhaud contributing to the liner notes, which was special.

VS

[Iota]

Hat tip to ritter for bringing this to my attention.

First to the Visions Fugitives which I've never heard so entrancing or lyrical, nor ever enjoyed as much. Angelich reveals them in a whole new light. They're often played with a bright Punch and Judy theatricality, that works well, but Angelich seems to search out the poetic and finds it in abundance. This proves an unprecedentedly fruitful approach. An addictively fine recording.

The Eighth Sonata and Romeo & Juliet excerpts are superb too. Kaleidoscopic moods and colours are caught with great individuality and searching expressivity. He gives an overall impression of deep consideration in everything he does, and the results are highly rewarding. A disc that will be spinning frequently.

[Karl Henning]

Enjoy Dave! I like Abravanel and Utah in Satie's music, but Satie's orchestral music doesn't thrill me, try as I may. VS

Nor me, FWIW.

[Linz]

Solti Conducting Mozart's Requiem

[Karl Henning]

Hat tip to ritter for bringing this to my attention.

First to the Visions Fugitives which I've never heard so entrancing or lyrical, nor ever enjoyed as much. Angelich reveals them in a whole new light. They're often played with a bright Punch and Judy theatricality, that works well, but Angelich seems to search out the poetic and finds it in abundance. This proves an unprecedentedly fruitful approach. An addictively fine recording.

The Eighth Sonata and Romeo & Juliet excerpts are superb too. Kaleidoscopic moods and colours are caught with great individuality and searching expressivity. He gives an overall impression of deep consideration in everything he does, and the results are highly rewarding. A disc that will be spinning frequently.

Interesting, thanks.