Taneyev
Volume II of Carpe Dieme Quartet's recording of the string quartets on Naxos.
I'm emailing them today! :)
Here is one that I'd love to know more about:
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Here is one that I'd love to know more about:
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Try to get the original Melodiya set by the old 70s.Taneyev quartet.
It's extraordinary. I know has been published on CD. I've it all of them copied from vinyls.
TaneyevHear any word?
Volume II of Carpe Dieme Quartet's recording of the string quartets on Naxos.
I'm emailing them today! :)
I also see that the 11-CD Rubinstein Chopin box which has long been on Amazon for $20-$30 is being reissued, at full price, with one of the original CDs gone!
I was just listening to that particular CD this afternoon and realised after a minute into it that I need a good, "modern" (even 60's would be fine) recording with the preludes. I just can't take the crackles and pops.
Plenty of great choices available: Argerich (for white hot intensity), Pogorelich (for a more poetic, more individual), Moravec (for a poetic, more middle of the road approach.)
Hear any word?
A few things still marked as preorder only at mdt which will be ordered on release:Done. Fine disc.
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(https://secure.mdt.co.uk/public/pictures/products/standard/88697148442.jpg)Listening to it now!
(https://secure.mdt.co.uk/public/pictures/products/standard/DAPHNE1035.jpg)On its way in the mail from mdt.
(https://secure.mdt.co.uk/public/pictures/products/standard/CLM37601.jpg)Still on the backburner.
On its way in the mail from Crotchet.
And of course some EMI Icon boxes available March 23rd, prime of which is the Hans Hotter set.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51vowudm7OL._SS400_.jpg)A very belated response here: this is not the Rozhdestvensky version that caused the family to ban further performances of the work, but a new performing edition with the entire score having been deciphered and re-edited by the composer Alexander Raskatov. I will probably buy it when I see it, though I know critical opinion has not been particularly favourable.
An exciting release, however I am put off immediately buying it by Edward's warning that the 9th (at the time, this was several years ago) was not worth listening to due to it being in a very poor performing edition (and the work being essentially unfinished anyway). I wonder whether this recording uses updated material?
Here are some recently released recordings that I'm looking forward to:
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And for Andreas Staier fans:
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It will finally complete the whole Haydn SQ cycle! :)
(ARCANA stopped activity before it could be issued before, due to the decease of its owner, Michel Bernstein.)
It looks like someone has decided to take over the label. New website: www.arcana.eu
I need some more ARCANA issues and can't wait for their reappearance. :D
I personally think Bernstein did better work in his previous Astree-Auvidis period. But who doesn't need more new issues and reissues? ;)
Well, now you mention Astrée-Audivis: they have a notoriously bad track record on reissuing... ::)
Of course because Astrée-Audivis is officially dead - their back catalogue was purchased by Naive, who seems rather naive about its reselling value... ;D
Naxos have just released their June CD list, and I am somewhat amazed to see two odd transcriptions featured: Beethoven's Second Symphony arranged by the composer for piano trio, and Vivaldi's Four Seasons arranged for solo piano by the pianist (Jeffrey Biegel). I'm pretty sure the former will sound wonderful, but the latter is not a recording I look forward to.
Unfortunately an error on their webpage prevents the full list from showing.
STOKOWSKI, LEOPOLD The Maverick Conductor. EMI Icon 10cds [preorder MDT: $35]Only thing I don't like is the bizarre "excerpt" quality of CD 8.
CD1
Bach/Stokowski: Orchestral Transcriptions
CD2
Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta, Sz106 (1936)
Ibert: Escales
Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante (1945)
Farberman: Evolution (part 1)
Persichetti: Divertimento for band – March
CD3
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Trois Nocturnes
Suite bergamasque – Clair de lune; Images pour orchestre No. 2 – Ibéria
CD4
Shostakovich: Symphony No.11 in G minor, Op. 103 'The Year 1905'
Barber: Adagio for Strings
CD5
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
CD6
Glière/Stokowski: Symphony No. 3 in B minor, Op. 42 'Ilya Murometz'
Stravinsky: Petrushka – Suite
The Firebird – Suite
CD7
Dukas: La Péri – Fanfare
Turina: La Oración del torero, Op. 34
Loeffler: A Pagan Poem, Op. 14
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso; Rapsodie espagnole
Sibelius: Four Legends, Op. 22 – The Swan of Tuonela; Finlandia, Op.2 6
CD8
Orff: Carmina Burana
Strauss: Suite in B flat for Wind Instruments, Op. 4 – Gavotte
Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 8 in D minor – Scherzo
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 – Scherzo
Mussorgsky/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition – The Hut on Fowl's Legs; The Great Gate of Kiev
CD9
Respighi: Pini di Roma
Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2 "The Bell'
Frescobaldi: Gagliarda
Palestrina/Stokowski: Adoramus te Christe, motet for 4 voices
CD10
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1, Op. 10; Prelude & Fugue for piano No.14 in E flat minor, Op. 87
Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District, Op. 29 – Entr' Acte
Bloch: Schelomo (Hebrew rhapsody for Cello & Orchestra)
Cesti/Stokowski: Tu mancavi a tormentarmi – arranged for strings & harp
Gabrielli/Stokowski: Sacrae Symphoniae No. 6 – Sonata pian e forte for 8 parts
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I'm very much looking forward to reading reviews of Pollini's Bach WTC I.
In October (?) pianist Alexandre Tharaud will release his first CD on Virgin, a Chopin recital. :)
I'm also looking forward to the release of Simon Rattle's Brahms symphonies cycle, not because I want to hear it, but because I anticipate David Hurwitz' venomous "1 out of 10" review.
Some September releases that could be awesome:
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Naxos have just released some interesting news. They are in the process of recording a CD of rare and world-premiere piano pieces by the composition students of Frederic Chopin. The music is apparently not just carbon-copies of Mr. C: the composers include a Norwegian and a Romanian who brought their own folk dances to the salon, much as Chopin brought the mazurka. Full information here. (http://www.naxos.com/news/default.asp?op=630&displayMenu=In_the_Studio&type=2) Definitely a recording I anticipate quite a bit. :)
and ... the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra? Sounds like one for Sonic Dave!
That Golden Spinning Wheel was an extremely good performance - even Kubelik doesn't beat it. It should be an amazing release, although the greedy side of me hopes this set includes the Hero's Song - it is technically part of the set, and it could do with a great performance to raise it from the mediocrity it perhaps deserves... Also, without that it's a very underfilled 2 CD set if it overruns a first disc
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Very soon we will hear Andreas Staier take on Bach's Goldberg Variations out Feb 2010, includes a 25 minute bonus DVD which I love to have for valuable background info. I am very hopeful this will directly challenge the very top rank harpsicord versions, using an Anthony Sidey replica Hass harpsicord.......it will not be a safe old school traditional performance (I predict)
... a safe old school traditional performance (I predict)
I have heard that Decca will be releasing a box of Radu Lupu's solo recordings on April 12:
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http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Decca/4782340 (http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Decca/4782340)
I am sure to pick that one up. I have his Brahms set and it's outstanding. $:)
I have none of those recordings, but the Schubert and Brahms have been on my wish-list for a long time. Thanks for the heads-up, George. :)
Really? I'm rather fearing the flood of superfluous issues displacing worthier projects of music in need of recording the coming years. Which Mahler Symphonies do you lack satisfactory recordings of?
I'm also looking forward to the raft of new Mahler recordings which should happen over these two anniversary years. :)
Really? I'm rather fearing the flood of superfluous issues displacing worthier projects of music in need of recording the coming years. Which Mahler Symphonies do you lack satisfactory recordings of?OK, so you don't like Mahler. No need to be quite so pompous though, is there? Let's hope that your worthier projects (whatever they may be) get recorded too. :)
OK, so you don't like Mahler. No need to be quite so pompous though, is there? Let's hope that your worthier projects (whatever they may be) get recorded too. :)Quite the contrary. I just cannot see the need for the industry to concentrate their efforts on an area of repertoire that is already so excessively covered. I would much rather see (eg) a major orchestra record the Hans Rott symphony than another Mahler work and cannot see the excitement in the possibility of adding another cycle (or symphony) to the already well filled shelves!
I have none of those recordings, but the Schubert and Brahms have been on my wish-list for a long time. Thanks for the heads-up, George. :)
It's now available for pre-order at MDT at a very nice price: http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product/4782340.htm
Yes, checked that yesterday. :)
I just pre-ordered it. 0:)
A few months ago I PM'd Harry not-so-subtly hinting to him that if Brilliant released sets of the Complete Works of Dvorak and Ravel, I'd buy 'em. :) I'd like to hear Ravel's second work, for piano, Variations on a Theme of Grieg (Aase's Death).
Oddly enough, the two releases I'm most waiting for at present are on Naxos: Gisele Ben-Dor conducting Ginastera's Popol Vuh (not out here till the end of the month), and then Schmidt's 3rd a month later.
Gerhaher in Das Knaben Wunderhorn and Aimard's Ravel concerti both sound interesting, though.
the other now found on Arte Nova (ie, RCA's budget reissue label)Yes, that's one of the reasons I'm interested. :)
Scheduled for release in September (why must they have us wait so long?):
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Now that looks absolutely fascinating. I had no idea Boulez would even consider Szymanowski.
Just checked DG's site, and they were apparently both made from live recordings in Vienna: the Violin Concerto in June 2009, and the Symphony in March 2010. Not sure I'm crazy about the marketing, though: it's a 2-CD set, but the music is only 48 minutes, and the second disc is 45 minutes, but it's the same 15-minute interview--in English, French and German.
--Bruce
What were they thinking!?
What were they thinking!?
Or yes, perhaps that was it. ;D
--Bruce
Quite the contrary. I just cannot see the need for the industry to concentrate their efforts on an area of repertoire that is already so excessively covered. I would much rather see (eg) a major orchestra record the Hans Rott symphony than another Mahler work and cannot see the excitement in the possibility of adding another cycle (or symphony) to the already well filled shelves!Even I agree with this. I bet, in the end, the reason for this is that it's all about about the money. :(
Even I agree with this. I bet, in the end, the reason for this is that it's all about about the money. :(
If anyone major recorded a Brian cycle, I'd preorder it right now.I would be interested, too, but the problem with him is that that'd be a HUGE task for a single orchestra and conductor. I'm pretty sure a Brian cycle would be a lot of CDs (although i've fit 3 or 4 on one disc, so maybe not as much as I'm thinking). It would take someone who is very passionate about his music and also very much able to do what he wants to be able to pull that one off- and I guess there isn't anyone "major" who is like that.
I would be interested, too, but the problem with him is that that'd be a HUGE task for a single orchestra and conductor. I'm pretty sure a Brian cycle would be a lot of CDs (although i've fit 3 or 4 on one disc, so maybe not as much as I'm thinking). It would take someone who is very passionate about his music and also very much able to do what he wants to be able to pull that one off- and I guess there isn't anyone "major" who is like that.
Arguably, this is one of the drawbacks from moving away from the 'conductor-king' age: it's harder for a conductor, even if they do admire a certain composer, to just have a record company humour them and fund recordings of his/her music.
I think there are a lot more recording of obscure music now than in the "golden age" when major labels recorded major conductors. How much obscure music is there in the discography of Reiner, Karajan, Solti, Szell, etc?
But a question worth asking is, how much of their discography was considered obscure then?
Well, Karajan recorded Sibelius symphonies back when they were considered less essential than today and a few other oddities like some Roussel with Legge. Solti had an early album of Kodaly, Reiner recorded one Hovahannes symphony and Dorati one Pettersson. But it was mostly a steady stream of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Wagner, etc.
Well, Karajan recorded Sibelius symphonies back when they were considered less essential than today and a few other oddities like some Roussel with Legge. Solti had an early album of Kodaly, Reiner recorded one Hovahannes symphony and Dorati one Pettersson. But it was mostly a steady stream of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Strauss, Wagner, etc.
You can't tell from the poorly designed cover, but this CD contains one piece I'm not too interested in - the Rite of Spring - and one that I am very much interested in - Revueltas' La noche de los Mayas.
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Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel
Did you get this one yet? and if so, would you recommend it?
I just loaded my Naxos CD, "Beethoven: String Trios," into iTunes. This is a 2006 CD featuring Beethoven's Op 3 and Op 8. According to iTunes, the official title of the CD is "Beethoven - Complete Works - [Disc 48]." The artist and label information are still accurate. Maybe Naxos are preparing for a gigantic box set...Given the low discount per disc of Naxos' boxed sets, it would probably cost the earth :'(
I just loaded my Naxos CD, "Beethoven: String Trios," into iTunes. This is a 2006 CD featuring Beethoven's Op 3 and Op 8. According to iTunes, the official title of the CD is "Beethoven - Complete Works - [Disc 48]." The artist and label information are still accurate. Maybe Naxos are preparing for a gigantic box set...
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The samples (http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/al.asp?al=CDA67861/3) are absolutely outstanding. They suggest elegant, very delicate, even fragile Mozart. There's basically nothing HIP about them, but it's so appealing to my ears anyhow! Seems to me that the Viennese grace which many inferior ensembles aspire to in boring ways, is achieved here in a lovely way.
Despite this thread being so poorly defined and very much ambiguous, I'll try to use it with lots of reluctance.
Some new recordings which tickle my fancy:
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Despite this thread being so poorly defined and very much ambiguous, I'll try to use it with lots of reluctance.
Resolution is too low for me to read that beyond "Beethoven" and the names for two performers, Guy and Jordan. What works are on this?
And the two other images don't show at all, although the URLS did when I hit quote. Perhaps MDT doesn't allow hotlinking?
Thread name seems pretty clear to me, and I'm sure, to majority of the posters.
Thread name seems pretty clear to me, and I'm sure, to majority of the posters.
And the two other images don't show at all, although the URLS did when I hit quote. Perhaps MDT doesn't allow hotlinking?
Mozart | Piano sonatas / Pienaar
Messiaen - Catalogue d'Oiseaux / Kodama
After a praised discography; Ciacconas of JS BACH diapason découverte in 2005, Préludes, Chorals & Fugues de JS BACH diapason d’or in 2009, several records in romantic music; Schumann in 2007, Chopin in 2010, Edna Stern offers her first concerto recording.
She chose early Mozart concertos which played many times in a quintet format and for which she rediscovered this chamber approach with the soloist of the Orchestre d’Auvergne. As Mozart left Salzbourg’s archibishop to become an independant musician, his new concertos are a true change compared to the baroque form of concertos where the soloist was at the center followed by the orchestra. Mozart chose a passionate dialogue betwen the piano and individual members of the orchestra, where the piano express its feeling and the orchestra comments them, the winds play at the first person. “Both the level and the nature of the dialogue in K.271 were without precedent. So was the promotion of the wind section to the front ranks of musical diplomacy.Jeremy Siepmann
'In my view the modern piano, with its immense possibilities, can evoke at the same time or successively a whole host of characters and feelings, as in an opera. But it also retains sufficient distance to be able to express itself metaphorically. These characters seem to speak to us, but not in specific terms. Only the extreme precision of their phrasing makes them real and close to us. It’s all there in the notes, with incredible skill in the detail! And that’s what I love in these concertos: a skill that is so poetic and touching.' Edna Stern
BTW, my previous post is a demonstration that we need a thread simply titled "New recordings" [or "New releases", a bit broader], merely informative and independently of our own interest or lack of it on a particular new release. But this issue has already been discussed and decided and, apparently, the administrators and several members have another opinion. :PDo you mean someone told you not to start such a thread if you like? How strange!
BTW, my previous post is a demonstration that we need a thread simply titled "New recordings" [or "New releases", a bit broader], merely informative and independently of our own interest or lack of it on a particular new release. But this issue has already been discussed and decided and, apparently, the administrators and several members have another opinion. :P
Do you mean someone told you not to start such a thread if you like? How strange!
Personally I think there will be quite some overlap with the considering & purchasing threads, because new issues are regularly discussed there. And this thread, of course. If I myself want to post about an new issues I spotted but haven't heard or decided on yet, I post it in a relevant recordings thread - the Mozart's piano concertos thread in this particular case. :)
Coming in January 2011, Leif Segerstam conducts his own Symphonies Nos 81, 162, and 181 (http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=ODE1172-2). I've never heard any Segerstam, so I'm kind of curious how he has managed to write 181 symphonies. And I find it hilarious that the "name" of Symphony No 81 is "After Eighty." Duh?I've never heard one, either. Pure prejudice on my part. I find it hard to believe that anyone could write so many with none being critically acclaimed, if there were any good ones. I find it hard to believe that one could write so many, period, and make them any good. And I find it hard to believe that a guy with a full schedule as a conductor and teacher could find the time necessary to write good ones, let alone 100 of them. (Mahler's the only guy I know who accomplished this and he managed only nine--10 counting DLVDE. Of course, he didn't have the internet!)
He wrote 181 symphonies? That sound deranged. Thirty two was enough to put me off Brian. Maybe he calls every doodle he produces a "symphony."
Lubimov playing late Beethoven sonatas, here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beethoven-Piano-Sonatas-Alexiel-Lubimov/dp/B004E2WK6W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1293869942&sr=8-1
I need another Op 111 like a hole in the head but this guy's interesting and I think he has done some of his best work recenlty (check the live Mozart PC24 on symohonyshare for example. Unbelievable ornamentation in the second movement.)
So I will pre order this one probably.
That looks interesting, might buy it myself.
Could you pass the links for Mozart? I'm not a member at sympohnyshare.
I'm a SymphonyShare member, but when I searched the name "Lubimov," no Mozart came up.
Here's the PC 24Thanks! I love c-minor concerto, so any potentially interesting new reading is more than welcome.
http://www.mediafire.com/?5m8bc8uo871bp
It's from a concert in Brussels last year with Concerto Koln (dir. Frank Agsteribbe)
I'm a SymphonyShare member, but when I searched the name "Lubimov," no Mozart came up. However there are FLAC files of the Pathetique (http://rapidshare.com/files/427241091/Pathetique_Lubimov.zip), Moonlight (http://rapidshare.com/files/427240241/Moonlight_Lubimov.zip), and Waldstein (http://rapidshare.com/files/427241872/Waldstein_Lubimov.zip) sonatas, played by Lubimov on an 1806 Broadwood fortepiano. From an oop Erato disc.
