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[Que]

Starting the day with music from Spain, dating from the transition from Renaissance to Baroque.

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Based at the Philip II's court in Madrid, Matteo Romero was born in Liège (then part of the Spanish territories in the Southern Netherlands - presentday Belgium) as Mathieu Rosmarin and belongs to the fifth and last generation of the Franco-Flemish School (incl. Lassus, de Rore, Vaet, de Weert). What I hear is basically Italian style from the dawn of Baroque, mixed in with influence from the tradition of the Northern Netherlands, topped with a Spanish flavour - for example the typical conservative use of Gregorian style interludes.

Summer has finally arrived here, BTW.

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Indo Japan Finale.

Ravi Shankar, Sitar.
Lakshmi Shankar Vocals.
Shubho Shankar, Sitar.
Ashish Khan, Sarod.
Swapan Chowdhury, Tabla & Vocals.
Ishwar Lal, Tabla.
Daya Shankar, Shanai.
Harihar Rao, Percussion.
June Kuramoto, Koto.
Johnny Mori, Talko drum.
Kazu Matsui, Shakuhachi.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Slide Guitar.
Ramesh Mishra, Srangi.

Live Recorded in 1986.

A fine fusion, which works on all sides, wonderfully performed.



CD VI.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Tan Na Tom.

Ravi Shankar, vocals & Sitar.
Lakshmi Shankar, Viji Shankar, Kamala Chakravarty, T.V. Gopalkrishnan, Rijram Desad, Vocals.
Hariprasad Chaurasia, Flute.
L. Subramaniam, Satyadev Pawar, Violins.
Alla Rakha, Pakhawaj.

Recorded in 1974, as part of Ravi Shankar's Music Festival of India.

A very fine vocal piece, harmonious and well balanced.


Fire Night.

Ravi Shankar, Sitar and conductor.
Kanai Dutta, Tabla.
Nodu Mullick, Tambura.
Harihar Rao, Dholak.
Dennis Budimir, Guitar.
Bud Shank, Flute.
Gary Peacock, Bass.
Louis Hayes, Drums.

Recorded in 1962.

A jazzy fusion piece, well done, but not my cup of tea, as far as I am concerned this piece of 4:33 is not sitting easily in Shankar's oeuvre.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Trad. Arr. Shankar.

Tala Rasa Ranga.
Dhun.
Tabla-Dhwani.
Song from the Hills.
Tala, Tabla Tarang.
Gat Kirwani.
Raga Multani.

Ravi Shankar, Sitar.
Paul Horn, Flute.
Alla Rakha, Tabla.
Harihar Rao, Tabla-tarang & Dholak.
Sam Chianas, Santoor.
Phil Harland, Tabla & Kartal.
Penelope Estabrook, Sitar, Tabla & Tambura.

Recorded in 1964.

Excellent arrangements and well performed.

[listener]

MONTEVERDI Venetian Vesper Music from Selva Morale e Spirituale (1640)
5 Psalms, Magnificat a 8, 2 Motets
Taverner Consort, Choir and Players
Emma Kirkby, Rogers Covey-Crump, Nigel Rogers
Andrew Parrot, dir.

[Que]

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Lots of affirmations on the qualities of this set. And yes, even considering I already had Mortensen, getting this was definitely worth it. In terms of vividness, sheer freshness and expressive articulation this trumps Mortensen's much more sober, Calvinistic approach. Simone Stella plays an extremely pretty and intimate sounding copy after Johannes Ruckers.

Don't you love the new generation of Italian harpsichordists? Like these recordings Simone Stella also did for OnClassical, a download-only company, Händel's 1st book of suites. Dear Brilliant, could we please have that too?! (Although they already have Borgstede)

Brilliant already released another disc from the OnClassical catalogue: a disc with harpsichord music by Dutch-Flemish composer Pieter Bustijn:

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Now, I think that will be next on the list.

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

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Lots of affirmations on the qualities of this set. And yes, even considering I already had Mortensen, getting this was definitely worth it. In terms of vividness, sheer freshness and expressive articulation this trumps Mortensen's much more sober, Calvinistic approach. Simone Stella plays an extremely pretty and intimate sounding copy after Johannes Ruckers.

Don't you love the new generation of Italian harpsichordists? Like these recordings Simone Stella also did for OnClassical, a download-only company, Händel's 1st book of suites. Dear Brilliant, could we please have that too?! (Although they already have Borgstede)

Brilliant already released another disc from the OnClassical catalogue: a disc with harpsichord music by Dutch-Flemish composer Pieter Bustijn:

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Now, I think that will be next on the list.

Q

Hmmmm, I missed the one by Bustijn, will put that on my list too.  I am happy that you agree about Buxtehude.

[Que]

I am happy that you agree about Buxtehude.

Still listening to it right now: sheer delight!

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Another fine acquisition I made some months ago, must be this wonderful collection of Organ music, played by the master of all. Disc IV is filled with all my favourite composers in this genre. Played on fine organs and well recorded.

Kerll, Froberger, Fischer, Speth, Pachelbel, Muffat, Hassler, Erbach, Poglietti.

[val]

ALBAN BERG:        Lulu                   / Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Böhm

The unfinished version. Here the opera ends with the duo Alva/Lulu "Durch dieses Kleid". Obviously, this cannot be compared with the complete versions. But the direction of Böhm is splendid, Fischer-Dieskau a very impressive Doktor Schön, and Evelyn Lear a good Lulu, even if I prefer Stratas or Silja.

[mc ukrneal]

I loved the sound of these clips in this second Wallace piano collection on Naxos. Lots of enjoyable and melodic music played by Rosemary Tuck...
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[fridden]

Sinopoli conducting Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahlers 1st symphony
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[Coopmv]

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Lots of affirmations on the qualities of this set. And yes, even considering I already had Mortensen, getting this was definitely worth it. In terms of vividness, sheer freshness and expressive articulation this trumps Mortensen's much more sober, Calvinistic approach. Simone Stella plays an extremely pretty and intimate sounding copy after Johannes Ruckers.

Don't you love the new generation of Italian harpsichordists? Like these recordings Simone Stella also did for OnClassical, a download-only company, Händel's 1st book of suites. Dear Brilliant, could we please have that too?! (Although they already have Borgstede)

Brilliant already released another disc from the OnClassical catalogue: a disc with harpsichord music by Dutch-Flemish composer Pieter Bustijn:

[asin]B004QRUJGI[/asin]

Now, I think that will be next on the list.

Q

Some gems from BC ...

[Lisztianwagner]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.9

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[Coopmv]

Sinopoli conducting Philharmonia Orchestra in Mahlers 1st symphony
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How do you like the set?  My set is still in its cellophane over a year after I purchased it.  Too many CD's to listen and too little time ...

[Coopmv]

More new early music, now playing the following CD, which arrived two days ago for a first listen ...

[Sadko]

Nino Rota

Sinfonia sopra una Canzone d'amore
Concerto Soirée per Pianoforte e Orchestra

Benedetto Lupo (piano)
Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana
Massimo De Bernart

[Opus106]

Re-visiting this work after that single listen a long time ago. Flows quite nicely.

Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto

Janine Jansen | Berlin Phil. | Daniel Harding

Philharmonie, Berlin
17 October 2009

[Coopmv]

More new early music, now playing the following CD, which arrived two days ago for a first listen ...

This CD is wonderful ...

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from the following twofer, which arrived yesterday for a first listen.  The VPO with Karajan, Maazel, Bohm, Abbado and Boskovsky and it looks like a compilation of the New Year Concert by the VPO recorded over the years ...