New Releases

[Brian]

Gianandrea Noseda and the LSO are doing a complete Prokofiev symphony cycle on the LSO Live label. It's starting with a digital release of the First by itself, but I imagine they'll get to a physical set when they record all seven.

[Todd]

Yes, please.



I'll take this, too.  (Or at least stream it.)



I'm hoping the pace of new Rach releases picks up as this Rach year unfolds.

















Volume 1, you say?



Knapik recorded one of the great takes on Vingt Regards, so I really ought to hear what he can do as a composer.





Worth hearing for the Steingraeber.  (Really, shouldn't some enterprising pianist undertake to complete all or at least all major Wagner transcriptions using a Steingraeber?)



Luisada always compels, and this is an interesting program.  It includes yet another Mahler movement transcription, something I want to hear more of.

[Mandryka]

Wiener was trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied alongside Darius Milhaud, and worked with Erik Satie. He then embarked on a career as concert impresario, composer and pianist. He was the house pianist at the Gaya bar, and later at Le Boeuf sur le Toit. In 1924, a chance encounter with Clement Doucet (who succeeded him at Le Boeuf) brought him into the world of popular music. Already a jazz enthusiast, Wiener found fame with Doucet in the music hall s of Europe as a piano duo,[1] under the name "Wiener et Doucet" in which they performed classical music, hot dance and jazz. The two friends recorded many duos between 1925 and 1937. After the end of the war in 1945, Wiener devoted himself fully to composition, notably film music (working on more than 300), as well as the opening theme music for ORTF's film history program "History speechless" (History without words).

He was of some significance in the promotion of new music, both by his friends in the Les Six (Milhaud, Poulenc, etc.), and by composers such as Schoenberg, Berg and Webern. His compositions involve the use of jazz informed by French wit and elegance.

His daughter, Elizabeth Wiener, is an actress, singer and singer-songwriter.

Jean Wiener published his memoirs in 1978 as Allegro Appassionato.

[Mandryka]

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/william-byrd-music-for-the-virginalls-lydia-maria-blank/ytvooru32xmcc

[Brian]

Coming soon:

Fabio Luisi's new Nielsen cycle in a DG physical box set

Naxos reissuing its historical remasterings of Rachmaninov as pianist and conductor

[Wanderer]

Coming soon:

Fabio Luisi's new Nielsen cycle in a DG physical box set

At last!

[Wanderer]

It's under an hour...

... by 4 minutes. It can easily last over an hour in performance. In comparison, Bruckner's clocks at around 24 minutes and Stanford's other Te Deum at merely 6.

Also, this particular work, apart from its great length, exudes a very pronounced monumentality (many would call it bombastic), appropriate no doubt to its dedication to Queen Victoria, "on commemoration of the 60 years of her reign". In the original meaning of the word in Greek, when something is described as γιγαντιαίο, gigantic, enormity in concept, spirit and execution, not merely in size, is conveyed.

[Wanderer]

Given the existing version of the Requiem is perfectly OK its a shame the Te Deum didn't get the nod first.......

Indeed.

[Mandryka]

Very good on first listen - and a good organ too. I can't find the booklet online but, while looking, I saw that he published a book on Frescobaldi last year

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2022/Jul/Frescobaldi-book.htm

[Mandryka]

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0496/4069/files/7619931307428_BOOKLET_pages.pdf?v=1671628050

[MickeyBoy]

Coming soon:

Fabio Luisi's new Nielsen cycle in a DG physical box set

Naxos reissuing its historical remasterings of Rachmaninov as pianist and conductor

Tell us more, s.v.p. When? Will they be in a box?

[Brian]

Tell us more, s.v.p. When? Will they be in a box?

I saw them on German Amazon with no dates listed but I'd guess April. Yes, should be in a box.

[Mandryka]

https://static.qobuz.com/goodies/87/000155378.pdf

The music, singing and viol parts are executed brilliantly, the music is ravishing and accessible, just a bunch of cool songs with the potential to be 16th century hits - not tavern songs, art songs. It sounds wonderful, like at a concert - just the right amount of hall ambience. Gilchrist is on top form. There's nothing not to like about this.

[Todd]

Furtwangler's LvB on SACD.  PT Barnum comes to mind.



I greedily wish Mr Fukuma would release all solo Rach this year, but I will take what I can get.



A most welcome release.









I wonder if this release results in legal action.

[DavidW]

Furtwangler's LvB on SACD.  PT Barnum comes to mind.

Ah that high definition analog hiss!  Only for the most refined of palettes.

[Mandryka]

[Mandryka]

[Mandryka]

(Sounds really outstanding)

[Mandryka]

[Mandryka]

(Interesting harpsichord and music)

Ha!Just saw why it's an interesting harpsichord. It's a clavichord recorded close!