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Not being adept at exchange rates, I don't know if that's more expensive, less expensive, or about the same as jcp.
Beethoven, Complete Piano Trios by the Florestan Trio
Release on 24th oct.
Major eye roll. Yeah, that's all we need another Beethoven set. ::) I wish Chailly would realize that his best repertoire is in Modern music. I respect conductors like Antoni Wit and Yan Pascal Tortelier more than I do Chailly these days.
Chailly's Bach and Mahler recordings are very well received. I don't think that he has a best repertoire he is a pretty versatile conductor. It's a shame that you don't respect him, he has conducted some of the finest orchestras in Europe imparting a personal stamp to all of the music he commits to record.
I do like his Mahler, and Bruckner actually, but he seems to have lost that adventurous spirit he had early on in his career. But it doesn't matter, there are a lot more conductors doing more worthwhile things than Chailly right now.
It's a shame that you think that Beethoven is not worthwhile. Someday I hope that you come to appreciate his music, he is one of the greatest composers that ever lived.David
Someday Robert I bet Beethoven will sound fresh to you again and you'll be listening all over. I go through that kind of thing with various composers. Like Tchaikovsky, I was burned out on him but not anymore! :)
David your probably correct.. I agree with you. I can only speak for the present and the way my tastes have evolved. When I go into my music room looking for a particular cd or album I always notice the Beethoven. Just do not have the desire. I think you know how much I like the quartets by Tokyo S.Q. I think we discussed this years ago.
Robert
I thought you were a newish poster! :-[ Did you have a different handle before?
It's a shame that you think that Beethoven is not worthwhile. Someday I hope that you come to appreciate his music, he is the greatest composer who ever lived.
Someday Robert I bet Beethoven will sound fresh to you again and you'll be listening all over. I go through that kind of thing with various composers. Like Tchaikovsky, I was burned out on him but not anymore! :)
I think I want to listen to some Beethoven now!! 8)Yes. I think this is the time to unpack Ivan Fischer's LvB 4 & 6. I've feared either disappointment or yet another new enthusiasm, but sooner or later the time would be right for first hearing, and after reading a few comments to the effect that some are tired of Beethoven I'm all charged up to hear him. I never tire of Beethoven. True, I might "wear out" one or another of his works temporarily, but there is so much that is so great and rarely if ever fails to deliver that I never stay away for long.
fixed ;)You got that right, Brian...or Bronto, as the case may be!
Yes. I think this is the time to unpack Ivan Fischer's LvB 4 & 6. I've feared either disappointment or yet another new enthusiasm, but sooner or later the time would be right for first hearing, and after reading a few comments to the effect that some are tired of Beethoven I'm all charged up to hear him. I never tire of Beethoven. True, I might "wear out" one or another of his works temporarily, but there is so much that is so great and rarely if ever fails to deliver that I never stay away for long.
Bach is like that for me, as well. And Mozart. Sibelius and Mahler. Prokofiev and Stravinsky and maybe Dvořák, too. Guess I'm just one of the lucky ones.
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fixed ;)
I think this is more than anything about MI not liking Beethoven. If toucan posted something saying -
"Major eye roll. Yeah, that's all we need another Shostakovich set. ::) I wish Rattle would realize that we have enough of those already. I respect conductors like Antoni Wit and Yan Pascal Tortelier more than I do Rattle these days."
- then MI would have been on that like me on Nutella.
To be fair, there have been a LOT of really, really good, even great, Beethoven cycles since 2000. The vividness, diversity, originality, and universally high quality of execution of the cycles by, e.g., Barenboim, Abbado, Haitink, P. Jarvi, Dausgaard, and Mackerras is an absolute joy for Beethoven collectors. Lots of duplication? Yes. Lots of reward? Yes. Hard to earn entry into such a comprehensively strong company? Also yes.
This looks good:
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I liked the Rihm violin/orchestra work, but found the rest of the recording disappointing. Currier's Time Machines, which sounded cool in the audio samples, ended up being a complete and utter failure. Nothing remotely memorable about it.
Got this CD a week or two ago but only listened to Rihm's Lichtes Spiel and haven't gone through the rest yet. If you liked it, you'll probably like his Verwandlung IV.
Yeah, I liked the Rihm work a lot. I'll probably end up buying all of the Hanssler recordings at some point. 8) Thanks for the recommendation.
I was never attracted to Beethoven's sound-world. If Toucan was to make that comment, I'd just let it go. Toucan has every right to dislike whomever he/she wants as do I. But I'm not here to bash Beethoven, just merely expressing how I don't like what Chailly has been doing with the Leipzig Gewandhaus and that I can think of other conductors who are doing more interesting, or interesting for me, music.I do agree that there are lots of repertoire more deserving of recording than yet another Beethoven (or Schumann) cycle, and given Chaillys superb track record in 20th century repertoire, his recording schedule the last couple of years, given that, seems like so much waste of plastic. While I have most of his Zemlinsky, Varese, Stravinsky....his recent discs are a waste of time for me.
Major eye roll. Yeah, that's all we need another Beethoven set. ::) I wish Chailly would realize that his best repertoire is in Modern music
I do agree that there are lots of repertoire more deserving of recording than yet another Beethoven (or Schumann) cycle
I don't agree with that at all. His Bach is superb (and what better orchestra to record Bach than the Gewandhaus with its Bach tradition?). His Bruckner is superb. His Schumann is superb. His Brahms superb. His Mahler superb.
Sarge
I do agree that there are lots of repertoire more deserving of recording than yet another Beethoven (or Schumann) cycle, and given Chaillys superb track record in 20th century repertoire, his recording schedule the last couple of years, given that, seems like so much waste of plastic. While I have most of his Zemlinsky, Varese, Stravinsky....his recent discs are a waste of time for me.
I liked the Rihm violin/orchestra work, but found the rest of the recording disappointing. Currier's Time Machines, which sounded cool in the audio samples, ended up being a complete and utter failure. Nothing remotely memorable about it. I expected much better from Mutter, but I applaud her, as I always do, for taking risks like this recording.I just ordered it, so I'll judge for myself soon enough!
Do report back on Fischer - that CD is on my wish list, though I'm a little perplexed by something he evidently does in the finale of the Sixth...I liked it, Brian, but wasn't wowed. Beautifully judged tempos (swifter than old school but hardly extreme) and smooth dynamic shifts with the seamless orchestral play we’ve come to expect from Fischer’s hand-picked partners in the BFO. Super big band Beethoven—listen to the storm section of the sixth to hear just how good this orchestra is and how well they play with both passion and precision.
Every major conductor has to do a Beethoven cycle. It's what major conductors do. I'm not going to fault Chailly for finally giving us his.Far from being "played out," LvB's symphonies remain a staggering achievement likely to prove timeless, still setting the standard against which all other symphonists are measured. In recent years we've seen at least a dozen new cycles informed by the HIPsters and post-modern values, with many receiving critical acclaim and appealing to a significant yet varied audience: Harnoncourt (20 years ago is recent for some of us ;) ), Gardiner, Zinman, Barenboim, Immerseel, Dausgaard, Abbado, Vänskä, Järvi, Haitink, the new Fischer underway, and doubtless others. Why shouldn't Chailly give us one, too? Who's to say he has nothing of interest to bring to the project?
Hell even Rattle is doing more interesting things than Chailly. :D
Permit me a raised eyebrow, here.
Rattle may not be to everyone's taste, but saying that even he conducts interesting (i.e. non-warhorse) repertory is disingenuous.
I think Chailly is pursuing a deliberate goal here, trying to burnish the stature of the Gewandhaus and draw on its tradition as a part of German music history. And given public taste and commercial reality (meaning what Decca will put into its catalogue), that means traditional choices in what to record and at best transient flings into contemporary, or even post WWII, composers. Right now he seems to be focusing on Bach; I would suspect that the next few projects will be drawn from Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Bruckner, perhaps Shostakovich. The only reason I don't include Mahler is the obvious fact that he's done a Mahler cycle already. But while he might program some modern works in his concerts, I doubt any would make it into Decca's catalogue.
All valid points, which, in turn, I think reflects poorly on Decca. I know, I know, they're trying to make money, but I'm so thankful for labels like Naxos, Ondine, BIS, Chandos, etc. that continue to record rare repertoire and want to put it out. I guess I'm just tired of the usual suspects in classical music, but I'm a 20th Century fan, so I may be a little biased. :D
Of course the devil's advocate side of me has already popped up with a counterargument--namely, that to make the Gewandhaus a truly world class orchestra (again), it is necessary to include recent modern/contemporary works, and that not doing so represents a failure on Chailly's part to persuade Decca to support such efforts. Heck, both Gilbert in NY and Dudamel in LA felt it appropriate or necessary to start off their new conducting positions with a brand new work (even if the composers are not very obscure).
All valid points, which, in turn, I think reflects poorly on Decca. I know, I know, they're trying to make money, but I'm so thankful for labels like Naxos, Ondine, BIS, Chandos, etc. that continue to record rare repertoire and want to put it out. I guess I'm just tired of the usual suspects in classical music, but I'm a 20th Century fan, so I may be a little biased. :D
I don't know why some of our members seem to consider it obligatory for Chailly or any other conductor to record new and/or obscure works. My expectation is that he would record whatever he wants, subject to reasonable market realities.
I didn't say he was free of not conducting warhorses. I said he's been conducting more interesting music. Go look at some of Berlin Philharmonic's concert schedules or go visit their YouTube page and take a look at what they've been playing with Rattle at the helm.
No, you misunderstand me. :) What I was saying was that the way you said it made it seem as if Rattle rarely conducts 'interesting' music, and so if even he conducts more interesting repertory than Chailly... Which, as you yourself just said, isn't quite true.
Although not rare, I don't think that Chailly conducting at least 3 Bach recordings is an ordinary or expected event. I feel it's fairly gutsy for him, at this stage of his life, to dig into Bach.
I don't know why some of our members seem to consider it obligatory for Chailly or any other conductor to record new and/or obscure works. My expectation is that he would record whatever he wants, subject to reasonable market realities.
He can perform, and record, whatever he wants, but my objection is merely that he is treading on an uninteresting path (i. e. Bach, Mendelssohn, Beethoven). Of course, I don't have to listen to music that does nothing for me and that is certainly my right, but it is also my right to criticize any conductor I want. None of them are hands off to me. Chailly hasn't done anything remotely noteworthy in years.
BTW, the Bach series is now up to four, with apparently more on the way--Brandenburgs, SMP, Christmas Oratorio, and now the keyboard concertos (on modern piano). Given how HIP now rules the roost in Baroque era music, it is somewhat daring nowadays to a conductor to record Bach this extensively with a modern orchestra.
Sounds like your criticism of Chailly has a lot to do with the music you are currently smitten with.
He/She doesn't listen TO music. He/She listens AT music.
So you don't make artistic assessments about the music you listen AT?
My mother's dead. Thanks for the class.
We are still technically "on topic" but we are giving a whole new definition of "new releases".
To "legally" get back "on topic":
This is a disc that I'm pretty excited about:
In general, that may be true, but when it comes to Ursuala Oppens, I tend to side with her. She makes fairly bold pianistic choices, and I'm always interested to hear what she has to offer.
It's almost as if no one has ever been part of an Internet forum.
That's very true. There aren't many famous modern-instrument conductors who have recorded Bach in the past couple of decades, so my hat's off to Chailly for making the effort. From the many reviews I have read, it appears that he's been quite successful at it also.
He can perform, and record, whatever he wants, but my objection is merely that he is treading on an uninteresting path (i. e. Bach, Mendelssohn, Beethoven).
John, I don't think this is a fair statement. I'm just being honest with you here.The man who is tired of London is tired of life.
I can understand and see that Bach, Mendelssohn and Beethoven are an uninteresting path for you and other listeners too, but that is certainly not the case for many other listeners of classical music.
I might argue that it displays more courage (risk-taking) to record a Beethoven symphony than something from the modern repertory. After all, the competition is so stiff in the territiry of Beethoven, one must have a firm idea of what they wish to accomplish and put it out there knowing that they will compared to the best of the last 50 years, and it is a risk that their effort will join the many also-rans.
Of course YMMV.
:)
John, I don't think this is a fair statement. I'm just being honest with you here.
I can understand and see that Bach, Mendelssohn and Beethoven are an uninteresting path for you and other listeners too, but that is certainly not the case for many other listeners of classical music.
I've noticed he's not performing much Modern repertoire with the Leipzig like he has with the RCO. I understand the tradition of the Leipzig, but with somebody like Chailly I was expected more variety in his recordings.
I'll looking forward to this one as well, Daniel. Should be good.
Yes, certainly! I have been looking forward to this for a very long time after really admiring the excellence of Petrenko's other Shostakovich recordings, his recording of no.10 remains my favourite! :)
Daniel
I noticed that the mp3 download is already out. I'll have to buy it just to say firsties! :D Nah seriously isn't this conductor awesome? I need grab up all of his Shosty, Rach and Tchaikovsky.
I noticed that the mp3 download is already out. I'll have to buy it just to say firsties! :D Nah seriously isn't this conductor awesome? I need grab up all of his Shosty, Rach and Tchaikovsky.
I noticed that the mp3 download is already out. I'll have to buy it just to say firsties! :D Nah seriously isn't this conductor awesome? I need grab up all of his Shosty, Rach and Tchaikovsky.
I personally prefer Ashkenazy in Rach's music, but I admit Petrenko is really outstanding in Shostakovich, superb!! :D
Ilaria
John, I don't think this is a fair statement. I'm just being honest with you here.You mentioned two of my three favorite composers there, yet I still think that any new Beethoven cycle brings a more than 99% chance of saying nothing more than already has been well documented countless times......and I can easily think of other music more in need of the attention.
I can understand and see that Bach, Mendelssohn and Beethoven are an uninteresting path for you and other listeners too, but that is certainly not the case for many other listeners of classical music.
I personally prefer Ashkenazy in Rach's music, but I admit Petrenko is really outstanding in Shostakovich, superb!! :D
Ilaria
(What I've heard at least - the Manfred and IIRC the Shostakovich 5th & 9th.)
Am I the only one who's not enthused by Vasily Petrenko, then? I mean, I like his work, but it doesn't exactly bowl me over.
(What I've heard at least - the Manfred and IIRC the Shostakovich 5th & 9th.)
It may be my inherent skepticism speaking, but I just don't expect a guy like Petrenko to suddenly knock the Mravinskys, Kondrashins, Svetlanovs and Rhozdestvensky's of this world out of the ring, for this kind of music. And I've heard nothing to suggest otherwise :(
Which brings me to something else... Ashkenazy in Rachmaninov? Yeah, I guess. But really guys, no Svetlanov? No Pletnev? :o
Oh, fine! I'll get that 10th. If I'm not impressed, you two owe me five quid. >:D
:)
If you are impressed, you owe us five quid for persuading you to buy it! ;)
Trust me, you will be very impressed! :)
Daniel
Oh, fine! I'll get that 10th. If I'm not impressed, you two owe me five quid. >:D
Two and a half each, actually. ;)
I've just listened again, and I'd say the salient qualities which make this recording one of my top three choices are (1) the superior sound quality, the clearest DSCH 10 I have; (2) the violin portamentos in mvt. ii; (3) the rather spastic, paranoid clarinet playing at the beginning of mvt. iii; and (4) the amazing clarity of the final coda, especially that savagely celebratory DSCH timpani, the signatory pitches ringing brilliantly clear.
:)
Was extremely excited to see this new recording planned for release this month!
Wow, did Salonen record Mahler No.6? Absolutely amazing!! I'm looking forward to listening to it!! :D
Ilaria
It appears so! I only found out today and was instantly very excited!
He has also made a recent recording of no.9 which I am still yet to hear, I will have to purchase that soon! :)
Hope you are well Ilaria! :)
Of course, I can imagine; I listened to the Mahler No.9 you mentioned, it's really gorgeous, a magnificent recording! Glad to hear you want to purchase it, the Salonen is certainly worth listening :)
I'm looking forward to finding No.6 by Salonen as well!
I'm quite fine, thanks Daniel; hope you're well too! ;)
Ah, well with your recommmendation, I shall definitely purchase the Salonen Mahler 9. :) I might start begging my father to take me to see Salonen conduct Mahler 2 live with the Philharmonia next year! ;) That would be so amazing!
So, does the Salonen compare with the classic Karajan recording? ;)
Glad to hear you are well Ilaria! I feel wonderful at the moment, Mhairi has improved my life a lot!
Excellent choice, his Mahler No.9 is certainly beautiful :) Wow, that's absolutely great!! Of course it would be amazing to see Salonen conducting Mahler No.2, I'm so jealous!!
I'm going to see a Salonen's concert next year too, the program includes Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin op. 19 suite, Debussy's Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune and Scriabin's Le poème de l’extase op. 54.
Hahaha, yes, why not, the Salonen could certainly compare with the Karajan ;)
I'm pleased to hear you're so fine, I wish both you and Mhairi all the best :)
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CD Description
These albums were recorded in 1976 and 1992 (the latter right after the tremendous success of the movie Tous les Matins du Monde). Nevertheless*, they are astonishingly consistent in their interpretative flair and enable us to discover 10 of the 67 'Concerts' composed by Mr. de Sainte Colombe. Each `Concert´ consists in an average of 4 pieces and last around 10 minutes. The most famous is the Concert Le Tombeau des Regrets and especially Les Pleurs (The Tears), a masterpiece of emotion in which every note is essential. Jordi Savall plays alongside with Wieland Kuijken, another great name of Baroque music and viola.
* ??? Something artistically disqualifying about that? ::) Anyway, we now know these recordings were originally issued on Astrée (Naïve).
Q
Great! :) I am also thinking of buying the recording Jonathan Nott made, do you know this one?
That Salonen concert sounds amazing! Which orchestra?
It's excellent to see these two formidable discs re-released. The first volume has been hard to find for a long time and usually Savall's label does great remasterings.
I'm afraid I've never heard about a Nott's recording for Mahler; tell me what it is like when you buy it, I'm rather curious :)
The orchestra is the Filarmonica della Scala.
