Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[prémont]

But, for some reason, he seemed to me even more comfortable -at home- with Soler, probably because of the own nature and less moody character of the music. In brief, I am waiting for the next Soler played by Belder.

Do you know any other Soler recordings? I think the most of Gilbert Rowland´s set (Naxos) and Bob van Asperen´s set (forgot label, maybe Aeolus?). Some years ago I acquired the first three volumes of Rowland´s set, and finding them (either the music or the performance or both) bordering the boring, I never got further and even discarded the Rowland CDs. Do you know how Belder compares to Rowland?

[Brian]

I think it is safe to grab any Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra tandem disc.  It may not be the No. 1 choice, but I would be flat out surprised if it was not well done.

M forever used to recommend their Bruckner Seventh quite highly, incidentally.

[Renfield]

M forever used to recommend their Bruckner Seventh quite highly, incidentally.

I have their 9th: quite excellent.

[DavidRoss]

My condolences.

Have you heard this, jens?

[prémont]

Prompted by Que´s recurrent recommendations of Paul Klezki´s Beethoven Symphony set on Supraphon, I have ordered this set to day. My only acquaintaince with his Beethoven is a concert I attended quite many years ago, Klezki conducting the Eroica. I remember the interpretation being tight and energetic but with one strange memorable mannerism, as he played the three E-flat major chrochet chords just at the end of the exposition of the first movement very slow, rather lasting three times their value.

[ChamberNut]

http://www.jaygreenbergmusic.com/

Never heard of Greenberg, but all the recent buzz here has me intrigued!

[jlaurson]

Have you heard this, jens?

Of course. Unfortunately.

[DavidRoss]

Of course. Unfortunately.

Movie music?

[Sergeant Rock]

Have you heard this, jens?

Of course. Unfortunately.

I predict Jens will go down in history as a crtic, like Hanslick, who was too blinkered to see a genius in the making      Seriously, I enjoy Greenberg's symphony but I don't hear anything original (the influences are pretty blatant; his style reminds me of the American academics from the 30s, 40s). He can compose, obviously, and with facility, but will he develope an individual voice and reveal true genius? I'm not betting on it.

Sarge

[jlaurson]

I predict Jens will go down in history as a crtic, like Hanslick,

...Hanslick, the poor sod, is proof that even the finest critics ever to have been could still, despite their vast knowledge and thoroughness, be hampered by ideology.

I would do anything (except work for it, apparently  ) to be as erudite and knowledgeable as Hanslick or Julius Korngold. And yet I hope I'm not as blindsided when it comes to contemporary music as he was on _select_ occasions. (Usually he was right on the money.)


Greenberg -- Movie Music? Well... if Hans Zimmer arranged a score depicting the Looney Tunes raping the  bastard child of Bruckner and Shostakovich... then yes: Movie Music. 

[Renfield]

Greenberg -- Movie Music? Well... if Hans Zimmer arranged a score depicting the Looney Tunes raping the  bastard child of Bruckner and Shostakovich... then yes: Movie Music. 

You need to put that alongside the hamster-in-a-washing-machine quote.

Speaking of Hanslick, what most impresses me about that man is his contributions to aesthetics, besides music criticism. His theory of music (per se) is fascinating, and not at all reminiscent of the man who abused(!), say, Bruckner, in the manner we all know...

So you might call him a musico-critical/philosophical inverted Wagner: a similarly brilliant prick, just rooting for the other camp.

[Antoine Marchand]

Do you know any other Soler recordings? I think the most of Gilbert Rowland´s set (Naxos) and Bob van Asperen´s set (forgot label, maybe Aeolus?). Some years ago I acquired the first three volumes of Rowland´s set, and finding them (either the music or the performance or both) bordering the boring, I never got further and even discarded the Rowland CDs. Do you know how Belder compares to Rowland?

I was lucky because just purchased the first two volumes by Rowland. I thought: "this guy has not a plan" and didn't try again.

BTW, I own a beautiful disc on Centaur with the Soler's six concertos for two obbligato organs, played on two lute-harpsichords by John Paul and Shawn Leopard. I enjoy a lot that "weird" version; more, for instance, than the disc played on two organs by Croci and Dijk (Brilliant).

And the cover on the Centaur disc is the same of the Rowland's first volume: the Portrait of Mariana Waldstein by Francisco de Goya.    

[prémont]

BTW, I own a beautiful disc on Centaur with the Soler's six concertos for two obbligato organs, played on two lute-harpsichords by John Paul and Shawn Leopard. I enjoy a lot that "weird" version;

Aha, the two who´s Bach organ triosonatas I acquired. Quite a recommendation for the Soler CD too.

[Harry]

Do you know any other Soler recordings? I think the most of Gilbert Rowland´s set (Naxos) and Bob van Asperen´s set (forgot label, maybe Aeolus?). Some years ago I acquired the first three volumes of Rowland´s set, and finding them (either the music or the performance or both) bordering the boring, I never got further and even discarded the Rowland CDs. Do you know how Belder compares to Rowland?

Belder performs excellently whatever material.

[nut-job]

As a  bonus, a remarkable value, less than 15 pounds on MDT.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Prompted by Que´s recurrent recommendations of Paul Kletzki´s Beethoven Symphony set on Supraphon, I have ordered this set to day.

How to say this without coming across as callous, shallow, and boorish...but DAMN I've put in a lot of work spreading the message of Kletzki's Beethoven...

...and apparently no one notices...

[Lilas Pastia]

Film Music: Georges Auric, Notre-Dame de Paris, Lola Montez, Farandole (Marco Plolo); Tadeusz Baird: Film Music, Vol II ( Olympia). I thoroughly enjoyed a previous Baird Film music disc; Andrzej Korzynski: Music to the films of Andrzej Wajda (Man of Marble, Man of Iron, Hunting Flies, The Birchwood)]and Arthur Bliss: Christopher Colombus, Seven Waves Away, Baraza, and Men Of Two Worlds.

Puccini: Turandot: Borkh, Del Monaco, Tebaldi, Erede (Membran)

Tchaikovsky : Symphonies 5 and 6, Marche Slave, 1812 and R&J - 1951 Concertgebouw recordings "Paul van Kempen: His Legendary Tchaikovsky".

Bruckner: Symphony no. 3, "New Version" by Peter Jan Marthé (87 minutes, 2 discs  ).

[Lilas Pastia]

How to say this without coming across as callous, shallow, and boorish...but DAMN I've put in a lot of work spreading the message of Kletzki's Beethoven...

...and apparently no one notices...

Maybe that's because many people have it already 

[Coopmv]

As a  bonus, a remarkable value, less than 15 pounds on MDT.

I bought this 4-CD set about a month ago.  The sleeve for the set is a pain as it is not easy to remove one of the two 2-CD sets when both are in the sleeve.  The performance is excellent and refreshing ...

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Maybe that's because many people have it already 

Glass half full...