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[akebergv]

Definitely buying this! Contents listed here but not detailed on release date/label/accompanists

I have added composers to the Amazon listing. The first 27 discs correspond to the earlier 17CD EMI box.

David Oistrakh: Complete Warner

Disc 1: Beethoven

1    Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"

Disc 2: Franck, Szymanowski

1    Violin Sonata in A Major, FWV 8
5    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9

Disc 3: Beethoven

1    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Disc 4: Sibelius

1    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47

Disc 5: Lalo

1    Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21

Disc 6: Bruch, Prokofiev

1    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26
4    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19

Disc 7: Khachaturian

1    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 46

Disc 8: Beethoven, Brahms

1    Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3
4    Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108

Disc 9: Prokofiev, Khachaturian

1    Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94bis
5    Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1

Disc 10: Schubert

1    Octet in F Major, Op. 166, D. 803

Disc 11: Tartini, Mozart

1    Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil's Trill"
5    Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454
8    Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil's Trill" [not in the EMI box]
12    Violin Sonata No. 32 in B-Flat Major, K. 454 [not in the EMI box]

Disc 12: Taneyev

1    Concert Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28

Disc 13: Debussy, Falla, Ysaye, Tchaikovsky, Suk, Kodaly, Wieniawski, Zarzycki

1    Suite bergamasque, L 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens)
2    7 Canciones populares españolas: No. 4, Jota (Arr. Kochanski)
3    Extase, Op. 21 "Poem No. 4" (Version for Violin and Piano)
4    Valse-scherzo, Op. 34 (Arr. Bezekirsky)
5    6 Piano Pieces, Op. 7: No. 1, Liebeslied (Arr. Kocián)
6    "Three Hungarian Folksongs"(Arr. Feigin)
9    Légende, Op. 17 (Version for Violin and Piano)
10    Mazurka No. 1 in G Major, Op. 26 (Version for Violin and Piano)

Disc 14: Brahms

1    Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102
4    Tragic Overture, Op. 81 [not in the EMI box]

Disc 15: Beethoven

1    Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke"

Disc 16: Beethoven

1    Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 (Recorded 1958)

Disc 17: Schubert

1    Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898

Disc 18: Mozart, Prokofiev

1    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 (Recorded 1958)
4    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63

Disc 19: Beethoven

1    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Disc 20: Brahms

1    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Disc 21: Brahms

1    Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A Minor, Op. 102 (Recorded 1969)

Disc 22: Brahms

1    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Disc 23: Beethoven

1    Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56 (Recorded 1969)

Disc 24: Mozart

1    Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207
4    Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 211
7    Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364

Disc 25: Mozart

1    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: I. Allegro (Recorded 1971)
4    Concertone for Two Violins in C Major, K. 190

Disc: 26 Mozart

1    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218
4    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 "Turkish"
7    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, K. 373
8    Adagio for Violin and Orchestra in E Major, K. 261
9    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, K. 269

Disc 27: Shostakovich

1    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 99

Disc 28: Paganini, Wieniawski, Zimbalist, Sarasate

1    Violin Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 7: III. Rondo "La Campanella" (Arr. Kreisler) [Live]
2    From 24 Caprices, Op. 1 (Arr. Kreisler)
7    Fantasy on "Dal tuo stellato soglio" from Rossini's Mosè in Egitto, Op. 24 (Live)
8    Polonaise de concert in D Major, Op. 4 (Live)
9    Etudes-Caprices, Op. 18: No. 5 in E Major (Arr. Kreisler) [Live]
10    Légende, Op. 17 (Live)
11    Concert Phantasy on the "Golden Cockerel" (Live)
12    Spanish Dances, Op. 23: No. 2, Zapateado (Live)
13    Carmen Concert Fantasy, Op. 25

Disc 29: Ernst, Grieg, Handel, Paganini, Lalo, Milhaud, Liszt, Scriabin, Vladigerov

