Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Harry - how did you get up to 40+ posts already! 

I agree w/ you, love those Cartellieri & Krommer CDs even more w/ each re-listening; in fact, I've ripped a bunch of those discs to MP3 & burned a couple CD-Rs for my basement workshop - they play for hours w/o needing to be changed!  Dave

Simply posting my dear Dave!
And you are right, once starting to play Cartellieri, or Krommer for that matter, it has a addictive tendency!

[Bunny]

Few more!

Those quartets were the first Beethoven quartets I ever bought!  I had seem them perform the Rasumovsky Quartets at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and just loved them.

Later, I bought the complete set on cd so as to save my vinyl set.

[Harry]

Those quartets were the first Beethoven quartets I ever bought!  I had seem them perform the Rasumovsky Quartets at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and just loved them.

Later, I bought the complete set on cd so as to save my vinyl set.

And what do you think about this set Bunny?
I am still in desperate need of some listening info here!

[71 dB]

On your list then.
You may have, compared with me, little cd's, but the quality of it is well up to what I have.
And that is the most important point right?

Yeah, I hope the quality is up there... ...I have to say I'd never have time to listen to everything you buy. 

[Bunny]

And what do you think about this set Bunny?
I am still in desperate need of some listening info here!

It's still a fine set, but no longer my first choice.  I've had the set for more than 35 years and haven't listened to it in more than 5.  In recent years I've been listening more to the Alban Berg and Takásc Quartets doing the Beethoven SQs.  I've got to rely on memory now because I never kept notes on my recordings the way you do, but as I recall the tempos were on the moderate side and the tone of the violins was really lovely.  They emphasized the singing quality and if I am recalling correctly, kept the integrity of the structural lines very well.  They were more straight forward than the Takásc who love playing with the dynamics.  I do remember that the Grosse Fugue really startled me with the intensity, but after a while it became very tiring listening.  Of course that can probably be said of the Grosse Fugue no matter who is playing.

I'm glad you posted about these quartets because now I'm interested enough to bring them back into circulation and listen again.  I hope the sound quality is not too bothersome; that's the main reason I retired them in favor of the Alban Berg set which still remains favorite listening (along with the Takásc).  Now I'm trying to find a first class set on period instruments, and would appreciate any information on that.

[Harry]

Bunny the set I ordered is the Philips recording and not the RCA. The Philips is of later date!
But I am grateful of your memory about the older recordings.

[Bunny]

Bunny the set I ordered is the Philips recording and not the RCA. The Philips is of later date!
But I am grateful of your memory about the older recordings.

I think the set you have pictured is the same one that is about to be issued in the USA under the Brilliant Classics label.  That set also dates from 1987 to 92, and was recorded in NYC; I'll bet it's a great set. I don't know if I'll be getting it as I already have the earlier set on RCA both on cd and lp. I suspect that the RCA set will be allowed to go out of print by Sony-BMG which is really too bad.  The lps sounded so much better than the cds that I kept hoping that it would be remastered. 

[SonicMan46]

Well, just arrived in the mail today - all GMG recommendations:

Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) - String Quartets w/ the Minguet Quartett.

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) - Le Concert des Nations - varied French Baroque orchestral music w/ the great Savall - click on the image for some great comments - almost a MUST if you're into this period!

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Harpsichord Concertos on 2 CDs - great CPO label w/ Mortensen at the keyboard - great reviews in the forum & on Amazon - looking forward to hearing these discs on the weekend - do have 'piano' versions, so this will be a treat - 

 

 

[jwinter]

How marvelously appropriate that our friend Harry has started the new thread... 

Last night, a first for me...



The only Verdi I've heard previously is the Requiem and various overtures.  Being an amateur Shakespeare buff and an opera newbie, I figured it was time to take the plunge...

[Harry]

Well, just arrived in the mail today - all GMG recommendations:

Othmar Schoeck (1886-1957) - String Quartets w/ the Minguet Quartett.

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) - Le Concert des Nations - varied French Baroque orchestral music w/ the great Savall - click on the image for some great comments - almost a MUST if you're into this period!