Bach, Trauer Music – Parrott / Tavener Consort & Players (Avie)
Reviewed by Anna Picard
Sunday, 9 October 2011
If the title provokes a double-take, the content will provoke many more.
This is not the Trauer Ode but a reconstruction of the lost Trauer Music that was prepared for the Burial and Memorial Services of Prince Leopold in 1728. Using Picander's surviving libretto, Andrew Parrott has identified sympathetic material from the St Matthew Passion and the Trauer Ode to form four cantatas of mourning. The blend of familiar music and unfamiliar poetry is fascinating.
--The Independent
Re: Trauer Music, why would the title provoke a double-take? ???
Supraphon is re-issuing the Paul Kletzki / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Beethoven Symphony Set...
SUPRAPHON BG 4051
Update: Artists making their Naxos debuts in November: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Debussy), Paul Meyer (Debussy), Aldo Ciccolini (Achille Longo), Eliahu Inbal (Thierry Lancino).
It's been out for months!
Naxos just keeps bigger and bigger...I think it's the other way round; the majors cannot sustain their business model and are getting smaller and smaller.
Interestingly, this is Naxos's second recording of the Weinberg. The first was with Ilya Grubert
Was extremely excited to see this new recording planned for release this month!
My favourite piece ever (along with Mahler 9), one of my favourite living conductors, and one of my favourite orchestras! :)
Definitely added to the basket!
Was extremely excited to see this new recording planned for release this month!
My favourite piece ever (along with Mahler 9), one of my favourite living conductors, and one of my favourite orchestras! :)
Definitely added to the basket!
A bit ho-humm, very notably live... and altogether a slight disappointment. (Partly because of high hopes. Then again, it's a grittier account than I 'feared' Salonen would deliver... so that's good.
And it's S-A, which is the 'proper' order of the inner movements. :-)
Shall give it another spin tonight, but would be surprised if this cracks into my Top 10 Mahler 6ths.
Oh dear, disapointed to hear this! Thank you for your opinion/warning! Yes, S-A is definitely the correct ordering of movements! :)
So which are your top 10 Mahler 6ths? My favourites are Solti, Bernstein (DG), Abbado etc...
Without revising much (or filtering out obscure ones, like the Duisburg performance):
"Rough"
Benjamin Zander, Philharmonia Orchestra, Telarc
Pierre Boulez, Wiener Philharmoniker, DG
Jonathan Darlington, Duisburger Philharmoinker, Acousence
John Barbirolli, New Philharmonia Orchestra, EMI
Mitropoulos, WDRSO, Greatest Conductors of the 20th Century / Urania
Michael Gielen, SWRSO, Hänssler
Christoph Eschenbach, Philadelphia Orchestra, Ondine
“Beauty”
Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Channel Classics
Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, DG
Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Orchestra, EMI
Rafael Kubelik, BRSO, Audite
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I shouldn't forget Solti, of all people, to whose Sixth Sarge has opened my ears and gotten me beyond my admitted anti-Solti bias in Mahler.
I'm a little surprised to find Rattle in this list, but I was sober when I compiled it and deeply immersed, so it must be true. :-)
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With the great demand for the LP version of our internationally successful Furtwängler 12 CD boxed set (aud. 21.403), audite now presents a selection of recordings in LP format for audiophile vinyl enthusiasts. Containing compositions by Beethoven, Bruckner, Schubert, Brahms and Wagner, the LP boxed set (comprising 14 LPs on 180g vinyl) presents principal works of the CD boxed set.
These RIAS recordings are documents of historical value: The majority of the concerts given by Wilhelm Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic between 1947 and 1954 were recorded by the RIAS Berlin. The original tapes from the RIAS archives have been made available for the first time for this edition so these recordings also offer unsurpassed technical quality. The recordings document a major part of Furtwängler’s late oeuvre as a conductor.
Release date in Germany is November 18.
Two nice looking Chandos releases ;)
The Svendsen looks beautiful, his orchestral works are really stunning; I might purchase it too :)
One of the images is not visible, what is it?
Yes, I love many of Svendsen's orchestral works as well! :)This one?
Sigh, this image posting system on GMG really needs to be sorted! >:( It is the new recording from Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic of Rachmaninov's Choral Symphony etc. :)
Have a nice evening Ilaria!
This one?
Yes, I love many of Svendsen's orchestral works as well! :)
Sigh, this image posting system on GMG really needs to be sorted! >:( It is the new recording from Noseda and the BBC Philharmonic of Rachmaninov's Choral Symphony etc. :)
Have a nice evening Ilaria!
Sigh, this image posting system on GMG really needs to be sorted! >:(
Yes, it's rather annoying that many images can't be visible :(
Don't use the MP3's ASIN -- it doesn't work; instead, use the physical CD's ID.
Ok, thank you for that information. Couldn't find the ASIN for the physical cd as only the MP3 is available on amazon at the moment I believe...In which case use the image URL and the image tag!
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That's an exciting release, though the playing time might be pretty skimpy.
That's an exciting release, though the playing time might be pretty skimpy.
And in a wold where CD prices is tumbling
HM has been consistently offered at midprice levels even for pretty new fullprice discs for those who know where to look.
What does that even mean, in an age where the arbitrary CD "length" is evaporating and the importance of the physical medium waning?
Would you be happy if they played it a lot slower? Would that be a better bang for you buck? After we first convert music-length into CD-units, is it notes-per-CD or minutes-per-CD that satisfy the consumer? Is it all made up for if/when the price is that of a single CD, anyway?
I am listening to it now btw: good quality and quite recommendable for someone looking for a PI performance, though I'm not in a position to say if someone with several recordings of the Overtures needs to run out and get a copy.
Am looking forward to this:
mehta IPO M7
w.h.y.?Probably because it is something by Mahler.
w.h.y.?
;D I was tempted to ask. I can't recall anything enjoyable by Mehta in the past few decades. The Israel PO currently seems to be where good musicians go to die.
Still, he has life left in him to launch a comeback.
Probably because it is something by Mahler.
;)
I hear him often enough live. Still waiting for that comeback. Blandblandblandbland...
And the chap's ID is irrationalaboutmahler, after all! : )
Nice to see the RLPO on a "major" - although this is the nostalgic part of me. EMI goes for sub Naxos prices nowadays ;)
BTW, will this have any impact on Petrenko's Shostakovich cycle?
That's unclear. When I talked to a Naxos source about this in July after the Gothic Prom, he said that EMI wanted an exclusive recording contract but Petrenko still had to record a handful of the Shostakovich symphonies (if my memory's right, 4, 15, and one other remained) so the Naxos project was in some measure of jeopardy.
Going by what I have--2, 4,7,8, and 13-15 have not yet been released, although I assume some of those might already have been recorded but still in the production stages.
8 has been released.
Looks like Vasily Petrenko really has signed with EMI.
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This is disappointing to see. :( I hate EMI with a passion. It's such a shame Petrenko went with them. I think he would have been better served had he remained with Naxos. Hell, I'd even take him on Decca over EMI any day.
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HIP Berg?
On the other hand it's nice to see EMI sign young conductors (first YNS, now Petrenko III) that are actually the bees' knees and musical. Now they won't have to rely on Sir Simon to do all the heavy lifting and we can ignore that baffling contract they have with Pappano. And "better served" is a complex concept. No doubt Naxos was very good for Petrenko, but it's not the kind of contract that is particularly attractive ad infinitum for an artist with greater ambitions... It's a stepping stone. I haven't been a fan of EMI for many years... but intelligent signing-policy is the surest way back into my heart. :-)Baffling in what sense? I know nothing about the contract, so just not sure I understand without the context.
No. Why? 3 non-HIP ingredients... = HIP ? ???
Looks like Vasily Petrenko really has signed with EMI.:o
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:o
Well, that looks great.... but, does anyone know why Petrenko felt the need to leave Naxos? It's a shame that Naxos now seem to be loosing one of their most consistently excellent artists....
I am looking forward to what Petrenko records with EMI, but share the hope of everyone here (it seems) that the Shostakovich Naxos cycle will not be abandoned....
Baffling in what sense? I know nothing about the contract, so just not sure I understand without the context.
For some reason I thought that Orchestra Mozart was Abbado's HIP project.
On the other hand it's nice to see EMI sign young conductors (first YNS, now Petrenko III) that are actually the bees' knees and musical. Now they won't have to rely on Sir Simon to do all the heavy lifting and we can ignore that baffling contract they have with Pappano. And "better served" is a complex concept. No doubt Naxos was very good for Petrenko, but it's not the kind of contract that is particularly attractive ad infinitum for an artist with greater ambitions... It's a stepping stone. I haven't been a fan of EMI for many years... but intelligent signing-policy is the surest way back into my heart. :-)
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HIP Berg?
He could drop off the face of the earth and it wouldn't matter to me. What does matter to me is that he continues making good recordings of repertoire I enjoy.
Does not compute. Those sentences are contradictory.
Sarge
Does anyone else wish that the coupling on that disc was anything other than the Beethoven VC? :-X As interesting as the Berg looks, the bulk of that disc makes it an unneccessary buy* (especially as there was already at least one good recording of this coupling released recently - Steinbacher iirc).
Edit: *for me. Can't believe I forgot that ;D
On the other hand it's nice to see EMI sign young conductors (first YNS, now Petrenko III) that are actually the bees' knees and musical. Now they won't have to rely on Sir Simon to do all the heavy lifting and we can ignore that baffling contract they have with Pappano. And "better served" is a complex concept. No doubt Naxos was very good for Petrenko, but it's not the kind of contract that is particularly attractive ad infinitum for an artist with greater ambitions... It's a stepping stone. I haven't been a fan of EMI for many years... but intelligent signing-policy is the surest way back into my heart. :-)
Oh, just because I think [Pappano] is a barely-above-average conducting mediocrity... and he is feted all the same.
Edit: in the current climate of the recording industry, one would hope given how close the project is to a close, that Petrenko would've used his star power to argue a single exception-clause to the EMI contract to enable Naxos to finish the series with him - even if it involved several discs being recorded in quick succession (which I am sure the label would be willing to do to enable to them to finish the cycle).
And yes, mahlermad, the pay Naxos gives its artists is near-minimal. For many Naxos artists, having CDs to promote yourself and add to your c.v. are the most valuable element in the process; the Shostakovich cycle (and the prize-winning Manfred) have enormously raised the profile of Petrenko and the RLPO, but these discs won't have paid for any holidays. What Jens said.
A true musician doesn't make music for profit.
You're taking two sentences that have no relation to each other out-of-context.
For some reason I thought that Orchestra Mozart was Abbado's HIP project. Probably on account of repertoire: Mozart, Pergolesi, Bach, as I never heard any of their discs. My mistake.
That Orchestra Mozart is, indeed, Abbado's HIP project, at least during the last years (I think the Orchestra was founded in the middle of the last decade). I even think they play on period instruments in their recordings of Bach. That said, I will make clear that I don't have any of their recordings.
Do you have any idea when this is supposed to be released? It looks intriguing.
Does anyone else wish that the coupling on that disc was anything other than the Beethoven VC? :-X As interesting as the Berg looks, the bulk of that disc makes it an unneccessary buy* (especially as there was already at least one good recording of this coupling released recently - Steinbacher iirc).
Edit: *for me. Can't believe I forgot that ;D
The wind instruments in their Brandenburgs (except the recorders) are modern instruments. I do not know about the strings and admit that concertos 3 and 6 sound as if period instruments are used.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLsNzCx1ots&feature=related
“Here Claudio Abbado is gambolling among the Brandenburg Concertos in this straightforward TV-style concert film, recorded in the classic 19th-century opera house at Reggio Emilia during an Italian tour in spring 2007. The orchestra is at first glance a curious gathering, mixing 'Baroque' players such as violinist Giuliano Carmignola and harpsichordist Ottavio Dantone with 'modern' names such as trumpeter Reinhold Friedrich and 'un-Baroque' recorder-player Michala Petri. Furthermore, a look round the instruments reveals mostly modern models, some hybrids (for instance Jacques Zoon's wooden, multi-keyed flute) and a sprinkling of Baroque bows. Mind you, most younger players these days are well versed in Baroque style whatever they play on, and the tenor of these performances is firmly consistent with current ideas of what Baroque music ought to sound like.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010
Claudio Abbado's ever greater immersion in Mozart has been one of the musical glories of recent years. If everything Abbado conducts seems to aspire to the naturalness and intimacy of chamber music, that quality is nowhere more obvious than in his approach to Mozart. This pair of releases features the conductor with an ensemble that was founded four years ago in Bologna almost, it seems, as an attempt to create an Italian counterpart to the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, with which Abbado has worked so regularly over the past decade. There's one significant difference between the two groups, though; where the Mahler CO plays exclusively on modern instruments, the Orchestra Mozart appears to use either modern or period instruments as required. These two sets illustrate that flexibility. The symphonies, taken from concerts in Italy in 2005 and 2006, appear to be played on modern instruments at standard concert pitch (A = 440Hz), while the recordings of the violin concertos with Giuliano Carmignola, on the other hand, sound as if they use period instruments tuned at the slightly lower A = 430Hz.
What remains constant between the two collections, though, is the almost miraculous conducting, with its exuberant, lively tempi, perfectly balanced lighter-than-air textures, and exquisite attention to the smallest details of phrasing and articulation. The sense of the players listening as intently to each other as they do to following Abbado's directions is obvious in every bar. The symphonies are an unalloyed joy - with gloriously natural phrasing and a palpable delight in the music's deftness and the fertility of its invention. Here the brisk tempi are no problem at all - quite the opposite when that energy and joie de vivre can be channelled to such exhilarating effect, in the Jupiter Symphony above all. But there are a few moments in the violin concertos, and especially in the Sinfonia Concertante (in which Carmignola is joined by viola player Danusha Waskiewicz), when the music could benefit from a little more room to breathe, though Abbado and his soloists do show that the slow movement of the Sinfonia doesn't need to be taken as an indulgent adagio to weave its magical spell.
It's apparently a mix:
And yes, mahlermad, the pay Naxos gives its artists is near-minimal. For many Naxos artists, having CDs to promote yourself and add to your c.v. are the most valuable element in the process; the Shostakovich cycle (and the prize-winning Manfred) have enormously raised the profile of Petrenko and the RLPO, but these discs won't have paid for any holidays. What Jens said.
who had seemed to be their greatest artist.
Careful now, that's a very hard call to make about a label as huge as Naxos, especially with artists like Cho-Liang Lin, Marin Alsop, Leonard Slatkin, Konstantin Scherbakov, Tianwa Yang, the Kodaly Quartet, the Maggini Quartet, the Kungsbacka Trio, the Warsaw Philharmonic, and recently appearances by Paul Meyer and Jean-Yves Thibaudet...
Maybe you agree though, that Petrenko must be at least in their top 3 most exiting artists? ;D
Anyone know what's actually included in this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boulez-Conducts-Mahler-Pierre/dp/B004NO5HLG/ref=zg_bsnr_697386_4
(not a GMG link!)
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Mk6%2BR0hBL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
As usual with Amazon, there's no track listing because it's not yet released, neither Presto nor MDT seem to list it yet, and the DG website is refusing to co-operate with me.
Just type in Mahler Boulez Deutsche Grammophon into the Amazon search engine under music. Boulez has done the lieders, the symphonies, the adagio from the 10th, and Das Lied von der Erde.
It's being listed for 22 Pounds for a single disc. Either of it could be a typo, but so far I've been assuming that this was a recently released disc containing Mahlerian bits and bobs, whatever that was remaining to complete Boulez's Mahler recordings for DG. If it's going to be the whole shebang, I think it would be prudent to pre-order it now.
Just placed my first-ever pre-order at Amazon, for the following two items:If you scroll down to the "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" section, you will see a number of other sets at the same price (same company), so seems likely everything will be fine.
The Staier box may turn out to be too good to be true. It appears to be a ten-disc set priced at $24.18 — fingers crossed! I have almost-but-not-quite bought several of the individual discs, so it would be great to get such a good deal on the whole set.
February 2012:A+ typography. (Seriously, the content is enticing too, but the intersecting “Festival/Iván" is mighty ingenious — although perhaps it's been done before?)
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February 2012:
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February 2012:
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It's not a matter of losing, it's a matter of moving on. The two companies have completely different business models... and EMI can do so much more for an artist, beyond issuing CDs. And, not to be underestimated, the artist makes some money recording for EMI. Not so, for Naxos.
Oh, just because I think he is a barely-above-average conducting mediocrity... and he is feted all the same.
Most curiously, though: I thought that Warner stopped recording classical? Their Serebrier Glazunov series continued just so it could be finished, but this series looks new ???
Two recordings going to be released next year that I'm eagerly anticipating:
Could my eyes be deceiving me? Is this true? Yes, it is. Jan Wagner, for those that don't know, has been an advocate of Latin American music for quite some time releasing, on the Bridge label, two excellent recordings of Ginastera and Villa-Lobos (the only stereo performance of VL's last ballet Emperor Jones). I really hope this begins a series of Latin American works. Being a huge fan of this music, my mouth just waters at all the possibilities of what could happen if this becomes a series. There's still so much early-mid 20th Century Latin music that has yet to be recorded. Can't wait for this release.
John, Klaus Heymann says that this is the first in a three-volume series dedicated to Venezuelan composers and performed by Jan Wagner and the Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela.
10 CD - just released
So they did... and yet continue to make exceptions for Serebrier. Unfortunately I don't know what the machinations of that deal are... i.e. which direction the money (if any) flows... but it is certainly a most notable exception to a policy change that is now nearly four or five (?) years old.
Hmm I just noticed they relelase Charlie Siem, who also has the whiff of self-funding.
Hmm I just noticed they relelase Charlie Siem, who also has the whiff of self-funding. It's strange how Warner have become a vanity label ::)
I'm waiting for this release eagerly!
Watching the Neujahrskonzert on TV was definitely wonderful, I'm looking forward to buying the CD :)
10 CD - just released
Indeed, I watched it too. Was great, with the dancers and the public being part of the performance. Greatly conducted by Jansons. I liked the music as well. All these things came together in a wonderful real happening, not just a show.
Henk
Any idea how much of this is covered in the APR series?
Is there somewhere with a track listing?
