What are you listening 2 now?

[pjme]

I don't remember hearing about Paul von Klenau before

https://www.sorenrastogi.com/about-paul-von-klenau/

https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/prefaces/4682.html

Very intriguing figure from a very difficult politico-artistic period....( cfr. Badings, Meulemans, Schmitt, de Canteloube etc.).

[ritter]

https://www.sorenrastogi.com/about-paul-von-klenau/

https://repertoire-explorer.musikmph.de/prefaces/4682.html

Very intriguing figure from a very difficult politico-artistic period....( Badings, Meulemans, Schmitt, de Canteloube etc.).

Indeed. In his posthumously published book, Alban Berg und Seine Idole, Klenau's son-in-law Soma Morgenstern made some very derogatory remarks on the Danish composer.

I was not very impressed by Klenau's Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Kornetts Christoph Rilke (Rilke himself authorised the setting of his poems by Klenau), but should revisit the work (or others by the composer).

[Traverso]

The Eton Choirbook

[JBS]

Monday Morning Mahler with Mitropolous in Minnesota

[Harry]

Finally a moment to listen after three weeks of having builders and painters around the house. Not completely done yet, but it's getting there!

Tears of Joy.
English Lute Songs and Secular Music.
Ensemble Zefiro Torna.
Recorded in 2011. (Klara Records)
See details on back cover.


Finally the Klara recordings are appearing on Qobuz, which makes me very happy, for there is a lot to enjoy. Quite a few of them are OOP, so it is doubly welcome. I have chosen this double CD because of it's calming qualities. Meaning, music soothing for ones ears, a good ensemble and singers, and excellently, recorded.

[VonStupp]

Alexander Scriabin
Symphony 1 in E Major, op. 26

Stefania Toczyska, mezzo
Michael Myers, tenor
Westminster Choir
Philadelphia Orchestra - Riccardo Muti

I had heard this recording at University on LP ages ago. I remember nothing of the symphony, except the Liszt-ian epilogue which has rattled around in my brain ever since.
VS

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, 1890 Version. Ed. Leopold Nowak, Berliner Philharmoniker, Zubin Mehta

[vandermolen]

Monday Morning Mahler with Mitropolous in Minnesota

I just bought that CD as well!

[Traverso]

I received this response regarding the bronzing CD.


Dear Mr/Ms .......  ,

We are sorry that you have a bronzed Hyperion CD. Unfortunately, it is now some years since we offered to replace bronzed discs: quite apart from their age (they are all now at least 30 years old) most are no longer available on CD, and I'm afraid that this is the case with your copy of CDA66395 (Gibbons & Lupo: Music for Prince Charles), which was deleted some years ago.

However, in common with the rest of the Hyperion catalogue, the album is now available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify: there are further details at https://hyperion.lnk.to/cda66395.

With apologies not to be able to assist on this occasion,

Edward

Edward Taylor

for Hyperion Records Limited / Universal Music Group

4 Pancras Square, King's Cross, London N1C 4AG

www.hyperion-records.co.uk

[Iota]

Vitalij Margulis (piano)

Margulis kicks off with an extraordinary Op.10/2, conjuring up a lovely counter-melody from a mix of the RH chromatic line and accompanying chords (Cortot does this a little too but not nearly as marked), and uses more rubato than I've ever heard, the end result being the most expressive and singular version I've heard of it. A rather touching echo of a forgotten school of playing in his Op.10/9 too. There's an honest kind of poetry to  his playing so far, which I warm to very much.

[prémont]

I received this response regarding the bronzing CD.

We are sorry that you have a bronzed Hyperion CD. Unfortunately, it is now some years since we offered to replace bronzed discs: quite apart from their age (they are all now at least 30 years old) most are no longer available on CD, and I'm afraid that this is the case with your copy of CDA66395 (Gibbons & Lupo: Music for Prince Charles), which was deleted some years ago.

However, in common with the rest of the Hyperion catalogue, the album is now available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify: there are further details at https://hyperion.lnk.to/cda66395.

With apologies not to be able to assist on this occasion,

Edward Taylor

It can be concluded that bronzed CDs are typically irreplaceable. This is because bronzing most often occurs many years after the purchase, by which time they are usually out of print.       

[steve ridgway]

It can be concluded that bronzed CDs are typically irreplaceable. This is because bronzing most often occurs many years after the purchase, by which time they are usually out of print.       

Once the bronze goes green you're in real trouble .

[Traverso]

It can be concluded that bronzed CDs are typically irreplaceable. This is because bronzing most often occurs many years after the purchase, by which time they are usually out of print.       

An acquaintance of mine responded as follows.

Here is how I read that reply:

Thank you and the many other thousands of collectors who have bought Hyperion CDs over the years and who have kept us in business.
However, now that you have a problem with our faulty products [which has been an issue for some years] please go away and stream like any normal person.
We are not interested in offering any help in this matter.

Not even a download is offered.

[Traverso]

Kagel

conclusion

[SonicMan46]

Devienne, Francois (1759-1803) - Flute Quartets & Concertos - finishing up his flute works last night and this morning - own the top ones, i.e. Barthold Kuijken et al (Barthold on a reproduction one keyed transverse flute by Rudolf Tutz, 1985 after Grenser, Dresden, ca. 1790).

Flute concertos (12) with Claudi Arimany (close colleague of Rampal) and two different orchestras on 3 CDs (well packed into a single jewel case) - only $9 USD at BRO. Now there are two other 'complete' concerto offerings (bottom row), i.e. Andras Adorjan in a box and Patrick Gallois on 3 Naxos discs (have both as Spotify playlists) - so if interested in this aspect of Devienne's output, then plenty to choose.  Dave

 

 

[Spotted Horses]

Saw this recording mentioned, maybe here, maybe on Facebook, Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 1, Josefowicz/Dutoit.



Never heard the piece before. Not a typical romantic concerto. Outer movements are sort of fantasias, the central movement a lithe and aggressive scherzo. Beautifully played.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ned Rorem symphonies.

[steve ridgway]

Kagel

conclusion

I like those Windrose pieces by Kagel - their musicality was quite unexpected .

[Traverso]

I like those Windrose pieces by Kagel - their musicality was quite unexpected .

It is surprising, full of musical insights and rhythmically catchy. The recording of both CDs is more than excellent, although this one sounds slightly better.

[Todd]

Disc 39, the last three Brandenburgs.  These recordings of those works are the worst I've heard.  I will never listen to them again.