Purchases Today

[Harry]

I don't buy too many boxes, though I think about a lot of them, but here are two I purchased recently: 1) The Definitive Eric Coates. They have a decent price at importcds, which comes out to about $21 for 7 discs (incl shipping in US). The sound is not the best, but sounded surprisingly good on the clips considering how ancient some of them are. Anyway, had to amass some of these pieces from other sources.  2) Spohr - Complete Violin Concertos. When it slipped under $40 last week, I just couldn't resist. I am not the biggest violin concerto fan, but these seemed right up my alley. I also liked Ulf in Saint-Saens, so here's hoping he's as good here.

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The Spohr Neal, is nothing short than fantastic.

[SonicMan46]

I don't buy too many boxes, though I think about a lot of them, but here are two I purchased recently: 1) The Definitive Eric Coates. They have a decent price at importcds, which comes out to about $21 for 7 discs (incl shipping in US). The sound is not the best, but sounded surprisingly good on the clips considering how ancient some of them are. Anyway, had to amass some of these pieces from other sources.  2) Spohr - Complete Violin Concertos. When it slipped under $40 last week, I just couldn't resist. I am not the biggest violin concerto fan, but these seemed right up my alley. I also liked Ulf in Saint-Saens, so here's hoping he's as good here.

Hi Neal - I purchased that collection a while back and boxed w/ a different cover (below) - have not listened in a while, so will pull a few of the CDs today - Dave

[kishnevi]

Myself, roughly 25 minutes ago on WAYLT

[Re Ben-Haim]
Complete agreement.  I have a little bit more of him besides that CD--a chamber work included on a Chandos CD released earlier this year, and "Yoram", on Helicon (Israeli Philharmonic) which I would suggest only to those people who are interested only in grandiose very late Romantic choral works or complete collections of composers chased out of Europe by the Nazis.  Now that I know about that recording of the Second Symphony posted by listener,  I'll be looking to buy that

Resulting in ordering these two CDs off AmazonMP.  I bought the Concertos CD in preference to Perlman's recording because the other two composers are completely unknown to me, unlike Castelnouvo Tedesco (not meant as a criticism of C-T; besides I can always go back and get the Perlman CD).


*ETA for clarification:  Perlman's recording of the BenHaim concerto is coupled with a concerto by Castelnouvo Tedesco, in contrast to the two works featured with the BenHaim on the CD I did order, and I'd rather get works by two composers not known to me than one work by a composer slightly known to me.

[kishnevi]

And a return to the Arkivmusic well after dinner.


I did get a small chuckle out of the write up of the Aimard CD, which included what must be one of the greatest understatements on their website in speaking of Gaspard de la Nuit and one of the Carter works, Night Fantasies

These are two very different works, of course, the main distinction being the harmonic language.

[kyjo]

Arrived this morning: George Lloyd Piano Concerto #3, recommended by kyjo and Vandermolen.




Sarge

You don't even have to say it was recommended by both of us. Just one or the other should do, considering how identical mine and Jeffrey's tastes are!

[Sergeant Rock]

You don't even have to say it was recommended by both of us. Just one or the other should do, considering how identical mine and Jeffrey's tastes are!

I'll just call "you" vanderjo 

Sarge

[kyjo]

I'll just call "you" vanderjo 

Sarge

Or "kymolen"!

[Mirror Image]

Went to a CD store (yes, they still apparently exist) and I found these four recordings that I didn't own:

[Brian]

Went to a CD store (yes, they still apparently exist) and I found these four recordings that I didn't own:

Right now, I'm not considering anything. I'm done for the rest of the year.

You made it 40 and a half hours

[Mirror Image]

You made it 40 and a half hours

Well, I was done buying until I saw those four beauties and I just couldn't resist. Plus, I got one of the discs for free as it was buy two get the third one free.

[TheGSMoeller]

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[HIPster]

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Cool looking release!

I see there is a Gurn Blanston review on amazon too! 

[jlaurson]

Ah, the cat just stopped by...


Ben Britten,
String Quartets, 3 Divertimenti
The Enedellion String Quartet
Warner
German link - UK link

Oh! These are actually brand new recordings!! I was wondering why Warner-proper would already be re-issuing EMI stuff, when the companies are internally still separated. All the better.


A. Dvořák ,  Symphony No.9
+ Czech Suite, Slavonic Dances
Bournemouth SO / J.Serebrier
Warner
German link - UK link



A. Dvořák ,  Symphony Nos.3 & 6
Bournemouth SO / J.Serebrier
Warner
German link - UK link



A. Dvořák ,  Symphony No.7
+ In Nature's Realm, Scherzo Capriccioso
Bournemouth SO / J.Serebrier
Warner
German link - UK link



A. Dvořák ,  Symphony No.2
+ 3 Slavonic Dances
Bournemouth SO / J.Serebrier
Warner
German link - UK link



H. Dutilleux,  Symphonies
+ Mystere de l'instant, metaboles, timbres, espace, mouvement, les citations,
Sonate, figures de resonances, 3 preludes, 3 strophes, ainsi la nuit, 2 sonnets,
san francisco night, the shadows of time, tout un monde lointain
BSO, Collegium Musicum Zurich, OdParis, ONdFrance
S.Ozawa, P.Sacher, M.Rostropovich, D.Barenboim, J.P.Saraste et al.
Warner 4 CDs
German link - UK link

[Fafner]

This just arrived in the mail:

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Wagner makes 65% of the box. 

[The new erato]

Plus, I got one of the discs for free as it was buy two get the third one free.

Ah; the old "one for free if you buy two you don't need" trick.

[Fafner]

Ah; the old "one for free if you buy two you don't need" trick.

Except one always needs more CDs.

[Mirror Image]

Ah; the old "one for free if you buy two you don't need" trick.

But I was happy with all of four purchases I made so there's definitely no trick involved here. There were actually several other recordings there that I would have liked to have picked up, but I just decided to go with these and leave it at that.

[Mirror Image]

Except one always needs more CDs.

[The new erato]

I ordered these from europadisc:

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[Brian]

Have you heard any of the new Naive Vivaldi CD (Vol. 56) of concertos for two violins? I listened to about two minutes of the first track before realizing it was so exciting I would not be able to concentrate on work and needed to wait 'til I got home.