Haydn's Haus

[TheGSMoeller]

A Naxos recording being top of the heap?  Come now.

Yep. I'll agree with Gurn on this one. It's well performed and recorded. And for a nice contrast I resort to Bernstein's on Sony.

[Opus106]

My only reservation about PI trios in general is that the keyboard tends to dominate too much. 

Do you mean MI trios?

[Karl Henning]

I took that as a typo, myself.

[Gurn Blanston]

Do you mean MI trios?

Sorry, I have a cold....

[Gurn Blanston]

I know what you are talking about - but I don't get that impression from these recordings.

No, I just mean in general. These guys are pretty good about it, although that's what drove me away from MI chamber music to start with.

[George]

For the Trios, for me it's Beaux Arts all the way...

[Opus106]

I took that as a typo, myself.

Simply making sure....

[Gurn Blanston]

For the Trios, for me it's Beaux Arts all the way...

Never doubted you for a minute, dear fellow.  BATting for the cycle, and we baseball fans call it....

[George]

Never doubted you for a minute, dear fellow.  BATting for the cycle, and we baseball fans call it....

LOL

That box set is like heaven in a box. So serene...

In fact, it was that set that helped me understand the love that you guys have for Haydn.

[Gurn Blanston]

LOL

That box set is like heaven in a box. So serene...

In fact, it was that set that helped me understand the love that you guys have for Haydn.

Yes, all of that and more. The finest composer in the world today.... well, yesterday, but whose counting?

[Gurn Blanston]

Rangers or Astros?  Or if you're old enough the Colt 45s?

I could go for the Colt 45's, I remember them well. But since most Rangers are Haydn fans, well, I can only return the favor.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

A Naxos recording being top of the heap?  Come now.

Geo, I wish I could add more than I'm about to but not having heard this Creation recording my input will be limited.

I wouldn't count out Spering just because of the label he's on. I only have one of his recordings - Handel's opera Imeneo on CPO - but it's of such high quality I count it as among the best Handel recordings I've heard (and I've heard many).

The other thing is, I've never been a fan of Jacobs as a conductor. Take that FWIW of course but I'd say follow Gurn's advice and go for the Spering. I just might buy it myself to supplement my Brüggen recording.

[Geo Dude]

I wouldn't count out Spering just because of the label he's on.

Don't worry, that was a joke.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

*Whew*

[Dancing Divertimentian]

BTW, anyone know anything about this Christie version?



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[Karl Henning]

I must be dreaming. Just pulled the trigger on a new copy of the Boston Baroque recording of The Creation for $1.67 (plus s/h).

[Gurn Blanston]

BTW, anyone know anything about this Christie version?



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Somewhere above (sorry I can't be more precise) I briefly compared 10 or 11 PI versions of The Creation, of which this was one. I liked it, in comparison with its peers it more than held its own, although in the end, IIRC, it was middle of the pack. I liked Spering better. But hey, that's just me. 

[Gurn Blanston]

I must be dreaming. Just pulled the trigger on a new copy of the Boston Baroque recording of The Creation for $1.67 (plus s/h).

Saw that, it's been there for a couple of weeks. Pretty amazing, eh? 

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Somewhere above (sorry I can't be more precise) I briefly compared 10 or 11 PI versions of The Creation, of which this was one. I liked it, in comparison with its peers it more than held its own, although in the end, IIRC, it was middle of the pack. I liked Spering better. But hey, that's just me. 

Thanks, Gurn.

[Gurn Blanston]

Here's a link to an essay about the work itself;

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,54.msg684400.html#msg684400

And this to a very small comparative listening adventure;

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,54.msg687882.html#msg687882

I don't know, maybe something useful there.