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[Madiel]

And it was especially frustrating in this case at the end because it emerged, days later, that there was a misunderstanding about Mirror Image's completely ambiguous use of the word "after". A misunderstanding that he could have so EASILY cleared up by engaging and saying in some way, "Hang on? Smetana? He's an earlier composer though."

That's all it would have taken. Engagement. But instead there was deliberate ignoring of the content. No interest in clearing this up.

And so yes, at the end my frustration really boiled over. Because I had a such a strong sense of how unnecessary this all was. I was not, at that point, trying to address the pattern of behaviour. I was just pissed off about the pattern of behaviour. That was a clear case where addressing the conflict/misunderstanding WOULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL, and EASY, and he still decided it wasn't worth his effort.

[aligreto]

Stanford String Quartets 1 & 2 [Vanbrugh Quartet]....

[Josquin13]

Today, I purchased two Bohuslav Martinu recordings--a set of his complete works for violin & piano (which will compliment my recording of Josef Suk playing Martinu's Violin Sonatas 2 & 3, and Five Madrigal Stanzas), and a one act ballet, entitled "The Butterfly that Stamped" (which I heard on You Tube & liked):

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-The-Butterfly-That-Stamped/dp/B0000260HO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163910&sr=1-2&keywords=martinu+butterfly

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-Works-Violin-Piano-CD/dp/B001AYAL22/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163878&sr=1-1&keywords=martinu+violin+and+piano

[Spineur]

I'm mucho tempted by this Godard opera. Please report !

So am I.  Here is a positive review on forumopera for those who read french

https://www.forumopera.com/cd/dante-gardez-toute-esperance

[kishnevi]

Today, I purchased two Bohuslav Martinu recordings--a set of his complete works for violin & piano (which will compliment my recording of Josef Suk playing Martinu's Violin Sonatas 2 & 3, and Five Madrigal Stanzas), and a one act ballet, entitled "The Butterfly that Stamped" (which I heard on You Tube & liked):

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-The-Butterfly-That-Stamped/dp/B0000260HO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163910&sr=1-2&keywords=martinu+butterfly

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-Works-Violin-Piano-CD/dp/B001AYAL22/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163878&sr=1-1&keywords=martinu+violin+and+piano

Having just finished a first listen to that violin piano set, I can verify it's well worth getting.

TD 1
UPS delivered The Menuhin Century this evening.

TD 2
Apropos of Martinu, part 3 of my Martinu Project was ordered this evening.


Contents

.   La Revue de Cuisine by Bohuslav Martinu
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Villa Musica Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1927; Paris, France
2.   Sextet for Strings by Bohuslav Martinu
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Villa Musica Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
3.   Madrigals (4) for Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon, H 266 by Bohuslav Martinu
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Villa Musica Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1937; Czech Republic
4.   Nonet for Wind Quintet, String Trio and Piano by Bohuslav Martinu
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Villa Musica Ensemble
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1924-1925; Paris, France

Contents

Works on This Recording
1.   Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra by Bohuslav Martinu
Performer:  Aglika Genova (Piano), Liuben Dimitrov (Piano)
Conductor:  Eiji Oue
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo,  Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943; USA
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue:  Grosser Sendesaal, Landesfunk, Hannover
Length: 23 Minutes 40 Secs.
2.   Concerto for Piano 4 hands by Alfred Schnittke
Performer:  Liuben Dimitrov (Piano), Aglika Genova (Piano)
Conductor:  Eiji Oue
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo,  Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1988; USSR
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue:  Grosser Sendesaal, Landesfunk, Hannover
Length: 19 Minutes 45 Secs.
3.   Hommage à Grieg by Alfred Schnittke
Performer:  Kathrin Rabus (Violin)
Conductor:  Eiji Oue
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1992; USSR
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue:  Grosser Sendesaal, Landesfunk, Hannover
Length: 5 Minutes 21 Secs.
4.   Polyphonic Tango by Alfred Schnittke
Conductor:  Eiji Oue
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Hannover Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1979; USSR
Date of Recording: 2001
Venue:  Grosser Sendesaal, Landesfunk, Hannover
Length: 5 Minutes 6 Secs.

