What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Bogey]

No, that was Seth Winner I believe. These are a bit quieter, as MOT transfers usually are.

And I have enjoyed all my M&A cds so far.  May just have to nail this one down.  What is you desert island Schubert sonata box set, George?.....and do not send me to the Schubert piano thread.

[George]

And I have enjoyed all my M&A cds so far.  May just have to nail this one down.  What is you desert island Schubert sonata box set, George?.....and do not send me to the Schubert piano thread.

It would be a homespun box set with Richter playing the sonatas that he has recorded, Sokolov playing D. 959 and Maria Joao Pires playing the Impromptus.

This would be a good start (I mentioned it the other day when we spoke):

http://www.amazon.com/Richter-Master-Vol-Schubert-Sonatas/dp/B000PY302Q

Not in a box, but I bet amazon.com would ship it in one if you bought a few others (like that Schnabel set that's calling your name like a siren.) 

[George]

Right now listening to Beethoven:

He was such an elegant man and clearly beloved.

For an alternate take, here's Hofmann's stunning Casimir performance - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6gHexGHjOo

[Coopmv]

Now playing Goldberg Variations by Christiane Jaccottet from this set ...

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from this set - Goldberg Variations, which just arrived 2 days ago.  Keyboard music is great, whether it is piano or harpsichord ...   

[SonicMan46]

Now playing Goldberg Variations by Christiane Jaccottet from this set ...

 

Well w/ a recommendation from Antoine, I decided to do an Amazon download of the English Suites w/ Jaccottet on the harpsichord - did not want the entire Bach Box shown - burned the MP3 files (320 bps) to a CD-R and am now listening to the disc - sounds great!  Cost just $8 for the set - will complete my listening in the morning, but so far pleased!   

[Coopmv]

Well w/ a recommendation from Antoine, I decided to do an Amazon download of the English Suites w/ Jaccottet on the harpsichord - did not want the entire Bach Box shown - burned the MP3 files (320 bps) to a CD-R and am now listening to the disc - sounds great!  Cost just $8 for the set - will complete my listening in the morning, but so far pleased!   

Dave,   I discovered the set well over a year ago but only bought the set to get my hands on the Christiane Jaccottet's recordings.  Jaccottet was one of the great harpsichordists of her generation while the rest of the set were populated by what I believe to be second-rate performers, which I really have not bothered to listen to.  I have a number of Jaccottet's recordings on Philips LP's but really have not listened to that media in quite some time.

[listener]

MILHAUD   Symphony 3 with Chorus,    Concerto for 2 Pianos
Milhaud conducting.      Mono recording, the concertos would be more interesting in strereo, and the symphony would be more spectacular.    However this disc cost me only $1. so it's a worthwhile introduction
J. CHARPENTIER   Concertino "alla francese" for ondes Martenot and orchestra
CASTRERÈDE  Symphony for Strings  no 1

TISHCHENKO:  Symphony 3
S. SLONIMSKY Concerto Buffo

[Conor71]

Puccini: Manon Lescaut



2nd listen to this first Opera on this big boxset  .

[Que]

Q,  How do you like this CD?  I bought mine last summer.

Re: Demarest's Grands Motets by Niquet (Glossa)
I have a soft spot for the French grand motets tradition and amongst that Desmarest is my favourite! Niquet does a superb job IMO, very natural and idiomatic.


Now, a rerun of Utopia Triumphans, The Great Polyphony of the Renaissance, Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel. Thomas Tallis' famous Spem in Alium and other works by Constanzo Porta, Josquin Desprez, Johannes Ockeghem, Pierre de Manchicourt, Giovanni Gabrieli and Alessandro Striggio.

A really stupendous disc! 

 

Q

[Que]

CD 7: La Chapelle Royale au Temps de Louis XIV

Henry Dumont (1610-1684): Exultat animus; Magnificat.
Céline Scheen, Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, dessus; Mathias Vidal, haute-contre; Lluís Vilamajó, taille; Stephan MacLeod, basse-taille. Collegium Vocale Gent; Ricercar Consort; Philippe Pierlot, direction.
Live recording at the Chapelle royale du Château de Versailles.

Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687): Miserere (LWV 125)
Amel Brahim-Djelloul, dessus; Damien Guillon, bas-dessus; Howard Crook, haute-contre; Hervé Lamy, taille; Arnaud Marzorati, basse-taille.
Les Pages et les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles; Musica Florea (Marek Stryncl); Olivier Schneebeli, direction.
(from a recording on K617)

Henry Desmarest (1661-1741): De profundis
Hanna Bayodi-Hirt, Stéphanie Révidat, dessus; François Nicolas Geslot, haute-contre; Sébastien Droy, taille. Le Concert Spirituel; Hervé Niquet, direction.
(from a recording on Glossa)

Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles.

Q

[Wanderer]

Kammersymphonie für 23 Soloinstrumente
Nachtstück aus "Der ferne Klang"
Fantastische Ouvertüre, op. 15

[Wanderer]

Schmidt
Symphony No. 1
Neeme Jarvi
Detroit Symphony Orchestra

The best Schmidt First...and I've heard 'em all 

Saw this quite late, but I just have to agree. 

[Que]

Q

[Drasko]

[Sergeant Rock]

Saw this quite late, but I just have to agree. 

Järvi's Schmidt First is fantastic...amazing how much the Detroit Symphony sounds like a central European band. In the Schmidt Second and Third I think Luisi clips the competition do to his more measured approach (works especially well in the Second). Mehta still owns the Fourth but Welser-Möst is damn good too while Luisi's Fourth is more emotionally restrained, making it a good choice when you don't feel like committing suicide but just want a pleasant listen.

Sarge

[DavidRoss]

The glory of empire tinged with premonition of loss?

[SonicMan46]

Dave,   I discovered the set well over a year ago but only bought the set to get my hands on the Christiane Jaccottet's recordings.  Jaccottet was one of the great harpsichordists of her generation while the rest of the set were populated by what I believe to be second-rate performers, which I really have not bothered to listen to.  I have a number of Jaccottet's recordings on Philips LP's but really have not listened to that media in quite some time.

Hi Stuart - I'm curious about the dates that she recorded the English Suties; as a download, no liner notes were available - would appreciate the dates, if available - thanks in advance!  Dave 

[Antoine Marchand]

Hi Stuart - I'm curious about the dates that she recorded the English Suties; as a download, no liner notes were available - would appreciate the dates, if available - thanks in advance!  Dave 

J.S. Bach - English Suites BWV 806-811
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
2 CDs [vols. 15 & 16 on the 40-CD Amado set, CD15 68:27, CD16 70:22]
...
As the Amado set doesn't provide any information about the recordings included, I don't know if  these discs belong to the first or the second Jaccottet's version for these works. Apparently, she recorded them for the first time on March, 1982 (Saphir?) and then in 1990 (Digital Concerto). Any idea about this?   

I own the Saphir (Intercord) release which was recorded in Stuttgart in march 1982. Harpsichord Hans Rückers , Antwerpen 1642. The Amado release is the 1982 reording. Well, I have not made a strict  AB test, but I recognize the sound of the instrument and the playing, and the timings are identical.

But I have never heard about a Digital concerto recording. On the other hand she seems to have rerecorded many of the works for Denon. I have never seen heard these nor seen them bespoken.

Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/christiane-jaccottet/id22702038

The conclusion, after several posts, has been that, apparently, only exists the recording quoted by Premont. The supposed version from 1990 wouldn't exist, being an wrong info from the Bach-Cantatas site.

[Antoine Marchand]

BTW, now playing the excellet Jaccottet's seven Toccatas BWV 910-916. That Amado set is a steal! If I had money I would buy all rights of Jaccottet's recordings and I would give to her decent editions for her marvelous performances. Word.