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[Opus106]

You should check out Riemer's Art of Fugue - another winner.

Seconded.

How kind of JPC to also recommend me the recording of the same work by Christian Rieger (cembalo). Have you guys heard it?

[Que]

Look what Que dragged into my house.

Carolus Hacquart.
Chelys, Suites for Viola da Gamba en BC, opus 3 Den Hague, 1686.


A forgotten composer, he is, but at the same time he was the most important composer in those days in the Netherlands. He moved with William the III to England it is supposed, and after that we lost track of him. At his time the scores were sold for a lot of money, that popular he was, but alas his fame was short lived, the quality of his works is however of a level that made me astonished, and at the same time humble. Such a great composer and yet neglected by all, save the group that recorded the opus 3. Its a monument as there ever was, and should be picked up by everyone that loves music from this period. The performance is exemplary as is the recording.

I agree Harry, the excellent quality of these pieces were a pleasant surprise to me as well! A very interesting mix of the English viol music tradition with French and Italian influences.

Q

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Now playing CD2 from this set for a first listen ...

[prémont]

How kind of JPC to also recommend me the recording of the same work by Christian Rieger (cembalo). Have you guys heard it?

Yes, once. First impression very positive, Scholary but also subtle expressive. Somewhere between Moroney and Gilbert. I need to listen more to it.

[Antoine Marchand]

I have had for some time Gould's performances of the piano sonatas and I really hate them. But the curiosity to listen to his versions of the piano concertos was stronger... and I must say it has been an interesting experience, especially in order to observe the contraposition between Lenny and Gould. Excellent recorded sound.

CD5: Piano Concertos 3 & 4
New York Philharmonic
Leonard Bernstein

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Now playing Disc 1 of this SACD set for a first listen ...

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Now playing CD5, the last CD from this set for a first listen ...

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Now playing CD14 from this set for a first listen ...

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Listening to In Terra Pax right now. A gorgeous work.

[listener]

some English organ music:
PARRY 3 Chorale Preludes
BAIRSTOW   Organ Sonata in E^b
WHITLOCK  Fantasie Choral no. 3 in e               STATHAM Rhapsody on a Ground
Graham Barber at the Willis Organ, Truro Cathedral
and Franz SCHMIDT   Symphony no.2 in E^b
Neeme Järvi, Chicago Symphony Orch.

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So far this is an excellent reading of the full ballet of Daphnis et Chloe. There's supposed to be a release of Gergiev conducting Debussy coming out as well, so that should be interesting as well. I'm glad Gergiev opted to record the full ballet instead of just the orchestral suites, which I think loose some of the original score's sparkle and magic like, for example, the wordless chorus.

[Harry]

The Celtic Viol, volume II.
A hommage to the Irish and Scottish Musical Traditions.

The Galway set, all in D minor.
The Galway Bay Hornpipe.
The Rover Reformed.
Lord Frog Dance & Buckingham House.

The Gold Ring set, all in D major.
The Hills of Lorne.
Miss Sally Hunter of Thurston.
Mrs Scott Skinner.
Alexander Hornspipe & Harvest Home.
The Gold Ring.

The Abergeldie Castle Set, all in E minor.
Abergeldie Castle Strathspey.
Caribou Barren.
Regents Rant.
Crabs in the Skillet. (Slow Jig)
Lord Muira's Hornpipe.

The Nathaniel Gow set. All in A minor.
The Breas o'Bushbie.
Nathaniel Gow's Lament for the Death of his brother.
Abigail Judge.
Planxty O'Daly.

The Lanchashire Pipes Set, all in E major/minor.
The Lanchashire Pipes.
Pigges of Rumsey/Kate of Bardie. (E major)
The Cup of Tea.
A toye.

The Archibald MacDonald set, all in D minor/major.
Planxty Sir Ulick Burke.
The Sword Dance New Stepny.
Archibald MacDonald of Keppoch.
Jimmy Holme's Favorite, Reel.

The Liverpool set, all in D major.
Planxty Irwin.
The Liverpool Hornpipe.
Peter Peerie's Boat.

I took the trouble to tell you all what's on the CD, now for Pete sake's somebody buy it apart from me. Its a wonderful CD.

[Conor71]

Schumann: Piano Quintet
Franck: Violin Sonata

Some chamber music before bed .

[Que]

Enjoy your Sunday, everybody!

Q

[Coopmv]

Enjoy your Sunday, everybody!

Q

I probably should add this to my shopping list ...

[SonicMan46]

I probably should add this to my shopping list ...

Stuart - Georg Benda is certainly worth exploring - I would 'second' Que's recommendation of the harpsichord disc - 

[Antoine Marchand]

Enjoy your Sunday, everybody!

Q

It looks attractive. How do you like it, Q?

I have a great impression about Benda's music because I have had for a number of years his complete keyboard sonatas, performed by Sylvia Georgieva on Praga Digitals. Even some years ago I uploaded one track on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/v/knvj_pNsRpY 

Jiří Antonín Benda (1722-1795), Keyboard Sonatas (Complete recording, 4 cds), Praga Digitals.
Sylvia Georgieva, harpsichord.
German double-manual harpsichord after Michael Mietke, copy 2005

[SonicMan46]

Again, from the iPod:

Bach, CPE - Prussian Sonatas w/ Miklos Spanyi on the clavichord - enjoy!  Now I'm not going to 'buy into' this entire solo set individually but would like a nice single disc example of Spanyi doing some of these works on the 'tangent piano' - suggestions please?  Thanks - 

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD15, the last CD from this set for a first listen.  What a great set on fortepiano performance!

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Listening to Nourlangie written for guitar and orchestra right now. It's a beautiful work that is full of varying moods and contrasts. The more I listen to Sculthorpe the better I like him. He's a major composer for sure. He helped put Australia on the map that's for sure, because before I was introduced to his music, I knew next to nothing about Australian classical music.