Purchases Today

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The string quartets contain some truly delightful music. I was very happy to have heard them the last year.

Very nice. I've heard of few of them and really liked what I heard. Milhaud is one of those 'popcorn' composers for me --- I buy one recording, I end up with five more. This set of the complete SQs was not cheap either. I bought it second-hand and the price, while not good, was better than I've seen, especially in the condition I bought it in. Milhaud along with Poulenc are my favorite composers from Les Six. I think both of these composers have the most diverse oeuvres of any other member.

[JBS]

Decided to pull the trigger on this
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[Carlo Gesualdo]

Ludwig Senfl -La Caccia- ensemble


Very good interpretation of his works, one pretty album.

I also purchase Plain-chant de la Cathedral d'Auxerre, ensemble Organum (a surprise), I don't know how it will sound.

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Decided to pull the trigger on this
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Belated birthday present to yourself Jeffrey?

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Decided to pull the trigger on this
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I think you made a good choice. The Kodály Quartet Beethoven quartets are very good, and I've heard great things about the Jandó sonatas cycle.

[Que]

I also purchase Plain-chant de la Cathedral d'Auxerre, ensemble Organum (a surprise), I don't know how it will sound.

I love one. 

[JBS]

Belated birthday present to yourself Jeffrey?

More a way of keeping to a budget....and the price has dropped somewhat since it first came out.

I think you made a good choice. The Kodály Quartet Beethoven quartets are very good, and I've heard great things about the Jandó sonatas cycle.

The real reason I got is for all the "rarities", the odds and ends that don't normally ever recorded, or are only used as fillers.  I already have over 40 LvB symphony cycles, 20 piano sonata cycles, and at least a dozen string quartet cycles (including the Talich set that just landed two days ago).   But as best I can tell,  I have at most one or two of the recordings in this Naxos set.

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Purchased some more Milhaud:




I'm not going to lie --- these recordings were difficult to track down. Apparently, there was a box set released of this series from Saphir Productions, but it's OOP.

Also bought:

[André]

Ms. Tanyel doesn't cut a Yuja Wank silhouette, but she tickles the ivories with panache. I bought it mainly for the Chopin, but I'm curious about the Scharwenka.

Note: concerto no 1 in both cases (the right side of the image seems to be cropped)

[T. D.]

Ms. Tanyel doesn't cut a Yuja Wank silhouette, but she tickles the ivories with panache. I bought it mainly for the Chopin, but I'm curious about the Scharwenka.

Note: concerto no 1 in both cases (the right side of the image seems to be cropped)

Wow, Collins Classics.
When reading this thread I subconsciously expect to see fairly recent releases, but Collins shut down before the turn of the century! I own some recordings on the label, mostly bought from Berkshire Record Outlet decades ago. For instance the Tippett string quartets 1-4, recorded before #5 was written - gotta update that one...

[André]

Wow, Collins Classics.
When reading this thread I subconsciously expect to see fairly recent releases, but Collins shut down before the turn of the century! I own some recordings on the label, mostly bought from Berkshire Record Outlet decades ago. For instance the Tippett string quartets 1-4, recorded before #5 was written - gotta update that one...

Yup. 1991 vintage. The disc of concertos 2 and 3 I listened to today is from 1997. A fine label.

[Iota]

Ms. Tanyel doesn't cut a Yuja Wank silhouette

But it appears nonetheless that she may wear a Freudian slip ...

[André]

But it appears nonetheless that she may wear a Freudian slip ...

  (Don't tell anyone).

[Iota]

  (Don't tell anyone).

Heh, wouldn't dream of it.

[T. D.]

Continuing my project of purchasing cheapo recordings containing Cage number pieces:

Definite risk here, but monetary outlay is not large.
I had cut back on recording purchases due to stock market meltdown, but now will be staying at home so much that it'll be my only discretionary spending.

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Just bought:



Somehow I missed this recording whenever it was first released. Decided it was time I rectified that.

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Wow, Collins Classics.
When reading this thread I subconsciously expect to see fairly recent releases, but Collins shut down before the turn of the century! I own some recordings on the label, mostly bought from Berkshire Record Outlet decades ago. For instance the Tippett string quartets 1-4, recorded before #5 was written - gotta update that one...

There were a lot of very good releases on Collins - both musically and technically - a shame it was so short lived but many of those recordings have turned up on Regis/Alto/Naxos under licence

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I just won this in an auction:



The work was recommended to me many months ago I believe by Mandryka. I saw this release in the New Albion catalog, listened to some of the samples, and had to have it. Excited to spend time with the music.

[JBS]

Over the weekend. 

This (which I actually did this past weekend) will probably be my last purchase for a while, given that the ongoing retail shutdowns will probably mean I won't have any work to go to after tomorrow....






For those who are in a buying mood, Arkivmusic is having a one day sale today (March 19).

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