I play piano and found some parts of the review confusing as well. My take away is that it is worth hearing his Chopin, looking forward to sampling it this weekend. If you have the CD version would you mind saying who (or what studio) mastered it? Thank you.
On the back of the cover it says "Digital remastering [published] as shown in booklet", which with these Icon sets usually means they used different masterings from various points in time.
I bought this box a while back and really enjoyed it on my first listen since I already knew about Malcuzynski going back to the mid 70's from his Chopin recordings on Angel. I care about what I like when I listen to the recordings a lot more than what a review had to say ...
These recordings made by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in in 1995 and 1996 which plays some minor tunes composed by Igor Stravinsky deserve a passionate listening:
I've not encountered many of his recordings, but his playing of the Eroica Variations is impressive enough that I'd like to hear his playing of the Sonatas. He certainly displays power on this LP-- pounding out the bass line with considerable gusto during the faster sections. Overall, though, I prefer Gould's take.
On the turntable this afternoon, Sonatas for Cello and Piano -- one each by Rachmaninoff and Kodaly. Harvey Shapiro, Cello, and Earl Wild, Piano. Nicely recorded by Marc J. Aubort for this 1967 Nonesuch LP.
Actually, I find it interesting to read what critics have to say, even if I don't agree. Certainly critics can't expect to be above criticism. Were you not expecting any comments... or only positive comments?
Of course critics can expect criticism - that's not the point - but I don't understand why people are often so negative; why not counter the critic's view with one's own opinion instead of only saying what they disapprove of. It's always the same on boards like this, negativity prevails when it comes to dissenting opinions. And no, I don't expect only positive comments on internet boards...
I have the following Rubinstein's Chopin box but it may or may not include the above recording as he was one of the most recorded pianists IIRC and might have recorded these works multiple times ...
Finally made it to Chicago Digital today after hearing about it a while ago. You need a car to get there but it's a charming place - very CD focused and 70% classical stock. They do the thing where they have plastic sleeves with images in front and stock in the back, which I'm not a fan of, but a good classical shop isn't to be gainsayed.
Recorded 7/4/81, Studio 103, Radio France, Paris. This is considerably better than I expected. Disc made by Sony in Japan. "Digitally recorded using the 3M Digital recorder." The booklets of these early CBS CDs folded out, with the inside giving you a poster-like reproduction on the LP back cover. You'd think Maazel, an American, wouldn't have recorded on the 4th of July, but then he was born in France.
I have this Handel box. To the best of my knowledge, this may be the ONLY Handel Xerxes box out there. Unfortunately, neither Hogwood nor Pinnock ever recorded this work, which would have surpassed this box in performance ...
Now playing CD1 from the following Weissenberg RCA box, which @DeepFloyd11 has convinced me to acquire for a first listen ...
Well I hope you're happy with it and enjoy Weissenberg's talent. Please do let us know what you think of it.
This is before Sony bought CBS Records. They just used Sony to manufacture the disc. I forgot to give these credits: Producer: Roy Emerson. Engineers: Guy Level & Jacques Boifgallais. I never heard of the engineers; probably they worked for Radio France.
On Spotify, "French Sacred Music of the 14th Century, Vol. 1" performed by Schola Discantus on Lyrichord.
