Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Bogey]

I will take a look a bit later today.  Returned to a hail damaged yard, so better get to cleaning up. 

[DavidRoss]

I will take a look a bit later today.  Returned to a hail damaged yard, so better get to cleaning up. 

Hope it wasn't too bad, Bill.  I will always remember hitch-hiking in Colorado on I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs back in '71 (yes, it was illegal) when I had to run like hell to get out of a sudden storm that stripped the leaves off the trees with golf-ball sized hail.  Fun!

BTW, I still spin the Reiner LP from time to time--on orchestral spectacular, to be sure!  And you can never go wrong with Rubinstein in my book!

[jlaurson]

Look what the cat (below) dragged in.
Am downright excited about some of the stuff.

Bach Cantatas for the complete Liturgical Year   Volume 8, BWV 13, 73, 81, 144 "Meine Seufzer, meine Tränen" Accent SACD 25308	Bach 7 Keyboard Concertos   V.Feltsman, O. of St.Lukes Nimbus Records 2541/2 re-issued from MusicMasters	Bach 30 Keyboard Sonatas piano John Browning Nimbus Records 2544
Laggaard "Messis" - Drama for Organ about the End of the World   Flemming Dreisig DACAPO SACD 6.220528/29	Beethoven String Quartets Rasumovsky Nos.2 & 3   Quartetto Italiano PentaTone Quadro SACD 5186 176	Reger Variations & Organ Pieces   "Opp.65, 40, et al. Josef Still Naxos 8.570454

[Brian]

$20 new!?

Yessir!  

I still get a kick out of the BP having chosen a conductor to succeed Karajan whose musical sensibilities are completely opposite those of his predecessor.    As for Abbado's successor....  

As for his successor ...   indeed. Lookin' forward to this box.

[DavidRoss]

Since I've been so pleased with recent Abbado recordings (as with most of his older recordings!), I've supplemented my recent purchase of his Mozart symphonies with his Orchestra Mozart:



with the same forces' recording of the Mozart VCs:



with concertmaster Giuliano Carmignola handling the soloist's role.

For too long I was put off of these by "M forever's" dismissive comments.  Then I 'happened' to hear them via a torrent service.  It took no time to decide that I must have them.  If only more record companies were to understand what a great marketing tool substantial streaming samples (not stupid 30 second clips) on their sites could be!

[Bogey]

Hope it wasn't too bad, Bill.  I will always remember hitch-hiking in Colorado on I-25 between Denver and Colorado Springs back in '71 (yes, it was illegal) when I had to run like hell to get out of a sudden storm that stripped the leaves off the trees with golf-ball sized hail.  Fun!

BTW, I still spin the Reiner LP from time to time--on orchestral spectacular, to be sure!  And you can never go wrong with Rubinstein in my book!

Great story for the kids though, David.  A few miles south of us trees were uprooted.  Tornado level winds I was told.  We just lost some leaves and most of our flowers.  No big deal....I love working in the yard, so no complaints.

The Reiner album I have seen posted too many times to pass up a used copy.  All the others were snagged used as well at this place:

http://www.amoeba.com/store-locations/index.html#hollywood

In the two hours I had, I was not able to go through all of their used classical cds.

[not edward]

Three very happy purchases:

[George]

The Reiner album I have seen posted too many times to pass up a used copy.  All the others were snagged used as well at this place:

http://www.amoeba.com/store-locations/index.html#hollywood

In the two hours I had, I was not able to go through all of their used classical cds.

I'm glad you went, Bill! 

I have yet to go and wanted to live vicariously through you. 

[Harpo]

David - LOL!    I'll try to 'steer' her away from those 'purchasing & considering' threads,

LOL, I  am reading this thread right now. I am also the one who takes in the mail. There were two CD-shaped packages today.

[DavidW]

LOL, I  am reading this thread right now. I am also the one who takes in the mail. There were two CD-shaped packages today.

And she's not going to tell you where she hid them.