1    Fantasie brillante, Op. 11
7    Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3, Puck (Arr. Achron) [Live, Recorded 1956]
8    Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 3, Puck (Arr. Achron) [Live, Recorded 1958]
9    Keyboard Suites, Vol. 1, Suite No. 7 in G Minor: VI. Passacaglia (Arr. Thomson) [Live]
10    Caprice in C Major (Arr. David for Violin and Piano) [Live]
11    Symphonie espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21: III. Intermezzo (Live)
12    Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: V. Ipanema (Live)
13    Soirées de Vienne, S. 427: Valse-caprice No. 6 in A Major (After Schubert) [Live]
14    12 Études, Op. 8: No. 11 in B-Flat Minor (Arr. Fichtenholz) [Live]
15    12 Études, Op. 8: No. 10 in D-Flat Major (Arr. Szigeti) [Live]
16    2 Improvisations, Op. 7: No. 2, Im Volkston
17    2 Bulgarian Paraphrases, Op. 18: No. 1, Horo
18    2 Bulgarian Paraphrases, Op. 18: No. 2, Racenista
19    Bulgarian Suite, Op. 21: II. Song

Disc 30: Bach

1    Sonata No. 2 in A Major for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1015 [Live]
5    Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016 (Live)
9    Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1018
13    Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019 (Live)
18    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049

Disc 31: Mozart

1    Violin Sonata in D Major, K. 306 (Live)
4    Violin Sonata in G Major, K. 379 (Live)
6    Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, K. 454: (Live)

Disc 32: Mozart

1    Violin Concerto No. 7 in D Major, K. 271a [Live]
4    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, K. 373 (Live)
5    Flute Quartet No. 3 in C Major, K. 285b (Live)
7    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, K. 373 (Live)

Disc 33: Schumann

1    Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 (Orch. Feigin) [Live]
2    Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 105 (Live)
5    Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47

Disc 34: Schumann

1    Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 63 (Live)
5    Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 80

Disc 35: Handel, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Sibelius

1    Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283 "Dettingen": Aria (Arr. Flesch)
2    Solomon, HWV 67, Act 2: Pastorale (Arr. Flesch) [Live]
3    String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3 No. 5: II. Andante cantabile "Serenade" [Live]
4    6 Gesänge, Op. 34: No. 2, Auf Flügeln des Gesanges, MWV K 86 (Arr. Achron)
5    In das Album der Fürstin Metternich "Albumblatt"
6    Novelette for Violin and Piano, Op. 102 (Live)
7    Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51: III. Nocturne (Live)
8    2 Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 87 (Arr. Ekman) [Live]

Disc 36: Kreisler, Falla, Gluck, Schumann, Tartini

1    La précieuse in the Style of Couperin (Live)
2    La gitana (Live)
3    Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin (Live)
4    Sicilienne and Rigaudon in the Style of Francoeur
5    3 Old Viennese Dances: No. 2, Liebesleid
6    Tambourin chinois, Op. 3 (Live)
7    La vida breve, Act 2, Cuadro I: Danza española (Arr. Kreisler) [live]
8    12 Danzas Españolas: No. 5, Andaluza (Arr. Kreisler)
9    Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Arr. Kreisler)
10    Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17 (Arr. Kreisler) [Live]
11    3 Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94: No. 2 (Arr. Kreisler)
12    Violin Sonata in G Minor "Devil"s Trill" (Arr. Kreisler)
13    Variations on a Theme of Corelli (Live)
14    Old Folks at Home "Swanee River" (Arr. Kreisler) [Live]
15    Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven

Disc 37: Grieg

1    Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8
4    Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13
7    Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45

Disc 38: Chausson, Debussy

1    Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 (Live)
5    Poème, Op. 25 (Live)
6    Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau (Arr. Roelens) [Recorded Live 1950]
7    Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau (Arr. Roelens) [Recorded Live 1954]
8    Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens) [Live]
9    Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens) [Live]

Disc 39: Szymanowski

1    Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9 (Live)
4    Mythes, Op. 30 (Live)
7    Nocturne and Tarantella, Op. 28 (Live)
9    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35 (Live)

Disc 40: Tchaikovsky

1    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35
4    Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: I. Méditation
5    Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26 (Live)
6    Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: I. Méditation (Live)
7    Valse-scherzo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 34 (Live)
8    Souvenir de Hapsal, Op. 2: No. 3, Chant sans paroles (Arr. Kreisler)

