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The Diner / Re: What are you currently rea...
Last post by Florestan - Today at 12:26:40 AMQuote from: SimonNZ on April 24, 2024, 04:06:10 PMInteresting. How do you rate that?
It's excellent. David M. Nicol was a pupil of Steven Runciman and it shows. He knows his primary sources inside out and is able to condense them in a very informative and well-written form, all the while carefully separating the wheat from the chaff. The result is a vivid portrait of the last Roman emperor and his entourage. Highly recommended.
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The Diner / Re: What are you currently rea...
Last post by Mandryka - Today at 12:25:24 AMQuote from: foxandpeng on April 24, 2024, 04:11:48 PMProust. Swann's Way. Journey through À la recherche du temps perdu, finally started.
I appreciate that this is a huge, descriptive work, so I'm buckled up for the entire ride. Having said that, the initial 200pp are dreadfully tedious.
I thought it was life changing. I've never been able to look at a white hawthorn tree in the same way since.
When you get to Sodom and Gemorrah there will be some stuff to tickle your fancy more, maybe.
That being said you really must read Swann's Way because it contains THE key to the roman fleuve, the most important incident in a way. I won't tell you what it is, you'll find out in The Sweet Cheat Gone.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Harry - Today at 12:21:42 AMQuote from: Irons on April 24, 2024, 11:11:21 PMGood to see this. Not too many GMG mentions of the superb Previn RVW cycle in recent times.
Superb indeed, with a slight avoidance issue in regards of vocals in the first Symphony, really not my thing, but the rest is still the best cycle of VW for me, meaning also it is the only set I have, and feel no need to buy other versions.
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The Diner / Re: What are you currently rea...
Last post by Florestan - Today at 12:21:00 AMQuote from: foxandpeng on April 24, 2024, 04:11:48 PMProust. Swann's Way. Journey through À la recherche du temps perdu, finally started.
I appreciate that this is a huge, descriptive work, so I'm buckled up for the entire ride. Having said that,the initial 200pp areit is dreadfully tedious.
There, fixed.
#5
General Classical Music Discussion / Re: RIP Sir Andrew Davis
Last post by Luke - April 24, 2024, 11:54:45 PMWell, the Berg disc I mentioned a couple of posts ago is a fine one IMO
#6
The Diner / Re: Reaction Videos
Last post by LKB - April 24, 2024, 11:40:51 PMCassie once again, this time with a title I'd expect everyone here to have an opinion on:
https://youtu.be/aLfdVu9gS5w?si=65a8_2IyJO_j_GwL
https://youtu.be/aLfdVu9gS5w?si=65a8_2IyJO_j_GwL
#7
General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Irons - April 24, 2024, 11:11:21 PMQuote from: Pohjolas Daughter on April 24, 2024, 12:02:09 PMVaughan Williams' "A Sea Symphony" with Previn, Harper, Shirley-Quirk and forces on RCA.
PD
Good to see this. Not too many GMG mentions of the superb Previn RVW cycle in recent times.
#8
Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: New Releases
Last post by Madiel - April 24, 2024, 10:48:28 PMI like the idea of the Bridge and Walton cello works together.
The "Czech Songs" album with Kozena and Rattle is curious because Kozena has sung some of the exact same songs in their original piano form (with Graham Johnson as accompanist). I'd bet the orchestral versions of "Songs on One Page" no longer hold true to the title...
The "Czech Songs" album with Kozena and Rattle is curious because Kozena has sung some of the exact same songs in their original piano form (with Graham Johnson as accompanist). I'd bet the orchestral versions of "Songs on One Page" no longer hold true to the title...
#9
General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Madiel - April 24, 2024, 10:32:17 PMBallets Russes, 1924 season (or a fair bit of it anyway).
Poulenc: Les Biches
Auric: Les Fâcheux
Mussorgksy: Night on Bare Mountain
Milhaud: Le Train Bleu
It's funny how Diaghilev got a hold of 3 different members of "Les Six" all at the same time. And with results that are not dissimilar on a first listen to be honest. The neoclassical leanings are evident. Though I'd probably rate Poulenc as the most poised, and Milhaud as the one that gets pretty bombastic.
Someone really stuffed up the track listing on CD 19 of this box, the numbering jumps back 7 spots, though I'm reasonably confident the rest of the information is right.
The 1925 season is not represented at all unfortunately. As far as I can find, the 3 full new ballets haven't been recorded (and most of the pastiches of old music from throughout Ballets Russes history don't seem to have been done in that format).
Poulenc: Les Biches
Auric: Les Fâcheux
Mussorgksy: Night on Bare Mountain
Milhaud: Le Train Bleu
It's funny how Diaghilev got a hold of 3 different members of "Les Six" all at the same time. And with results that are not dissimilar on a first listen to be honest. The neoclassical leanings are evident. Though I'd probably rate Poulenc as the most poised, and Milhaud as the one that gets pretty bombastic.
Someone really stuffed up the track listing on CD 19 of this box, the numbering jumps back 7 spots, though I'm reasonably confident the rest of the information is right.
The 1925 season is not represented at all unfortunately. As far as I can find, the 3 full new ballets haven't been recorded (and most of the pastiches of old music from throughout Ballets Russes history don't seem to have been done in that format).
#10
General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by ritter - April 24, 2024, 10:30:40 PMQuote from: Roasted Swan on April 24, 2024, 01:04:03 PMAre posts being deleted? I posted twice a link to a google drive folder and it is no longer visible?You have two personal messages in your inbox regarding this. Please check them.
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