Coming in January 2011, Leif Segerstam conducts his own Symphonies Nos 81, 162, and 181 (http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=ODE1172-2). I've never heard any Segerstam, so I'm kind of curious how he has managed to write 181 symphonies. And I find it hilarious that the "name" of Symphony No 81 is "After Eighty." Duh?Just saw this from over a year ago and the discussion on that page.
Inbound:
Looks like this is going to be a full cycle. I wonder how many have slipped through since Lebrecht's increasingly hilarious proclamation of the death of the Beethoven integral.
When did Lebrecht say that?
Since 2000 I count full Beethoven cycles from Barenboim, Abbado, Mackerras, Vanska, Dausgaard, Immerseel, Jarvi, Pletnev, Norrington, Kuhn, Rattle, Haitink, Nelson, Tremblay, Van Zweden (in progress?), Skrowaczewski, Chailly, and Thielemann. I might have missed one.
(http://www.mdt.co.uk/public/pictures/products/standard/CHAN10694.jpg)
Oh, I'm getting this...
I thought the name was familiar, and went to look, and found out why--it's the same conductor (and pianist and orchestra) as the Pierne Piano Concerto recording on Chandos.
That cover screams desperate studio tries anything to get people to buy the music! That is demeaning more than it is artistic, sensual or even interesting. But maybe I just need to go to bed now, getting cranky. :)
Sucks, because I like the repertoire - but I'm not having that thing on my shelf. (But I'd credit the artist as much as the label for the idea - it's not likely that the subject matter would have been suggested by the latter before the former - odds on that such a suggestion would chill the professional relationship with most artists ;D "Hey, wanna go nude? :-* It'd be doing us a big favour!")
That cover screams desperate studio tries anything to get people to buy the music! That is demeaning more than it is artistic, sensual or even interesting. But maybe I just need to go to bed now, getting cranky. :)
I'm totally unfamiliar with her--not even if she's a violinist, singer, pianist, or some other variety of -ist. What music is on the recording?
Ahem.
(http://cdn.naxosmusiclibrary.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/UP0135-2.jpg)
Ahem.
(http://cdn.naxosmusiclibrary.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/UP0135-2.jpg)
The only disturbing thing about this cover for me: the shitty hair.
And yes, a quick google-image-search reveals: She really is that tacky, and worse!
There you go : http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product//PCLM0033.htm (http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product//PCLM0033.htm)
That's a nice cover - tasteful, dignified and attractive. Lang-Lang should give it a try (or Brendel). ;D
It's not a good cover artistically. The best sexy covers were on Westminster Gold LPs, and by comparison that one is poor. My favourite is Monteux's Romeo and Juiliet (Berlioz)
(http://www.westminstergold.com/WGS-8127-2a.jpg)
Ahem.
(http://cdn.naxosmusiclibrary.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/UP0135-2.jpg)
I think it's very evocative of a certain era and yes I think is sexy. I don't look at the socks. I like her ass and her hair and his mustache.
It reminds me of the sex scene in Nick Roeg's film Don't Look Now, the one with Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland, which I also think is very sexy. Somehow there's a similar ambiance. I recommend the film enthusiastically if you don't know it.
Here's the sex scene
http://en.vidivodo.com/video/julie-christie/279275#videoalt
Not on youtube: maybe because it's so hot, in a subtle sort of way.
That was 3 minutes of boredom with about the worst music applied. You and I are on very different wavelengths. I don't see sex as a subtle activity; it's primitive and messy. 8)
I don't see sex as a subtle activity; it's primitive and messy. 8)
The ending is what sticks in my mind most about that movie. It's a pretty good sex scene though but forgettable, not risque for it's time but probably risque for now... we're such puritans! ;D
By the way I wasn't saying that sex is subtle. That's not what I think. I was saying that the film, the scene, subtly displays sex. The way clothes are used, that marvelous image of Donald Sutherland casting a glance at Julie Christie while she is in the bathroom. Or Donald Sutherland drinking the whiskey. All thse things are marvelous touches IMO and add to the eroticism of the whole, for me. But they're subtle -- not just a dick in a cunt.
But most importantly, you can see that they're really turned on. And really affectionate.
I have long been interested in this one, and now it is going to be dirt cheap once there are sales and such! I must hold firm! I must be resolute! I must be disciplined! I must...(sweating)....I must...(sweating more)...I must...oh no...
I have long been interested in this one, and now it is going to be dirt cheap once there are sales and such! I must hold firm! I must be resolute! I must be disciplined! I must...(sweating)....I must...(sweating more)...I must...oh no...
I have long been interested in this one, and now it is going to be dirt cheap once there are sales and such! I must hold firm! I must be resolute! I must be disciplined! I must...(sweating)....I must...(sweating more)...I must...oh no...
* POW *
* POW *
Prisoner of Wagner?
25 Eiuros where?
Prisoner of Wagner?
They're reworking the Geneva Conventions as we speak.
They're reworking the Geneva Conventions as we speak.
Amazon DE (http://www.amazon.de/Ring-Nibelungen-Marek-Janowski/dp/B006XOBFJC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1329404984&sr=1-1)Thanks. I ordered the Stokowski set.
Edit: JPC too
Sarge
Thanks. I ordered the Stokowski set.
Stokowski?
Sarge
Really?
YES!!!! 8)Well, perhaps he's only just really really excited, therefore really really less excited than you.
Can't wait!
I gather you are not, Karl?
Well, perhaps he's only just really really excited, therefore really really less excited than you.
Today while at work I read an interview with Klaus Heymann where he said that Naxos will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with releases of the Ravel orchestral music (Orchestre de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin) and the complete Mieczyslaw Weinberg symphonies (Warsaw/Wit? he didn't say, but Wit has mentioned it in the past). I'm a little bummed about Slatkin - I was hoping they had Stephane Deneve and the Scottish National Orchestra on hand to do Ravel. The Weinberg news is exciting.
Heymann also said that in coming years Naxos will reduce its monthly releases to only 10-12, and that he's trying to lure more and more famous artists to the label to increase profitability. 2011 saw the Naxos debuts of Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Paul Meyer, Eliahu Inbal, and Pepe Romero, so he's making a good start there. Heymann did concede that this meant they'd be re-recording standard repertoire to appease the more famous artists he wants on the label's roster - so, even though he loves Jeno Jando's Beethoven, he'll give someone the opportunity to re-record the 32 sonatas if it brings a major international pianist on board.
There's a lot more - I just skimmed. (http://www.classicalarchives.com/feature/heymann_interview.html)
They should have got Markl to do it. He's much better suited to the music than boring old Slatkin.
Today while at work I read an interview with Klaus Heymann where he said that Naxos will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with releases of the Ravel orchestral music (Orchestre de Lyon, Leonard Slatkin) and the complete Mieczyslaw Weinberg symphonies (Warsaw/Wit? he didn't say, but Wit has mentioned it in the past). I'm a little bummed about Slatkin - I was hoping they had Stephane Deneve and the Scottish National Orchestra on hand to do Ravel. The Weinberg news is exciting.Exciting news indeed! Hopefully most of the Weinberg releases will stretch over the hour mark ;)
I agree that Deneve conducting Ravel would be more enticing. After his excellent Roussel cycle, he should be considered a major name in French music.
Besides the Debussy/Markl set coming out in a few days, I'm looking forward to this one next month:Yes indeed. It's been preannounced on the Australian Buywell site for some time, high time we saw it in the shops now!
(http://www.thomasmusic.net.au/images/products/4802316.jpg)
Yes indeed. It's been preannounced on the Australian Buywell site for some time, high time we saw it in the shops now!Does look very nice, even to someone like me who has about half the material already. The Honegger Cantate de Noel and the Martin In terra pax are particularly fine.
Yes indeed. It's been preannounced on the Australian Buywell site for some time, high time we saw it in the shops now!
Does look very nice, even to someone like me who has about half the material already. The Honegger Cantate de Noel and the Martin In terra pax are particularly fine.
A new Johannes-Passion by Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande, under this gorgeous cover: ;DWhat were they thinking!?!? That cover does not make me want to run out and buy it (but does make me want to run - far away).
(http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0608917254525.jpg)
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Johannes-Passion-BWV-245/hnum/4901606
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What were they thinking!?!? That cover does not make me want to run out and buy it (but does make me want to run - far away).It certainly makes a contrast to ......babes. Whether for better or worse I'm not quite sure.
Yes, I wish Deneve would do all of Ravel's orchestral works.
Whatever recording projects Denève does next will probably not be with RSNO, but with his new band, the SWR Stuttgart SO.
A new Johannes-Passion by Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande, under this gorgeous cover: ;D
(http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0608917254525.jpg)
And therefore -- possibly if not necessarily -- Haenssler, since the SWRadio cooperates with them and not Naxos.
A new Johannes-Passion by Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande, under this gorgeous cover: ;D
(http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0608917254525.jpg)
Not out yet, but coming in the next few months:Yippee! I've had the Kalkbrenner on my wishlist for a month now (just waiting for it to be released), but the Wiklund is new to me (both the name and this release). This is perhaps the best series ever (considering the quality, how long it has gone on, and the wide range of (new) names included)!
(http://i.imgur.com/LVaJ2.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/GLqLo.jpg)
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/s.asp?s=S_1
Indeedie, I love it - shame that the other two series haven't caught light yet. Especially curious given how many VCs there are out there.
Indeedie, I love it - shame that the other two series haven't caught light yet. Especially curious given how many VCs there are out there.Well, No. 12 in the series is coming out in May (Vieuxtemps), and this has picked up after a three year hiatus (from 2006-09) between #6 and #7. We'll just hope it keeps coming.
I'm presuming I'm not the only one interested in this one, which was released this week (at least, in the US. This may be one of those recordings that are released in Europe weeks ahead of the US.)
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Well, well, well! Alexander Melnikov plays the Piano Concertos with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and joins Isabelle Faust for the Violin Sonata.
Anyone heard this yet? I ordered it after reading a glowing review of it in the papers.
Is this up to the individual radio outfits? I know for instance NDR is cozy with cpo and MDR has recently begun recording on Naxos.
Toccata Classics are surpassing themselves of late. Out now or soon are the following (http://www.toccataclassics.com/inpreparation.php):My wife OTOH wants a serious talk to Martin Anderson.
Hans Gál: Music for Cello
Ernst Krenek: Music for Chamber Orchestra
Riccardo Malipiero: Complete Music for Solo Piano
Nikolai Peyko: Complete Piano Music, Volume One
Percy Sherwood: Complete Works for Cello and Piano
Myroslav Skoryk: Music for Violin and Piano
Brahms by Arrangement, Volume One
I want to hug them ;___;
Here's one that could be interesting...
Here for a good listing of what is on it: http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product/4783640.htm (http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product/4783640.htm)
255 Pounds at MDT (w/o shipping). $320/325 at Amazon US and Deep Discount (w/o shipping, if any). I imagine it will get cheaper once it is released everywhere.
I don't believe this!! It seems that the Bach 2000 on Teldec is set to be repackaged and released in this new incarnation at around £300. The original set retailed at close to a £1000. I own the complete organ works ( Koopman) from this set and of course the illustrious sacred cantatas Leonhardt/Harnoncourt.
marvin
255 Pounds at MDT (w/o shipping). $320/325 at Amazon US and Deep Discount (w/o shipping, if any). I imagine it will get cheaper once it is released everywhere.
I don't believe this!! It seems that the Bach 2000 on Teldec is set to be repackaged and released in this new incarnation at around £300. The original set retailed at close to a £1000. I own the complete organ works ( Koopman) from this set and of course the illustrious sacred cantatas Leonhardt/Harnoncourt.
marvin
Are you sure all the cantatas are Leonhardt/Harnoncourt? It would make sense... but I think I noticed a couple Koopman Cantatas in there, as well. (At least the secular ones.)The Leonhardt/Harnoncourt series didn'tinclude the secular stuff I think.
255 Pounds at MDT (w/o shipping). $320/325 at Amazon US and Deep Discount (w/o shipping, if any). I imagine it will get cheaper once it is released everywhere.
$299.99 USD at Arkivmusic, plus shipping, and if like me, you live in a state in which Arkiv must charge it, sales tax. For me, because of the sales tax, that brings it up to just under Amazon's price, but if you live in a state where you don't need to pay the tax, that might make a difference.Just found it for $259 at Importcds. Says that sale ends 30th of March. And it looks like they screwed up the shipping - not marked heavy, so shipping in US is just $1.49. Total of $260.78.
Just found it for $259 at Importcds. Says that sale ends 30th of March. And it looks like they screwed up the shipping - not marked heavy, so shipping in US is just $1.49. Total of $260.78.
Are you sure all the cantatas are Leonhardt/Harnoncourt? It would make sense... but I think I noticed a couple Koopman Cantatas in there, as well. (At least the secular ones.)
Aye, and since Jens said At least the secular ones, I took him as asking whether all the [sacred] cantatas are Leonhardt/Harnoncourt.
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Its a marvelous bargain! :) Much better than that Haenssler thingy... ::) 8)
Q
Or on the reasonable assumption that Jens missed the S-word in marvin's post, it could just as easily be interpreted as his asking whether all the cantatas (as he did ask about "all the cantatas") are by L&H. He doubts that this is the case, since he read Koopman's name listed as the conductor of some ("at least the secular ones") of the cantatas.
[Aside: I'm sure Renfield would have made a better post of that had he some minutes to spare in between attending to more productive things. ;D]
Aye, and since Jens said At least the secular ones, I took him as asking whether all the [sacred] cantatas are Leonhardt/Harnoncourt.
As I dip into the the "Haenssler thing" I'm finding plenty of good music making.
WARNING! ANDRE RIEU ALERT!
I did notice in the press packet writeups that among the musicians listed is Andre Rieu (he's among the performers of one of the earliest recordings, c. 1960). So now I will be able to say with a very straight face that I do indeed have an Andre Rieu recordings.
That might be the father of the now-(in)famous André Rieu.... André Rieu sr. (1917-1992) was conductor of a provincial orchestra, the Maastrichts Stedelijk Orkest (Maastricht City Orchestra), later transformed into the Limburgs Symphonie Orkest (Limburg Symphony Orchestra).
Q
That might be the father of the now-(in)famous André Rieu.... André Rieu sr. (1917-1992) was conductor of a provincial orchestra, the Maastrichts Stedelijk Orkest (Maastricht City Orchestra), later transformed into the Limburgs Symphonie Orkest (Limburg Symphony Orchestra).
Q
From Schleicht, spielende Wellen, BWV 206, recorded by the Monteverdi Choir Hamburg, Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra, Jürgen Jürgens and André Rieu in 1963 to the Trio in A major, BWV 1025 with Werner Ehrhardt and Gerald Hambitzer recorded in April 1999, COMPLETE BACH chronicles nearly four decades of Bach performance on period instruments.
(http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0028947839637.jpg)Assuming they are taking the right performances, which judging from the performers they are, then this is a very interesting one stop shop for Massenet. So many excellent performances if they take them: Fleming in Thais, the Werther with Carreras and co, Esclarmonde with Sutherland, Therese conducted by Bonynge - long out of print I think, Le Roi De Lahore also out of print (with Sutherland and Milnes, et al), etc. It could be a really high quality box.
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Jules-Massenet-1842-1912-Massenet-Edition/hnum/3014587
I'm very little familiar with Massenet, so this could be interesting. Probably no chance for printed libretti, but even .pdf wouldn't be bad.
From Prestoclassical's description, which I think is mostly cut and paste of Teldec's own PR:
Since I didn't know about the father, and am not in the least familiar with Jurgen Jurgens. I assumed it was the PBS Rieu--that Rieu was simply a then unknown member of the violin section whom Teldec highlighted now because of his celebrity. In fact, Andre Jr. was born (now that I'm digging into Wikipedia) 1 October 1949, which would make him a tad young to actually be in a recording in 1963. So I guess it's really Andre Sr. conducting--and Jurgens being a vocal soloist?
In that case, this state of emergency is hereby terminated.WARNING: ANDRE RIEU ALERT
Should be good:
Assuming they are taking the right performances, which judging from the performers they are, then this is a very interesting one stop shop for Massenet. So many excellent performances if they take them: Fleming in Thais, the Werther with Carreras and co, Esclarmonde with Sutherland, Therese conducted by Bonynge - long out of print I think, Le Roi De Lahore also out of print (with Sutherland and Milnes, et al), etc. It could be a really high quality box.
EDIT: And presumably they will have the Don Quichotte with Kord conducting, which is outstanding, and was only available in a French edition for the most part. Ghiaurov is in that one, and he is listed.
Should be good:
Actually, Decca has just issued Esclarmonde as part of its new budget re-issue series of operas (I think the rubric is Decca Opera)--but not Roi de Lahore.Massenet has been growing on me in recent years, which is why this box interests me (that, and I had been considering some of these separately). So I will wait a few months to see what is really in it. Some of the librettos can be found online. Esclarmonde, for example, can be found at operamanager (which you can find via a wiki link).
I had that Esclarmonde recording when it was first issued, and ended up giving it away. I simply wasn't taken with it. It was more in the line of a novelty (that's the one which Massenet wrote for the American soprano who could sing up to F above Mount Everest, or however high it actually was--Sutherland seemed to handle it with ease, of course). At that point Massenet's style wasn't really for me. I'm not sure if it is now, twenty five years or so later. The only Massenet opera I have now is Don Quichotte (the EMI recording with van Dam).
But one thing I'm sure of--for Esclarmonde at least you'll need either to be very fluent in French or have the libretto in hand as you listen to it.
And going by the JPC description, it only has orchestral music/ballet music from Le Cid and Cendrillon, not the full operas.
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The Hobbit returns with The Might Oxford!
Excellent. I can't wait to tell Mrs. Rock. She'll be thrilled :D
Sarge
James Bowman Sings Handel Heroic Arias/King's Consort/Robert King:
Not a new release, but a reissue on the Helios label. I can't begin to tell you how uplifting I've found this disc for the many years I've owned it. Definitely one of the top ten recordings in my music library.
hmmmm....Is the pope catholic? Of course he will. Why delude ourselves?
Will you be getting this, John?
hmmmm....
Will you be getting this, John?