Disc 41: Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Rachmaninoff, Khachaturian

1    Excerps from Cinderella, Op. 87 (Arr. Fichtenholz) [Live]
6    Excerps from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 (Arr. Borissovsky) [Live]
10    The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33bis: III. March (Arr. Heifetz) [Live]
11    Pastorale (Live)
12    Petrouchka, Pt. 1 "La foire du Mardi gras": Danse russe (Live)
13    Chanson russe (Arr. for Violin and piano) [Live]
14    Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Live)
15    6 Romances, Op. 38: No. 3, Daisies (Live)
16    2 Pieces, Op. 6: No. 1, Romance
17    3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: No. 1 in D Minor (Live)
18    3 Nocturnes, Op. 16: No. 3 in C Minor (Live)
19    Raymonda, Op. 57, Act 2: Grand adagio (Live)
20    3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: No. 1, Allegretto (Live)
21    3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: No. 2, Andantino (Live)
22    3 Fantastic Dances, Op. 5: No. 3, Allegretto (Live)
23    Chanson poème in E Minor "Aux bardes Achougs"
24    Gayaneh Suite No. 1: III. Dance of Aisha

Disc 42: Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev

1    Scheherazade, Op. 35
5    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 19

Disc 43: Mendelssohn, Glière, Glazunov

1    Concertino for Violin and Orchestra
4    Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
7    The Bronze Horseman, Op. 89 (Excerpt)
8    Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82 (Live)

Disc 44: Mozart, Sibelius, Viuxtemps

1    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major, K. 218 (Live)
4    Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
7    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 31 (Live)

Disc 45: Bach, Bruch, Dvořák

1    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041 (Live)
4    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 (Live)
7    Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 53, B. 108 (Live)

Disc 46: Ysaÿe, Locatelli

1    Testimonial Ysaÿe: David Oistrakh's Speech About Eugène Ysaÿe
2    Sonata for Solo Violin in D Minor, Op. 27 No. 3 "Ballade" (Live)
3    Sonata for Solo Violin in E Major, Op. 27 No. 6 (Live)
4    Poème élégiaque, Op. 12 (Live)
5    Amitié, Op. 26
6    Violin Sonata in F Minor, Op. 6 No. 7 "At the Tomb" (Arr. Ysaÿe) [Live]
10    Caprice d'après l'Étude en forme de valse de Saint-Saëns (Arr. Ysaÿe) [Live]

Disc 47: Vitali, Vivaldi, Tartini, Locatelli, Albeniz, Sarasate, Falla

1    Ciaccona, Op. 7 (Live)
2    Violin Concerto in A Major, RV 343 (Live)
5    Concerto for Three Violins in F Major, RV 551 (Live)
8    The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo (Live)
9    Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 10 "Didone abbandonata" (Live)
12    L'Arte del violino, Op. 3: Caprice No. 23 in D Major "Il labirinto armonico" (Live)
13    Rêves, Op. 101: No. 3, Chant d'amour
14    Zortzico, Op. 37 "Adios Montañas Mias"
15    7 Canciones populares españolas (Arr. Kochanski) [Live]

Disc 48: Dvořák, Smetana, Suk, Martinu?

1    Mazurek, Op. 49 (Live)
2    Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor (Arr. Kreisler) [Live]
3    Z domoviny "From My Homeland": II. Andantino - Moderato (Live)
4    6 Piano Pieces, Op. 7: No. 1, Liebeslied (Arr. Kogan) [Live]
5    4 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 17
9    Violin Sonata No. 3: I. Poco allegro (Live)

Disc 49: Brahms, Bartók, Weinberg

1    From 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (Arr. Joachim)
8    5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4, Wiegenlied
9    "Three Hungarian Folksongs" (Arr. Feigin) [Live]
12    6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 (Arr. Székely)
18    From For Children, Sz. 42 (Live)
25    Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes, Op. 47 No. 3 (Live)
26    Schwanda the Bagpiper, Act 1: Polka (Live)

Disc 50: Medtner, Milhaud

1    Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, Op. 57 "Epica"
5    Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, Op. 15 (Live)
8    Ballade for Violin and Piano (Live)

