What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Mirror Image]

On tonight's menu...

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And if I have time, I'm going to listen to this one, which will be the third or fourth time I've listened to it in a week...

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[TheGSMoeller]

Dusapin: Perelà, Uomo di Fumo


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[Que]

A re-run of this, perfect to start off the day.

See my comments HERE.

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A perfectly delightful disc, with some beautiful music on it, the Six Quartette Concertante for Oboe and String trio, opus 7, that gets a superb treatment from Sarah Francis, accompanied by the Tangore String Trio, recorded in 1999. Music well worth hearing indeed.

[Opus106]

Currently of my favorite versions of the motets:

http://www.ramee.org/0906gb.html

Clarity and transparency are the key words.

What's the instrumentation, if any, like, Antoine?

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

From this box CD 13. Again a wonderful one!

Andre Campra, Confitebor tibi Domini.

Jean Joseph De Mondonville, Nisi Dominus.

Le Parnasse Francois, Louis Castelain.

Isabelle Poulenard, Robert Getchell, Roman Champion, Marc Mauillon, Christophe Grapperson.

The Nisi Dominus is a favourite work in my estimation, and well it is performed on this disc. The box contains quite a few works of De Mondonville, a composer that is high on my list of admired compositeurs.
Campra's Confitebor is a beautiful piece too, and gets a worthy treatment, all has a fine balance, sort of rightness over it, the stamp of history.

Claude Benigne Balbastre, Extraits du Livre d'Orgue de Dijon.

Michel Corette, Noel, Vous qui disirez sans fin.

Louis Claude Daquin, Noel sur les jeux d'anches.

Olivier Latry, Organ.

the Organ works are beautifully done, in fine sound. Really love them.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

From this fine box, CD VII, filled with works from J.S. Bach, played by Ton Koopman on the Garrels Organ, in the Great Church, Maassluis, and recorded in 1990, and licensed from AVC Switzerland. The recording sounds very good, and the playing of Koopman is invigorating. The Toccata is so well done that I played it trice over.

Toccata, Adagio & Fugue, in c major, BWV 564.
Trio sonata in E flat major. BWV 525.
Acht kleine Praludien & fugen BWV 553-560.
Choral, "Aus Tiefer Not schrei'ich zu Dir, BWV 686.
Praludium & Fuge in D major, BWV 532.

[Drasko]

Is this different from the recording in the big Leonhardt box? (Probably my single most-played disc of harpsichord music)

Yes, different. The CD you mention is all Louis Couperin, recorded in late 70s for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (one of my favorite harpsichord CDs as well).
This one has music by three Couperins: one put-together suite from Louis (in d minor), eight preludes from L'art de toucher le clavecin and 15th Suite from 3rd book from Francois, and three stand alone pieces by Armand-Louis.
It was recorded in late 80s for Philips. At that period Leonhardt recorded seven (that I know of) discs for Philips: two with French music, two with English, two mixed recitals (one of those on clavichord) and one Frescobaldi.
Don't know what was the availability of these discs upon release but they are long out of print (were available briefly few years ago from Japan). It would be very nice (though unlikely) of Universal to re-issue them. Two I have are superb, perhaps maybe not as magical as the DHM Louis Couperin you mention but still among best I heard in this repertoire.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Yes, different. The CD you mention is all Louis Couperin, recorded in late 70s for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (one of my favorite harpsichord CDs as well).
This one has music by three Couperins: one put-together suite from Louis (in d minor), eight preludes from L'art de toucher le clavecin and 15th Suite from 3rd book from Francois, and three stand alone pieces by Armand-Louis.
It was recorded in late 80s for Philips. At that period Leonhardt recorded seven (that I know of) discs for Philips: two with French music, two with English, two mixed recitals (one of those on clavichord) and one Frescobaldi.
Don't know what was the availability of these discs upon release but they are long out of print (were available briefly few years ago from Japan). It would be very nice (though unlikely) of Universal to re-issue them. Two I have are superb, perhaps maybe not as magical as the DHM Louis Couperin you mention but still among best I heard in this repertoire.

All of them are on the production list to be released as a budget box. Meaning all the recording he made for Philips.
Have no idea when that will happen, but they will be released.

