Haydn's Haus

[Brian]

While everyone else is concentrating on the spatial reduction — delighted that things are working out so well with the girlfriend 

That was a bona fide GMG Moment right there!

I should say that although I am losing 47 feet of shelf space, my girlfriend was willing to move enough of her stuff out so that I can have 100 feet of CD shelf space - and a separate 6 foot shelf, 12 inches deep, for the bigger box sets.

True bliss!

[Pat B]

I have been very busy preparing to move in with my girlfriend (I am losing 47 feet of shelf space, so a LOT of tough decisions), thus no time to read right now, sorry!

http://www.spacesavingsleeves.com

[HIPster]

That was a bona fide GMG Moment right there!
True bliss!

LOL

All the best to you, George!

And wow, 47 feet! 

[Gurn Blanston]

The dozens of loose ends I was forced to leave in London took a magnum opus to gather together, and that is what I had a go at this week. There is something for everyone, even the makings of Scion's movie! 

How Art helped me see England as Haydn did...

Have a look,
Thanks,


The unexpected flurry of posts pushed this back a page before many even got a chance to see it. Since it premieres artwork by Mn Dave, I would hate for it to be missed!   0:)

[George]

http://www.spacesavingsleeves.com

Thanks, but no thanks. I am a jewel case guy.

[George]

LOL

All the best to you, George!

Thanks!!

[Madiel]

Not that it is relevant, but the original Hogwood recordings had the best liner notes I ever got in a CD!

It's damn relevant to me as I continue considering the Hogwood box for purchase. Or did you only mean when they were separate releases?

[vandermolen]

I am making a rare 'guest appearance' on this section of the GMG Composer's Forum to point out that the June issue of the BBC Music Magazine features Joseph Haydn, 'The symphonic all-rounder' as their 'Composer of the Month'. Their recommended recordings for the Great Man are:

'Paris' Symphonies 82-87 (Norrington, Zurich CO, Sony)

Symphonies 6-8 (Kuijken, Accent)

The Creation (Herreweghe, Philips)

Quartets Op.33 (Cuarteto Casals, Harmonia Mundi)

Now back to Khachaturian's Third Symphony. 

[Gurn Blanston]

It's damn relevant to me as I continue considering the Hogwood box for purchase. Or did you only mean when they were separate releases?

Yes, when they were in boxes of three.   One of the sad things about the first re-release came when I was told that the "liner notes" consisted of a track listing....

Let me know if you drop the hammer though, and I can send you the entire 10 volumes of liner notes contained in a single very handy pdf. It's a deal maker as far as the box set goes.

[Jo498]

 

It's damn relevant to me as I continue considering the Hogwood box for purchase. Or did you only mean when they were separate releases?

The original 10 L'oiseau lyre volumes are the opposite of space saving: Each volume has 3 discs in a double jewelcase with a fat booklet together in a cardbord slipcase. Each is about as fat as a typical opera recording with libretto (ca. 3 cm, I think) and takes almost as much space as the 13-disc box of Brüggen's Haydn symphony box.

[Gurn Blanston]

I am making a rare 'guest appearance' on this section of the GMG Composer's Forum to point out that the June issue of the BBC Music Magazine features Joseph Haydn, 'The symphonic all-rounder' as their 'Composer of the Month'. Their recommended recordings for the Great Man are:

'Paris' Symphonies 82-87 (Norrington, Zurich CO, Sony)

Symphonies 6-8 (Kuijken, Accent)

The Creation (Herreweghe, Philips)

Quartets Op.33 (Cuarteto Casals, Harmonia Mundi)

Now back to Khachaturian's Third Symphony. 

Thank you, sir, very kind, I'm sure.

Not to be picky, but I would far rather go:

'Paris' Symphonies 82-87 (Harnoncourt/ Concentus musicus Wien - DHM)

Symphonies 6-8 (Kuijken, Accent)

The Creation (McCreesh, Arkiv)

Quartets Op.33 (London Haydn Quartet, Hyperion)

But hey, that's just me.   

PS - who for the Khachaturian?

[Florestan]

Not to be picky, but

Not to be picky but actually let me be just that... 

[Gurn Blanston]

Not to be picky but actually let me be just that... 

Another stunning advance in your mastery of colloquial Texan...

They weren't Jeffrey's choices, so I didn't feel I was stepping on his 'nads. BBC are deplorably tasteless in their choices.

[Sergeant Rock]

Their recommended recordings for the Great Man are:

'Paris' Symphonies 82-87 (Norrington, Zurich CO, Sony)

Symphonies 6-8 (Kuijken, Accent)

The Creation (Herreweghe, Philips)

Quartets Op.33 (Cuarteto Casals, Harmonia Mundi)

Now back to Khachaturian's Third Symphony. 

Not to be picky, but I would far rather go:

Paris' Symphonies 82-87 (Harnoncourt/ Concentus musicus Wien - DHM)

Symphonies 6-8 (Kuijken, Accent)

The Creation (McCreesh, Arkiv)

Quartets Op.33 (London Haydn Quartet, Hyperion)

Being picky:

Paris Symphonies 82-87: Fey and the Heidelbergers

Symphonies 6-8: Müllejans and Freiburger Barock

The Creation: Karajan/Berlin Phil (yeah, I know...go ahead, shoot me  )

Quartets Op.33: Appónyi Quartet


Sarge

[Florestan]

Another stunning advance in your mastery of colloquial Texan...

If you meant it seriously, I am flattered. If you were just being sarcastic, I probably deserved it. 

They weren't Jeffrey's choices, so I didn't feel I was stepping on his 'nads. BBC are deplorably tasteless in their choices.

Dioesn´t BBC stand for Bad Boring Clueless? 

[vandermolen]

PS - who for the Khachaturian?

Stokowski.   

[Wakefield]

Just for fun: 

'Paris' Symphonies 82-87 (Harnoncourt, CMW, DHM)

Symphonies 6-8 (Müllejans, Freiburger Barockorchester, HM)

The Creation (Hengelbrock, BNE, DHM)

Quartets Op.33 (Quatuor Mosaïques, Naïve)

[Florestan]

Stokowski.   

Speaking of Khachaturyan --- my favorite moment is the flexatone solo in the second mvt of the PC. Pure bliss.

[Gurn Blanston]

Being picky:

Paris Symphonies 82-87: Fey and the Heidelbergers

Symphonies 6-8: Müllejans and Freiburger Barock

The Creation: Karajan/Berlin Phil (yeah, I know...go ahead, shoot me  )

Quartets Op.33: Appónyi Quartet


Sarge

I can easily take your Freiburger and Appónyi substitutions; I nearly made them myself. As for the rest, I will probably take you up on your offer... 

[Gurn Blanston]

Stokowski.   

Interesting. I could go for that. I honestly don't remember who I have, but it is on Chandos...