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[Bogey]

CD 2 - "Meyerbeer et le grand opéra"
Arias from operas by Giacomo Meyerbeer, Ambriose Thomas, Ernest Reyer and Camille Saint-Saens.
In recordings from 1904(!) to 1937, sung by illustrious singers from the past like: André Pernet, André Arkor, Fernand Ansseau, César Vezzani, Felia Litvinne, Arthur Endrèze, Jean-Emile Vanni-Marcoux, Maurice Renaud, Janine Micheau and others.

Q

Saw that EMI red flag, Que.  How is the sound?

[SonicMan46]

Haydn, Joseph - String Quartets, Op. 55 - for about a week or so now, I've been comparing the 'newly acquired' box of the complete Haydn SQs w/ alternates that I already own - today the Buchbergers vs. the Lindsays - believe that my preference is w/ the Buchbergers at the moment in this comparison -

 

[Que]

Saw that EMI red flag, Que.  How is the sound?

Remastering was done in 2004 and sounds quite good, actually - no complaints!

Q

[Coopmv]

An amazing live performance. Makes me want to move to England and subscribe to the Philharmonia year-round. Also makes me wish somebody would give Sir Charles Mackerras and the orchestra of his choice a recording studio and all the salary they needed to just spend three or four months recording whatever they wanted to play.

Instead of putting up with some second-rate orchestras in TX ...

[Coopmv]

Now playing another Glossa CD, which arrived some two weeks ago.  I still may have a few on back order ...

[listener]

Reger and R. Strauss part-songs, then some Koechlin chamber music for oboe d'amore (opp.194 /1&2)

[offbeat]

Good morning all 

2  maiden works so far :

Arvo Part - Nun eile ich zu euch (for Choir - 1989)

off this album : 

and

Arvo Part - Stabat Mater

off this album :


just perfect for a saturday morning  0:)

Im a great Part fan but dont think ive heard the works for choir album - is it up to his usual magic ?

as for the the Stabat Mater what an incredible bleak work this is but such atmosphere

[SonicMan46]

Tonight, a couple of 'new' acquisitions:

Haydn, Joseph - The Seven Last Words.... w/ Ronald Brautigam on fortepiano; I now own ALL versions of this work (which can be tedious - 7 adagios!); however, this one may become my favorite (not the original Haydn orchestral composition, but just a pleasurable listening experience) - 

Myslivecek, Josef (1737-1781) - Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 w/ Ishikawa & Pesek+Dvorak Cham Orch - just becoming more interested in this 'Italian influenced' composer, once friend of the Mozarts, ending his life miserably (see the separate thread that needs more contributions!) - I had purchased and thoroughly loved the first volume of these recordings - hence this new addition & as expected, excellent!


 

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from this set.  This may actually be the first HIP version of La Cetra I own ...

[Antoine Marchand]

This 3-CD box set is slightly weird. It includes a new recording of the Brandenburgs recorded the last year at the MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Japan), joined with a reissue of the Orchestral Suites from 2003. The traditional cello part is replaced in four of the concertos (concertos 2, 3, 4 & 6) with violoncellos da spalla played by three well-known baroque violinists: Ryo Terakado, François Fernandez & Dmitry Badiarov (who is the builder of these violoncellos da spalla). Additionally, it is added a new second movement to the 3rd Concerto (an arrangement of the 2nd movement of Concerto for Three Harpsichords, BWV 1064).

[SonicMan46]

Now playing CD1 from this set.  This may actually be the first HIP version of La Cetra I own ...

Stuart - I've owned that one for a while, you may not 'want to look back' after hearing Vivaldi played in that fashion - Dave 

[karlhenning]

Poeme Symphonique for 100 Metronomes by Ligeti. Sooner or later I had to.

Cannot possibly be as ghastly as it sounds 

[Coopmv]

Stuart - I've owned that one for a while, you may not 'want to look back' after hearing Vivaldi played in that fashion - Dave 

While I generally prefer my baroque music to be performed on original instruments, I enjoy performance done on modern instruments once in a while as well ...

[Antoine Marchand]

This 3-CD box set is slightly weird. It includes a new recording of the Brandenburgs recorded the last year at the MUZA Kawasaki Symphony Hall (Japan), joined with a reissue of the Orchestral Suites from 2003. The traditional cello part is replaced in four of the concertos (concertos 2, 3, 4 & 6) with violoncellos da spalla played by three well-known baroque violinists: Ryo Terakado, François Fernandez & Dmitry Badiarov (who is the builder of these violoncellos da spalla). Additionally, it is added a new second movement to the 3rd Concerto (an arrangement of the 2nd movement of Concerto for Three Harpsichords, BWV 1064).

I have just listened to three times the first disc and two times the second one. Therefore, my opinions are in construction; but it is eye-catching the sobriety and calm way adopted here. These are not performances intended to surprise with mad tempi or virtuosistic approaches (Il Giardino Armonico, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, I Barocchisti). Here all seems made with good taste, well blended textures and careful deliberation, which probably will seem a little boring for some people.

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from this set. 

[Brian]

So much fun!

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD7 and the last CD from this set ...

[Conor71]

Barber: Violin Concerto - Shaham/Previn/LSO

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from this set ...

[Coopmv]

Now playing this CD from my Brahms collection ...