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[ritter]

Aldo Ceccato conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in works by his father-in-law, Victor de Sabata.

[Mandryka]

Franz Schmidt
String Quartet in A Major
String Quartet in G Major
Franz Schubert Quartet of Vienna

I really, really liked the A Major Quartet, even if the same magic didn't happen for me in Schmidt's G Major.

It has been impossible to track down a recording of the Moyzes Quartet in this same music. I'll keep searching.
VS

PM me if you want the files of the Moyzes recording,

[Cato]

A lovely little piece:

Hi Karl!

Is the Violinist M. Ozawa a  relative perhaps of the conductor?


Visiting a favorite disc from my late childhood: Toscanini (using a score with cuts to fit the work onto one record).

An exciting, dramatic performance even in mono sound !

Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony

[Traverso]

I'd like to belatedly join in the chorus of appreciation for Messiaen's Livre du Saint Sacrement.

Fortunately, not having a religious bone in my body doesn't seem to be any impediment to appreciating or at least enjoying this music.  I enjoy quiet, contemplative music, and I really like crunchy chromatic chords, and Messiaen is a past master at both.
The version i have owned for a while is played by Jennifer Bate.  Bate's Messiaen credentials are second to none, to the extent that, when the composer abruptly decided to step away from his commitments as a concert recitalist, he handed his entire future diary of organ recitals over to Bate.  It was Bate's recordings, made around 1980, that first introduced me to Messiaen's music.  She gave the British premiere of Livre du Saint Sacrement at Westminster Cathedral in 1986, and made this world premiere recording in May 1987.


Messiaen, The Organ Works - Jennifer Bate

Like the later recording by Hakim, Bate used the organ at L'Eglise de la Sainte-Trinité, with the dubious advantages of having the composer in attendance and apparently running interferance on 'his' organ stops (see image above), and of being recorded by the legendary sound engineer, Bob Auger (who I have always felt produced a rather dry sound - though admittedly it's good here).

I shall look forward to at least sampling the other recordings that were mentioned above.  After all, premiere recordings are rarely the best, when viewed in retrospect.  I note that the Gramophone review of this (pictured) set leans towards Gillian Weir.  I also have the recording by Paul Jacobs (recorded in New York) but haven't really listened to it, always preferring Jennifer Bate as my first pick.

 
I really hope you don't miss the sacrum bone.   As for myself, I am an agnostic, my attitude in life, my actions and reflections can be called religious but without God.
I see life as a quest a pilgramige perhaps, I experience life as a kind of miracle, as I grow older I continue to wonder.
Jennifer Bate is great, even the most difficult music of Messiaen does not sound cerebral with her. She loves this music and knows how to breathe life into it.
I am still waiting for the recording of Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet Hakim.

[foxandpeng]

Erkki Salmenhaara
Symphony 2
Paavo Berglund
Finnish RSO
Finlandia

Always a fan of this, even at night time.

[NumberSix]

I'd be interested in your opinion.  If it's the same no.41 that's included in the big Lumières box, it belongs for me on the new "Worst recordings" thread.

Eh, it was fine. I wouldn't trust my own opinion because I went into it right after having read a number of negative comments. So I wasn't able to take it on its own merit without worrying I was trying to agree with others - or refusing to agree with them because I wanted to be a contrarian. heh

I will say it did not stick with me in any memorable way. So I won't likely revisit it. There's an old Decca Mozart 39 and 41 from Krips/London that I will probably visit next. (I love being able to choose everything from streaming.)

[NumberSix]

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf: Rare Recordings (1946-54)

[Bachtoven]

[DavidW]

I listened to one of the desert island recordings this evening: Elgar's Cello Concerto and Sea Pictures. Does it get any better than this?



This is from the Barbirolli Elgar box set:

[Que]

The 1st disc has four motets by Thomas Crequillon, two by Joachimus de Monte, one by Johannes Richafort and one by Benedictus Appenzeller.

http://www.musica-dei-donum.org/cd_reviews/Etcetera_KTC1410.html

[foxandpeng]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony 2, 'To October'
Oleg Caetani
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

I do like this, despite the necessary knob-twiddling due to the wide dynamic range.

[Maestro267]

Aldo Ceccato conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in works by his father-in-law, Victor de Sabata.

I've had this disc myself for a number of years and while I don't visit it enormously often it's still good.

Thread duty:

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5
Berlin PO/Karajan

Happy 200th, Anton!

[Linz]

Happy 200th Birthday Anton
Bruckner Study Symphony in F Minor, 1863 One version only - Ed. Leopold Nowak, Bruckner Orchester Linz. Markus Poschner

[Harry]

Marco Uccellini.
Works for Violin.
See back cover for all details.
Recorded: February 1999 at Hessischer Rundfunk, Frankfurt/Main, Sendesaal.

Uccellini was a talented violinist, composer and music director at the ducal court of Modena for much of his career, and composed many fine works for violin and chamber ensemble. This CD is ample proof of it. The works are inventive, often capricious, but always full of charm and attractive melody. It is well performed and the recording is more than excellent.

[foxandpeng]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony 4
Oleg Caetani
Orchestra Sinfonica Di Milano Giuseppe Verdi

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, 1877 Linz version with revisions - Ed. Leopold Nowak, Philharmoniker Hamburg, Simone Young

[foxandpeng]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 4
Kirill Kondrashin
Moscow Philharmonic State SO
Melodiya

Nice.

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony in D Minor, 1869 Ed. Leopold Nowak,  Gewandhausorchester, Andris Nelsons

[Harry]

Henry Purcell.
Sonatas of 3 Parts, 1683.
See back and front cover for details.
Recorded: February-August 1994, at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

It was a long time ago that I have been listening to this recording, and clearly forgot how well this was produced. Solemn and elegant, presented with ultimate refinement. This is playing from the top shelf in every respect. And the sound is simply gorgeous. Very much recommended.

[Todd]

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