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Harpsichord Concertos on 2 CDs - great CPO label w/ Mortensen at the keyboard - great reviews in the forum & on Amazon - looking forward to hearing these discs on the weekend - do have 'piano' versions, so this will be a treat - 

 

 

Absolutely high class Purchases Dave! Look forward to your comments most fervently!

[PerfectWagnerite]

(Parry: Symphony No. 5; Elegy for Brahms; From Death to Life )


(This completes my Bax cycle on Naxos)







and:
Bruckner, Sym #3, BRSO, Kubelik, SONY/CBS

And arriving from the mail from Amazon.ca

[Harry]

Quite a mighty catch my friend! I have the complete Parry And Bax, very good they are, Milhaud of course is fantastic as Peterson Berger is.
Alan Pettersson is absolutely smashing. The small one is that Ries, the complete symphonies?
Enjoy!

[PerfectWagnerite]

Yeah, small one is Ries. I have the complete Pettersson so this is just icing on the cake.
Uhh, where is my subscriber logo??? I said I was contributing $5 per month didn't I?

[SonicMan46]

Absolutely high class Purchases Dave! Look forward to your comments most fervently!

Harry - just checking in for the morning here, but good afternoon to you - 

Schoeck String Quartets are wonderful works, and superbly played & recorded (getting to really like the MDG label).  This composer was apparently more famous for his vocal output, such as lieder, and was dubbed the 'Swiss Schubert' - although Schoeck lived to 1957 and the two SQs date from the early 20th century (1913 & 1923), the writing does 'hark back' into the previous century; often quite melodic composing but w/ some 20th century 'twang' included (e.g. pizzicato playing) - if one likes Schubert's & Mendelssohn's string writing w/ a little Ravel & Debussy 'thrown-in' the mix, then Schoeck should not disappoint.  Also, check out this excellent review from Classical Music on the Web. 

Lully - absolutely SMASHING!  But, I do love this music & Jordi Savall (saw him in person at a concert here probably in the '80s - can't remember what was played, but 'small group' viol family pieces) - the Amazonian comments are 'right-on' this time & I agree; also, believe this disc has already been highly recommended on the forum - I am certainly going to look into the other Lully instrumental music.

Just listening to the Bach discs this morning; so far, they deserve all the praise given - great reviews from all corners!  If one wants the Bach Harpsichord Concertos (played on THE harpsichord), then this one certainly is on the top of the heap - I have these works w/ piano on Naxos (which I do enjoy), but must do some comparison later.  Harry, I can't imagine these being a disappointment, unless to someone who is DEAF! 

[Heather Harrison]

The Virgin Megastore in downtown Salt Lake yielded these:



Heather

[Lilas Pastia]

Not a purchase, but a download from Manuel's thread , and a couple others from Otterhouse and a friend 

Beethoven, violin concerto: Kremer, NDR Symphony, Tennstedt (1980). Uses the 5-minute Schnittke cadenza.

Tchaikovsky: symphony no. 5. Fricsay, BPO (DGG, 1949). From what I've been able to verify, it seems different from the other DG Fricsay 5 (RIAS orchestra) and the Urania BPO one. This is the Otterhouse download. He never puts them on if they've been issued on cd already.

Dvorak: symphony no. 7; Leitner, BPO (from a 1955 DG lp, presumably unissued on cd)

[The Emperor]

Rachmaninov-The four Piano concertos (Ashkenazy)

In a Rach mood lately

[marvinbrown]

   From Russia With Love......






  marvin

[Que]

Thanks, Drasko!



Turns out there are two Mahler IV with Walter and Seefried: NYPO '53 and Wiener '50.
Decided to take both - with the latter comes a Bruckner IX - which seems an excellent idea, and it got a Diapason d'Or. 

Q

[Bogey]

Thank you Lyric Suite and Don for the recommendation of these Walcha recordings.  Don, I will look back into the historical recordings at a later date, as this should be plenty to get started with.  The samples on the above were outstanding.  It looks as if Walcha's mono set is worth a listen as well.  But for now, this should do.