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Coopmv

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June 08, 2009, 06:16:17 PM

Coopmv

#48681
June 08, 2009, 06:20:59 PM
Quote from: erato on June 08, 2009, 01:32:12 PM




I am quite surprised by the high quality of these recordings (not always having been an unqualified fan of this ensemble and generally preferring Handel in Italian mode), though an occasional hooty countertenor distracts a little.


These are good choices.  I have both sets ...

Coopmv

#48682
June 08, 2009, 06:23:53 PM
Good evening, just got home from the City.

Now playing this CD ...


Bogey

#48683
June 08, 2009, 06:28:18 PM
Quote from: George on June 08, 2009, 06:06:28 PM
Beethoven
PC 5
Kempff/Van Kempen/BPO
DG
Mono

Is it me or is the orchestra a bit overpowering here? Perhaps its that the volume levels are louder than usual? I am enjoying the playing, but the sound has a strained quality in the outer movements.

How does your system do with other mono recordings?
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Lilas Pastia

#48684
June 08, 2009, 06:47:27 PM
Quote from: George on June 08, 2009, 06:06:28 PM
Beethoven
PC 5
Kempff/Van Kempen/BPO
DG
Mono

Is it me or is the orchestra a bit overpowering here? Perhaps its that the volume levels are louder than usual? I am enjoying the playing, but the sound has a strained quality in the outer movements.

It could be a case of an apparent mismatch. Kempff was a sturdy but delicate pianist. Van Kempen was an assertive, sometimes trenchant conductor. Here I think it's one of those occasions where apparently conflicting personalities sparked each other off into high octane combustion. If you prefer a more evenly matched pair, Kempff was to record the concertos again with the BPO, with Leitner conducting. If one was to compare these two eminent german conductors, this would be a case of Solti vs. Ormandy.

Solitary Wanderer

#48685
June 08, 2009, 07:14:25 PM
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Lethevich

#48686
June 08, 2009, 09:41:54 PM
Havergal Brian - Symphony No.27

A tough little cookie, and pretty fun too.
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Valentino

#48687
June 08, 2009, 11:35:32 PM Last Edit: June 08, 2009, 11:37:46 PM by Valentino
Good morning!

The Glimmer Triplets mess around with The Gnome. For now.

 
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Lethevich

#48688
June 09, 2009, 12:03:50 AM
Morning.

Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

George

#48690
June 09, 2009, 02:57:52 AM
Quote from: Bogey on June 08, 2009, 06:28:18 PM
How does your system do with other mono recordings?

It does fine.

Quote from: Lilas Pastia on June 08, 2009, 06:47:27 PM
It could be a case of an apparent mismatch. Kempff was a sturdy but delicate pianist. Van Kempen was an assertive, sometimes trenchant conductor. Here I think it's one of those occasions where apparently conflicting personalities sparked each other off into high octane combustion. If you prefer a more evenly matched pair, Kempff was to record the concertos again with the BPO, with Leitner conducting. If one was to compare these two eminent german conductors, this would be a case of Solti vs. Ormandy.

Good to know, thanks! :)   

springrite

#48691
June 09, 2009, 03:23:32 AM
Schumann: Fantasy in C (Kempff)
Do what I must do, and let what must happen happen.

Bogey

#48692
June 09, 2009, 05:01:36 AM
Holst
Suite No. 1 in E flat, Op. 28
Suite No. 2 in F, Op. 28
Fennell/Cleveland Orchestra
Telarc
Recorded 1978
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Dr. Dread

#48693
June 09, 2009, 05:02:12 AM
K478

(Richter in the vehicle--the EMI box.)

Cato

#48694
June 09, 2009, 05:48:31 AM



Martinu showed definitively that polyphony in tonal terms still had possibilities in the 20th Century.
"Meet Miss Ruth Sherwood, from Columbus, Ohio, the Middle of the Universe!"

- Brian Aherne introducing Rosalind Russell in  My Sister Eileen (1942)

SonicMan46

#48695
June 09, 2009, 05:58:07 AM Last Edit: June 09, 2009, 06:16:51 AM by SonicMan
Shostakovich - Preludes & Fugues - just doing a little comparison the last few days between Nikolayeva & Jarrett; also own the Naxos set - I've had Jarrett's recordings for years and enjoy them.  The Tatiana N. set is from 1987 (and I've not heard earlier ones) - spans 3-CDs rather than the usual 2 discs and is still available @ BRO for $12; the Scherbakov performance is quite good and has strong support on Amazon HERE, and the price is unbeatable.

Any favorites for these Shosty works, either from the three above or others?  Any newer recordings worth consideration?   :D

   

Keemun

#48696
June 09, 2009, 06:05:43 AM
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

Antoine Marchand

#48697
June 09, 2009, 06:14:48 AM Last Edit: June 09, 2009, 06:16:51 AM by Antoine Marchand
The Complete Haydn Concertos

Now playing CD5: Keyboard Concertos

Organ Concerto in C major (Hob.XVIII.1) [21:33]
Harpsichord Concerto in C major (Hob.XVIII:5) [11:32]
Organ Concerto in C major (Hob.XVIII:8 [12:03]
Harpsichord Concerto in F major (Hob.XVIII:7) [14:28]
Organ Concerto in C major (Hob.XVIII:10) [12:36]

Harald Hoeren (organ)
Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord)

Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Helmut Müller-Brühl

SonicMan46

#48698
June 09, 2009, 06:31:14 AM
Quote from: Antoine Marchand on June 09, 2009, 06:14:48 AM
The Complete Haydn Concertos

Now playing CD5: Keyboard Concertos - Harald Hoeren (organ) - Ketil Haugsand (harpsichord)

Cologne Chamber Orchestra/Helmut Müller-Brühl


Antoine - I've been looking for a set of the Haydn Keyboard Concertos - this newly packaged Naxos box looks enticing, although I own all of the other non-keyboard works in one or more versions; hope that after listening to all the discs, you'll be kind enough to put a short post of your impressions in the Haydn Haus thread?  Dave  :)
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