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[Lethevich]

@Harry: Rabaud is great stuff - maybe not as inspired as some of his contemporaries, but very enjoyable. I know him from this great (and out of print ) box:

It really needs to be heard live. I heard N.Jaervi with one of the symphonies, the Fifth, and that was awesome. But the same effect cannot quite be recreated from those discs. Some music, more than other types of music, seems more dependent on the live experience or at least an initial live experience to come across. For questions and remedies seek out the Tubin-performing orchestra nearest you.

Thanks! This could be a costly endevour, but I'll keep it in mind

[mc ukrneal]

Harry - you inspired me to try something new today!

I've had this disc for a little while now, but was saving it up. Well, it is joyful music, and certainly another well done issue in this Hyperion series (for which I am grateful - discovered so many pieces and composers through it)!  In particular, Benedict's first concerto on the disc (Op. 45) is outstanding.  Magnificantly played!

[Harry]

Friedrich Kuhlau has been a composer that did not really work for me, although I tried several times over the years. It needs good performers, and a ear for the sonorities of the compositions. At the same time played to romantically and the lucid lines disappear in a wash of sound, in which all the details are obscured. This box is a mixed blessing, it has the lucidity one needs, but the attack on the piano by Elisabeth Westenholz can be overbearing at times. The style of playing leans towards aggressive, not passionate, you notice this especially in the first movement of the C minor, its a attitude of stand still into a fast run. The breath is sometimes out of the lines, and one ponders about a less forward style. Maybe the music is not meant to stand out like this, but thrives better in the background, who knows?
The sound is decent a bit dry as is the performance, but this is certainly not the last word on these Piano Quartets.

[Harry]

Harry - you inspired me to try something new today!

I've had this disc for a little while now, but was saving it up. Well, it is joyful music, and certainly another well done issue in this Hyperion series (for which I am grateful - discovered so many pieces and composers through it)!  In particular, Benedict's first concerto on the disc (Op. 45) is outstanding.  Magnificantly played!

I will quietly wait until Hyperion will box them all for they certainly will do that. I am more than curious about the performances. If someone wants to trade, I have still a Hyperion disc of Sabata and a DaCapo with music from Hartmann lying around, brand new that is. PM me

[The new erato]

I will quietly wait until Hyperion will box them all for they certainly will do that. I am more than curious about the performances. If someone wants to trade, I have still a Hyperion disc of Sabata and a DaCapo with music from Hartmann lying around, brand new that is. PM me

The problem is that this series may run to 500 volumes, which means the box wil be available in 2080.

[Harry]

The problem is that this series may run to 500 volumes, which means the box wil be available in 2080.

From what I know they will box the first 50 releases, as yet not sure when, but I know they are preparing it.

[Conor71]

Haydn: "Russian" Quartets, Op. 33

[Harry]

Again a composer that I never heard off, Roger Ducasse, who was born in 1873 and died in 1954. Very impressionistic, with Debussian colors, and the wit of Poulenc, and the magic of Dukas most evidently. Well scored for winds, but a lot of thinking is in the miniature details, sometimes you hear a forest full of birds, or the patty chatter in the theater. The imagery is very deep, nebulous remnants of thick mist, trees without leaves standing aloof as the guardians of yore, mysterious, even Wagnerian undertones. The mix is fabulous. I ordered two of his volumes recorded on Marco Polo, and I am looking forward to Volume II. Its is well played and more than decently recorded. Take into account that Segerstam dwells over long lines, and he is in no great hurry. Good thing the music can hold itself up in such a approach.

[mc ukrneal]

Here's one I bought mostly, because I liked the cover and the name Butterworth. Turns out the Butterworth is pretty awesome! The Parry is one I am still less convinced about, but had gotten better over time, so perhaps there is hope yet!

[Harry]

It doesn't come as a surprise that Mitzi Meyerson makes the most of Georg Bohm's, Harpsichord Suites. They are absolutely marvelously played and recorded. Hard to imagine to hear better interpretations. Bohm's music has a poise and at the same time contemplative streak that hits ground with  me. The almost filigree texture of the compositions makes you admiring the quality of the works. Its so logical and yet so free in its expression. Recommended. Glossa sale at JPC, 2 cd's for 8 euro's. 

[Harry]

Here's one I bought mostly, because I liked the cover and the name Butterworth. Turns out the Butterworth is pretty awesome! The Parry is one I am still less convinced about, but had gotten better over time, so perhaps there is hope yet!

Butterworth's  "A Shropshire Lad" is a awesome piece.

[not edward]

This fascinating collection:



For all the talk about Tippett's unevenness, the only works here I find less than convincing are the two early ones (the Handel fantasia and the first sonata). The rest are convincing throughout to me in these performances, whether the music be conservative (the piano concerto) or eccentric (the later sonatas).

[springrite]

Rubbra: Symphony #3 and #4 (Philharmonia, Del Mar, LYRITA)
Rubbra: Symphony #2 and #7 (New Philharmonia, Handley; London Phil, Boult)

[Harry]

A CD that gives me joy throughout are Fasch's Dresden Sinfonias. Delightful works, with catchy melodies, and excellent scoring for winds, played with great gusto by Les Amis de Phiippe, under their untiring leader Ludger Remy.

[Brahmsian]

Shostakovich - String Quartet No. 10 in A flat major, Op.118; String Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op.122; String Quartet No. 13 in B flat minor, Op.138


Eder Quartet
Vol.6
Naxos

[Brian]

BEETHOVEN One
Scottish CO, Mackerras

If I can get through Four, Six, Seven, and Nine today, then my week-long Mackerrathon will be over. If not, I might save Nine for tomorrow...

[Daverz]

Friedrich Kuhlau has been a composer that did not really work for me, although I tried several times over the years.

I find his Elverhøj to be a very charming work.

[Brahmsian]

Brahms

Clarinet Sonata in F minor, Op.120/1
Clarinet Sonata in E flat minor, Op.120/2

Karl Henning Leister, clarinet 
Ferenc Bognar, piano

Brilliant Classics

[Harry]

A Bach album compiled by His Majestys Consort of Voices and Sagbutts and Cornetts is always a fun adventure and this disc is no exception.
Aided by illustrious singers like Julia Gooding, Ashley Stafford, Angus Smith, Robert MacDonald, directed by Timothy Roberts, it makes for some gorgeous listening.
Recorded in the Church of St Jude on the hill, Hampstead, it gives a extra bonus to the music by a fine acoustic.

[karlhenning]

Just landed! Gotta listen to it!

Martinů
Nonet (1959)
The Dartington Ensemble