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#29000
June 28, 2021, 08:10:50 PM
Quote from: OrchestralNut on June 28, 2021, 05:18:50 PM
I'm sure that recording is quite good.

It is, above all this performance of Souvenir de Florence. Excellent from start to finish.
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#29001
June 28, 2021, 09:27:59 PM
The Tchaikovsky SQ/Souvenir recording I have and referred to as "EMI" is this one, apparently originally recorded on Melodiya:

It's scarcely mentioned by online reviewers (classicstoday, classical.net, musicweb). There seems to be a Gramophone online review, but it's rather vague. The Teldec seems to get the most praise overall. FWIW.  ;)

vandermolen

#29002
June 29, 2021, 01:19:17 AM
Harry's fault!  ;D
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Harry

#29003
June 29, 2021, 01:37:04 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on June 29, 2021, 01:19:17 AM
Harry's fault!  ;D


O dear,  ;D, but be aware the next volumes are equally enticing. Had a quick run through of Volume II & III :laugh:
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

The new erato

#29004
June 29, 2021, 03:12:12 AM
Yes, vol 3 is in the post which I will collect from the post office tomorrow (just returned from a months vacation in Norway).

vandermolen

#29005
June 29, 2021, 05:13:53 AM
Quote from: "Harry" on June 29, 2021, 01:37:04 AM
O dear,  ;D, but be aware the next volumes are equally enticing. Had a quick run through of Volume II & III :laugh:
8)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

André

#29006
June 29, 2021, 06:05:31 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on June 29, 2021, 01:19:17 AM
Harry's fault!  ;D


The two symphonies on the disc are among Wordsworth's best works IMO. Last heard it in February 2019 and gave it an A+. Maybe Toccata Classics will give us the missing symphonies (6 and 7) with these fine artists  ?

Harry

#29007
June 29, 2021, 06:12:29 AM
Quote from: André on June 29, 2021, 06:05:31 AM
The two symphonies on the disc are among Wordsworth's best works IMO. Last heard it in February 2019 and gave it an A+. Maybe Toccata Classics will give us the missing symphonies (6 and 7) with these fine artists  ?

They will
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

André

#29008
June 29, 2021, 06:18:19 AM
Quote from: "Harry" on June 29, 2021, 06:12:29 AM
They will

That's fantastic, Harry, very pleased to hear that !  :)

Mirror Image

#29009
June 29, 2021, 09:47:39 AM Last Edit: June 29, 2021, 09:13:06 PM by Mirror Image
Just bought:



I already own Jurowski's The Sleeping Beauty, so I figured I'd go ahead and finish collecting the rest of his Tchaikovsky ballet recordings. My favorite set of these ballets is Svetlanov on Melodiya, but I imagine these being splendidly performed as well.

Also bought:



As a sort of cap on my recent Tchaikovsky, I bought this DVD with two documentaries:



I love the documentaries Nupen did on Sibelius, so I'm sure he did just as good in these on Tchaikovsky.

vandermolen

#29010
June 29, 2021, 10:38:28 PM
Quote from: André on June 29, 2021, 06:05:31 AM
The two symphonies on the disc are among Wordsworth's best works IMO. Last heard it in February 2019 and gave it an A+. Maybe Toccata Classics will give us the missing symphonies (6 and 7) with these fine artists  ?
Good to know André - I'm looking forward to receiving the CD. I sampled the 8th Symphony on You Tube yesterday and was most impressed.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Mirror Image

#29011
June 30, 2021, 07:55:11 AM
Just bought:



Aho is my favorite contemporary composer, but I'm not quite caught up with the BIS recordings --- there's still about 3 or 4 that I'm missing that I'd like to buy.

Harry

#29012
June 30, 2021, 08:22:10 AM
A composer I never heard from , but his music is to my ears wonderful.
I've always had great respect for Paddington because he is amusingly English and a eccentric bear He is a great British institution and emits great wisdom with every growl. Of course I have Paddington at home, he is a member of the family, sure he is from the moment he was born. We have adopted him.

vandermolen

#29013
June 30, 2021, 10:00:00 AM
I went into the school where I work this afternoon to discover three boxes of classical music being sold off by the Music Dept. for £1.00 per CD for a school charity.
So, for £5.00 I bought the following:

Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht etc (Double Album, Decca)
Great Musical Occasions from Westminster Abbey (VW, Bliss, Stanford, Parry etc)
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring/Apollo (DGG Karajan)
Brahms/Schumann: Symphony No.1 (DGG Karajan)
Khachaturian: Symphony No.3, Festive Poem/Ippolitov Ivanov etc (Chandos) - I already have this one but a spare copy is always useful  ::)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

steve ridgway

#29014
June 30, 2021, 10:13:18 AM
Quote from: vandermolen on June 30, 2021, 10:00:00 AM
Khachaturian: Symphony No.3, Festive Poem/Ippolitov Ivanov etc (Chandos) - I already have this one but a spare copy is always useful  ::)

True, you could get a double CD DJ mixer and do an avant-garde John Cage type thing with them. 8)

Mirror Image

#29015
June 30, 2021, 10:14:53 AM Last Edit: June 30, 2021, 11:09:41 AM by Mirror Image
Quote from: vandermolen on June 30, 2021, 10:00:00 AM
I went into the school where I work this afternoon to discover three boxes of classical music being sold off by the Music Dept. for £1.00 per CD for a school charity.
So, for £5.00 I bought the following:

Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht etc (Double Album, Decca)
Great Musical Occasions from Westminster Abbey (VW, Bliss, Stanford, Parry etc)
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring/Apollo (DGG Karajan)
Brahms/Schumann: Symphony No.1 (DGG Karajan)
Khachaturian: Symphony No.3, Festive Poem/Ippolitov Ivanov etc (Chandos) - I already have this one but a spare copy is always useful  ::)

Those Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Khachaturian recordings are quite good, Jeffrey. Nice finds.

vandermolen

#29016
June 30, 2021, 02:47:26 PM
Quote from: steve ridgway on June 30, 2021, 10:13:18 AM
True, you could get a double CD DJ mixer and do an avant-garde John Cage type thing with them. 8)
Great suggestion Steve!  ;D
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

vandermolen

#29017
June 30, 2021, 02:48:07 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on June 30, 2021, 10:14:53 AM
Those Schoenberg, Stravinsky and Khachaturian recordings are quite good, Jeffrey. Nice finds.
Indeed! Thanks John.
:)
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Mirror Image

#29018
June 30, 2021, 06:16:53 PM Last Edit: June 30, 2021, 06:40:56 PM by Mirror Image
Just bought:



This recording has been lingering in and out of my shopping cart for years even well after my first Tchaikovsky 'phase' was over. Finally decided to buy it as I've heard excerpts from it and definitely wanted the work in its entirety.

vandermolen

#29019
June 30, 2021, 10:59:28 PM Last Edit: June 30, 2021, 11:01:02 PM by vandermolen
John (MI's fault)   ;D

Release 23rd July.
Looks like a most interesting release.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).
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