Is the pope catholic? Of course he will. Why delude ourselves?
. . . Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe. :D But seriously, it should be good. I'm not sure of the recording date, but this will be Haitink's third complete recording of this ballet. His first was with the BSO. . . .
Have you heard Levine's (relatively) recent Boston recording, John?
Another I came across - presumably (hopefully) 1st part of a new series?It is, see: http://www.supraphon.com/en/about-us/hot-news/?item=764
Q
Not part of that series but something to look forward to: Supraphon has bundled together much of Neumann's Dvorak. To be released in Germany on 20 April:
http://www.amazon.de/Sinfonische-Werke-V-Neumann/dp/B0077DDWEE/ref=sr_1_11?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333205254&sr=1-11
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AP5Ksa6xL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)
Sarge
It's my understanding that the symphonies cycle contained therein is not the cycle that Supraphon previously issued in another box set. Apparently it's an earlier set which has never before appeared on CD, just vinyl. I wonder if any Dvorakians around these parts can testify to differences between the sets, and the qualities of this version?
EDIT: From the official description:
"Alongside the Symphonic Poems and Concert Overtures, Supraphon is releasing for the first time on CD Václav Neumanns sensitively remastered 1972-74 analogue recordings of the complete symphonies (until now, only the digital recordings from the 1980s had been released on CD)."
but two discs of orchestral Debussy from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Stéphane Denève
This should be good. :) Deneve is a good conductor as proven by his Roussel on Naxos.
I saw him do La mer live (also Ravel's La valse). Let's just say it was a religious experience. 0:)
(Although that might be the wrong descriptor; he tends more to the thrilling than the solemn!)
I'm sure it was a wonderful experience. I wish he'd come conduct Debussy and Ravel in Atlanta. :(
I'm much looking forward to what he'll make in his capacity of successor to Roger Norrington at the Stuttgart SWRO, though... and I enjoy some of his Naxos recordings.
I really dislike Norrington and I'm glad he's leaving. I really hope Deneve conducts some Koechlin since Stuttgart Radio Symphony have performed so much of his music under Holliger. Now, they'll have a French conductor. I'm drooling at the very thought of another complete Jungle Book recording. That would be something else.
. . . I really hope Deneve conducts some Koechlin . . . .
What do you so dislike about Norrington? That he has a shtick (non vibrato) and that he rides that home, ad nauseam?
I've heard terrible concerts with him, where he tried to bring that approach to an orchestra that simply didn't know what to do with it, or how. (Bruckner 4th with the NSO, like I'd never want to hear again.) But with his orchestra, he achieved some really memorable things. They figured it out eventually and pulled along most admirably. And their playing is all the better for it, I'd reckon. Especially some of his last recordings, Bruckner 6th, Mahler 9th, are simply superb.
I'm particularly interested if the orchestra can or will keep some of its now unique abilities under Deneve or if he just flips the perma-sumptuousness on again.
okwithmahler! I like it!
Norrington's M9 adagio appears to be nearly 10 minutes shorter than another other recording! :o
Almost ten minutes shorter? It must be one of the fastest 4th movements ever recorded! :o I wonder what it is like.....
I've mentioned this before here, but I prefer a swifter fourth movement from the 9th, to me it creates a feeling of hope rather than brooding despair, I find some lines getting lost in slower paced performances, Boulez and Norrington offer the swiftest I've heard an those are two I listen to the most.A friend of mine to whom I played this movement in a Karajan version, referred to it as "please kill me" music.
What do you so dislike about Norrington? That he has a shtick (non vibrato) and that he rides that home, ad nauseam?
I've heard terrible concerts with him, where he tried to bring that approach to an orchestra that simply didn't know what to do with it, or how. (Bruckner 4th with the NSO, like I'd never want to hear again.) But with his orchestra, he achieved some really memorable things. They figured it out eventually and pulled along most admirably. And their playing is all the better for it, I'd reckon. Especially some of his last recordings, Bruckner 6th, Mahler 9th, are simply superb.
I'm particularly interested if the orchestra can or will keep some of its now unique abilities under Deneve or if he just flips the perma-sumptuousness on again.
His Mendelssohn is super too, although a lot don't seem to agree with this view.
I've mentioned this before here, but I prefer a swifter fourth movement from the 9th, to me it creates a feeling of hope rather than brooding despair, I find some lines getting lost in slower paced performances, Boulez and Norrington offer the swiftest I've heard an those are two I listen to the most.
His Mendelssohn is super too, although a lot don't seem to agree with this view.
Well, I am certainly curious to hear it!
You can watch and listen to the whole Proms performance on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JMGZYI-9DA). Not the best recording to consider, though, if you're audiophilic.
A friend of mine to whom I played this movement in a Karajan version, referred to it as "please kill me" music.
Ah, the classic Von Karajan Effect
I really dislike Norrington and I'm glad he's leaving.
Well, Karajan's M9 is to die for ;D
Seriously, it's my favorite version.
Sarge
Yeah, but he doesn't do Koechlin or Tippett, so what use is he, Sarge? ; )
Well, Karajan's M9 is to die for ;D
Seriously, it's my favorite version.
Sarge
Aw, those're just MI's flavor of the month (and last month). Give me the true classics ;)
Sarge
Well, Karajan's M9 is to die for ;D
Seriously, it's my favorite version.
Sarge
+1!
Is that the live version I've got in the box, Sarge? September 1982.
Still need to cue that baby up . . . .
+2!! ;D
I really like the samples of the Norrington Haydn set (the Salonika symphonies) . . . .
I'm sorry to see him go. His Stuttgart recordings of Bruckner, Mahler, Haydn, Beethoven, Mendelssohn are some of the most thrilling music making I've heard this century.Me too. With Norrington, you have to expect he'll have a flame out or two. But on the flip side, he will do something that has never been heard in our lifetime. Not everyone wants something that unique, but it's part of what makes him special
Sarge
Affirmative.
Sarge
Me too. With Norrington, you have to expect he'll have a flame out or two. But on the flip side, he will do something that has never been heard in our lifetime....it's part of what makes him special
That is absolutely an actionable piece of intelligence . . . but I could not possibly do Gustav to-day. To-morrow, for certain. (I'm adding it to my smart-phone calendar . . . .)
If it's possible, Karl, try to hear it without distractions. M9 needs concentration. I know finding a free hour and half is difficult. But if you can...
Sarge
If it's possible, Karl, try to hear it without distractions. M9 needs concentration. I know finding a free hour and half is difficult. But if you can...
Sarge
Oh, exactly. I'm already sold on the piece, one of many benefits of having had Jimmy here in Boston . . . agreed that the piece merits its own space . . . .
Soon you'll be retiring that hammer permanently, Daniel! ; )
I've mentioned this before here, but I prefer a swifter fourth movement from the 9th, to me it creates a feeling of hope rather than brooding despair, I find some lines getting lost in slower paced performances, Boulez and Norrington offer the swiftest I've heard an those are two I listen to the most.
Concerning Norrington's Mahler recordings... I haven't heard any of them yet. Although I am rather interested to, even if I am rather shocked by the fact that Norrington's M9 adagio appears to be nearly 10 minutes shorter than another other recording! :oHis timings slightly exceed those of Walter's 1938 recording.
His timings slightly exceed those of Walter's 1938 recording.
Walter 1938: I 24.43 II 15.34 III 11.12 IV 18.07
What do you so dislike about Norrington? That he has a shtick (non vibrato) and that he rides that home, ad nauseam?
I've heard terrible concerts with him, where he tried to bring that approach to an orchestra that simply didn't know what to do with it, or how. (Bruckner 4th with the NSO, like I'd never want to hear again.) But with his orchestra, he achieved some really memorable things. They figured it out eventually and pulled along most admirably. And their playing is all the better for it, I'd reckon. Especially some of his last recordings, Bruckner 6th, Mahler 9th, are simply superb.
I'm particularly interested if the orchestra can or will keep some of its now unique abilities under Deneve or if he just flips the perma-sumptuousness on again.
QuoteWhat do you so dislike about Norrington? That he has a shtick (non vibrato) and that he rides that home, ad nauseam?I've just never heard anything from Norrington that has impressed me. I also don't care for his approach to music. I'm sorry if Mahler or Bruckner didn't want vibrato in their music then they would have notated it in their scores, otherwise, it's just tampering with the music IMHO. I'm not opposed different approaches to playing the music but no vibrato in Romantic music should be a sin. :)
I've heard terrible concerts with him, where he tried to bring that approach to an orchestra that simply didn't know what to do with it, or how. (Bruckner 4th with the NSO, like I'd never want to hear again.) But with his orchestra, he achieved some really memorable things. They figured it out eventually and pulled along most admirably. And their playing is all the better for it, I'd reckon. Especially some of his last recordings, Bruckner 6th, Mahler 9th, are simply superb.
I'm particularly interested if the orchestra can or will keep some of its now unique abilities under Deneve or if he just flips the perma-sumptuousness on again.
I don't know if this has been mentioned before... DHM are apparently bringing out a "Sigiswald Kuijken Edition (http://www.amazon.com/Sigiswald-Kuijken-Edition/dp/B007AR7QZI/ref=sr_1_sc_4?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1333340453&sr=1-4-spell)". There are placeholder entries at various online sellers, but NO details of the contents. Amazon release date is given as 15 May 2012. As a great admirer of Kuijken's Haydn symphonies on Virgin, I'm hoping this will mean a lot of good recordings available for cheap!
EDIT: I looked at the DHM site and could find no mention.
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Very enticing, indeed.
A recent addition to the Vivaldi Edition (Naïve):
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Pretty exciting: Andreas Staier is coming out with a new recording of the Diabelli Variations (http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Harmonia%2BMundi/HMC902091), which includes as filler the variations composed by Czerny, Hummel, Schubert, an 11-year-old Liszt, Mozart's son, Kalkbrenner, Moscheles - and one Andreas Staier. Fortepiano after Conrad Graf.
I've been wanting to explore Krenek's symphonies for quite some time and this CPO set looks like a good introduction.
Interesting. My curiosity is poised to be piqued.
Not (or, hardly) a note, John. I've know of Jonny spielt auf! forever . . . and, since that did not sound at all my thing, I probably categorized Krenek as Not For Me at an early stage. I see that the later symphonies were written in the '40s, though . . . would be interested in giving them a listen.Krenek is a very versatile composer, and I don't regard the Johnny spielt auf as typical at all. There's a wonderful disc of choral works on Harmonia Mundi Gold under Marcus Creed that you really should try.
Interesting. My curiosity is poised to be piqued.
Not (or, hardly) a note, John. I've know of Jonny spielt auf! forever . . . and, since that did not sound at all my thing, I probably categorized Krenek as Not For Me at an early stage. I see that the later symphonies were written in the '40s, though . . . would be interested in giving them a listen.
This needs no explanation.
Introduction:
In 2012, too, there are prominent treasures to be found: Aapo Häkkinen plays Bach’s Concertos for solo harpsichord and strings – the crown jewels of the harpsichord and piano literature – on a 16’ harpsichord, that is to say, an instrument with an additional, very low sounding register. Although Bach probably used a similar harpsichord himself, this is the first recording of this cycle of works on an instrument of this kind built in a historical manner!
Vol. 2 will contain: BWV 1054, 1055, and 1057. The Helsinki Baroque Orchestra plays one on a part, and is obliged to the best Baroque traditions. As an “encore,” so to speak, the CD also contains Bach’s famous Italian Concerto for harpsichord solo – on the 16’ instrument, it is an amazing sonic experience!
Logging in from work for an alert: Hyperion has once again scored a recording of a Gigantic Orchestral Behemoth.
Coming in August 2012: Turangalila Symphony with the Bergen PO, Juan Jose Mena (cond.), Steven Osborne (piano), Cynthia Millar (ondes martenot) (http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67816&vw=dc)
hmmmmm....
I wonder what Alsop is like in Mahler. Any ideas?
Coming out around September in England... ;)
Considering what I've heard from her, it's probably rhythmically slack and uninspired. I'd definitely pass on that disc, Daniel.
Thank you for your advice, John. :)
Not only that but you're lacking a lot of Mahler classic recordings and you want to get something by Alsop? Don't worry, I'm here to set you straight. :D
hmmmmm....
I wonder what Alsop is like in Mahler. Any ideas?
Coming out around September in England... ;)
Glorious cover. I saw her Mahler One live with the Houston Symphony; it was a few years ago, when I was less enthused about Mahler, but her way with the finale had a clarity, shape, and energy about it that, along with Kubelik/audite, finally sold me on that movement. In fact her energy was what I remembered most about it, besides the feeling of "ah! I finally get it."
That said, I don't know that she+Baltimore are the most inspired pairing for new recordings... having seen Wit/Warsaw do 3 last year, I can tell you that if they had Wit re-record a couple of the symphonies to go with his newish 8th the results would be spellbinding.
P.S. A September release? How'd you find out about it? I only know the Naxos releases through June. Speaking of Naxos in June...
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Perhaps live she's a different story, her recordings, on the other hand, would cure insomnia! I actually laughed at her performance of Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin. Not a nice thing to do, but I just couldn't help myself.
Berg is largely covered elsewhere. Naxos should do a Mennin series!
Berg is largely covered elsewhere. Naxos should do a Mennin series!
No, they should finish their Diamond cycle first!!!!
Wrong, both of you! A Henning cycle!!!
What should be on the first NAXOS Henning offering?
one in progress, the Dostoyevsky ballet White Nights
Henning! The People Demand!
What should be on the first NAXOS Henning offering?
I will vote for: Out In The Sun. Nuhro, Sonata for Viola and Piano, Song of Simeon, and two future works, one in progress, the Dostoyevsky ballet White Nights, and then a work that even Karl does not know that he is composing yet, but he will, namely Variations on Achy Breaky Heart :o for Krummhorn, Kazoo, and Prepared Kitchen Sink.
Out in the Sun for sure, my favorite from the Henningmusik collection.I'd certainly spend my hard-earned dollar on a commercial issue.
not to mention clearing up the sundry unrecorded Schuman orchestral works.
One good development with Naxos is that Heynmann has sort-of-promised Antoni Wit conducting Bacewicz and further Gorecki.
He doubled down on that in another interview last month. “Yes. We work well with Antoni Wit and the Polish Radio Symphony and Warsaw Philharmonic. We have Szymanowski and Lutosławski complete, and we are working on Penderecki, who keeps composing new works. Naxos’s exposure has made those three mainstream already. I am now looking ahead to the lesser known Karłowicz, Górecki and Bacewicz.”
Wit will also do one of the Weinberg symphony discs and (unrelated) the complete choral works of Dvorak. Wit himself has hinted there is Moniuszko and Panufnik in the pipeline.
I'd be anxious to hear more of Bacewicz's music. I disliked the Hyperion recording with Corp immensely. The Chandos recordings of the VCs were quite good though.Yeah, by comparison to the Polish recordings I've heard the Hyperion was a bit of a turkey. Even Penderecki (no Antoni Wit, he) was able to get infinitely more out of Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion than Corp. Not to mention the orchestral works of hers that I've never even heard of a commercial recording of: from the last 10 years of her life alone (my favourite period in her output) there's the 2nd cello concerto, Musica sinfonica, Contradizione, In Una Parte, Acropolis and a couple of ballets.
Glorious cover. I saw her Mahler One live with the Houston Symphony; it was a few years ago, when I was less enthused about Mahler, but her way with the finale had a clarity, shape, and energy about it that, along with Kubelik/audite, finally sold me on that movement. In fact her energy was what I remembered most about it, besides the feeling of "ah! I finally get it."
That said, I don't know that she+Baltimore are the most inspired pairing for new recordings... having seen Wit/Warsaw do 3 last year, I can tell you that if they had Wit re-record a couple of the symphonies to go with his newish 8th the results would be spellbinding.
P.S. A September release? How'd you find out about it? I only know the Naxos releases through June. Speaking of Naxos in June...
Wrong, both of you! A Henning cycle!!!
hmmmmm....
I wonder what Alsop is like in Mahler. Any ideas?
Coming out around September in England... ;)
As a conductor, Alsop has a fairly limited vocabulary of gestures, with a default setting of bouncy and agitated and a left hand that is constantly moving, often only in a mirror pattern of her beat hand. In her reading of the ninth symphony the transitions between sections and tempi often seemed awkward, more forced than organic and therefore not always unified. The first movement, thought to be on the theme of farewell because of the constant reference to a motif from Beethoven's "Les Adieux" sonata (as noted in fine program notes by Janet E. Bedell), was contained and gentle in Alsop's reading, only to be pushed ahead a little too nervously. An odd overemphasis of offbeats unbalanced the second movement, and a similar Bernsteinesque electricity was evident in the rough-and-tumble third movement, making the Burleske overly grotesque.
The fourth movement did not feel rushed as much as soupy, with emoted gestures from Alsop, who laid it on pretty thick. It suggested a conclusion that was superficially sad, rather than a deep tragedy welling up from within. La Grange notes that the principal theme sounds like a hymn, and others have suggested that it could have been modeled on Nearer My God to Thee or another hymn that Mahler may have heard in New York. The best interpretation, like Sinopoli's, lets the thread of grief pull itself from the spool at its own pace, until the almost voiceless quotation or allusion to Kindertotenlieder near the end. In spite of these shortcomings, the playing of the BSO continues to improve, with spartan brass throughout, especially in the horn section, and fine winds, especially the double reeds.
Alsop’s tempo choices were often distorted, such as overly slow funeral march sections in the first movement and an overly fast third movement. This mannered approach helped neither ensemble unity nor the sense of overall line through the symphony. Most successful was the delicate second movement, an unruffled, nostalgic Landler that bordered on the shmaltzy in its evocation of a memory of the world left behind.
Annoying to watch, boring to listen to?
From reviews I tend to trust, in that they reflect my experience with Alsop, esp. in such repertoire:
M9
M2
I don't recall nuance being on the menu at all.
