Purchases Today

[André]

D 894 and D 840 were paired on a Philips LP about a decade earlier. Deeply felt performances, full of drama and unresolved issues (as in most of Schubert's late works). Brendel was a past master at letting the ambiguities of Schubert lie in the listener's lap - instead of attempting a resolution that was not there.

[Mister Sharpe]

I'm a big Franckophile. And I greatly admire Jeff Cohen's pianism, ever in service to his material. Ordered this last evening, d'occasion, and now must expectantly, anxiously await its delivery.  I swear, I'm worse than a five-year-old who's just sent away for his powerful intergalactic magic ring. Is it here yet? 

[hopefullytrusting]

Think I am finally ready for English composers.

[Que]

I'm a big Franckophile. And I greatly admire Jeff Cohen's pianism, ever in service to his material. Ordered this last evening, d'occasion, and now must expectantly, anxiously await its delivery.  I swear, I'm worse than a five-year-old who's just sent away for his powerful intergalactic magic ring. Is it here yet? 

The presentation of those issues are impeccable. Real Old School philosophy from the LP-era: the physical product is a little piece of art itself.

Just heard some César Franck piano music the other night, very pretty.

[Roasted Swan]

Think I am finally ready for English composers.

enjoy!

[Mister Sharpe]

The presentation of those issues are impeccable. Real Old School philosophy from the LP-era: the physical product is a little piece of art itself.

I have real trouble resisting releases in the Bru Zane catalog.  This is the direct opposite of the case with other labels' recordings:  instead of thinking-up reasons why I need a given CD, with Bru Zane I have to drum-up excuses for why I shouldn't buy one.     And I know I am often going to fail in this. Franckly, I wonder if they aren't going to alter music history itself by advancing greater appreciation for French Romantic music.

[hopefullytrusting]

Symphony Set was only 7 bones!

[Wanderer]

[Wanderer]

The Op.86 Konzertstück works really well in the keyboard version (much as I love the 4 horn original!) so I'm surprised its such a rarity on disc.  I don't know the Oppitz performance but have enjoyed this one very much too;

I'm very fond of the Op. 86 Konzertstück - I'd love to hear it in concert as well. Regarding the piano and orchestra arrangement, I don't remember the Kuerti version (thanks for reminding me! I might have heard it ages ago and I have put it in my streaming listening list), but I do have the Vinocour version, which is less exuberant than I would like.

[André]

Joseph Schelb's music is amazingly inventive. Works recorded here date from his late period (1954-1970).

[Harry]

Joseph Schelb's music is amazingly inventive. Works recorded here date from his late period (1954-1970).

Well I am happy to read that you like Schelb's music too. I am shouting this from the rooftops quite some time, that he is a considerable force.

[hopefullytrusting]

[Madiel]

Not yet purchasing. Just calculating how many thousands of dollars the Naive Vivaldi Edition will probably cost me. While also trying to take into account that if I'd spread that coat over 25 years it wouldn't have felt bad.

[Kalevala]

Not yet purchasing. Just calculating how many thousands of dollars the Naive Vivaldi Edition will probably cost me. While also trying to take into account that if I'd spread that coat over 25 years it wouldn't have felt bad.

 

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[DavidW]

Not yet purchasing. Just calculating how many thousands of dollars the Naive Vivaldi Edition will probably cost me. While also trying to take into account that if I'd spread that coat over 25 years it wouldn't have felt bad.

Murphy's law as applied to classical music collecting:

As soon as you finish buying one at a time, they will release a super bargain box.
If you decide not to buy them, the day you change your mind, you'll discover they are long out of print and only sold by scalpers.

[hopefullytrusting]

Murphy's law as applied to classical music collecting:

As soon as you finish buying one at a time, they will release a super bargain box.
If you decide not to buy them, the day you change your mind, you'll discover they are long out of print and only sold by scalpers.

Exactly what happened with that last Bach Cantata set (or every Bach Cantata set?)!

[Madiel]

Murphy's law as applied to classical music collecting:

As soon as you finish buying one at a time, they will release a super bargain box.
If you decide not to buy them, the day you change your mind, you'll discover they are long out of print and only sold by scalpers.

In the case of the Naive Vivaldi, though, I've already seen what their reissues look like, and in general they're just not as nice looking.

However.. I did just stumble across someone selling 2 of the box sets at an utterly sensible price, and I'm excited. I think it means I wouldn't have the separate cardboard slip covers, but I'd get 5 or 6 volumes at a price lower than some people trying to sell ONE.

EDIT: Okay, suddenly I've found a more affordable way to get no less than 17 volumes. This is an exciting development.

SECOND EDIT: It appears that all of the Vivaldi lovers of Australia are located in Queensland. I'm not sure exactly why.

[nico1616]

After hearing a concert with Vivaldi arias (with the great soprano Roberto Mameli), I renew my attention to his operas. I bought a few of the Naïve recordings some years ago, and tbh only the Orlando Furioso I return to often. Maybe these new ones will change that, Mameli is on the Teuzzone.

[Madiel]

It turns out that with certain eBay sellers, if you put something a bit pricey on your watchlist (and in one case possibly also when you've bought from them before), they'll send you offers.

And sometimes they were actually relatively cheap to begin with (though one was not, but it's not cheap anywhere and I cut the initial asking price substantially - I can afford ONE splashout.

And when they're in Australia, the postage cost is much less of an issue.

JUST BOUGHT (all as new)





That's 18 volumes of the Vivaldi edition in one hit, plus a couple of other discs in the boxes.

[hopefullytrusting]

Thanks to @JBS for finding Honeck conducting of Mozart's Symphony 41, the YouTube algorithm recommended me: Giedrė Šlekytė, and, well, yeah: