Thank you Haven't been around much the last two days but I've got more recommendations (and hence, things too that I want to but haven't listened to) than I have time But Zorn, I say most Zorn = Buy it
BTW, I heard the Elgar's graduation music being played at the recent presidential swearing-in ceremony in South Korea. I was very surprised by western music being played on such occasion.
First listen to CD 7 from "Ferenc Fricsay - Complete Recordings On DG Vol.1 - Orchestral Works." Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 / Overture "Lenore III" performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker Handel - Harp Concerto in B flat major performed by Nicanor Zabaleta (harp) with the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
I don't see any remastering credits in the booklet. I hear what you're talking about with the thin sound but I think they've done a good job with this and the sound is in no way unpleasant or harsh; very nice for a 60's recording (for the first CD).
First listen to CD 2 from "Narciso Yepes - The Complete Solo Recordings" on DG. Spanische Gitarrenmusik Vol. 2
Gone from rocking out to some Byrd to crying to some Schubert I just have such a love for Schubert, hits my heart in a similar area to Brahms and Mahler for me
First listen to CD 3 from "Evgeny Kissin - The Complete RCA & Sony Classical Album Collection." "In Tokyo": Rachmaninoff - Lilacs / Etudes Tableaux Nos. 5 & 1 Prokofiev - Sonata No. 6 Liszt - Trois Etudes de Concert / Zwei Konzertetuden Chopin - Nocturne Op. 32 No. 2 / Polanaise Op. 44 / Mazurka Op. 25 Scriabin - Etude Op. 45 No. 2 Sakunosuke Koyama - Natu-wa Kinu Traditional - Todai-Mori / Usagi
First listen to CD 6 from "The Pierre Fournier Edition" on DG. Haydn - Concertos for Cello and Orchestra Nos. 1 & 2 - performed by the Festival Strings Lucerne led by Rudolph Baumgartner Stravinsky - Suite italienne from 'Pulcinella' for cello and piano / Chanson russe from 'Mavra' for cello and piano - performed with Ernest Lush (piano)
Thanks - will pick this up when I can. The only Zorn I have is 'Naked City' which is more jazz than classical - but good.
Currently working my way through the DG Original box set - the first one in the dark blue box. Bargain - well worth picking up if you don't have the recordings already.
Naked City = Great hard-to-pin-down extreme hardcore jazz band, love em! This site: Hips Road Edition - The Works of John Zorn may be somewhat of a guide regarding his classical work (more direct) compared to wikipedia. Lot's of excellent. He lived in a world and turned that wold into his own world, in a nutshell. Wears his influences/inspirations on his sleeve, yet remains one of the most unique composers (disregarding everything else he's done for now) out there! and he's still active at it! He's hot a great new album out at the moment too Midsummer Moons! Cheers!
CD 3 from Spotify Premium. I wouldn't say these are neglected, but I don't think many people talk about Dvorak's quartets apart from the "American".
Been on a huge Stravinsky kick tonight (after the Schubert earlier today) I'm not listening from youtube but this here, is a particular segment (from The Firebird) that always instills a feeling of awesomeness, I tend to drift more towards the later halves of Stravinsky's catalogue when it comes to general listening but three ballet scores (Le Sacre to a lesser extent because of over-familiarity) are all such highly impressive post-romantic works. Every movement is packed with such detail! (same throughout all his work, highly recommended being Agon and Requiem Canticles), it's a pleasure to binge his work every now-and-then!
This has been my reading soundtrack for ages. A pretty amazing box set. Decca Sound - The Analogue Years.
BTW, some Zorn and Tzadik albums are available as downloads on Boomkat now. I bought Midsummer Moons the other day.