The Glyndbourne production of Handel's oratorio 'Theodora' won a huge number of friends for the piece, mainly through the issue of DVDs of the production. I waited long for the CDs and gave up a long time ago. However, this month a sound only issue has been made from the DVD performance. The sound has been worked on I gather, certainly, although it is clear that it is live, there is little to distract from the intense drama and the superb musical performance. This is possibly the most treasured performance by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Together with the counter tenor David Daniels and Dawn Upshaw, we are given by far the most intense experience I can imagine of this wonderful piece. Everyone is working at the top of thir form. I have listened through three times and it still leaves me stunned at the close. One critic at the first night wrote something along the lines of.....this little known piece unearthed a string of jaw dropping lay beautiful arias that left the audience in rapture.I have the DVD set, as well as Christies CD set on Erato, and have even seen it semistaged here in Bergen. It is a stunning work that demonstrates for all doubters why Handel deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as Bach, and why he is a composer of dramatic works on the level of Mozart and Wagner.
The resounding reaction at the end emphasises the delight at what was a historic run of performances for the piece, bringing it out in to the light. I cannot recommend the discs enough.
Mike
This would go in the "recordings you are looking forward to" thread, but, etc...:
We have cover art now, and if you squint you can read a list of composers on it.
Arkiv now lists the contents: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=733915 (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=733915)
Out in the Sun for sure, my favorite from the Henningmusik collection.
This would go in the "recordings you are looking forward to" thread, but, etc...:
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It's out in August and looks neato. (http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA67910&vw=dc)
Arkiv now lists the contents: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=733915 (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=733915)
Awesome, Lethe! I'm definitely buying this! Bloch is a favorite of mine.
A programme that interests me very much.
This original program brings together composers from 4 centuries: from Kerll, Couperin, Buxtehude and the monumental Passacaglia in C minor by J.S. Bach, far into the 20-th century with Reger, Shostakovich and Jan Welmers.
Recorded on the magnificent Martti Pothan organ Kotka Church in Sweden, by young virtuoso Matthias Havinga, whose earlier recording on this organ (Brilliant Classics 94203) with Italian Concertos by J.S. Bach received enthusiastic reviews in the press.
Bach, J S: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor, BWV582
Buxtehude: Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV161
Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 8ème in B minor: Passacaille
Kerll: Passacaglia in D minor -- Edited by C. David Harris
Mendelssohn: Passacaglia in C minor
Reger: Introduction and Passacaglia
Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Passacaglia
Welmers: Passacaglia
Matthias Havinga (Martti Porthan organ in Kotka Church, Sweden)
He is a very good organ player, but this mix of composers is not my thing at all. And certainly no Reger, his works for organ do not appeal to me.
And I, as someone who doesn't mind listening to a fugue every other minute, haven't even heard Reger's organ music -- something that must be corrected ASAP. As for the disc, the attraction to me obviously is the musical form, and the mix of composers adds some variety to it, to show how it was used at different periods in time, which I find interesting, perhaps even potentially educational(!).
Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin II: Ordre 8ème in B minor: Passacaille
I am especially interested because these are all warhorse pieces, but especially the Bloch are no longer recorded very often. So there are tons of recordings from the 50s-80s, but one in modern sound would be great.
I hope there will be a vol.2 - if I recall correctly the original series combined chamber works with solo piano?
€ 33.32 at Amazon.fr that Le Sage (chamber works)
http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/B007CMTNSO/?tag=goodmusicguideco
Both this and the solo work box are very interesting indeed
I know many people (well, probably two or three ;D) have searched the Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin performed by F. Fernandez on Flora. Now those 2 discs are, apparently, being re-released:
Good news, they were on my wishlist too. :)
But why are they still so freaking expensive! :o :'(
Q
Because it's Flora! They practically work only to satisfy five or six members of this board. ;D
How are the accompanied sonatas BTW? :) The samples sound good.
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Q
.I've been eyeing thos for some weeks, but as I have 5 of the 8 discs as single discs I'm hesitating.....
They keep coming! :o
Q
It's a truism of record collecting, that the rarer and harder to get a disc or a set, the more esteemed it is among the self-declared cognoscenti.
That's especially true if there are two (or more) versions of a work by the same performers.
That rule is being put to the test when Regis re(re)leases the mono set of Wilhelm Kempff's Beethoven Sonatas. (Which I actually do think is superior to his stereo re-make, as I find it more playful and easy-going.) (Out May 21st.)
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Fischer/Budapest Mahler 1 due next month.
GREAT!!!!! I saw them do M1 at the BBC Proms last year, their performance of the finale was the most thrilling I have ever heard. Hope it's at least nearly as great on disc...! :)
Schoenberg's phenomenal "Hanging Gardens" are hiding behind this Beethoven-insinuating cover:
Full streaming of the album is available here (http://www.radio4.nl/plaatpaal-player/268/1/ferne-geliebte-christian-gerhaher.html)
Full streaming of the album is available here (http://www.radio4.nl/plaatpaal-player/268/1/ferne-geliebte-christian-gerhaher.html)
20/08
EXCELLENT!!!! Can't wait for this! :)
Fischer/Budapest Mahler 1 due next month.Good news!
And I can't wait to know if Fischer 6th was included your comparison thread!Not in comparison, Fischer already a great conductor. His M1 will be a must-buy if it matches the quality of the other three.
We may now be sure Fischer is the next great conductor we will have a full Mahler symphony cycle of in a few years. What great times these are for Mahler fans ;D
And I can't wait to know if Fischer 6th was included your comparison thread!
We may now be sure Fischer is the next great conductor we will have a full Mahler symphony cycle of in a few years. What great times these are for Mahler fans ;D
IIRC, Fischer has been reported as saying he's not interested in doing a complete cycle. ...
Indeed, he has been reported as saying that. :) http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/10/interview-with-ivan-fischer.html (http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2006/10/interview-with-ivan-fischer.html)
Again, into which thread do (re-)releases like this one go? :-\
(Spotted at IT.)
Brilliant is reissuing their Kuchar/Nielsen cycle.
Pre-order at Amazon UK is £18.35 for 8 CDs. I might have to buy that.
Also due in August: Mahler 1 from Fischer/Budapest, and Brilliant is reissuing their Kuchar/Nielsen cycle.
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64
Cinderella, Op. 87
Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 'Classical'
Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78
Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60
Ivan the Terrible, Op. 116 - concert oratorio (ed. Stassevich)
Where'd you find this info? I'm interested to find content listings for the various other reissues in the series...
(Thanks, by the way, that looks like a handy "hits collection", but the conductors' names really pique my interest.)
Again, into which thread do (re-)releases like this one go? :-\
(Spotted at IT.)
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L.v.Beethoven
Complete String Quartets
Tokyo String Quartet
(First Cycle)
RCA (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0042ZH8RC/nectarandambr-20)
How's that Tokyo Beethoven? Comp/contrast with the harmonia mundi Tokyo Beethoven, anyone?
Isabelle Faust is completing her solo Bach:
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How's that Tokyo Beethoven? Comp/contrast with the harmonia mundi Tokyo Beethoven, anyone?
I've just been playing this. Disc 1 (in the listening thread) and Saturday disc 3 (Cramer; new to me) and a reasonably lightweight Schubert Trout (compared to more traditional, romantic versions). Great value this set (I have disc 2 as a single issue from before, so it's not a priority to play that again, but it is very fine).I missed that! Although, the release comes out in another month in the US, so I still feel I was in the right thread at the time. But now I am stuck somewhere in between. :)
I missed that! Although, the release comes out in another month in the US, so I still feel I was in the right thread at the time. But now I am stuck somewhere in between. :)Play this:
This September, Naxos begins a series of the Villa-Lobos symphonies!
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This September, Naxos begins a series of the Villa-Lobos symphonies!
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These also look intriguing.
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So CPO will no longer be the only game in town. And Sao Paulo, too.... have they moved to Naxos from BIS?
I like his complete Dowland very much (now issued on Brilliant). This should be rewarding.
Sao Paulo moved from BIS to Naxos I think because of the conductor situation - the departure of John Neschling and the arrival of Marin Alsop.
And I actually listened to the Lindberg disc already! Click (http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,9.msg648780.html#msg648780)
So CPO will no longer be the only game in town [for Villa-Lobos]. And Sao Paulo, too.... have they moved to Naxos from BIS?
A.) Finally. I've long maintained that, uneven as the music is, the CPO performances don't do the music justice -- and are played based on scores that -- so I've been told -- are not particularly accurate or good. Now we canseehear if that was indeed the case.
The Sao Paulo Orchestra Association (OESP), which is much more than just an orchestra, has collected, edited, and issued the new (as for now definitive) scores of these symphonies and they long had plans to make recordings of them. Glad to see that come to fruition, at last.
B.) "Moved to NAXOS" -- it's all a matter of who is willing to release the music for them... and Brian is right: As Alsop moved down there (http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2011/02/side-notes-marin-alsop-nova-regente-em.html (http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2011/02/side-notes-marin-alsop-nova-regente-em.html)) it made it Naxos an obvious choice. Good as far as distribution is concerned -- they'll reach more people. Perhaps a minor step down as far as label-reputation is concerned.
Considering that Koopman's first try on this collection is largely OOP
It recently turned out to be my introduction to these works. A kind SymphonyShare member uploaded it, album cover and all. :)
Considering that Koopman's first try on this collection is largely OOP, this new recording results interesting:
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http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Sonaten-f%FCr-Violine-Cembalo-BWV-1014-1019/hnum/2883757
OMG, another recording of these works? :o
I can't keep up anymore - though I did a survey over a year ago or so and ended up adding Malgoire/Rannou (Zig-Zag) to my Kuyken/Leonhardt set. Since then I have seen some notable new recordings, specifically Fernandez/Allard (Flora) and another that you or premont recently posted of which I forgot the details...(please remind me)
But how many can one have? :o ;D
Q
c'mon, Q, we're not the right people to respond that crazy question! ;D
Maybe this one?
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http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Sonaten-f%FCr-Violine-Cembalo-BWV-1014-101910211023/hnum/1596687
Yes, and maybe this one as well...very tempting... ::)
Maybe I "need" one more? ;D
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https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Sonaten-f%FCr-Violine-Cembalo-BWV-1014-1019/hnum/4916415
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Do you mean this new Koopman recording, Navneeth?
No, I meant his first try on this collection, with Ms. Wallfisch.
Huggett, I guess. Unfortunately, I don't have that set.
I listened to Banchini one time via NML and I think I'll pass this time, at least until a new listening. I was not very impressed.
Oops. I had a feeling that I ought to have checked the name before typing. :-[
Link to FLAC files available here: https://groups.google.com/d/msg/Symphonyshare/7XRRJ3cdnQU/KN66s1Er00EJ
It was unnecessary, Nav. You know, there is always a kind member of this board avidly waiting for and enjoying the opportunity of correcting another illustrious members. ;) ;D :P
To each his own obsession: some like piling up discs on the shelf...
For now the Fernandez/Allard is on the shopping list, though Fernandez' solo recordings will take priority.Yes, his sonatas & partitas are mandatory.
And what do you think of the Deuter/Grisvard? I'm listing to samples right now. I like his tone, and he embellishes, which is nice. Seems like quite a swift and spirited performance.I'm still waiting for that set, ordered from Italy. When it arrives I will comment my opinion.
They were just waiting for Mirror Image to leave first ;)
Mirror Image left? Well, well I am behind with knowing what goes on of GMG already. Why did he leave, anyone knows?
To be precise, he has only taken a break from GMG to economically empower the merchants of some other genre of music.
This September, Naxos begins a series of the Villa-Lobos symphonies!
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Three new releases from Brilliant to which I look forward (well, at least one is a re-release):
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Simone Stella plays Buxtehude's Organ Music
Oh, and they've also boxed up all the Clementi mini-boxes. ;D
Three new releases from Brilliant to which I look forward (well, at least one is a re-release):
Nicer cover art compared to the usual fare.Reminds me of historical recordings, e.g. Ysaÿe.
And finally, out of OOP-dom comes the Shostakovich Edition, with a worried-looking Dmitri on the cover.
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It's about time they reissued this box. I bought the original set (with the red cover) when it came out and before I could blink my eyes it became out-of-print. This will be a good opportunity for Shosty fans who missed the original box the first time around to buy it.
Edit: Wait a minute here, the Brilliant Classics set called The Shostakovich Edition had 27 CDs. This new set coming out has 51 CDs. ??? WTF?
24 extra CDs? That's interesting.
The Amazon write up is, as usual with not yet released sets, very uninformative. They mention Barshai doing the symphonies, which I have; Galina and Slava doing Lady Macbeth, which I presume is the EMI recording I have; Oistrakh and Slava doing the violin and cello concertos--well I have them both, but possibly different recordings. Who does the string quartets, the other chamber works, and the song cycles?
It's about time they reissued this box. I bought the original set (with the red cover) when it came out and before I could blink my eyes it became out-of-print. This will be a good opportunity for Shosty fans who missed the original box the first time around to buy it.Complete but rather disorganized CD listing (http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00424463)
Edit: Wait a minute here, the Brilliant Classics set called The Shostakovich Edition (the red box -- the one I own) has 27 CDs. This new set coming out has 51 CDs. ??? WTF?
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Schornsheim and Belder is Bach's harpsichord concerti. (I don't whether these are licensed, newly produced, or a mix of both.)
(http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B008GAXUYE/?tag=goodmusicguideco-21)
Complete but rather disorganized CD listing (http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00424463)
And finally, out of OOP-dom comes the Shostakovich Edition, with a worried-looking Dmitri on the cover.
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That looks very interesting, especially for the songs.At least yesterday that was listed under new releases at mdt.co.uk at £ 0.00.
This looks promising...
Steinbacher and Petrenko performing Prokofiev? Looks mighty tasty.
*squeals*Way cool! Next stop, Naxos!
Just discovered the next Da Capo disk of Vagn Holmboe will be his works for guitar.
http://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recording-vagn-holmboe-solo-and-chamber-works-for-guitar.aspx
Certainly... sounds as if it would be a really wonderful recording! :) Do you know when it is being released, John?
Yeah Daniel, it comes out Sept. 25th. I do think she'll do well in these concerti. Have you heard here Shostakovich VC recording? The only thing that I didn't like about the recording was the slow tempi Nelsons used in the last movement of Violin Concerto No. 1. It just didn't feel right. Everything else, though, sounded great to these ears.
This looks promising...
Steinbacher and Petrenko performing Prokofiev? Looks mighty tasty.
it comes out Sept. 25th.
Three new releases from Brilliant to which I look forward (well, at least one is a re-release):
[images hyper-linked to Amazon UK]
Simone Stella plays Buxtehude's Organ Music
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And no Song of the Forests!
Complete but rather disorganized CD listing (http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00424463)
Thanks for the response, John. I shall certainly keep my eye out for this! :)
No, I have not heard that recording yet but am certainly interested in it. I do need some more recordings of the Shosty concerti, so have been watching Karlo's recent posts and your responses on the 'considering thread'. :)
I agree, it certainly looks very tempting!
Well, in Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 I've narrowed my recommendations down to three: Batiashvili/Salonen, Khachatryan/Masur, and Steinbacher/Nelsons. For the Violin Concerto No. 2, Khachatryan is the best I've heard, although Steinbacher is good, but I think Khachatryan gets inside of this concerto a bit more.
Out in in October :
The Hurwitzer in classicstoday panned the selection as well. Let's hope for more boxes.
Shows up if I search on Ormandy:
http://www.classicstoday.com/?s=ormandy&submit.x=10&submit.y=10
His description of it sounds even worse than it looks.
Oh my goodness...oh my goodness...oh my goodness....YES!!! Finally! Salonen's Violin Concerto on CD! Coming Oct. 16th!
Oh my goodness...oh my goodness...oh my goodness....YES!!! Finally! Salonen's Violin Concerto on CD! Coming Oct. 16th!
I've learned my lesson with Boccherini to pick & choose, so I think I'll pass on this rather daunting box set... :o
But I'm sure there will be takers around? :D
Detailed information on the Brilliant site. (http://www.brilliantclassics.com/release.aspx?id=FM00417753)
Q
Seems to me I posted this some time ago, but there seems to be interest enough to make it worth posting again:
http://www.youtube.com/v/mbBw03Q_3zw
Was it you, Harry, or someone else who was not very satisfied with Pixeddu's performance of the cello sonatas that's part of this set?
A sizeable chunk of it consists of the Magnifica Comunita recordings of the quintets, which I have already--but they may make the set worthwhile for someone else who doesn't have them. But by my count I have 21 CDs out of the 37 included here, so I will definitely pass on this one.
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Great! More Schubert. ::)
Correction: PI Schubert. With Minkowsi waving the baton. :P
Great! More Schubert. ::)
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Sounds like it would be an excellent set. I only have Harnoncourt's Schubert at the moment and am keen to own another set, maybe this will be one I will invest in at some point in the future. :)
Sounds like it would be an excellent set. I only have Harnoncourt's Schubert at the moment and am keen to own another set, maybe this will be one I will invest in at some point in the future. :)There's also this Mackerras & OAE 2-fer with 5, 8 & 9, and quite cheap. Excellent performances, too.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GlraZfTFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg)Hmmmm. I like Minkowski, but he sounds a bit underpowered in the clips I could find (both audio and video). For exmple:
Watching the video of this here No.8(9), absolutely in love. But with how close I keep my already owned Minkowski discs to my player (Berlioz, Haydn, Rameau) I'm not surprised. And nothing can beat a live performance. On the second movement Andante now, so animated and playful yet so romantic, this movement not only represents the best of Schubert, but the best of the genre.
Thanks for the post (who ever first posted it) this is making my week!
Hmmmm. I like Minkowski, but he sounds a bit underpowered....I thought so, too, lacking a bit of the verve and zest that make his Mozart and Haydn so smashing!
Daniel, I'm gung-ho on the Kertesz/WP for the Schubert symphonies. Just another recommendation. :)
If still in print the Bruggen set is great. I want to pick up another set soon, I was going to go with Marriner but I guess now I can go with Minkowski instead! :)Thanks for the recommendations, Ray and Dave! :)
There's also this Mackerras & OAE 2-fer with 5, 8 & 9, and quite cheap. Excellent performances, too.Thanks for this, Karlo. My dad owns this 2-fer, certainly excellent performances! :)
Sounds like it would be an excellent set. I only have Harnoncourt's Schubert at the moment and am keen to own another set, maybe this will be one I will invest in at some point in the future. :)Daniel, my inclination from watching the videos is Harnoncourt and Minkowski will be fairly similar... Harnoncourt's my only set too, so now Ray's post has me very much wanting to buy the Kertesz cycle! And the Minkowski cycle!
