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[zorzynek]

Now playing CD2 from this set ...

It's a nice set indeed.

[Timmyb]

Schnittke is the only late 20th century classical composer that I truly love.

[Lethevich]

[Coopmv]

CD5 from this set ...

[SonicMan46]

Hi, Dave. It is a different instrument: its strings are struck by wooden hammers.

You can listen to a generous excerpt HERE

Below a picture of Margit Übellacker included in the booklet.

Antoine - thanks for the pic - could not quite make out that back cover you showed previously!

Basically, this is the hammered dulcimer, an instrument that I own plenty of CDs (these discs are more in my regional mountain music collection - a quite popular instrument around here); in fact, I built one for Susan from a kit, and if she learned to play it, I was willing to purchase a professionally made 'expensive' one - she's too busy, so has not happened yet?

The place that I mentioned in Black Mountain, North Carolina (about 2 hrs from our home) sells a bunch of different mountain-style instruments, such as the hammered dulcimer, one shown below by a regional instrument maker - these are just beautiful!  Dave 

[karlhenning]

First listen!:

Langgaard
Symphony № 2, "Vårbrud" ("Awakening of Spring"), BVN 53 (1912-14)
Inger Dam-Jensen, soprano
Danish National Symphony
Thos Dausgaard

Langgaard – The Symphonies Danish National Symphony Orchestra Thos Dausgaard Da Capo 7 CDs

[Antoine Marchand]

Nice instrument and information, Dave!

BTW, Susan and you are surprisingly vital and interesting people. I like very much to read about your different interests. Congratulations! 

[Coopmv]

CD6 - Waltzes by Zoltan Kocsis from this set ...

[Antoine Marchand]

CD6 - Waltzes by Zoltan Kocsis from this set ...

That's a very nice set, Coop. I own -against my usual preferences- the box set that includes the historic recordings from 1903 until 1956; i.e., your 17 CDs plus another 13 CDs. I don't regret it. 

[Coopmv]

That's a very nice set, Coop. I own -against my usual preferences- the box set that includes the historic recordings from 1903 until 1956; i.e., your 17 CDs plus another 13 CDs. I don't regret it. 

I am quite happy with the BC set.  As I already bought all the Chopin recordings by Cortot on Naxos Historical  reconstructed/remastered by Mark Obert-Thorn last spring, I tried my best to avoid getting duplicates.   

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD7 - Mazurkas Vol. 1 by Cor de Groot from this set ...

[karlhenning]

You saw this coming — First listen!:

Langgaard
Symphony № 3, "Ungdarmbrus — La melodia" ("The Flush of youth — La melodia"), BVN 96 (1915-16, rev. 1925-33)
Per Salo, pf
Danish National Choir
Danish National Symphony
Thos Dausgaard

Langgaard – The Symphonies Danish National Symphony Orchestra Thos Dausgaard Da Capo 7 CDs

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD8 - Mazurkas Vol. 2 by Cor de Groot from this set ...

[MN Dave]

Bach Goldberg Variations
Gunther Rost, organ

Splendid.

[listener]

Charles CHAYNES: Au-dela de l'espérance    poems by Albertin Sarrazin based on tales from prison.      N o   t e x t s, but it sounds like an unpleasant experience.
and Oginoha     for soprano, flute, celtic harp and percussion.   "Lights from Japanese Poetry"      n o   t e x t s   or translation.       inscrutable.
Vienna's Ensemble Unicorn  - Dance Music from the time of Boccaccio's Decameron

[Lilas Pastia]

Pleasant music, not on the level of some of the next generation of French composers (Fauré, D'Indy), but tuneful and refined in conception. Typical gallic conciseness and elegance of phrase. Gouvy predates Franck and Fauré and his music is resolutely traditional in concept. As far as I can tell, his symphonies are the first examples of the genre between Berlioz and D'Indy. Berlioz rated him very highly.

[CD]

Allan Pettersson - Symphonies 10 and 11 (Francis/Hanover RPO)

[Harry]

French Baroque Concertos.
Blavet, Boismortier, Buffardin, Corrette, Quentin.
Musica Antiqua Koln, Reinhard Goebel.

State of the art recording as performance. You really cannot hear them better as on this recording.

[springrite]

Operatic Arias, sung by Zinka Milanov

[jlaurson]

Elephant Ears

Bach Organ Works (16 CDs) Koopman Warner Apparently still not available in the US yet. UK link.

Disc 8 now...

Preludeiae & Fugae BWV 546, 549, 535, 550, 533
Fuga in c 575, Allabreve 589 Praeludiuae 568, 569
Fantasia & Fugue in c 537