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[not edward]

Some great viola playing here:

[SonicMan46]

William Byrd (1540-1623) - My Ladye Nevells Booke w/ Elizabeth Farr playing four different harpsichords, which were designed or restored by Keith Hill; 3-CD set of 42 pieces; excellent liner notes by Farr mainly concentrating on performance of these pieces, and a shorter discussion by Hill on the instruments.  Highly recommended reviews by Scott on Amazon and on MusicWeb - 

Sorry all but had to bring this one TTT - was just starting the 2nd of 3 discs when I posted the other day - this is just fabulous harpsichord playing on some wonderfully restored & newly built instruments; the sound & playing are just fabulous & the music delightful (not sure that I've been able to listen to 3 harpshichord discs in a row until now!).

In addition to the reviews above, yet more encouraging comments - another from MusicWeb and from Fanfare in the Jan-Feb issue - 

[rickardg]

Listening today (at home with the flu):

Vivaldi
Opera Sinfonias and Arias
Kirkby/Brandenburg Consort/Goodman
Helios
This disc is like cream cake, delicious, but perhaps not for daily consumption.

Musique and Sweet Poetrie
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Jakob Lindberg, lute
BIS/Naxos Online Library

Couperin/Lalande
Lecons de ténèbres
Agnès Mellon, soprano
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Charles Medlam, bass viol
Terence Charlston, organ
BIS/Naxos Online Library



Enough sweets

Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
LSO/Hickox
Chandos/Naxos Online Library
Thinking about going to a live performance of this tomorrow, but I don't think I will. The risk of me snivelling and sneezing is to big.



Now playing:

Beethoven
Piano Concerto 3 and 5
Sugitano/Berliner Symphoniker/Oskamp
Brilliant (via Harry's refusal bin, thanks Harry!)

[Wanderer]

[rubio]

My favourite performances of these concertos so far in my mini-survey . Lovely tone and elegant playing from Arrau, and lovely contribution from Haitink/KCO.

[Harry]

Listening today (at home with the flu):

Vivaldi
Opera Sinfonias and Arias
Kirkby/Brandenburg Consort/Goodman
Helios
This disc is like cream cake, delicious, but perhaps not for daily consumption.

Musique and Sweet Poetrie
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Jakob Lindberg, lute
BIS/Naxos Online Library

Couperin/Lalande
Lecons de ténèbres
Agnès Mellon, soprano
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Charles Medlam, bass viol
Terence Charlston, organ
BIS/Naxos Online Library



Enough sweets

Britten
Sinfonia da Requiem
LSO/Hickox
Chandos/Naxos Online Library
Thinking about going to a live performance of this tomorrow, but I don't think I will. The risk of me snivelling and sneezing is to big.



Now playing:

Beethoven
Piano Concerto 3 and 5
Sugitano/Berliner Symphoniker/Oskamp
Brilliant (via Harry's refusal bin, thanks Harry!)

O, jolly, you are a Emma Kirkby fan, good man, I knew why I did like you!
I hope you enjoy the Beethoven Rickard, and get better soon my friend!

[Harry]

Franz Ignaz Beck.

Symphonies, opus 3, No. 3-5.
La Stagione Frankfurt, on period instruments/Michael Schneider.

Fabulous sounding performances, and well recorded. Better as the Naxos ones. So I will purchase the rest of the discs too.

[Harry]

Well I am interested what you think of them Tasos.
Need some info about Wagner recordings badly!

[Haffner]

Have his Die Walkure (terrific). Very curious about the rest!


So far (for me at least) the Solti Ring is the cream of the crop, by far. Best sound, commendable conducting, The Krauss might have the singers in overall better shape (younger), but the Solti is just captivating...an experience I could ever forget.

[Harry]

Have his Die Walkure (terrific). Very curious about the rest!


So far (for me at least) the Solti Ring is the cream of the crop, by far. Best sound, commendable conducting, The Krauss might have the singers in overall better shape (younger), but the Solti is just captivating...an experience I could ever forget.

Well anyone has a cycle lying around and gathering dust?

[rickardg]

O, jolly, you are a Emma Kirkby fan,

Well, I suppose I am. It's probably a bad case of Fist Recording Bias. Years ago I was lent a compilation of Kirkby singing baroque arias (Handel perhaps), I can't recall the details now, and since then I've had a soft spot for her. I can't say I've been disappointed though...

Now playing:

Beethoven
Sextet in E flat
The Gaudier Ensemble
Helios

Love those horns...

[Catison]

Rubbra - Symphony No. 4
Tubin - Symphony No. 5
Holmboe - Symphony No. 4

[BachQ]

Mozart, PC 27 (Ashkenazy)
Tchaikovsky, PC 1 (Gilels)
Brahms, PC 2 (Richter)

[Haffner]

Brahms, PC 2 (Richter)[/color][/b]

Jahm-min'!!!


Currently:

Beethoven op.30, 2 (Verhey)

A gift from Harry, and I'm enjoying it throughly. Really liked op. 23 from this crew especially.

[Wanderer]

Well I am interested what you think of them Tasos.
Need some info about Wagner recordings badly!

Der Ring des Nibelungen, Harry? That's loads of soprano singing to endure.  

Of the four complete Rings I currently own (Levine, Janowski, Boulez on DVD and this one), Karajan's is to me the most satisfying overall. Karajan unleashes one orchestral splendour after another and singing is marvelous throughout. Sound quality is excellent; the recordings are masterfully engineered and presented.

[Papy Oli]

Good evening all 

Mahler's 9th symphony
Tennstedt / LPO / EMI

[Haffner]

Der Ring des Nibelungen, Harry? That's loads of soprano singing to endure.  

Of the four complete Rings I currently own (Levine, Janowski, Boulez on DVD and this one), Karajan's is to me the most satisfying overall. Karajan unleashes one orchestral splendour after another and singing is marvelous throughout. Sound quality is excellent; the recordings are masterfully engineered and presented.

What did you think of the Boulez dvd? I have been studiously avoiding it, but of course I'm curious as to your own opinion.

[FideLeo]

Overdubbing was used in this recording, so it sounds like five organists playing ten organs at the same time 
VERY symphonic.  No soprano singing to endure, either.  

Inspired by all the RING talk above.  (ps. I am most impressed by the transparent orchestral textures conjured up by Boulez in his DVD recordings.  The present organ transcription recording apparently has very similar virtues to these ears.)

[orbital]

I have never experienced a piece of music that resistant to my liking it  (or I've never experienced myself being that resistant to liking a piece of music  ) I'm still trying though  0:)

[Haffner]

(ps. I am most impressed by the transparent orchestral textures conjured up by Boulez in his DVD recordings.  The present organ transcription recording apparently has very similar virtues to these ears.)

Hmmm. Now I'm more curious.


Now:


J. Haydn op.77 no. 2 (Quatuor Mosaïques)
Really excellent.