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foxandpeng

#560
December 23, 2023, 08:58:41 AM
Quote from: Maestro267 on December 23, 2023, 08:46:22 AMYou have to assume they'll go on streaming otherwise what's the point of taking the originals off? Also Lyrita stuff is on spotify so...

Oddly, not all Lyrita releases are streamed on Spotify - Daniel Jones' symphonies being a particular glaring example - but hopefully this will be  :)
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Maestro267

#561
December 23, 2023, 09:30:10 AM
The newest Daniel Jones symphony recordings are all on Spotify. It's just the older ones of 4/7/8 and 6/9 that are missing.

Harry

#562
December 23, 2023, 09:43:14 AM
Quote from: foxandpeng on December 23, 2023, 08:58:41 AMOddly, not all Lyrita releases are streamed on Spotify - Daniel Jones' symphonies being a particular glaring example - but hopefully this will be  :)

They are on Qobuz, thankfully for me. :)
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Harry

#563
December 23, 2023, 09:44:04 AM
Quote from: Maestro267 on December 23, 2023, 09:30:10 AMThe newest Daniel Jones symphony recordings are all on Spotify. It's just the older ones of 4/7/8 and 6/9 that are missing.

True, also on Qobuz.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

foxandpeng

#564
December 23, 2023, 12:20:38 PM
Quote from: Maestro267 on December 23, 2023, 09:30:10 AMThe newest Daniel Jones symphony recordings are all on Spotify. It's just the older ones of 4/7/8 and 6/9 that are missing.

Quote from: Harry on December 23, 2023, 09:43:14 AMThey are on Qobuz, thankfully for me. :)

And that's the challenge now that I have 800+ playlists on Spotify - incomplete sets are a pain, but changing and losing all those playlists is just a step too far. Spotify have me very firmly by the short hairs.

Hopefully Lyrita will be eclectic enough to release more of their catalogue to a wider streaming audience. We'll see...
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Symphonic Addict

#565
December 23, 2023, 01:37:50 PM
Quote from: foxandpeng on December 23, 2023, 08:58:41 AMOddly, not all Lyrita releases are streamed on Spotify - Daniel Jones' symphonies being a particular glaring example - but hopefully this will be  :)

That is precisely the recordings I'm waiting for to be on the streaming services (Symphonies 4-9).
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kyjo

#566
December 23, 2023, 09:01:26 PM Last Edit: December 23, 2023, 09:33:44 PM by kyjo
As much as I love Lloyd's music generally, I have to concede that he had his off days. I recently ordered a physical copy of this CD (since it's not available on streaming), and upon listening, realized I hadn't really been missing out on any masterpieces in his oeuvre:



The PC no. 1, subtitled Scapegoat (for reasons I'm not entirely sure of), is not a bad piece overall - it's predominantly darker and more dissonant than most of Lloyd's other works. There's a characteristically upbeat, catchy Lloydian tune about 3/4 of the way in, that, to my annoyance, only makes one appearance throughout the whole work! The concerto ends in a downbeat, inconclusive, and disappointing manner (maybe intentionally). The PC no. 2 I wasn't really convinced by, though maybe I was just in a bad mood the day I listened. It's structurally a bit disjunct, with some sections that verge on being banal/annoying. The most interesting part is the cadenza where the piano is repeatedly interrupted by the snare drum in a threatening, Nielsenesque manner. These works might grow on me with subsequent listens, but at the moment I certainly wouldn't rank them among the finer entries in Lloyd's output.
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

Maestro267

#567
December 24, 2023, 05:41:56 AM
It's likely to be reissued in 2024 so I'm surprised you jumped the gun.

Brian

#568
December 27, 2023, 07:47:20 PM
I think this answers some questions about how Nimbus will approach their project.

Maestro267

#569
January 02, 2024, 01:25:50 AM
I notice as well that the first movement of No. 1 has all its variations combined into one track, unlike the original release where the individual variations are separately indexed.

Albion

#570
February 03, 2024, 04:22:50 AM
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on December 21, 2023, 05:43:02 PMI guess that there will be a reissue with the symphonies 7-12 as well, and I cross my fingers so that they do the same with the piano concertos.

Symphonies 7-12 are due for release on 5th April. Both 4-disc boxes are very inexpensive, retailing for around £20 each. I hope that Lyrita also box up all of the choral music...
A piece is worth your attention, and is itself for you praiseworthy, if it makes you feel you have not wasted your time over it. (SG, 1922)

Brian

#571
February 03, 2024, 06:04:36 AM
The cheap price may be because Lyrita prints on demand on CD-Rs...?

foxandpeng

#572
February 03, 2024, 07:26:38 AM
Release to Spotify is small snippets only. Will be interesting to see what happens with that...
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Harry

#573
February 03, 2024, 07:35:14 AM
Quote from: foxandpeng on February 03, 2024, 07:26:38 AMRelease to Spotify is small snippets only. Will be interesting to see what happens with that...

Yes me too, in regard to Qobuz. :)
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

foxandpeng

#574
February 03, 2024, 07:37:03 AM
Quote from: Harry on February 03, 2024, 07:35:14 AMYes me too, in regard to Qobuz. :)

Hopefully just a slow release until the initial downloaders have splurged.
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Harry

#575
February 03, 2024, 07:39:15 AM Last Edit: February 03, 2024, 07:41:45 AM by Harry
Well to be exact the First box with Symphonies 1-6 is on Qobuz, IK just saw it, yay, but not yet available for listening, but it's there, yay. ;D  ;D  ;D  Three tracks I can listen too.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

foxandpeng

#576
February 03, 2024, 07:44:54 AM
Quote from: Harry on February 03, 2024, 07:39:15 AMWell to be exact the First box with Symphonies 1-6 is on Qobuz, IK just saw it, yay, but not yet available for listening, but it's there, yay. ;D  ;D  ;D  Three tracks I can listen too.

No such hints on the ol' Spotify yet. Thankfully, Hyperion are being more profligate with their catalogue, so as to offset my disappointment.
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Harry

#577
February 03, 2024, 07:53:26 AM
Quote from: foxandpeng on February 03, 2024, 07:44:54 AMNo such hints on the ol' Spotify yet. Thankfully, Hyperion are being more profligate with their catalogue, so as to offset my disappointment.

I feel for you, as a plaster for the wound, I will tell you how they are when available, and tell of the many felicities ;D  ;D
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

foxandpeng

#578
February 03, 2024, 10:56:14 AM
Quote from: Harry on February 03, 2024, 07:53:26 AMI feel for you, as a plaster for the wound, I will tell you how they are when available, and tell of the many felicities ;D  ;D

Well, thanks. Perhaps some wav files of you humming the main melodies?
"A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people ... then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one's neighbour — such is my idea of happiness"

Tolstoy

Harry

#579
February 03, 2024, 11:31:34 AM
Quote from: foxandpeng on February 03, 2024, 10:56:14 AMWell, thanks. Perhaps some wav files of you humming the main melodies?


;D  ;D  ;D  ;D
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"
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