Daniel, my inclination from watching the videos is Harnoncourt and Minkowski will be fairly similar... Harnoncourt's my only set too, so now Ray's post has me very much wanting to buy the Kertesz cycle! And the Minkowski cycle!Yes, Ray's post has me very much wanting the Kertesz cycle too, it sounds great! And the Minkowski cycle too of course! ;) I really do love Schubert's symphonies. :)
W/r/t Minkowski's 8(9), the opening introduction had me rather worried, but the main allegro is simply riveting - perfectly paced, vibrantly played, maybe a tiny bit underpowered but I hope that's due to the recording quality.
, so now Ray's post has me very much wanting to buy the Kertesz cycle!
I've been blabbing about the Schubert (Kertesz/WP) set for SO long, I'll probably be banned from the site, out of people being sick and tired of me mentioning it. ;D :D 8)
Please don't troll, you're better than that. I know you are.
(http://media.mdt.co.uk/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/9/1/9154732.jpg)Excellent! :D
I see he has moved up from Naxos to EMI! :)That's happened a while ago:
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Alpha's about to release Faure's piano quintets with the Quatuor Ebene and Eric Le Sage. Forgive the lack of accent marks. Sounds like a very exciting release.Does that mean Ebene is leaving EMI? Or is this just a one time fling?
Oh, and
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Does that mean Ebene is leaving EMI? Or is this just a one time fling?My understanding from meeting a gossipy Naxos employee in a pub July '11 was that Petrenko's contract with EMI (then still being negotiated, I think) would be an exclusive deal, meaning that Naxos would need to scramble in order to record the remaining DSCH, or plead for some kind of one-off exception by EMI allowing Petrenko to finish his work. I never did find out what happened; we the CD-buying public should know soon, I guess.
Sergei is well and good, but he needs to get DSCH finished!
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They look great! I hope Petrenko is as brilliant as he is in Shostakovich's symphonies, in those Rachmaninov's recordings.
Petrenko was already a noted Rachmaninov conductor before he recorded these for EMI. You should check this CD out:That's a great disc, although I've only heard it from Spotify. Ilaria should be all over it.
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To put it simply: you need this album, Ilaria.
That's a great disc, although I've only heard it from Spotify. Ilaria should be all over it.
That's a great disc, although I've only heard it from Spotify. Ilaria should be all over it.Aye, not a new disc, but a great one, indeed. Nice alternative to Ashkenazy!
Petrenko was already a noted Rachmaninov conductor before he recorded these for EMI. You should check this CD out:
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To put it simply: you need this album, Ilaria.
That's a great disc, although I've only heard it from Spotify. Ilaria should be all over it.
Yes, she should. :)
Aye, not a new disc, but a great one, indeed. Nice alternative to Ashkenazy!
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http://www.youtube.com/v/zFRreJxXDFw
This seems to be a reissue of the Sony recordings - strongly recommended. :)Just in time to compete with:
This seems to be a reissue of the Sony recordings - strongly recommended. :)Wow! I didn't know this existed. Guess I will spend some quality time on Naxos Music Library comparing Immerseel and Minkowski. By the way, what a beautiful cover.
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http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Franz-Schubert-1797-1828-Symphonien-Nr-1-9/hnum/3169903
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From Bridge:
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Marcia Clark?;D
;D
A dead ringer.
Doesn't look the same now, however. See:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/23/marcia-clark-after-simpson-trial (http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/may/23/marcia-clark-after-simpson-trial)
This seems to be a reissue of the Sony recordings - strongly recommended. :)
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http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Franz-Schubert-1797-1828-Symphonien-Nr-1-9/hnum/3169903
Speaking of, I only realised recently that Barenboim's Schubert cycle had been quietly rereleased. Has anyone heard it?His mother, probably.
His mother, probably.
Speaking of, I only realised recently that Barenboim's Schubert cycle had been quietly rereleased. Has anyone heard it?
Thomas Fey Haydn update: 89, 102, and Sinfonia concertante in B flat.
Is it just me or is this a spectacular cover?It's a spectacular photo. Great light and depth of field and perfectly suited to the title.
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(http://www.jpc.de/image/w600/front/0/0852188003072.jpg)! Must hear! Could well best Mackerras, my current reference.
Interesting! :)
Is it just me or is this a spectacular cover?
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(http://cdn.naxosmusiclibrary.com/sharedfiles/images/cds/hires/BIS-1947.jpg)Ha ha! Even smaller! (Not so spectacular now, is it?) :D
Ha! Smaller!
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Historically informed performances on period instruments.
This series will include around 17 CDs (chamber music, complete violin concertos & all orchestral works).
This is the second volume, the first one was this:
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Unfortunately, the only recording I own is with Fabio Biondi on the Opus 111 label. A great recording though.
Speaking of Locatelli, there's a single CD of selected concertos from Op. 2 (I think, don't have the CD handy) on Harmonia Mundi, performed by the Freiburgers.I've waited a very long time for a follow up to that disc. I don't feel the urge to sit with half of the op 2, however much I love the Freiburgers. Sometimes I don't understand record companies.
And here are the details on Yevgeny Sudbin's newest BIS recital (http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/BIS/BIS1828).
Presto presents listings alphabetically, rather than in the order works are presented on the CD itself, but here are the contents:
Liszt:
Funérailles (Harmonies poétiques et religieuses, S. 173 No. 7)
Transcendental Study, S139 No. 11 'Harmonies du soir'
Sonetti di Petrarca (3) for piano, S. 158
Ravel:
Gaspard de la Nuit
Saint-Saëns:
Danse macabre, Op. 40 (based on the transcription by Franz Liszt)
This title will be released on October 29, 2012.Thank you, North Star. As a Shipway's admirer, I will buy it though I am very pleased with Kempe's,Haitink's and Karajan's.
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http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/BIS/BIS1950
Ha ha! Even smaller! (Not so spectacular now, is it?) :D.
Seriously, BIS is hit and miss but this one is a bulls eye. We have an awful covers thread. Where's the great covers one?
I just found out that Australian Eloquence are rereleasing Abbado's famous recording of Prokofiev's 3rd!
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/lang/en/currency/EUR/hnum/1286320/art/Joseph-Haydn-1732-1809-Symphonien-Nr-1-759496100107108
Thanks, Eric, for the alert. Of course, Harry's insider info saved us all from going :o! ;D It's such a bitter-sweet release, especially for ardent fans: it's all in a box -- yet still incomplete.
I do not understand, I was told it would be complete when I told of this release several months ago :o
Sarge, let us know what you think of this one when your copy arrives.
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Thanks, Eric, for the alert. Of course, Harry's insider info saved us all from going :o! ;D It's such a bitter-sweet release, especially for ardent fans: it's all in a box -- yet still incomplete.
I do not understand, I was told it would be complete when I told of this release several months ago :o
???
From what I remember, you told us the extant recordings were all going to be boxed up. Had you actually mentioned that they were planning to complete it, wouldn't we have see Gurn jump up in joy? ;D ;)
As I see from the advert in Amazon France, it shows just 32 disks, which would mean that they still haven't put in the disk (now on BBC) with #76 & 77. Yes, Navneeth, you would see me jump for joy. Might rattle a tectonic fault or two, but what's an earthquake vs that :D
Right now, Brüggen & Co. working out on Schubert's Bb (2nd) Symphony. Nice little box here. :)
8)
33 CDs according JPC: Symphonies Nos.1-75, 94, 96, 100, 107, 108. I think these are his complete recordings on Decca.
Mozart created the medium of the Clarinet Quintet K581 by means of a process that involved a number of preliminary experimental fragments, all of which can also be heard on this disc. Like the Clarinet Concerto, the Quintet K581 was intended for Stadler’s basset clarinet in A, which was furnished with an additional four semitones at the bottom of the compass. Colin Lawson’s boxwood basset clarinet (modelled on Viennese instruments of the period) was especially created for him in 1988 by the Cambridge maker Daniel Bangham. For the Allegro in F K580b he plays the more brilliant clarinet in C and is joined by Michael Harris (basset horn). The Allegro K516c features the extremely rare Bb basset clarinet used elsewhere by Mozart only in the virtuoso obbligato to ‘Parto, parto’ from La Clemenza di Tito. Colin Lawson, described by BBC Music Magazine as ‘the doyen of period clarinettists’ explores Mozart’s original sound world in partnership with his colleagues from The Revolutionary Drawing Room.
As I see from the advert in Amazon France, it shows just 32 disks, which would mean that they still haven't put in the disk (now on BBC) with #76 & 77.
Saw this one on the GMG 'Releases this Week' banner:
Looks very exciting indeed! Weilerstein's performance with Barenboim and the Berlin Phil of the Elgar I remember as being one of my favourite performances of the concerto, so I really look forward to hearing a recording of her performance!
Weilerstein's performance with Barenboim and the Berlin Phil of the Elgar I remember as being one of my favourite performances of the concerto, so I really look forward to hearing a recording of her performance!It was one of the ideals deals I considered for about 5 seconds. Memories of Barenboim's horrendous Elgar recording with his wife on the big fiddle gave me the willies!
Some of classic recordings coming back soon :D
Gustav Leonhardt and Tafelmusik performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto and Violin Concertos
http://tower.jp/item/3164155/J-S-Bach%EF%BC%9A-Brandenburg-Concertos,-Violin-Concertos,-Harpsichord-Concerto,-etc%EF%BC%9C%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A3%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%A4%EF%BC%9E
Bylsma and Asperen performed Bach's Cello Suites and Sonatas for Viola da Gamba
http://tower.jp/item/3164158/J-S-Bach%EF%BC%9A-Suites-for-Violoncello-Solo-BWV-1007-BWV-1012,-etc%EF%BC%9C%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A3%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%A4%EF%BC%9E
New on Naxos!
A new Nelsons release:
:D :D Looks very exciting! Nelsons really is one of the most exciting, incredible conductors around in my opinion. Hoping to see him conduct this work in concert next year. :)
Some of classic recordings coming back soon :D
Gustav Leonhardt and Tafelmusik performed Bach's Brandenburg Concerto and Violin Concertos
http://tower.jp/item/3164155/J-S-Bach%EF%BC%9A-Brandenburg-Concertos,-Violin-Concertos,-Harpsichord-Concerto,-etc%EF%BC%9C%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A3%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%A4%EF%BC%9E
Bylsma and Asperen performed Bach's Cello Suites and Sonatas for Viola da Gamba
http://tower.jp/item/3164158/J-S-Bach%EF%BC%9A-Suites-for-Violoncello-Solo-BWV-1007-BWV-1012,-etc%EF%BC%9C%E5%AE%8C%E5%85%A8%E7%94%9F%E7%94%A3%E9%99%90%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%A4%EF%BC%9E
A new Nelsons release:
And it gets better...Cannot see this one!
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Stumbled upon some interesting new box sets on Naïve! :)
Not as much new as repackaged:
http://www.channelclassics.com/complete-sonatas-for-violin-and-piano-mozart.html (http://www.channelclassics.com/complete-sonatas-for-violin-and-piano-mozart.html)
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Priced as 4 discs.
Finally! (Although Mr. Cooper's pose is rather weird.)But Podger is well aware of Cooper, and has her martial arts / catfight pose ready if he tries anything ;D
But Podger is well aware of Cooper, and has her martial arts / catfight pose ready if he tries anything ;DActually, the image has been edited to conceal the fact that period instruments are being used. Very suspicious…
Noticed while browsing the JCP website last night (although I didn't click to find out the details) a listing for release on October 15 (in Germany, obviously)
Beethoven: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1
Belcea Quartet
So it looks like we have another cycle on the way....
Actually, the image has been edited to conceal the fact that period instruments are being used. Very suspicious…
But Podger is well aware of Cooper, and has her martial arts / catfight pose ready if he tries anything ;D
Stumbled upon some interesting new box sets on Naïve! :)
Less recent:
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A new (and great) re-release:
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12 CDs
http://www.warnerclassics.com/release,FransBruggenEdition_6166.htm
http://www.grainger.de/dbe/cds/reccds/brueggen14.html
Maybe Universal thinks it is too soon for that? ::) (Though he is 78 now..)
Q
Graupner and the chalumeaux look like an interesting offer, isn't it? :)
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Indeed! :) I spotted that as well. Will have to make a comparison with the Veilhan recordings.
Q
Thank you. Letzbor has yet to let me down on the three of his recordings I have, so hopefully this will be four in a row.
What the!
Analekta new release of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos (Ensemble Caprice), with a twist:
“This is no ordinary recording of J.S. Bach’s six masterpieces of Baroque instrumental music. For starters, the pieces are interwoven with period-instrument transcriptions of piano music written in the early 1950s by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It seems like a crazy mishmash, unless you happen to know that Shostakovich drew inspiration for his Op. 87 set of 24 preludes and fugues directly from Bach. With clever, colourful instrumentation and judicious transposition into
different keys by Montreal-based Matthias Maute, old and newer compositions coexist as complements, shedding light back and forth on each other."
His recording with Bernarda Fink of Francesco Conti's Cantate con istromenti is for me the jewel in the crown sofar. I always hope there will one day be a sequel to that with the remaining cantatas - maybe Challenge will be up to the challenge! ;DI think we exchanged views of that in my time as a juvenile on this forum - and I cannot say how much I am in agreement, though I fear this ship has sailed. Caldara and Conti is two Vienna based baroque composers whose flag need to be flown in a more externsive way by some dedicated label (though not to say that we don't soprely need more Hasse, Bononcini and Porpora.....).
Q
In January, Louis Lortie and Edward Gardner team up for Szymanowski's Symphony No 4.
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Measuring up to the recent Broja/Wit will be a stiff challenge, but Edward Gardner's Polish music series is going very well so far.
Here are two more January releases.
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Bergen/Litton duplicating the program from maybe Vasily Petrenko's best CD yet; Christian Poltera playing Barber's cello music.
Yawn.
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Way to go, John. Now Dudamel is pissed.
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Coming in December:
Can't say I'm necessarily looking forward to this recording, but Gergiev has turned in a good 7th on the Philips label. It could be interesting to hear what he has to say with this work now.
It will all depends on the size of the toothpick he conducts with.
In January, Louis Lortie and Edward Gardner team up for Szymanowski's Symphony No 4.That could be very good, I think: I can see Lortie doing a fine job with the solo part (haven't heard his Lutoslawski concerto also with Gardner, but imagine it would suit him pretty well too).
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Measuring up to the recent Broja/Wit will be a stiff challenge, but Edward Gardner's Polish music series is going very well so far.
Wergo's essential reissues from their famous 1960s era Studio Reihe series continue with a recording of music by Karlheinz Stockhausen. The composer's Zyklus fur einen Schlagzeuger is offered in two different versions performed by two different performers, Max Neuhaus and Christoph Caskel. Stockhausen originally wrote the work for the Kranichstein Percussion Competition in 1959. He deliberately did not determine the length of the piece's performance, so as not to be overly specific concerning the work's multiplicity of meanings, the different characters of various performances, or the technical abilities of the players. For Klavierstuck X, performed here by the legendary pianist Frederic Rzewski, Stockhausen combined two extremes. The work is based on the attempt to mediate between relative disorder and order, chaos and balance.
That could be very good, I think: I can see Lortie doing a fine job with the solo part (haven't heard his Lutoslawski concerto also with Gardner, but imagine it would suit him pretty well too).
Brian, do you know Wit's earlier EMI Szymanowski? I'd probably say I tend to prefer those recordings by a hair--particularly the Symphonie concertante thanks to Piotr Paleczny's incisive reading of the solo part. (I guess it's a work that really suits Paleczny, as there was also once a BBC Radio Classics issue where he's also extremely fine.)
On volume four of his widely acclaimed traversal of Mozart's music for solo keyboard, fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout performs on an instrument by Paul McNulty, modeled on a Viennese original by Anton Walter and Sohn (c.1805). The program includes Piano Sonatas in D major K.311 and G major K.283 and the lovely Variations on 'Je suis Lindor' in E flat Major, K.354.
Bezuidenhout's Mozart in January!
Felix s Quartet in A Minor, Op 13, was completed in 1832. The quartet contains an allegro vivace, adagio non lento, allegretto con moto, and presto finale. Each movement is unique in its own way and portrays Felix s powerful voice as a composer. In 1834, Fanny composed the string Quartet in E flat Major. This string quartet contains an eloquent opening Adagio, C minor Allegretto, slow, yet intense, intense Romanze in G minor, and a challenging Allegro moderato finale. Lastly, Felix wrote The Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80, months following Fanny s death. The piece contains an anguished Allegro vivace assai, dark Allegro assai, moving Adagio in A flat major, and Finale that expresses extreme grief up to its anguished closing bars. This powerful piece would prove to be Felix s final piece as he died months after its completion.
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February 12, 2013
Spotted this on GMG's Amazon new releases banner
(actually it was released last month)
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The Amazon write up identifies the soloist as a "fortepianist", so presumably these are PI performances.
Hummel: Piano Concertos Volume 1
Composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837)
Format 1 CD Jewelcase
Cat. Number 94338
EAN Code 5028421943381
Conductor Didier Talpain
Fortepiano Alessandro Commellato
Orchestra Solamente Naturali
About this release
As the vibrant works on this new recording demonstrate, the music of Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778--1837) deserves to be far better known today than it is. While he was one of the most famous and celebrated composers of the Classical period, his popularity declined rapidly after his death, with the onset of Romanticism, and it is only now that musicians have begun to effect a serious revival of his repertoire.
Hummel's parallel career as a concert pianist is evident from the sparkling virtuosity of the works heard on this disc, all for fortepiano and orchestra: they span his development from a young composer in the thrall of his mentor Mozart (heard in the charming Piano Concertino in G) to the drama and supreme virtuosity of his final period of creativity (Introduction & Rondo brillant in F minor). It is clear that Romanticism was beginning to take root during his lifetime; the Piano Concerto in A minor, for example, prefigures Chopin in its delicacy, and it is unsurprising that Hummel's music proved an inspiration to the younger composer.