Disc 51: Taneyev, xxx

1    Violin sonata in A Minor (Live)
5    Violin Sonata No. 1 (Live)

Disc 52: Brahms, Tchaikovsky

1    String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1
5    String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11

Disc 53: Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn

1    String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp"
5    String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto (Live)
6    String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto (Live)

Disc 54: Mozart, Brahms

1    Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler" (Live)
5    Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115 (Live)

Disc 55: Beethoven, Bruch, Hindemith

1    Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 (Live)
2    Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
6    Violin Concerto

Disc 56: Bach, Schubert, Dvořák, Debussy, Khachaturian, Saint-Saëns

1    Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
4    Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, D. 667 "The Trout"
9    8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor (Arr. Press)
10    Beau soir, CD 84, L. 6 (Arr. Heifeitz) [Live]
11    Dance in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: Nocturne
12    Introduction and Rondo capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 28

Disc 57: Couperin, Hubay, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Wolf, Glinka, Moszkowski, Chausson

1    Livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: I. Le coucou (Arr. Manén)
2    Blumenleben, Op. 30: VI. Der Zephir
3    English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: IV. Sarabande (Arr. Heifetz)
4    6 Minuets, WoO 10: No. 2 in G Major (Arr. Burmester)
5    Mazurka No. 45 in A Minor, Op. Posth. 67 No. 4 (Arr. Burmester)
6    Étude in F Minor, Op. 25 No. 2 (Arr. Burmester)
7    Mazurka No. 49 in F Minor, Op. Posth. 68 No. 4 (Arr. Burmester)
8    Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 (Arr. Sarasate)
9    Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. Posth. 72 No. 1 (Arr. Auer)
10    Berceuse
11    Mörike-Lieder: No. 12, Verborgenheit (Arr. Mostras)
12    Études, Op. 8: No. 10 in D-Flat Major (Arr. Szigeti)
13    2 Nocturnes, Op. 5: No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor
14    Ruslan and Lyudmila, Act 3: Persian Song (Arr. Zimbalist)
15    2 Piano Pieces, Op. 45: No. 2, Guitarre (Arr. Sarasate)
16    Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet, Op. 21 (Live)

Disc 58: Bach, Brahms, Handel, Liszt, Prokofiev, Ravel

1    Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, BWV 1019 (Live)
6    Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 (Live)
10    Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 (Live)
13    Partita: Prelude & Fugue for Solo Violin (Live)
14    Ciaccona, Op. 7 (Arr. Charlier) [Live]
15    Soirées de Vienne, S. 427: Valse-caprice No. 6 in A Major (After Schubert) [Live]
16    5 Mélodies, Op. 35b: No. 3, Animato, ma non allegro (Live)
17    Tzigane, M. 76 (Live)

[Brian]

A couple SEPTEMBER items

[Todd]

Yep.

[Brian]

Yep.

Buying a physical copy of that one. By the way, the booklet has a second portrait from the same angle, but with a T-shirt.

[Todd]

Buying a physical copy of that one.

I'm on the fence.  Her Berlin Classics recordings were some of the few where I opted to spend that extra couple of bucks for high res, just to be sure I got the theoretically best sound from the label with the actual best recorded piano sound.  Alpha has been less even in that regard, so physical may be warranted.  I do know I will purchase it, one way or the other.

[Roasted Swan]

Yep.

she looks quite happy for having been run over by a piano.......

[Brian]

Something wonky has been happening with Naxos distributing lately - in addition to all the logistics/distributing issues with Warner and Decca big boxes etc.

Ondine doesn't have any new releases scheduled for July and August, but they return in September.
BIS has a disc listed for sale at Europadisc that is download only at Presto - I haven't seen it at any other major retailers (Torroba guitar music, only 47 minutes). Its summer releases have all been pushed back a few weeks.

I've also had to give up my big future releases posts because they've started adding things to the schedule in slow trickles, and a lot of the time only titles, not art/artists.

[Todd]

Something wonky has been happening with Naxos distributing lately - in addition to all the logistics/distributing issues with Warner and Decca big boxes etc.

