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[Opus106]

BTW, I am tempted to try these transcriptions:

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I was listening to some tracks and they sound as a very friendly and unforced interpretation.

It's an interesting concept. But I'm yet to listen to it, samples or otherwise. Do let us know if you explore more of it.

[The new erato]

Yes, that looks more useful, if they deliver to Norway (not all UK resellers do, as we're outside the EU). Thanks again.

[Sadko]

Debussy

La Mer

New Philharmonia Orchestra
Boulez

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Is it worth getting the Cleveland version on DG as well if you have the one above?

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[Sadko]

The Sony one is much better imo .. best to hold-off buying the DG recordings, in April they are putting out a box with all of Boulez's Debussy & Ravel recordings.

Aha, thanks for the opinion and the info.

[SonicMan46]

A couple of more BRO bargains for a Sunday morning -

Jenkins, John (1592-1678) - Five-Part Consorts w/ Phantasm + Mikko Perkola added on tenor viol - believe this is my third recording of this group and I may purchase more!  Excellent review from Fanfare reprinted HERE!

Wolfrum, Philipp (1854-1919) - Organ Sonatas performed by Martin Sander who also wrote the liner notes; instrument used is the Voit organ in the Heidelberg Civic Center and is shown on the cover art below.  Composer is new to me but he was friends w/ Reger & Strauss, and also considered a well known Bach performer & scholar in his times.  Several good reviews HERE 1 and HERE 2 -

 

[North Star]

Ravel
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Claudio Abbado & LSO


Bartók
Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Sz.112
Gil Shaham & Pierre Boulez
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[Lisztianwagner]

W. A. Mozart
Piano Concerto No.26

[Bogey]

Getting ready for  the Oscars with some John Williams' past winners and a nominees, as well as one that he is nominated for in tonight's ceremonies:

       

Lots of music to choose from.  47 nominations between scores and songs.

[madaboutmahler]

Daniel Hogan: Violin Sonata

(completed today)



Really pleased with it, and cannot wait to play it with Scarlet! We are going to start playing it together this Wednesday!

[North Star]

Daniel Hogan: Violin Sonata

(completed today)



Really pleased with it, and cannot wait to play it with Scarlet! We are going to start playing it together this Wednesday!

Congratulations!
In honor of your achievement, I'll listen to some Debussy, disc 2 
Jean Martinon; Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jeux, Images
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[madaboutmahler]

Congratulations!
In honor of your achievement, I'll listen to some Debussy, disc 2 
Jean Martinon; Orchestre National de l'ORTF
Jeux, Images
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Thank you!

haha! In fact, I was going to listen to Images from Disc 2 today, but got carried away with the sonata as I was determined to finish it today, and I did And again, the Debussy disc 2 will have to wait until next week....

[North Star]

Thank you!

haha! In fact, I was going to listen to Images from Disc 2 today, but got carried away with the sonata as I was determined to finish it today, and I did And again, the Debussy disc 2 will have to wait until next week....

You have some excellent stuff waiting for you there 

[listener]

songs 1  folk, DIDBIN, MORLEY, BELLMAN, etc.       Martin Best and the -- Consort
songs 2 Homage to Gerald Moore  MOZART, SCHUBERT, ROSSINI, BRAHMS, MENDELSSOHN, WOLFVictoria de los Angeles, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Gerald Moore, piano
live concert recording on his retirement, Feb.20, 1967

[madaboutmahler]

You have some excellent stuff waiting for you there 

Looking forward to it! (and have been for the last month or so! )

[nico1616]

Jacobs' Maddalena ai Piedi di Cristo,
Scholl really sounds like an angel 

[Antoine Marchand]

J.S. Bach - Complete Organ Works and Other Keyboard Works

CD 12 & 13: Clavierübung III (Organ Mass) and The Six 'Schübler' Chorales



Instrument: Rudolph von Beckerath organ (Hamburg, 1961) at Église Immaculée-Conception (Montreal).

Straightforward and no-nonsense interpretation of the third part of the Clavier-Übung, which easily evokes the liturgical origin of this music. As the modern instrument used by Lagacé shares/reflects the same features of his interpretation, I don't have any problem about it. Great sound quality.

In short, pure and serene beauty.

[TheGSMoeller]

Bruckner: Symphony #8
I love Bruckner's music, and have a fine collection of his works, and by fine I would say adequate compared to other GMGr's collections. But I am always so moved and in awe of these Dohnanyi/Cleveland performances and find myself reaching for these before others.

[Ataraxia]

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[Antoine Marchand]

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I love this girl. I don't have any of her discs (well, almost, because I have her fantastic Beethoven's cello sonatas with Zuill Bailey), but I love her. And now she plays Bach and Schubert in the same disc..., excellent; and she chooses my favorite harpsichord partita to start the disc, played exactly on the opposite style I like (she plays an introverted/slow beginning v/s the extroverted/virtuosistic kind of beginning that I like). She is challenging me! 

P.S.: Not to mention the exquisite title of the album.

[Ataraxia]

I love this girl. I don't have any of her discs (well, almost, because I have her fantastic Beethoven's cello sonatas with Zuill Bailey), but I love her. And now she plays Bach and Schubert in the same disc..., excellent; and she chooses my favorite harpsichord partita to start the disc, played exactly on the opposite style I like (she plays an introverted/slow beginning v/s the extroverted/virtuosistic kind of beginning that I like). She is challenging me! 

P.S.: Not to mention the exquisite title of the album.

I enjoyed the Bach. Not so much the Schubert. Then I got sidetracked.