And a CD from Supraphon of Martinu Serenades for which Arkivmusic has no image

Works on This Recording
1.   Serenade for Clarinet, Horn, 3 Violins and Viola no 1 by Bohuslav Martinu
Performer:  Lubomir Legemza (Clarinet)
Conductor:  Oldrich Vlcek
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
Date of Recording: 01/1987/03/1987
Venue:  Dvorák Hall of Rudolfnum, Prague, Czech
Length: 6 Minutes 55 Secs.
2.   Serenade for 2 Violins and Viola no 2 by Bohuslav Martinu
Conductor:  Oldrich Vlcek
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
Date of Recording: 01/1987/03/1987
Venue:  Dvorák Hall of Rudolfnum, Prague, Czech
Length: 6 Minutes 1 Secs.
3.   Serenade for Oboe, Clarinet, 4 Violins and Cello no 3 by Bohuslav Martinu
Performer:  Jan Kolár (Oboe), Lubomir Legemza (Clarinet)
Conductor:  Oldrich Vlcek
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; France
Date of Recording: 01/1987/03/1987
Venue:  Dvorák Hall of Rudolfnum, Prague, Czech
Length: 6 Minutes 6 Secs.
4.   Divertimento for Violin, Viola, Oboe, Piano and Strings "Serenade no 4" by Bohuslav Martinu
Performer:  Zdenek Zindel (Viola), Oldrich Vlcek (Violin)
Conductor:  Oldrich Vlcek
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1932; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 01/1987/03/1987
Venue:  Dvorák Hall of Rudolfnum, Prague, Czech
Length: 7 Minutes 33 Secs.
5.   Serenade for chamber orchestra, H. 199 by Bohuslav Martinu
Performer:  Oldrich Vlcek (Violin), Milan Kohout (Violin)
Conductor:  Oldrich Vlcek
Period: Modern
Written: 1930
Date of Recording: 01/1987/03/1987
Venue:  Dvorák Hall of Rudolfnum, Prague, Czech
Length: 11 Minutes 13 Secs.
6.   Serenade for 2 Clarinets and Strings by Bohuslav Martinu
Performer:  Zdenek Tesar (Clarinet), Karel Rehák (Viola), Ivan Straus (Violin),
Jan Stros (Cello)
Conductor:  Oldrich Vlcek
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1951; USA
Date of Recording: 02/1988
Venue:  Prague Radio Studio No. 1
Length: 22 Minutes 28 Secs.

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[mc ukrneal]

I’m mucho tempted by this Godard opera. Please report !

Will do!

[Mirror Image]

Having just finished a first listen to that violin piano set, I can verify it's well worth getting.

TD 1
UPS delivered The Menuhin Century this evening.

TD 2
Apropos of Martinu, part 3 of my Martinu Project was ordered this evening.


Contents
ContentsAnd a CD from Supraphon of Martinu Serenades for which Arkivmusic has no imageETA
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Pounds the table! All great recordings, although I don't know that Ensemble Villa Musica recording, so you'll have to let me know what you think of that one. I really ought revisit that Serenades disc. I hope you enjoy them all.

[Mirror Image]

Today, I purchased two Bohuslav Martinu recordings--a set of his complete works for violin & piano (which will compliment my recording of Josef Suk playing Martinu's Violin Sonatas 2 & 3, and Five Madrigal Stanzas), and a one act ballet, entitled "The Butterfly that Stamped" (which I heard on You Tube & liked):

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-The-Butterfly-That-Stamped/dp/B0000260HO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163910&sr=1-2&keywords=martinu+butterfly

https://www.amazon.com/Martinu-Works-Violin-Piano-CD/dp/B001AYAL22/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1512163878&sr=1-1&keywords=martinu+violin+and+piano

Oh, great to read! The Butterfly that Stamped is based off Kipling's The Jungle Book. It uses a wordless chorus and it reminds me, in places, of Villa-Lobos. It's kind of like Martinu, but in 'exotic mode' if that makes any sense. My understanding is he didn't think much of the work and it was never performed in his lifetime (I could be misremembering here). So basically, it was a project that was abandoned. Also, a thumbs up for that Supraphon set of the complete works for violin/piano. That's an awesome set.

Edit: I'm sorry The Butterfly that Stamped isn't based off Kipling's The Jungle Book, but a fairy-tale that Kipling wrote as explained in this write-up on the ballet:

After the slapstick ballet Who is the Most Powerful in the World and following immedi­ately after the ballet comedy Vzpoura (Revolt), in which he made ample use of jazz rhythms in period dance forms, the composer wrote another ballet, based on a fairy-tale by the popular English author Rudyard Kipling. Whether the composer was attracted to the theme by his revived interest in Oriental poetry, which had already inspired him at the beginning of his compositional career in the song cycles Nipponari (1912) and Kouzelné noci (Magic Nights, 1918) and shortly before in the ballet Istar, or whether it was the comic-story of the quarrelsome wives of the wise Suleiman, is difficult to say. When, four years before his death, Martinů wrote the cantata on the theme of the ancient Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, it was certainly not a return to his youthful loves, but rather an admiration for mankind's earliest literary and philosophical treasure. Although in the ballet The Butterfly that Stamped we can again, after several years, hear music reminiscent (for the last time and only very remotely) of the composer's Impressionist period, it is already entirely different. We can feel the composer's ironic distance from the Impressionist sound design, with the music accentuating rather the humorous aspect that is in line with the subject of the ballet, and evoking analogies with the present.

The King Suleiman had many wives, some of them handsome, some of them ugly. The latter quarreled with the former until the handsome eventually turned ugly. The wives and their quarrels annoyed the King. Only the beautiful Balkis never caused any trouble. The King, who understood the language of animals, including butterflies, once overheard a butterfly threatening his cantankerous wife that unless she stopped bothering him he would stamp and the whole of Suleiman's palace would disappear from earth. The King was amused by the idea and asked the male butterfly why he had concocted such a silly lie. The butterfly apologized saying that he only wanted to frighten the evil woman. The King released him, curious to know what the butterfly would tell his wife about the royal audience. He then heard the male butterfly boast that Suleiman had actually pleaded with him not to stamp and save his palace from destruction. The beautiful Balkis overheard it and invented a clever trick, knowing that the King could work magic. She persuaded the female butterfly to really make the boastful husband stamp during their next quarrel. The male butterfly did not expect this--after she tried to force him into stamping, he flew to the King and, scared by the idea that his wife could ridicule him for the rest of his life, turned to the King for help. The King turned a magic ring and four Ginnies appeared whom he ordered to make the whole palace disappear as soon as the male butterfly stamps for the first time, and reappear when he stamps again He then sent the butterfly home. There, his spouse yelled at him to change words into deeds and stamp at last--as soon as he did the Ginnies appeared and threw the whole palace up. In the ensuing darkness, the frightened female butterfly flew to and fro, promising never to quarrel again. After Suleiman had a good laugh, he asked the male butterfly to stamp again. The butterfly did, and the Ginnies carried the palace down to its former place. The King's wives, scared out of their wits, ran out from the palace. When told that the earthquake was meant as a warning to the butterfly's choleric wife, they fell on their knees before the King promising obedience forever. The beautiful Balkis was happy and so was King Suleiman.

This interesting Martinů ballet has never been produced on stage because the composer failed to reach an agreement with Kipling's publisher on copyright. The radio premiere of the orchestral suite version of 1966 revealed, though only partially, the originality of the composition.

[Article taken from the Bohuslav Martinu Institute website]

[Que]

Just ordered  (cheaply) at Amazon UK:

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[Harry]

Just ordered  (cheaply) at Amazon UK:

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A superb recording. I enjoyed that performance very much.

[Que]

A superb recording. I enjoyed that performance very much.

I'm looking forward to it! 

[Que]

Ordered yesterday evening:

   

Have to get those Christmas orders in!! 

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[The new erato]

Some bargains from jpc:

[Que]

Nice!! 

[The new erato]

Some discs from a recent one-day europadisc sale:

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All discs from series I am following, from composers that have impressed me.

[Que]

Just ordered - extremely cheap (new) at Amazon UK:

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[milk]

[aligreto]

Just ordered - extremely cheap (new) at Amazon UK:

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I look forward to your comments on that one Que; it certainly looks interesting.

[Mirror Image]

I could no longer resist:

[Que]

I look forward to your comments on that one Que; it certainly looks interesting.

Will do!