What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Que]

This set goes from strength to strength. This morning CD12: Lagrime di San Pietro , the last composition of Orlando di Lasso (Orlande/Roland de Lassus) (1532-1594), yet another composer of the Franco-Flemish School.

 

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[Que]

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[The new erato]

Was the ensemble Malgoire conducted La Grande Ecurie? 

Yes. Concerning Malgoire with La Grande Ecurie I think it's horses for courses.

[Sergeant Rock]

A Rach afternoon. Just finished the two piano trios played by the Borodin Trio and now listening to Nikolai Lugansky play the op.33 and 39 Études-tableaux. Both CDs from the big box:




Sarge

[Keemun]

[Opus106]

A Rach afternoon. Just finished the two piano trios played by the Borodin Trio and now listening to Nikolai Lugansky play the op.33 and 39 Études-tableaux. Both CDs from the big box:
Sarge

Rach on.

I was hoping for a Rach evening, but no! Rapidshare just won't let me have one.

[Opus106]

Something New Sunday

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103 "The Year 1905"
NDR Symphony Orchestra|Dmitrij Kitajenko

Live|c. 2006

[Coopmv]

Yes. Concerning Malgoire with La Grande Ecurie I think it's horses for courses.

Erato,  Do you have a collection of recordings by Malgoire with La Grande Ecurie?  I have quite a number of Handel operas by the combo ....

[mahler10th]

A knighthood and a place in the English Symphonic repertoire should be Havergals home.

[Lilas Pastia]

Q

Oh, how I wish BIS would release the whole series conveniently housed in a sturdy box with cardboard sleeves for maximum space-saving. It's been bewildering and frustrating trying to sort out purchasing priorities within these issues. There are two different series, the solo keyboard and the concerto ones. How many discs would that make - over 30?

[owlice]

Lagrime di San Pietro , the last composition of Orlando di Lasso (Orlande/Roland de Lassus) (1532-1594), yet another composer of the Franco-Flemish School.

I love that work!

Currently, I'm listening to the thumpa-thumpa bumpa-bumpa of a neighbor's bad choice in music.

[jlaurson]

Bach Organ Works (Mono recordings) Walcha Archiv

Disc 7 of the 10 disc Walcha mono traversal.


Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552 (why separate from its Prelude??)
Chorale settings & Leipzig Chorales

Sound is very good even on these very earliest recordings
for Archiv. (In fact, the first recordings for Archiv, made
in 1947, in Luebeck. But after a little over half of this 'cycle',
I think I can say that I prefer the later recordings.

[Coopmv]

Now playing this CD from my Mozart collection ...

[SonicMan46]

Oh, how I wish BIS would release the whole series conveniently housed in a sturdy box with cardboard sleeves for maximum space-saving. It's been bewildering and frustrating trying to sort out purchasing priorities within these issues. There are two different series, the solo keyboard and the concerto ones. How many discs would that make - over 30?

Yep, those Spanyi CPE Bach recordings have been on my 'wish list' for months - believe that there are about 3 dozen or so (and not sure if that is ALL of them!) - but I have the same feeling, i.e. need a 'space-saving' box set(s)! 

[SonicMan46]

Sweelinck, Jan (1562-1621) - Secular Vocal Works w/ der Kamp & Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - this was a repeated Harry recommendation, so found a great price for the 3-CD set on the Amazon Marketplace ($22 + $3 S/H); this is largely 3 to 6 voice late Renaissance vocal music which is done beautifully - but to support Harry's comments, additional reviews on Fanfare HERE and ClassicalNet HERE - this is just the beginning of a large project to record all of this composer's extant vocal music!

Music for Harpsichord, same composer, played by Glen Wilson; there is a 9-CD set of the 'complete keyboard works', but just wanted a sampling to start - just began listening to the disc - 


 

[Coopmv]

Sweelinck, Jan (1562-1621) - Secular Vocal Works w/ der Kamp & Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam - this was a repeated Harry recommendation, so found a great price for the 3-CD set on the Amazon Marketplace ($22 + $3 S/H); this is largely 3 to 6 voice late Renaissance vocal music which is done beautifully - but to support Harry's comments, additional reviews on Fanfare HERE and ClassicalNet HERE - this is just the beginning of a large project to record all of this composer's extant vocal music!

Music for Harpsichord, same composer, played by Glen Wilson; there is a 9-CD set of the 'complete keyboard works', but just wanted a sampling to start - just began listening to the disc - 


 

Dave,  I paid $20 (before shipping) for this set a few months ago ...   

[The new erato]

Erato,  Do you have a collection of recordings by Malgoire with La Grande Ecurie?  I have quite a number of Handel operas by the combo ....

I have heard a few (not exclusively Handel) and remember them as quite variable in quality, and generally no match for the current crop of early music ensembles and singers. To listem to them again, I would have to install my LP player......

[Coopmv]

I have heard a few (not exclusively Handel) and remember them as quite variable in quality, and generally no match for the current crop of early music ensembles and singers. To listem to them again, I would have to install my LP player......

I think a number of his Handel operas have been re-issued on CD, though I doubt I will get them.  I bought those operas on LP when I was a bit younger and had a penchant for experimenting ...

[The new erato]

Slowly getting my toes wet in the Simpson quartet oeuvre.

[Lilas Pastia]

There was a big sale of Analekta recordings around Xmas time, so I went for stuff I'd normally not make a priority of. A generous colleciton of excerpts from Handel's Alcina and Agrippina with Tafelmusik (Jeann Lamon), with soprano Karina Gauvin in 9 of the 22 numbers. I like the concept of interspersing the arias with a few instrumental/orchestral items.

Much to my surprise, Gauvin turns out with the best version I've ever heard of my favourite Handel aria 'Tornarmi a vagheggiar". She is breathtakingly virtuosic and beautiful of tone. Dozens of sopranos have sung this, from Sutherland to Price, to Dessay, de Niese, Sills, Gencer etc. Gauvin's singing alone is worth the price of the disc. It helps that Lamon and Tafelmusik are the perfect partners.