Alessandro Commellato, Solamente Naturali and Didier Talpain are specialists in the performance of Hummel's works, having already recorded a number of his compositions for Brilliant Classics -- from chamber music to opera. As their performances demonstrate, Hummel's music is highly deserving of revival, and will particularly delight listeners who enjoy the piano concertos of Mozart, Beethoven and Chopin.
Other information:
- The start of an important and exciting series: the complete piano concertos of Hummel played on period instruments.
- First recordings on period instruments, recorded in 2009 and 2010.
- Includes booklet notes and a biography of Hummel.
- Previous releases of Hummel's music on Brilliant Classics include: Piano Septets (94041), the opera Mathilde (94043) conducted by Didier Talpain, and a disc of music written for the Esterházy family (94115), performed by Didier Talpain, Chorus Alea and Solamente Naturali.
- Fortepianist Alessandro Commellato displayed his great skills in the performance of Hummel's Septet (BC 94041) and Solamente Naturali conducted by Didier Talpain proved their championship of Hummel with the recording of the opera Mathilda (BC 94043) and the Masses (BC 94115).
Muy rapido, mi amigo! (and Feliz Navidad, what's left of it!)
[Paging Ilaria]Especially as it, as an original jacket collection, mostly will contain 30 CDs worth of music.
New Old Release:
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Even with 50 discs, I wonder if it will cover all the solo piano and his conducting, let alone concerti and chamber music.
I ran across mention of new EMI Icon releases for early 2013: Constantin Silvestri, Brigitte Fassbaender, Arturo Toscanini, Boris Christoff, and John McCormack. I saw these listed as forthcoming releases in an "EMI Icon" search under the "Klassik" shop at Amazon.de. Only front covers when I checked; no track listings or back cover pics. I am especially happy about the Fassbaender and Christoff! Too bad I bought her WINTERREISE just a week ago; it will make a chilly gift to some friend.Yeah. At last, the Silvestri icon' boxset will be release. If you want the interesting (but unconventional) way of Russian and Eastern European music, Silvestri is your man.
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New Old Release:
[Spotted at DE]
Even with 50 discs, I wonder if it will cover all the solo piano and his conducting, let alone concerti and chamber music.
Especially as it, as an original jacket collection, mostly will contain 30 CDs worth of music.
Complete track listing available at Decca Classics (http://www.deccaclassics.com/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4785093). 5 CDs of Shostakovich -- enough said.
Violin Concerto No.1 in A minor, Op.99 (formerly Op.77)
Since my first and primary exposure to the work was the David Oistrakh recording, which uses the Op. 99 I did not find anything dodgy about that numeration.
•Op. 77: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor (1947–1948, originally published as Op. 99
Ho capito, and I have seen that cover : )
This Sunday I should have more time for a better-documented post. I thought I had posted somewhat, over at the Dacha, but . . . maybe not.
FWIW, there's another Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_compositions_by_Dmitri_Shostakovich), where it reads:
. . . with a footnote to The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music.
Did we already post this? :)
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Ewald Kooiman; Ute Gremmel-Geuchen; Gerhard Gnann; Bernhard Klapprott (Organ)
This is the first complete Johann Sebastian Bach Organ Edition on Super Audio CD available in surround sound and played on famous historic organs on a label which is famous for it’s experience with organ recordings. In the same time it is a very precious and detailed documentation of the Silbermann organ tradition in the Alsace and includes the most beautiful and important instruments of this organ builder dynasty.
All the recordings have been realized simultaneously in two channel stereo and in five channel surround sound with state of the art equipment using the famous DPA 4006 microphones all over.
The booklet texts have been written by the German musicologist Peter Wollny (Bach-Archiv Leipzig) and by the Alsatian Silbermann expert Marc Schaefer (on the instruments).
I must admit that so far I have never been so keen on Bach performed on Silbermann organs - it's quite another game altogether...
Q
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New Old Release:
[Spotted at DE]
Even with 50 discs, I wonder if it will cover all the solo piano and his conducting, let alone concerti and chamber music.
the complete Lutoslawski symphonies (Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen).Are 2, 3 & 4 new recordings, or reissues of the older ones? (As far as I'm aware, there hasn't been a LAPO/Salonen 1st.)
Coming in 2013: the complete Beethoven symphonies (Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, conducted by Joshua Bell) and the complete Lutoslawski symphonies (Los Angeles Philharmonic, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen).Well, Lutoslawski symphonies by LAPO and Salonen can be great combo. But I have no hope for Bell and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Beethoven. The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is the good, provincing orchestra in Baroque and Classical era (but never IMHO suit with Romantic music) plus the faceless interpreter like Joshua Bell, I can imagine the result.
You left off [citation needed] ; )
Classic example of brain-mush being self-published on Wikipedia. Someone convert "the time-lag between composition and performance is the reason that it was originally listed as Opus 77" into intelligent English.
And we love the especially weaselly passive voice here: "Opus 77 was then allocated to Three Pieces for Orchestra." (God bless Wikipedia: this is the first I ever learnt any such thing. And the most important bit of information here — who did the re-allocating — is conveniently omitted.)
And this was "due to [the] fact" that "Shostakovich shelved the concerto until after Stalin's demise, and then released the concerto under the Opus 99 numeration." The dodgy logical connection aside, while I should revisit the relevant passage in Fay, the composer "releasing the concerto under the Opus 99 numeration" strikes me as mistaking the relation between Shostakovich and publisher for the publication culture of the West.
Ooooh!
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Ooooh!
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Never-the-less I have (of course) ordered it.
Source, please? :)
Take THAT, biches!
(Too bad that in 2016 the orchestra won't exist anymore. Well... not in that form... being merged with the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg. Presumably neither Stéphane Denève nor François-Xavier Roth will hang around beyond that date, anyway.)
Just my opinion but Deneve should've stayed with the RSNO. He was being recorded a lot more than he is right now it seems. Do you know why Deneve left the RSNO, Jens?
(Too bad that in 2016 the orchestra won't exist anymore. Well... not in that form... being merged with the SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg.
FYI recording for Naxos is not something artists really do for the money; also relationships aren't necessarily with orchestras. For instance, the Baltimore and Sao Paulo orchestras are on Naxos owing to the presence of Marin Alsop, rather than vice versa. The SWR orchestras have a longstanding relationship with Hanssler.
I am curious to know the answer to your question, though. The RSNO replaced Deneve with Peter Oundjian, who is comparatively young in the conducting world (just 57!) but is sixteen years older than Deneve. I haven't seen Oundjian or heard his work, but he has been quite successful in Toronto for the last eight years.
Ooooh!
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Nice! Will definitely be getting that one. I'm sure Greg will as well.
Possibly, I love Poulenc's Stabat Mater. But I may need to flip the booklet around. No offense, Stephane.It is a terrible, terrible cover photo. In fact...
there's a new Niu Niu... who knew ?
(I'm sorry...somebody had to do it :-[ ;D )...
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Source, please? :)
Here is a recording that I think will become an addiction for me.
LSO Live: Faure Requiem and Bach Partita in D minor. The conductor is Nigel Short. This is a live recording which employed the crack choir Tenebrae.
What a beautiful disc.
Mike
I agree - this performance is really very nice, and it is one of my favorite works. The English are superb in this repertory.
Two opera sets caught my eye the other day. One, the complete Wagner operas on DG. Two, the complete Verdi works by Decca scheduled for release in a couple months. Does anyone know if libretti are contained with either set? I always assume not with these box sets but since they're bigger labels maybe I shouldn't assume.I don't know the answer, but when it comes to Verdi and Wagner, most of their librettos can be found online. For example - many Wagner libretti can be found at Testament. You will find many libretti at other labels as well, though perhaps only the most well-known. This site has about 3/4 of all Verdi: http://opera.stanford.edu/Verdi/ (http://opera.stanford.edu/Verdi/). Admittedly, translations may be scarce.
Edit: The Youtube ad for the Verdi makes no mention of libretti, just "detailed synopses." Bummer, would have been a no-brainer for someone like me with very few Verdi works.
Admittedly, translations may be scarce.
Yes, I should have qualified my statement with librettos translated in English. http://www.rwagner.net/e-t-opere.html (http://www.rwagner.net/e-t-opere.html) has most of Wagner's, but not his early ones. I always prefer hard copies so as not to have to have my laptop out while listening. I've used Google translator for a few libretti in the past with less than stellar results.You can follow along on Wagner here with a few: http://www.testament.co.uk/default.aspx?PageID=7 (http://www.testament.co.uk/default.aspx?PageID=7). EMI, Brilliant and Decca all have some opera libretti available online. You might have to sign up to get some of them. Maybe someone know if any other labels make librettos available online in some fashion.
FIBICH: Symphony No. 1 in F major, Op. 17 • Impressions from the Countryside, Op. 54
Czech NSO / Marek Štilec
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Daniel Hope does Minimalism. Release date of March in the US. Anyone have a track listing?
Daverz, that Gould is a boxing-up of past Naxos releases.
In Presto we trust for full track list and description! (http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/DG/4790571)
11 Discs of Schoenberg, conducted by Boulez, from Sony.
= I + II? . . .
Watch this space:
11 Discs of Schoenberg, conducted by Boulez, from Sony.
I'm getting really tired of Sony's constant take it out of the catalog then reissue it as a huge box set frame of marketing. Leave music in-print and quit blowing your money on useless reissues I say.
Sony isn't the only 'guilty' party here. EMI is worse, if you ask me, to the point of seeming comical and desperate.
Although I, for one, welcome the recent re-issue of titles from the DHM and Vivarte catalogues (Sony), albeit in cheap boxes.
Sony isn't the only 'guilty' party here. EMI is worse, if you ask me, to the point of seeming comical and desperate.EMI is desperate. They went nearly bust, and the new owners lost a bunch of money on them, begore reselling what was viable to Universal. They even tried to renege on their pension obligations, but AFAIK lost that fight. Why shouldn't they be desperate?
EMI is desperate. They went nearly bust, and the new owners lost a bunch of money on them, begore reselling what was viable to Universal. They even tried to renege on their pension obligations, but AFAIK lost that fight. Why shouldn't they be desperate?
Re-releasing the same recording in a different cover every 6 months doesn't seem to be helping their cause.
For a person just getting into classical music, this can be a good thing...
I think these companies deserve their death.
Why is it a good thing to bring out a new series of recordings, most of which are already available, with nothing but cosmetic changes? ??? Didn't you just say a few posts earlier that you'd rather have them not spend money on re-issues?
SorrySarah ChangYuja Wang as much as I'd like to see you naked, you shouldn't be on the front cover. :P I mean are they selling sex or the music? Anyway, this subject has been touched on many times before on this forum.
I wouldn't go that far, I mean in hindsight EMI, Sony, etc. have employed many people. Seeing them go under, for me, means loss of jobs, which in this fragile economy, this would be an unfortunate event. That said, they should start being more wise and considerate with what they release. Releasing the same old thing over and over again will no doubt send them into a black hole, but need to invest in getting more interesting repertoire recorded and getting younger generation conductors on their recording roster. One plus for EMI is them getting Petrenko who's anything but a slouch. He's a good conductor who has a bright future. Also (WARNING ANOTHER RANT :)), I'm sick and tired of seeing this conductor's face or that soloist's face on the front cover of the recording. What happened to good album artwork to draw the listener into the recording? What happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Sorry Sarah Chang as much as I'd like to see you naked, you shouldn't be on the front cover. :P I mean are they selling sex or the music? Anyway, this subject has been touched on many times before on this forum.
And you ask what happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Now I'm getting angry, actually: YOU happened to them. And by you I mean almost everyone in this forum... always vying for new repackaged cheap boxes, always waiting for a release "to be boxed up for cheap", never buying a single disc at full price... or when it's not available in any other way complaining about it and bitching and moaning about having to fork over 18 quid for a properly made audio recording with liner notes and such. These things don't just materialize from thin air, they have to be paid for.
And you ask what happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Now I'm getting angry, actually: YOU happened to them. And by you I mean almost everyone in this forum... always vying for new repackaged cheap boxes, always waiting for a release "to be boxed up for cheap", never buying a single disc at full price... or when it's not available in any other way complaining about it and bitching and moaning about having to fork over 18 quid for a properly made audio recording with liner notes and such. These things don't just materialize from thin air, they have to be paid for.
And you ask what happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Now I'm getting angry, actually: YOU happened to them. And by you I mean almost everyone in this forum... always vying for new repackaged cheap boxes, always waiting for a release "to be boxed up for cheap", never buying a single disc at full price... or when it's not available in any other way complaining about it and bitching and moaning about having to fork over 18 quid for a properly made audio recording with liner notes and such. These things don't just materialize from thin air, they have to be paid for. But who is willing to pay a decent ('living') wage for liner notes and translations, these days? Do you know how much that costs? Would you pay for it? You personally, I can't tell, obviously. But most people wouldn't. And so the consumer gets what he's willing to pay for. That's why you all get Sony re-re-re-re-packaged box sets, and a few people in the niche get this: http://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/ (http://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/). ;)Frankly, this is utter nonsense. But I've had this argument on this forum before and I am not interested in re-hashing it.
And you ask what happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Now I'm getting angry, actually: YOU happened to them. And by you I mean almost everyone in this forum... always vying for new repackaged cheap boxes, always waiting for a release "to be boxed up for cheap", never buying a single disc at full price... or when it's not available in any other way complaining about it and bitching and moaning about having to fork over 18 quid for a properly made audio recording with liner notes and such. These things don't just materialize from thin air, they have to be paid for. But who is willing to pay a decent ('living') wage for liner notes and translations, these days? Do you know how much that costs? Would you pay for it? You personally, I can't tell, obviously. But most people wouldn't. And so the consumer gets what he's willing to pay for. That's why you all get Sony re-re-re-re-packaged box sets, and a few people in the niche get this: http://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/ (http://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/). ;)
The de Boeck is superbly documented, just as such unknown music needs and deserves.
And someday I'm actually going to listen to it :DI am already curious enough to put it into my shopping cart.
Sarge
Sarge, have you listened to the Currentzis discs yet? By far my top DSCH 14 and very close to tops for the Purcell.
I am already curious enough to put it into my shopping cart.
QuoteAnd you ask what happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Now I'm getting angry, actually: YOU happened to them. And by you I mean almost everyone in this forum... always vying for new repackaged cheap boxes, always waiting for a release "to be boxed up for cheap", never buying a single disc at full price... or when it's not available in any other way complaining about it and bitching and moaning about having to fork over 18 quid for a properly made audio recording with liner notes and such. These things don't just materialize from thin air, they have to be paid for...
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YOU act as if YOU know everyone here. ;D
They do what they do, to make money... not to "send them[selves] into a black hole". However incompetent it looks from afar, or however we might dislike what their actions mean to us, I think it's safe to assume that they know better than you or I what will prevent bankruptcy.
And you ask what happened to intelligent, thoughtful liner notes? Now I'm getting angry, actually: YOU happened to them. And by you I mean almost everyone in this forum... always vying for new repackaged cheap boxes, always waiting for a release "to be boxed up for cheap", never buying a single disc at full price... or when it's not available in any other way complaining about it and bitching and moaning about having to fork over 18 quid for a properly made audio recording with liner notes and such. These things don't just materialize from thin air, they have to be paid for. But who is willing to pay a decent ('living') wage for liner notes and translations, these days? Do you know how much that costs? Would you pay for it? You personally, I can't tell, obviously. But most people wouldn't. And so the consumer gets what he's willing to pay for. That's why you all get Sony re-re-re-re-packaged box sets, and a few people in the niche get this: http://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/ (http://www.theelectricrecordingco.com/). ;)
I see that in March the Eloquence label is reissuing a great Wagner WALKÜRE by Leinsdorf/LSO w/Jon Vickers, George London, Gre Brouwenstijn, Birgit Nilsson, and an anonymous but enthusiastic wind machine. This seems a little odd, because the old Decca edition seems to be both available and cheap:
I wonder if the reissue is remastered? This, surely, is where I'll have to draw the line; unless my income bracket suddenly performs CLASS-SHIFT-UP in the ultra-near future. I'm not a Wagner expert, but I've listened to a huge chunk in the past few years and this Leinsdorf knocked me out when I heard it. Super highly recommended! I listened to it almost on the heels of the famous old B. Walter torso and still it was like hearing the beast for the first time.
Are all/most of the Eloquence editions newly remastered? I'm certain I don't see notes to that effect in all my Eloquence discs.
I enjoy the Haydn/Ax discs of sonatas I have. Sometimes, Ax can be a bit montone/dull for me, but I think he does a good job with the classical era, where perhaps his style is better fitted.
EMANUEL AX PLAYS HAYDN (4cd) [11 mar]
Any opinions on the worthiness of these sets would be much appreciated as the contents are made known; though I shouldn't even be looking at more product with austerity measures on the horizon. Hello recession.
I have not seen mention of these Sony collections, which I ran across while Amazontrawling. The ASINs seem to be dead-ending at Amazon US, but I suspect that is because I found these listings at Amazon Spain; I would imagine the ASINs will work once they get a USA listing?Schoenberg the time travel pioneer? ;D
SCHOENBERG CONDUCTS BOULEZ (11cd) [5 march] (already mentioned, but w/o a cover)
My set of the concertos dates from the 1980s. A definite "get it!" set.
ISAAC STERN PLAYS MOZART (4cd) [5 mar]
I see that in March the Eloquence label is reissuing a great Wagner WALKÜRE by Leinsdorf/LSO w/Jon Vickers, George London, Gre Brouwenstijn, Birgit Nilsson, and an anonymous but enthusiastic wind machine. This seems a little odd, because the old Decca edition seems to be both available and cheap:
I wonder if the reissue is remastered? This, surely, is where I'll have to draw the line; unless my income bracket suddenly performs CLASS-SHIFT-UP in the ultra-near future. I'm not a Wagner expert, but I've listened to a huge chunk in the past few years and this Leinsdorf knocked me out when I heard it. Super highly recommended! I listened to it almost on the heels of the famous old B. Walter torso and still it was like hearing the beast for the first time.
Are all/most of the Eloquence editions newly remastered? I'm certain I don't see notes to that effect in all my Eloquence discs.