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[Que]

Q

[Harry]

Q

Que, that is again a winner for me, so well played and recorded.....

[Harry]

Jean Francaix.

Orchestral Works.

Les Malheurs de Sophie, Tableaux 1-3.
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra.
Les Bosquets de Cythere.

Ulster Orchestra Thierry Fisher.
Piano, Philippe Cassard.

Francaix always brings a smile on my face, especially the Malheurs done by Sophie, they are great fun, and so well orchestrated, but that goes for all his compositions really. Apart from this, the recording is one of the best I ever heard from Hyperion. Simon Eadon excelled himself in all respects, remembering that his recordings are always top notch.
Strongly recommended.

[Bogey]

On vinyl, shaded dog:

[karlhenning]

Good morning, Bill!

[Bogey]

.....and "top to you" as well, Karl.

[Keemun]

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6
Muti
Philharmonia Orchestra

[karlhenning]

Сергей Сергеевич [Sergei Sergeyevich]
Symphony № 1 in D Major (Classical), Opus 25 (1916-17)
Symphony № 3 in c minor, Opus 44 (1928)
Violin Concerto № 1 in D Major, Opus 19 (1917)
Igor Oistrakh, vn
USSR TV & Radio Grand Symphony
Rozhdestvensky

Prokofiev – Symphonies nos. 1 & 3 / Violin Concerto № 1

[Dana]

A warm welcome to the forum, otare!
You'll find there a more of your fellow countrymen here.

Are you referring to Northern Europeans, or I-must-have-the-entire-set-ians?

Jean Francaix.

Orchestral Works.

Les Malheurs de Sophie, Tableaux 1-3.
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra.
Les Bosquets de Cythere.

Ulster Orchestra Thierry Fisher.
Piano, Philippe Cassard.

Francaix always brings a smile on my face, especially the Malheurs done by Sophie, they are great fun, and so well orchestrated, but that goes for all his compositions really. Apart from this, the recording is one of the best I ever heard from Hyperion. Simon Eadon excelled himself in all respects, remembering that his recordings are always top notch.
Strongly recommended.

    I've been listening to his piano trio lately - very fun, but the only recording I've been able to find is downright mediocre (by the Jean Francaix trio, no less!). I've... I've resorted to youtube to get a good performance of it. **shudders**

[George]

On vinyl, shaded dog:

Bill, I can't see your images these days. 

Morning Bill, k a rl, Harry, Que and others! 

[Mirror Image]

I'm starting the day with the first CD from this marvelous set:



It might seem excessive to collect the whole series, but I have not been disappointed yet. I'm a bit of a completist, and the thought of having all the music by a composer appeals to me.



Only 3 more boxes to go 

When I was looking at the BIS sets, I just ended up buying the Essential Sibelius set, which is a 15-CD set that collects all the symphonies, almost all of the tone poems, choral music, chamber music, incidental music, etc. Here's what it looks like:

[Harry]

Good morning George, and others

Heinrich Schutz.

Anderer Teil kleiner geistlichen Concerten, opus 9.
SWV 306-337. Volume I.

Cappella Augustana, Matteo Messori.

I am constantly and pleasantly surprised by this box. I play this now for the second time, and my love for it deepens all the time.
Its a gift and a great wonder if music and artists meet each other in perfect harmony.

[karlhenning]

Good morning, George!

Сергей Сергеевич [Sergei Sergeyevich]
Symphony № 3 in c minor, Opus 44 (1928)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Ozawa

Prokofiev – 7 Symphonies, Поручик Киже

Hearing Rozhdestvensky's recording of the Third (recommended by our own Edward) has been illuminative . . . between this, and revisiting the Ozawa, I am more keenly attuned to the Third than ever before.

[Bogey]

Bill, I can't see your images these days. 

Morning Bill, k a rl, Harry, Que and others! 

Not sure why.  Are my images missing to others here as well

[Harry]

Rarities for Double Bass.

Rossini, Duet for Cello and Double Bass.
Michael Haydn, Divertimento for Viola, Cello and Double Bass.
Francois Couperin, Duet for Viola da Gamba and Double Bass.
Jan Krtitel Vanhal, Divertimento for Violin, Viola and Double bass.

A fun CD, well played and recorded. Light music that makes your heavy heart light. A bargain for 3,99 euro's.

[mc ukrneal]

On vinyl, shaded dog:

I see this one just fine...

[Bogey]

I see this one just fine...

Thanks!

[Harry]

Jacob Regnart.

Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae.

Cinquecento

If you are not sure about this composer than you should try this cd, a superb rendering as there ever was.  This group of singers are exemplary in matching the vocal lines. Blend and balance are perfect, and they never loose focus, and the voices (male) are so clear yet warm, that this is how the Angels sing in heaven.

[jlaurson]

Jacob Regnart.
Missa Super Oeniades Nymphae.
Cinquecento
If you are not sure about this composer than you should try this cd, a superb rendering as there ever was.  This group of singers are exemplary in matching the vocal lines. Blend and balance are perfect, and they never loose focus, and the voices (male) are so clear yet warm, that this is how the Angels sing in heaven.

recommendation seconded. terrific music & performances.

[karlhenning]

And about time I listened to this one, really:

Сергей Сергеевич [Sergei Sergeyevich]
Огненный ангел (The Fiery Angel), Opus 37 (1919-27)
Ruprecht: Sergei Leiferkus
Renata: Galina Gorchakova
& al.
Mariinsky Theatre Chorus & Orchestra
Gergiev

Prokofiev – 6 Operas