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The Diner / Re: What TV series are you cur...

Last post by Iota - Today at 01:50:58 AM

I started watching it last night--quite a shift from the usual buddy system police procedural. I enjoyed (if that's the right word!) the first episode--Martin Freeman is such a good actor.

Hope you enjoy it, the further I got into that series the more I was knocked out by it. And yes, I had no idea Freeman had that in him until now.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Film (movie) Music

Last post by pjme - Today at 01:34:12 AM

Is this that Werner Jansen?

"Conductor, composer and songwriter, a music student of Frederick Converse and holder of an honorary Mus. D. from Dartmouth College and a Prix de Rome from The American Academy in Rome. He was associate conductor (with Arturo Toscanini) of the New York Philharmonic in 1934, and conducted symphony orchestras throughout the world. In 1940, he founded the Janssen Symphony in Los Angeles, which he conducted. He also conducted the Baltimore Symphony between 1937 and 1939, the Utah Symphony between 1946-1947, the Portland Symphony between 1947 and 1949, the San Diego Philharmonic between 1952 and 1954, the Symphony of the Air Orchestra in 1956, the Toronto Symphony in 1956 and 1957, and the Belgrade Philharmonic and Vienna State Opera Orchestra between 1959 and 1961. He was a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, and a Knight First Class of the Order White Rose in Finland. He also made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1922, his popular-song compositions include "Wisdom Tooth", "Without the One You Love", "At the Fireplace", and "Falling Leaves"."



Apparently the maintitle of Captain kidd is on this selection... and it is Mendelsohn's Hebrides....! The film is on YT.
No other film scores to be found... As a conductor several recordings  - Prokofiev, Villa lobos, some Haydn, Thompson.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Harry - Today at 12:46:50 AM

I am in the middle of some renovations in my listening room, so ya all have some rest from my incessant posting.
In effect that means I will listen in my office sporadically, for it will take at least another month before all is ready in the listening room. That is if all goods arrive in time. So I know you are all sad that I am temporarily out of the thread duty....or not, but for those interested, now you know    

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Composer Discussion / Re: Gabriel Fauré (Faure)

Last post by Mandryka - Today at 12:41:28 AM

Volondat is very divisive. I'm really very enthusiastic about the op 103. Imaginative, interventionist, not so well recorded, often slow and full of pauses, but suffused with so much expressive melancholy that for me, it's essential.

I first got to know of Volondat  when he shared a concert platform with Henri Barda - a great pianist. So Barda and I are agreed I guess.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by vandermolen - Today at 12:31:29 AM

Walton: Symphony No.2



A superb rendition by Previn and his LSO in their pomp. Urgent with a strong base line makes this Walton 2 sound more propulsive and dynamic. 

I very much agree Lol.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Pieces that have blown you...

Last post by Uhor - May 14, 2024, 11:24:49 PM

This beautiful thing.

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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Bach Six Partitas

Last post by AnotherSpin - May 14, 2024, 10:57:24 PM

...though he does throw a few improvised flourishes in at appropriate places such as the slow movement of K488, which I think reflects his roots.

As many do in Mozart concertos. Have you listened to his Bach? The Goldberg Var., the French Suites, the WTC?

[Brian]

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Composer Discussion / Re: CPE Bach (Carl Philipp Ema...

Last post by Que - May 14, 2024, 10:40:43 PM

Hi Brian - not sure this is what you're looking for?  If you want mucho discs, consider the box below, even Hurwitz did a 10/10 (attached) - Dave

Hi Dave, I recently came accross that set on Spotify. And despite my predilection for period instruments, I was actually quite impressed!

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Que - May 14, 2024, 10:24:02 PM

PS I have listened to this recording before and it is very likable: nicely played, well recorded. But I do not get much out of it. I feel the performance is too even in phrasing and temperament. Also, I have a feeling that Eugene Ferré's strings (also in another recording I heard by him) were in the early '90s not quite up to (authentic) snuff....

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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Bach Six Partitas

Last post by Luke - May 14, 2024, 10:15:43 PM

By comparison, Keith Jarrett's classical recordings don't seem particularly flexible or jazzy. Perhaps jazz pianists play classics to feel comfortable within a strict framework.

...though he does throw a few improvised flourishes in at appropriate places such as the slow movement of K488, which I think reflects his roots.