[Drasko]

All of them are on the production list to be released as a budget box. Meaning all the recording he made for Philips.
Have no idea when that will happen, but they will be released.

That is nice to hear. Released by Universal themselves or licensed out to Brilliant or Newton Classics?

[Antoine Marchand]

What's the instrumentation, if any, like, Antoine?

Just organ and violone as continuo, Navneeth. Although the ensemble is named Sette Voci (Seven Voices), the singers are actually eight: two sopranos, two male altos, two tenors and two basses. I wonder if the name "Sette Voci" is a sort of pun for the Italian expression "sotto voce".

Peter Kooij, direction
Hana Blažíková, Zsuzsi Tóth, sopranos
Damien Guillon, Robin Blaze, altos
Satoshi Misukoshi, Chris Watson, tenors
Dominik Wörner, Jelle Draijer, basses
Jan Jansen, Masato Suzuki, organ
Armin Bereuter, violone

Apparently Masato Suzuki is son of Masaaki.
 

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

That is nice to hear. Released by Universal themselves or licensed out to Brilliant or Newton Classics?

Universal it say's, but it could easily switch over to Newton, in that case the selling price would be higher, so lets hope it will be Universal.  Brilliant is constantly offered much of the catalogue, but they are rather picky these days.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

From this box two of Mozart's magnificent Symphonies, No. 38 in D major, "Prague and No. 39 in E flat major.
Pinnock is rather heavy handed with the first movement of 38, and deliberate in the Adagio section, hardly getting any magic out of it, which is a pity for the following Allegro is doing fine, measured yet fleet in execution. Especially the strings, they are singing jubilant. Sound is brilliant, and both Symphonies are beautifully shaped despite my apprehension of the No. 38 first movement.

[Opus106]

Just organ and violone as continuo, Navneeth. Although the ensemble is named Sette Voci (Seven Voices), the singers are actually eight: two sopranos, two male altos, two tenors and two basses. I wonder if the name "Sette Voci" is a sort of pun for the Italian expression "sotto voce".

Peter Kooij, direction
Hana Blažíková, Zsuzsi Tóth, sopranos
Damien Guillon, Robin Blaze, altos
Satoshi Misukoshi, Chris Watson, tenors
Dominik Wörner, Jelle Draijer, basses
Jan Jansen, Masato Suzuki, organ
Armin Bereuter, violone

Apparently Masato Suzuki is son of Masaaki.
 

Thanks, Antoine.

[mc ukrneal]

Picked this (Mercadante Clarinet Concertos) up in some sale or other and have been enjoying it more than I ever expected. Good stuff.
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[Coco]

Yes, different. The CD you mention is all Louis Couperin, recorded in late 70s for Deutsche Harmonia Mundi (one of my favorite harpsichord CDs as well).
This one has music by three Couperins: one put-together suite from Louis (in d minor), eight preludes from L'art de toucher le clavecin and 15th Suite from 3rd book from Francois, and three stand alone pieces by Armand-Louis.
It was recorded in late 80s for Philips. At that period Leonhardt recorded seven (that I know of) discs for Philips: two with French music, two with English, two mixed recitals (one of those on clavichord) and one Frescobaldi.
Don't know what was the availability of these discs upon release but they are long out of print (were available briefly few years ago from Japan). It would be very nice (though unlikely) of Universal to re-issue them. Two I have are superb, perhaps maybe not as magical as the DHM Louis Couperin you mention but still among best I heard in this repertoire.

Thank you, that's extremely helpful. I inadvertently showed my ignorance in thinking that Armand-Louis and Louis were the same person — but now I get another composer to investigate! I was able to find the Frescobaldi and the clavichord recital from that series and will listen to them soon.

[Sergeant Rock]

Beethoven Symphony #1, Maazel conducting the Cleveland




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Beethoven Symphony #2, Maazel conducting the Cleveland.


Sarge

[karlhenning]

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Thanks for reminding me of this disc, Sara!

[not edward]

Rihm's Lichtes Spiel continues to impress me:

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Followed up by the 3rd and 6th from Blomstedt's superb Sibelius cycle:

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