Past Purchases (CLOSED)

[Sadko]

Excellent, Sadko. I hope you enjoy it! I know I have. Do you own any of the other Prokofiev/Jurowski CPO recordings?

I liked the test bits, and I also have a vague good memory of having heard it on the radio, so I'm looking forward to it.

No, I'm not even aware of any other recordings, you know them? Can you recommend them?

[Mirror Image]

I liked the test bits, and I also have a vague good memory of having heard it on the radio, so I'm looking forward to it.

No, I'm not even aware of any other recordings, you know them? Can you recommend them?

Yes, I whole-heartedly recommend all of the Michail Jurowski Prokofiev CPO recordings. All of the performances are excellent.

[Bulldog]

Just landed:

I've had that Schumann set for a few years and find it very rewarding (except for Kinderszenen).  Fou Ts'ong uses much rubato and packs quite a punch.  Works well when the Florestan/Eusebius dynamic is prevalent.

[Bulldog]

Acquired with a gift card through Amazon:

Bach's French Suites - Watchorn/Musica Omnia
Schubert's Die Winterreise - Gura/Berner/Harmonia Mundi

The Schubert is my first lieder purchase in over 10 years.

[PaulR]

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Got a whole lot of stuff through Amazon Market place (First Time I bought more than 2 things from individual sellers, so I am nervous....Though, I've never had poor experiences with them)

Landed Today.  Getting a bit nervous (I don't know why) about the Schnittke Choir Concerto.  Hopefully, it comes tomorrow, or soon thereafter.

[Karl Henning]

Landed to-day:

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(The latter is a classic, too; you just don't know it, yet ; )

[Conor71]

Quote from: marvinbrown on March 21, 2012, 07:24:02 PM

  This might come as a shock to some of you, but during the past week I have embarked on the painstaking task of buying my first ever Haydn string quartet recording. Not an easy task I assure you.  Through spotify, friends, youtube etc.etc. I was able to sample many recordings.  A few stood out, the Mosaiques (incomplete), the Aeolian and surprising the Angeles sets! The Mosaiques is "incomplete" which I felt did not really justify the prices it was going for.  I found the Aeolian (the cheapest of the bunch) a bit too bright for continued sustained listening. I was drawn to the "sweetness" in tone of the Angeles set. Complaints of sound "reverberations" and "echos" and stereo imaging "issues" from some amazon.com respondents were hardly relevant.

HMV had a few of the Angeles sets on sale at £50 and with my HMV points I was able to get it for £45!  So there you have it, I am now the proud owner of this:

 

  marvin

This is a wonderful set Marvin - I bought it about a month ago and have been very happy with it, enjoy!

[Ataraxia]

Hello.
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Different cover though.

[Gurn Blanston]

Landed Today.  Getting a bit nervous (I don't know why) about the

Schnittke Choir Concerto.  Hopefully, it comes tomorrow, or soon thereafter.

I have one of the disks in that Gliere box, Paul, and it is excellent. That set should be very fine, something for me to look into.

[PaulR]

I have one of the disks in that Gliere box, Paul, and it is excellent. That set should be very fine, something for me to look into.

Which CD do you have?

I am not overly familiar with Gliere's music, apart from the Four pieces for Double Bass, and the (school arrangement) of the Russian Sailor's Dance.  So, it will be interesting experience

[Gurn Blanston]

Quote from: paulrbass on Today at 04:24:07 PM

Which CD do you have?

I am not overly familiar with Gliere's music, apart from the Four pieces for Double Bass, and the (school arrangement) of the Russian Sailor's Dance.  So, it will be interesting experience

The one with the Bronze Horseman Suite and the Horn Concerto;


I'm guessing it is in that box, anyway, it looks like the same series. I like Rimsky-Korsakov, Taneyev, Ippolitov-Ivanov, that sort of music, and this fits in there very nicely indeed!

[PaulR]

Quote from: paulrbass on Today at 04:24:07 PM

Which CD do you have?

I am not overly familiar with Gliere's music, apart from the Four pieces for Double Bass, and the (school arrangement) of the Russian Sailor's Dance.  So, it will be interesting experience

The one with the Bronze Horseman Suite and the Horn Concerto;


I'm guessing it is in that box, anyway, it looks like the same series. I like Rimsky-Korsakov, Taneyev, Ippolitov-Ivanov, that sort of music, and this fits in there very nicely indeed!

that CD indeed is in the box.

[The new erato]

Ordered these:

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Continuing my exploration into Tippett's sound-world with these two recordings:

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My second recording of A Child of Our Time:

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[TheGSMoeller]

Ordered these:
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Knee Play 5...8 minutes of pure bliss.

[eyeresist]

Hmm, that Dennis Russell Davies disc looks tempting, Sarge.

An Amazon reviewer has made a good case (or at least a case that I agree with) that the 9th has not yet been recorded with near-correct tempos.


Bought in a shop (!) yesterday:
[ASIN]B000BZDG1E[/ASIN] CARL VINE : Symphonies 1-6 / Challender, De Waart (ABC Classics)

[ASIN]B005OZDXMI[/ASIN] SHOSTAKOVICH : New Babylon (premier recording of complete score) / Fitz-Gerald (Naxos)

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Just bought this for $8 in like new condition:

[kishnevi]

My second recording of A Child of Our Time:

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You might want to also get Tippett's own recording of ACOUT, which can be had on Naxos.  It's my only recording of the work, so I can't directly compare it, but I found it a first rate performance.

Thread duty: 
landed today: CPO recordings of CPE Bach's Israelites in the Wilderness and Italian Oboe Concertos with Diego Dino Ciacci, and the third CD of Alan Curtis performing JSB's English and French Suites, which had been on back order (the others were ordered at the same time, but already shipped to me).  Since I already have reported the orders on GMG, I won't bother you with images.

[Mirror Image]

You might want to also get Tippett's own recording of ACOUT, which can be had on Naxos.  It's my only recording of the work, so I can't directly compare it, but I found it a first rate performance.

I've heard it before, but I do not own a recording of it. I'll probably go ahead and pull the trigger on since it's so cheap and, yes, a first-rate performance. Thanks for reminding me.

Just bought:

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[springrite]

I have three or four recording of that work, collectively I call those recordings Children of Our Time.