What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Que]

Well, I ain't sure, but looks like CD.

Heh, heh. Thanks for the answer!

It's Latin-American vocal baroque music, villancicos mostly,I find it quite enjoyable if you don't expect them to sound like Bach cantata. Most interesting part of the disc is the first complete recording of Hanacpachap cussicuinin which is the oldest printed polyphony in Americas (1631). It's a hymn devoted to Virgin Mary in some 20 verses, four part voice writing entirely written in Quechua. Skidmore decided to split it in three parts (15 minutes in total) and intersperse it with about dozen villancicos by Juan de Araujo, probably the finest Latin-American composer of the era. 

[Coopmv]

disc 2

How many discs are there in the set?  How do you like the set?

[FideLeo]

Between



Disc 1

and



Disc 7

The comparison so far favours Byrd but it will definitely go on (and in contrario motu )
Moroney's playing on a magnificent muselaar (virginals) really held my attention.

[FideLeo]

How many discs are there in the set?  How do you like the set?

1. 10 cd's -

2. The complete set was no great cost but lets say that I am glad that I have other
recordings for the individual opuses.

[hautbois]

Bach - Brandenburg Concertos

You got yourself a treasure box there! If only i could find a separate issue of the 4 seasons, the box is too expensive!

Howard

[ChamberNut]

Earlier today.....

Schumann

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, op.11
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, op.22
Waldszenen, op.82

Elisso Wirssaladze
Live Classics

Now.....

Prokofiev

Symphony No. 5 in B flat, op.100
Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, op.131

Neeme Jarvi
Scottish National Orchestra
Chandos

[hautbois]

Is this a recent release?

Nope, recorded around 1998. Not so many wonderful performances of the 7th symphony, apparently very difficult for any orchestra! This one is a winner.

Howard

[Coopmv]

You got yourself a treasure box there! If only i could find a separate issue of the 4 seasons, the box is too expensive!

Howard

WarnerMusic box sets go on sale quite often ...

[Henk]

How many discs are there in the set?  How do you like the set?

10 cd box. It consists of the entire works of Corelli.

Really nice box, good performances, good sound. I listen to it too little, but that may change.

[Henk]

You got yourself a treasure box there! If only i could find a separate issue of the 4 seasons, the box is too expensive!

Howard

Yeah, great box. I'm a big fan of Il Giardino Armonico. Also the Brandenburg Concertos on it are superb, though opinions may vary.

[jlaurson]

You got yourself a treasure box there! If only i could find a separate issue of the 4 seasons, the box is too expensive!

Howard

Vivaldi, Four Seasons Il Giordino Armonico Teldec

Finding a separate issue of the Four Seasons ain't exactly difficult... and it's a terrific recording.
But better, still, and otherwise very, very similar, is the recording of Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano.
Here's a review of Four Seasons for which I made myself listen to over 4 dozen versions. (It took
me months to recover.  )

Vivaldi, Four Seasons Concerto Italiano naive

[hautbois]

Yeah, great box. I'm a big fan of Il Giardino Armenico. Also the Brandenburg Concertos on it are superb, though opinions may vary.

The great thing about Il Giardino is their creativity, notice that in the Brandenburgs they have a different set of basso continuo combinations for each concerto. In the Vivaldi concertos, they push the possibilities of expression to the limits. They really know how to make rhetoric music sound good.

Howard

[hautbois]

Finding a separate issue of the Four Seasons ain't exactly difficult... and it's a terrific recording.
But better, still, and otherwise very, very similar, is the recording of Alessandrini & Concerto Italiano.
Here's a review of Four Seasons for which I made myself listen to over 4 dozen versions. (It took
me months to recover.  )

I couldn't find a reasonably priced version of the above covered album, could you direct me to one? I live in Singapore so not so many online shops are possible.

Howard

[Coopmv]

I couldn't find a reasonably priced version of the above covered album, could you direct me to one? I live in Singapore so not so many online shops are possible.

Howard

Have you check Amazon Australia, if there is one? 

[FideLeo]

I couldn't find a reasonably priced version of the above covered album, could you direct me to one? I live in Singapore so not so many online shops are possible.

Howard

Splash out a bit little more and you can get the differently-covered set of the complete Il Cimento.  Looks a lot
more conventional but sounds the same  

[SonicMan46]

This afternoon, continuing through my pile of newly arrived Helios discs from BRO:

Hummel, Johann - Piano Septets w/ Capricorn & Verdi & Strauss - String Quartets w/ Delme Quartet - 


 

[Henk]

S. 2

[Dr. Dread]

[Christo]

Dig this more then earlier.

I prefer to keep him buried 

[mahler10th]

Beautiful.  Mesmerising.  Etc.  Great disc that.