Remember, HNH International was sold to Kuke Music Holding in May.  Not saying that is related, but it might be related.

[Todd]

I think we can all agree that an enforceable international treaty is needed limiting the number of new harp recordings released worldwide to no more than one per quarter.

[JBS]

Warner's website is saying that's a digital album that was released almost 16 months ago.

31 March 2023

Available as Digital
Listen & Buy
Featured artists
André Previn, Hélène Grimaud, Nikolai Lugansky, Sir Simon Rattle, Gautier Capuçon, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Natalie Dessay, Martha Argerich, Alexandre Tharaud



April 1st: 150th anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninov. To celebrate this event, we have chosen the hundred best pieces from our rich catalogue to highlight the genius of the Russian composer, who was deeply inspired by the great Romantics Chopin and Tchaikovsky, and whose moving music was imbued with his inner torments and his suffering from exile. All the great works (symphonies, concertos, sacred choral music, chamber works, romances, solo piano) are represented in this collection, some complete, some as extracts. Performing artists include André Previn, Hélène Grimaud, Nikolai Lugansky, Simon Rattle, Gautier Capuçon, the Choir of King's College, Natalie Dessay, Martha Argerich, Alexandre Tharaud and many more.

[Todd]

Warner's website is saying that's a digital album that was released almost 16 months ago.

This is an LP subset.

[André]

I'd have thought that HvKs 8th would have been included instead of the 7th and that the Jochum 4 would have been a better choice than the Bohm which while it is very good I (and others) feel the Jochum is better. No complaints about the wonderful Giulini 9th which sits very happily alongside my Bruno Walter. Two different takes of a great work.

Whatever permutations were available, any WP set with one conductor per symphony would be a swings and roundabouts affair I'm afraid.

Jochum didn't record the 4th with the WP as far as I know (there are live performances out there though). My own choice for WP recordings of the symphonies would have been Abbado in no 1 (from DGG, not the earlier one on Decca), Thielemann in no 2, Haitink in no 3, Böhm in 4 (Abbado is very fine too, in a less gruff, more refined way), Schuricht in 5, Stein in 6, Karajan in 7, Böhm in 8 (a criminally underrated performance) and Giulini in 9 (or Mehta, a more sanguine, passionate performance).

Wishful thinking, but a fun exercise 😁.

[Brian]

some things I saw on Presto



The Block
A Folklore Symphony
Songs of Separation
Wake Up! (Concerto for Orchestra)



Gerard Schurmann 1924-2020



Brahms - Sonata No. 1
Schubert/Liszt - five song transcriptions
Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy



Couperin, F: Pièces de clavecin IV: Ordre 21ème in E minor
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
Ravel: Miroirs, M.43

And new CPO stuff:



and finally

[Bachtoven]

Oh boy, I am so eager to hear this! I'd love to find a recording by John Ogdon, for whom it was written. Release date is September 6th.

[Madiel]

I once asked ChatGPT "When did Louis XXII reign?" It answered "Louis XXII reigned between 1928 and 1942". To call this inteligence is an insult to stupidity. 

Ah, but did you specify which Louis XXII you meant? There are so many places that a Louis might have reigned. And the same person can be numbered differently in different places. On my trip I discovered that Philip II of Spain is also Philip I of Portugal (and anyway, his name was really Felipe).

Of course, the real problem is that it couldn't tell fact from fantasy. Just like many of the humans it is imitating...

[Todd]

Dasol Kim as accompanist caught my eye.

[Mandryka]

https://propermusic.com/products/marcandrehamelin-beethovenhammerklavier


I guess it had to happen.

[Todd]

https://propermusic.com/products/marcandrehamelin-beethovenhammerklavier


I guess it had to happen.

One to stream unless this recording sees him going for a speedy opening movement.  There's a version on YouTube where he takes a little under 11' for the opener, which is ho hum coming from one of the great technicians out there.

[Todd]

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68456

10'56.

Thanks.  One to stream only.

[Brian]

26 CDs. November. JPC listing
https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/jorge-bolet-complete-decca-recordings/hnum/11904871