New Releases

[Florestan]

[And there are others]

Yes, I am aware of all those --- and my comment applies to them as well. 

[Mandryka]

https://editionsgrandier.bandcamp.com/album/samuel-scheidt-tabulatura-nova-1624

Leiden Waalse Kerk. I hope this quote doesn't put you off

This music from 1624 imbeds itself as part of our Zeitgeist now more than ever before, it forms a Musical prophecy.

Mysterious energies emanate from the music and character of Samuel Scheidt, and contrasting with the music of the time, his process at the organ originates from focusing inward on the sound material itself, opposed to rhetorical figures.

Using the Historical Registrations from Samuel Scheidt himself as well as specifically reconstructed playing techniques from the early 17th century, including composer-specific ornamentation and temporal manipulation described in the historical sources, we are able to hear the music as Scheidt Intended; confrontational, mysterious, and deeply emotional.

[Roasted Swan]

A very impressive pair of concerto discs;



The Williams disc is excellent and the violin soloist (recorded live at the Proms) a name to note.

The Chandos disc with "old hands" Litton and Hanslip is predictably fine.  The Robert Russell Bennett pieces just good fun and stunningly played/recorded.  The Duke Concerto takes itself much more seriously but is another piece well worth hearing.  Hanslip is one of my most favourite violinists and this disc reinforces that good opinion.

[Harry]

https://editionsgrandier.bandcamp.com/album/samuel-scheidt-tabulatura-nova-1624

Leiden Waalse Kerk. I hope this quote doesn't put you off

This music from 1624 imbeds itself as part of our Zeitgeist now more than ever before, it forms a Musical prophecy.

Mysterious energies emanate from the music and character of Samuel Scheidt, and contrasting with the music of the time, his process at the organ originates from focusing inward on the sound material itself, opposed to rhetorical figures.

Using the Historical Registrations from Samuel Scheidt himself as well as specifically reconstructed playing techniques from the early 17th century, including composer-specific ornamentation and temporal manipulation described in the historical sources, we are able to hear the music as Scheidt Intended; confrontational, mysterious, and deeply emotional.

Not on Qobuz, which is a pity, for I would love to hear this.

[Harry]

A very impressive pair of concerto discs;



The Williams disc is excellent and the violin soloist (recorded live at the Proms) a name to note.

The Chandos disc with "old hands" Litton and Hanslip is predictably fine.  The Robert Russell Bennett pieces just good fun and stunningly played/recorded.  The Duke Concerto takes itself much more seriously but is another piece well worth hearing.  Hanslip is one of my most favourite violinists and this disc reinforces that good opinion.

Both in my listening queue! Although the williams disc does not yet show up on Qobuz, any idea what the release date is.?

[Roasted Swan]

Both in my listening queue! Although the williams disc does not yet show up on Qobuz, any idea what the release date is.?

Presto says November 7th

[Mandryka]

Not on Qobuz, which is a pity, for I would love to hear this.

You know you can hear it for free through Bandcamp? (It has a successful Vater Unser, interesting because it is severe.)

[prémont]

More WTC, this time Häkkinen

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/das-wohltemperierte-clavier/hnum/12462207

[Que]

More WTC, this time Häkkinen

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/das-wohltemperierte-clavier/hnum/12462207

Definitely an interesting release!

[hopefullytrusting]

You know you can hear it for free through Bandcamp? (It has a successful Vater Unser, interesting because it is severe.)

And buying it on Bandcamp means that more of the money goes to the performers rather than the platform.

[Mandryka]

Definitely an interesting release!

What did you make of his WTC2?

[prémont]

What did you make of his WTC2?

The new release is only WTC I. He hasn't recorded WTC II (so far):

https://www.aapohakkinen.com/discography.php

[Mandryka]

The new release is only WTC I. He hasn't recorded WTC II (so far):

https://www.aapohakkinen.com/discography.php

Right -- I was confusing WTC and AoF

[prémont]

Right -- I was confusing WTC and AoF

But while we are at it, what did you make of his AoF?

[Atriod]

Ez must have.

Romanian pianist Radu Lupu commanded a legion of fans and connoisseurs all over the world. His rare appearances in the concert hall were packed with audiences which included top-drawer performers. He was the master of lyricism and could make the piano whisper like no other.

Lupu shunned media attention, his discography is not large, but every recording he made had an aura of spirituality and distinction. Decca is proud to present a unique set of recordings – material that has never before been officially published – ranging from 'lost tapes' in the Decca archives to recordings sourced from radio stations around the world.

Sanctioned by his estate, and presented in a 6-CD capbox, with bespoke jackets for each disc and digital album, RADU LUPU – THE UNRELEASED RECORDINGS is made up entirely of material not otherwise recorded by Lupu and is released to mark what would have been the pianist's 80th birthday this November.


DECCA RECORDINGS

CD 1 MOZART: Piano Quartets K. 478 & K. 493
Tel Aviv String Quartet
Recorded London, 12–14 August 1976. Decca

CD 2 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonatas in C major D. 840 and D major D. 850
Recorded Switzerland, December 1992. Decca
BBC RECORDINGS

CD 3 HAYDN: Andante & Variations in F minor; Piano Sonata 50 in D major; Piano Sonata 33 in C minor
Recorded 'live' at Wigmore Hall, London, 3 September 1988
MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major K.545
Recorded 'live' in Aldeburgh, 1970
SCHUMANN: Etudes symphoniques, Op. 13
Recorded 'live' at St. John's Smith Square, London, 1 July 1991

CD 4 CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 1; Nocturnes Op. 27 Nos. 1 & 2
Recorded 'live' in Leeds, 19 April 1970
BARTÓK: Out of Doors
COPLAND: Piano Sonata
Recorded 'live' in Aldeburgh, 24 June 1971
DUTCH RADIO RECORDINGS

CD 5 SCHUMANN: Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Recorded in Amsterdam, 29 May 1983
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
Recorded in Amsterdam, 1 April 1984
SWR RECORDINGS

CD 6 MOZART: Piano Concerto in B flat major, K.456
Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Kazimierz Kord
Recorded 'live' 1980
SCHUMANN: Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 11
Recorded 29 September 1973
DEBUSSY: D'un cahier d'esquisses
Recorded 17/19 April 2002

[Mandryka]

But while we are at it, what did you make of his AoF?

Serious, weighty. Matteo Messori, who is often slower and uses a bass strong harpsichord too, and also has a penchant for rubato like Hakkinen, finds so much more life, joy.

[prémont]

Serious, weighty. Matteo Messori, who is often slower and uses a bass strong harpsichord too, and also has a penchant for rubato like Hakkinen, finds so much more life, joy.

I find Häkkinen's AoF dull and a bit slack and the the contribution of strings in some of the Cpt.s seems strange and unintegrated, while Messori's AoF is so much better, and as you write, full of (inner) life. 

[Florestan]

Serious, weighty.

I find Häkkinen's AoF dull. 

You seem to be in agreement. 

[Mandryka]

Hakkinen took a turn for the worse after his first Byrd.

[prémont]

You seem to be in agreement. 

We are very often in agreement.