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Well, it's $116 in Canadian dollars, which should make your wallet a bit happier given the current exchange rate. Still pretty steep, though, but it is tempting, even for me, with the Can$40 shipping charge and the customs charges and fee I'd have to pay.

 

Good morning everyone! According to my Deutsche Grammophon newsfeed on Facebook, it's Johann Sebastian Bach's B-day. (according to the old style calendar and on March 31st of the new)......but whatever it was, it's always nice to play Bach.

On the TT....

 

Now, from this set: Vol.II, with Piano Sonatas 5-7, Op.10/1-3; 8, Op.13. Recorded at the same venue, in 2004.

 

I bought the 66 disc Vivaldi Edition that contains this smaller set. I'm slowly working my way through it. So far everything has been great.

 

Now playing:
Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.1 in C major Op.49
— Dirk Van de Velde (violin) , Dirk Van den Hauwe (violin), Marc Sonnaert (viola), Peter Devos (cello) – Rubio String Quartet (Brilliant Classics)

 

I don't have those recordings, but man, I love those Shostakovich Quartets. Hope you are enjoying them as much as I do.

 

Picked up a couple of CD's at the thrift for $.50 each yesterday. Both very nice performances and recordings, the recorded sound on the Carmina Burana is particularly good.

 

From the Decca Sound Analogue Years; incredible performances of both pieces:

 

Maestro Walcha.....on the TT....

 

In honor of Bach's birthday:

(on the piano)

 

Good morning everyone! On the TT....



For those who haven't heard Andor Foldes play, here's a YT upload. So unfortunate that this beautiful recording has only just over 350 views on You Tube, while Gangnam Style has 2.79 billion.....



Here's a short Bio on Wiki. He was very talented in my opinion.

Does anyone else here on the thread know /like him and own his recordings?

Andor Földes - Wikipedia

 

Thanks for the link to the recording, do you know its age?

 

Well, there's one more view now!

 

Two, actually.

 

Morning!

I am also listening to Rachmaninoff this morning, specifically the third concerto from this:



Thanks for sharing that link to the Foldes Rach 2. My favorite recording of that work will come as no surprise to regulars of this thread:



I love the ominous mood he creates at the beginning.

 

I don't think I have anything by him. I think I only once saw one of his recordings in the used shops that I frequent: Andors Foldes - Wizard of the Keyboard - Amazon.com Music

 

Who is the he, Richter or Foldes?

I am guessing, BTW, that no one can answer my question re the age of the Foldes recording.

 

According to the internets, it was a 1954 recording. It's also on Spotify as part of the BNF collection, which I assume is the French National Library digitizing discs that have passed out of copyright in that country: Spotify

 

I have this set by Foldes:



Very nice recordings overall, but I do prefer Kocsis in this repertoire.

 

In fact, there appears to be a 2016 transfer by Deutsche Grammophon, also on Spotify. I might listen a bit later: Spotify

Apparently this is disc 9 of the Mono Era box set: THE MONO ERA 1948 - 1957 - 51 CDs - Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft It never had a seperate release. Sign of the times?

 

That is what the BNF collection is. I see them a lot on Qobuz and I was curious what they are so did some searching. I haven't bought any yet.

 

Just saw this was announced - all his recordings from 65-68 on 6 CDs.

 

Accoding to Discogs ...1954. My LP is a reissue.

Sergei Rachmaninoff*, Andor Foldes, Berliner Philharmoniker, Leopold Ludwig - Konzert Für Klavier Und Orchester Nr. 2 C-moll Op. 18

 

Not my favourite...but definitely one of the better interpretations!

 

A superb 2-disc set of all of Hoppstock's Bach recordings, made from 1979-2001. The sound varies, of course, but it's never less than good, and his playing is just stunning.