Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Wanderer]

[Harry]

Tasos, dear friend I am very interested how you find the divers interpretations, and look forward to it.
Your votes I will depend on whether buying or not.

[Wanderer]

Tasos, dear friend I am very interested how you find the divers interpretations, and look forward to it.
Your votes I will depend on whether buying or not.

I'll let you know, of course. I'm curious myself about Hamelin's take of the piano quartets (samples sounded quite interesting). I already have the performances of the piano trios (Florestan Trio) and cello sonatas (Isserlis/Hough) and I can tell you they're both very good.

[Opus106]

I already have the performances of the piano trios (Florestan Trio) and cello sonatas (Isserlis/Hough) and I can tell you they're both very good.

If I'm not mistaken, the set contains a different set of cello sonatas, doesn't it? I saw it for a very low price (by Hyperion standards), but didn't get it since the more recent releases were not included. But I guess it's one of the very few sets of the complete chamber output of Brahms.

[The new erato]

If I'm not mistaken, the set contains a different set of cello sonatas, doesn't it? I saw it for a very low price (by Hyperion standards), but didn't get it since the more recent releases were not included. But I guess it's one of the very few sets of the complete chamber output of Brahms.

That's right. It got a very thorough, and slightly mixed, item-by-item reviee in the last issue of IRR.

[Wanderer]

If I'm not mistaken, the set contains a different set of cello sonatas, doesn't it?

I checked again and you're right. In the performances included in the set Isserlis still plays the cello (that's where I was thrown off thinking they were the more recent performances with Hough) but the piano part is played by Peter Evans.
That's quite fine by me, it means I'll only be dublicating the piano trios with the Florestans. 

[Wanderer]

[Que]

Wanderer, the Brahms and Haydn look particularly appealing!

My purchases yesterday:



     

Q

[Daverz]

First BRO order in a long time.

Ives 2 & 3 on Hyperion.
Scarlatti sonatas by Hantai
Tchaikovsky ballet excerpts by Efrem Kurtz on EMI.
Grechaninov Trios on Hyperion.
The "Great Conductor" sets for Kempe and Golovanov
"Chica Latina", Latin American female singers on Brilliant Classics
Roslavets Chamber Symphony on Hyperion
Brahms Trios by the Florestan Trio
Roy Harris Symphonies 8 & 9 on Albany
Bruckner 5th with Schuricht and Suttgart RSO
Francaix Symphony on Hyperion
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rogers and Hart songbook on Regis
Shostakovich Sonatas by Bashmet & Richter and van Keulen & Brautigam

[Renfield]

Due to my expected long period of inactivity (which seems to be drawing to a close, de facto), I'd long given up on posting all, or even the majority of my purchases here. Today, however, I placed a rather interesting order for these two:






And I say "interesting" because the Karajan set I'm buying practically for the late-80's recording of the 4th Symphony, which is the only Karajan Brahms recording I do not own; yet I'm buying the whole (Japan-issued) cycle out of curiosity about the remasterings used.

While the Bruckner 9th, on the other hand, is among the last of M's legacy of recommendations for recordings I might not have otherwise sought, the unerring accuracy of observation and quality in which (recommendations) I already sorely miss...


(Davis' and Harnoncourt's Mozart, Sinopoli's Bruckner, Bohm's Brahms and Giulini's late VPO recordings, at the least, and off the top of my head, have been most invaluable tips, M, if you're reading this; many thanks!)

[Kullervo]

From Amazon UK:



Figured I'd take advantage of the weaker Pound and grab these two. Only $35 after shipping and they're still a bargain.

[The new erato]

Definitely a go from erato (pun intended)!

[Wanderer]

Wanderer, the Brahms and Haydn look particularly appealing!

Indeed, the samples sounded quite promising. The Gens album looks interesting, too; I like her voice very much.

Last order of the year:

[Harry]

Tasos, the Schumann from Endres would interest me also.
As soon as you can tell me what you think of this in my eyes excellent musician.

[Que]

(Davis' and Harnoncourt's Mozart, Sinopoli's Bruckner, Bohm's Brahms and Giulini's late VPO recordings, at the least, and off the top of my head, have been most invaluable tips, M, if you're reading this; many thanks!)

Leaving Harnoncourt's Mozart aside, you shouldn't have bothered IMO.   
And I don't think he had much else to recommend than the symphonic repertoire of those few composers by those few conductors.

Q

[karlhenning]

Last order of the year:

The Mendelssohn box puzzles (or frightens) me . . . seven discs to cover the complete symphonies? 

[Que]

The Mendelssohn box puzzles (or frightens) me . . . seven discs to cover the complete symphonies? 

I suspect they also cover the juvenal string symphonies.

Q

[Wanderer]

Of course, Harry. I'll be receiving those after New Year's, though; I'm having them delivered to a friend's house as I'm going to be out of Athens for the holidays.

Que, thanks for the edit! 

Karl, you'd be correct in suspecting comatose interpretations (probably qualifying as near-death experiences) if the string symphonies weren't also included...  0:)

[jlaurson]

Indeed, the samples sounded quite promising. The Gens album looks interesting, too; I like her voice very much.
Last order of the year:

isn't the Schoeck terrific? NCA has apparently re-released it -- the disc they sent it to me came in a neat digi-pack, with all notes and pretty to look at. And what a work, huh? I'd once heard it in New York, but it wasn't well done and I forgot about it again. But recently I heard the Rosamunde Quartett with Christian Gerhaher (who also recorded it for ECM, due out some time in 09) in it -- and I knew I needed a recording of it, asap. It's easier to pull off witha small ensemble like on NCA, but assuming perfection [not present at the concert], it should be even finer - both more romantic and more modern - with String Quartet.

[PerfectWagnerite]