Purchases Today

[aligreto]

Kevin Volans: String Quartets 2 & 3 [Balanescu Quartet]

[André]

A new composer for me, the program is interesting and generous (2 discs)

A Midsummer Night's Dream is the only well-known among Mendelssohn's incidental musiken, so the others are nice discoveries. 4 discs for 5€. Nice!

An intriguing issue. I have this composer's Wozzeck but haven't listened to it yet.

[JBS]

I have these

Your CD must be a compilation of the Brull works. They are well worth listening to. The Jadassohn is a tad less interesting, but also worth getting, whether or not you have the CPO recording of his symphonies.
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The same series originally included a CD of Brull's piano music, which I don't think I have, and a piano concerto by a composer named Pabst, which struck me as not worth the effort of recovering it from oblivion.

[André]

Thanks for the comments, it's encouraging. Here's the contents of the Brüll twofer. They seem to be the same performances:

[JBS]

Thanks for the comments, it's encouraging. Here's the contents of the Brüll twofer. They seem to be the same performances:

Yes, that's them. Don't know why the copyright date is given as 2018. Marius seems to have no relation to Igor, btw.

[Harry]

For Christmas, something totally different, but a challenge.....

[Florestan]

For Bruell there is also this:
 


Have it, haven't listened to it. Rave review here: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/may99/brull.htm

[aligreto]

Stanford: Complete Organ Sonatas [Hunter]

[mc ukrneal]

For Bruell there is also this:
 


Have it, haven't listened to it. Rave review here: http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/may99/brull.htm

Have it love it.

[mc ukrneal]

Thanks for the comments, it's encouraging. Here's the contents of the Brüll twofer. They seem to be the same performances:

I have some of these in their original releases. While I like the music, I really find some of the performances disappointing. So I stopped collecting them. I wish a better orchestra would record these.

[Florestan]

Have it love it.

I knew it! 

[André]

[springrite]

Ignaz Brüll: Klavierwerke
Klaviersonate d-moll op. 73; Suite Nr. 2 op. 71; 7 Albumblätter für die Jugend op. 33; Legende aus Suite Nr. 3 op. 76; Sarabande aus Suite Nr. 3 op. 76; Romanze op. 57 Nr. 5; Cavatine aus Suite Nr. 4 op. 80

Rued Langgaard: Symphonien Nr.1-16
+Drapa; Sphinx; Hvidbjerg-Drapa; Danmarks Radio

Per Nörgard: Siddharta (Oper)
+For a Change - Konzert f. Percussion & Orch.   EUR 15,12

Ignaz Brüll: Symphonie e-moll op.31
+Serenaden Nr. 1 & 2; Macbeth-Ouvertüre; Violinkonzert op. 41

[Que]

Filling in the blanks in my Van Nevel collection:

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[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

The fact that I have ordered this just means I have finally given up hope of a complete Markevitch edition from DGG.



The guy was a genius. It'a a crime so many of his recordings are impossible to find.

[Que]

The fact that I have ordered this just means I have finally given up hope of a complete Markevitch edition from DGG.

The guy was a genius. It'a a crime so many of his recordings are impossible to find.

I totally agree with assessment on Markevitch! 

He should have been recorded more - I would definitely be in for a complete edition!
Haven't given up hope.... The stream of complete editions doesn't seem to have dried up just yet.

Q

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

I totally agree with assessment on Markevitch! 

He should have been recorded more - I would definitely be in for a complete edition!
Haven't given up hope.... The stream of complete editions doesn't seem to have dried up just yet.

Q

According to Murphy's law, by buying this incomplete edition I guarantee that they will release a complete edition shortly. Not buying it would cause it to go out of print, which would be worse. Constructive pessimism.

[Roasted Swan]

I totally agree with assessment on Markevitch! 

He should have been recorded more - I would definitely be in for a complete edition!
Haven't given up hope.... The stream of complete editions doesn't seem to have dried up just yet.

Q

The Markevitch disc I wait for still is his recording of Lili Boulanger's Faust and Helene.  Ropey technical recording and pretty ropey orchestral playing - but a stunning tenor and stunning performance.  As far as I know this has never made it onto CD

[André]

Markevitch was extensively recorded, but not always given the best technical conditions. Some of his best recordings emanate from DGG, but he also worked for EMI, Melodiya etc.

EMI has a big 18 cd box in its Icon series. What exactly is missing from the DGG box ?

[andolink]

Trying Gyrowetz today for the first time.  Initial impression:  agreeable music very well played and recorded.