[George]

Another order from Marston Records:



Leopold Godowsky (1870-1938), known to pianophiles as "The Buddha of the Keyboard" and "The Apostle of the Left Hand," was one of the great geniuses in pianistic history, earning the highest esteem as both performer and composer. Virtually self-taught, he concertized all over the world until felled by a stroke at a London recording session in 1930. Godowsky was praised for his effortless technique and the remarkable tonal subtlety of his playing. Godowsky's recorded legacy extends from 1913 to 1930 and includes discs made for both American and British Columbia as well as for Brunswick. Until now there has been no systematic, comprehensive reissue of his recordings. Marston is proud to announce a Complete Godowsky series in three volumes of two discs each, arranged chronologically by recording date and utilizing the best available original copies. Many items, including test pressings, will appear on CD for the first time.




There are artists of incredible talent that fame eludes... Jorge Bolet (1914-1990) was such an artist. Bolet was born in Cuba and at the age of twelve was sent to the Curtis Instititute of Music in Philadelphia to study with David Saperton. He made his New York recital debut in 1937 receiving accolades from no less than New York Post critic Samuel Chotzinoff. This double CD set consists entirely of performances of the music of Frederick Chopin. For the present Bolet/Chopin survey, Marston has confined itself to the twenty-five year period spanning 1963 to 1988. Among the recordings that were auditioned, some were taken from broadcasts while others were in the concert hall. Marston's aim has been to select those performances which best represent Jorge Bolet's most inspired playing.




Carl Friedberg (1872-1955) was the leading 20th-century representative of the Brahms/Schumann pianistic tradition. During his teens, Friedberg enjoyed regular lessons from Clara Schumann as well as the friendship of Johannes Brahms, who coached the young Friedberg in the interpretation of his piano works. Friedberg performed occasional concerts but made no commercial recordings until two years before his death. The only Friedberg recording has long been a prime collector's item. The entire contents of that disc, taken from the original master tapes, may now be heard on this two-CD Marston release, together with additional works from the same sessions and live performances from Friedberg's 1949 and 1951 Juilliard recitals. The repertoire includes music of Schumann, Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin, Mozart, and Mendelssohn as well as several improvisations by Friedberg himself.

[Holden]

One of the classic recordings of the Tchaikovsky A minor trio. I've yet to hear a better version!

[Bogey]

One of the classic recordings of the Tchaikovsky A minor trio. I've yet to hear a better version!

Glad to know.  I will be sure to give that my first listen tomorrow, Holden.

[marvinbrown]

Funny you should use that phrase, given that I've not seen my orange fat tabby in three or four days.

You didn't...    ?

  Well well well it seems your cat has been frequenting my back yard! Would you just look at what your orange fat tabby dragged in today:

   

 

  Why it's Antonin Dvorak  !

  PS: so long as your orange fat tabby isn't coughing up fur balls on my doorstep it is more than welcome to pay me a visit  .

  marvin

[Lethevich]

That's an intriguing definition of "complete" with Brilliant's concerto twofer - Supraphon released the following and it doesn't even make that claim:



Still, it's the music that counts, fortunately.

[George]

[marvinbrown]

That's an intriguing definition of "complete" with Brilliant's concerto twofer - Supraphon released the following and it doesn't even make that claim:



Still, it's the music that counts, fortunately.

  Well technically speaking the A major  cello concerto was never fully orchestrated by Dvorak so in a sense the word "complete" seems appropriate here, wouldn't you agree??

  marvin

[George]

 Well technically speaking the A major  cello concerto was never fully orchestrated by Dvorak so in a sense the word "complete" seems appropriate here, wouldn't you agree??

 marvin

Ah, "complete," a collectors favorite word.  

[Bogey]

Ah, "complete," a collectors favorite word.  

Only if it does not mean we have to get a new box set which we already have 85% of the exact recordings on the shelf already.   Sometimes though, this works out for the friends of those that now will have duplicate recordings that have no rich market value....just sayin'.

[George]

Only if it does not mean we have to get a new box set which we already have 85% of the exact recordings on the shelf already.  

VERY good point. I absolutely agree. 

Sometimes though, this works out for the friends of those that now will have duplicate recordings that have no rich market value....just sayin'.

Also true, assuming that said friend does not have a weird attachment to liner notes.