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[Antoine Marchand]

Beethoven's Beethoven (SACD)
Van Swieten Society
Igor Rukhadze & Franc Polman, violin
Bernardette Verhagen, viola
Job Ter Haar, cello
Bart van Oort, fortepiano
(Fortepiano after Walter by Chris Maene, 2000)


Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no 2 in D major, op. 36
Arranged for piano trio by Beethoven
1. Adagio - Allegro con brio
2. Larghetto, quasi andante
3. Scherzo: Allegro
4. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven – Quintet for Piano and winds in Eb major, op. 16
Arranged for piano quartet by Beethoven
5. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
6. Andante cantabile
7. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

Recording: 28 and 29 June 2007, Ned. Hervormde Kerk, Rhoon, The Netherlands
Producer and engineer: Peter Arts, Arts Music Productions Rotterdam.
Quintone Q08003, July 2008.

The new CD of the Van Swieten Society, "Beethoven's Beethoven" features two chamber music works by Beethoven in arrangements of the composer himself. Beethoven's enormous popularity during his early years in Vienna is reflected by the large number of arrangements he made of his own works which were so popular that the public couldn't get enough of them. This purely practical manner of approaching a score was nothing special for Beethoven and his contemporaries; however, according to Beethoven, this process was best done by the master himself or someone as good as the master because there are important compositional decisions to be made, such as: which parts are integral to the score and which can be omitted, and perhaps most importantly for the piece to be played well, which passages are idiomatic for the new chamber ensemble and which much be reconfigured in order to make them so.

With this CD the Van Swieten Society has made a rare historical instrument recording of these two beautiful but (in this form) relatively little known chamber music masterworks.

[WI Dan]

Perlman Plays Klezmer  -  2 CD's plus a DVD.  Lots of fun.

[springrite]

Ehhhhhhh, professional comments....ehhhhhhhh, some people would not agree with that Gabi!

I'd say you at least qualify as Music Listening (or Music Enjoyment) Professional!

[springrite]

Not sure if this belong here but I am taking two Canadians to a Beijing Opera Tea House, where we enjoy tea at our table while listening to opera -- singing, screeching, Kungfu Fighting and all...

[Que]

Disc 2 - Musiques de Cour au Temps de Louis XIII
Vocal works by: Antoine Boesset (1587-1643), François Richard (ca 1600-1650), Étienne de Moulinié (1599-1676) and François de Chancy (1600-1656).

Instrumental works by: Jacques Champion de Chambonniėres (ca 1607-1672), Jean Lacquemant, Dit Dubuisson (ca 1622-1680), Robert Ballard (1520-1588) and Ennemon Gaultier ("Le Vieux") (1575-1651).

Chantal Santon, dessus; Gérard Lesne, haute-contre; Jean-François Novelli, taille; Edwin Crossley-Mercer, basse.

Florence Bolton, basse de viole; Benjamin Perrot, luth; Angélique Mauillon, harpe; Blandine Ranou, clavecin.

Il Seminario Musicale, Gérard Lesne.

Live recordings from 2007.

Q

[Opus106]

[I Solisti Veneti] does not perform on period instruments.

Well, that's news to me!


Thread duty:

Koopman playing the fugue in BWV 582. YouTube "vid."

[Que]

Well, that's news to me!

I Solisti Veneti indeed do not play on period instruments.

Q

[val]

MAX REGER:      Hiller Variations               / Gewandhausorchester, Franz Konwitschny  (1961)

The Hiller Variations are, in my opinion, Reger's orchestral masterpiece, with their fantasy, their orchestration and sens of color and even their elegance.
This interpretation, one of the last recordings of Konwitschny, is splendid, full of life, with a beautiful orchestra. Much better than the heavy and almost indifferent version of Colin Davis.

[Florestan]

A delightful comic opera with a libretto by Carlo Goldoni no less.  

[Harry]

I'd say you at least qualify as Music Listening (or Music Enjoyment) Professional!

Wow, thats sounds pretty impressive Paul, well if Kimi agrees we keep it at that!

[Harry]

I Solisti Veneti indeed do not play on period instruments.

Q

Correct

[Harry]

I bought at JPC de a couple of K 617 recordings for as little as 5 euro's a piece, and what a treasures are amongst them. One of them is a delightful recording of Gouvy's works for wind instruments. I fail to explain in proper words what fine compositions these are, but believe me, anybody that likes works for these instruments will salivate while listening. It has made a everlasting impression on me, with the gentle and finely chiseled melodies, so well presented by the "Les Solistes de Prades", in a state of the art recording.
BestBuy.

HIP recording

[Harry]

Another winner from K 617, the first known Orfeo, and it is so beautifully done, well sung and recorded.

HIP recording

[Harry]

Being mightily impressed by Thuille's Chamber works of which I bought some CD,S one on CPO and one on Naxos, this CPO recording came as a natural follow up. A Piano Concerto, and a Symphony. Both works show how great his gift for fine melodies were. The D major work has a very beautiful Allegro con brio introduction, with a easy and graceful flow to it. Oliver Triendl is a very experienced piano player, that feels his way perfectly into this fine maze of well proportioned music.
The F major work shows its brilliance especially in the second and third movement. Again a well written work, that shows much promise, if only he composed more, but alas.
Well played and recorded throughout.

[Gabriel]

Fesca, Friedrich Ernst (1789-1826) - Flute Quartets w/ the Linos Ensemble on CPO; only my second disc of this composer, who died too young from TB; these chamber works are just delightful - the flute is 'modern' and I'd love to hear these on a wooden flute of the time, but if you like this instrument, then a strong consideration - 

Have you purchased his symphonies in CPO, Dave?

[Harry]

A mighty array of composers, some known some not, but invigorating to listen at. With the well know ensemble Musica Fiata, lead by their inspiring conductor Robert Wilson this 1989 recording is fine in every respect.


The composers are: Massimilano Neri, Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Giovanni Valentini, Antonio Bertali, Giovanni Priuli,.


HIP recording

[Harry]

Have you purchased his symphonies in CPO, Dave?

You should, for these are some of his best compositions at all.
Sorry for yet another addition to your collection Dave.
We are not sorry.

[Harry]

This was the missing volume in my collection, listening to it, I am glad in finally arrived, for I enjoy Koukl's interpretation very much. He is a clear headed but warm player, that is squeezing every ounce of musicality out of these works, that contains many world premieres yet again.

[Antoine Marchand]

 

Johannes Brahms - The Cello Sonatas
(Opp. 38 & 99)
Rudolf Serkin (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded in Washington, John F. Kennedy Center 7/1982

CD10, Chamber Music - Brahms Complete Edition

[ChamberNut]

Johannes Brahms - The Cello Sonatas
(Opp. 38 & 99)
Rudolf Serkin (piano), Mstislav Rostropovich (cello)
Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded in Washington, John F. Kennedy Center 7/1982

CD10, Chamber Music - Brahms Complete Edition

I have that too!  You like it, Antoine?