The postman was very generous today! I started with Nikolaeva’s Bach. Heavenly playing with good sound. (I was amazed that arrived from Lithuania in just 8 days!)
Now on the turntable, record 1 from "Le Chansonnier Cordiforme" performed by The Consort Of Musicke on L'Oiseau-Lyre. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia... "The Chansonnier Cordiforme (1470s) or Chansonnier de Jean de Montchenu is a cordiform (heart-shaped) music manuscript, Collection Henri de Rothschild MS 2973, held in the Bibliothèque Nationale. The manuscript was commissioned in Savoy between 1460 and 1477 by canon Jean de Montchenu, later Bishop of Agen (1477) and Bishop of Vivier (1478-1497). An edition was prepared by Geneviève Thibault de Chambure in 1952. The chansonnier comprises 43 songs by Dufay, Binchois, Ockeghem, Busnoys and others."
Another violin sonata recommendation: With regard to Handel's violin sonatas Riccardo Minasi's recording (2012) is more recent than the Grimiaux, but as accomplished and more readily available (Spotify). The Hiro Kurosaki and Andrew Manze versions are fine, too. Not sure you're heading in this direction considering Thompson, however.
I've been listening to the not complete DG box with BSO and still can't understand why the orchestra chose Ozawa instead of Tilson Thomas as their chief conductor. A huge mistake.
First listen to a new arrival, "Francesco Cavalli - Artemisia" performed by La Venexiana directed by Claudio Cavina on Glossa.
Recorded in Victoria Hall, Geneva, 9/6/70 (Falla) & 9/9/70 (Chopin). Issued 2/72. Producer: Michael Woolcock. Engineers: James Lock & Tryggvi Tryggvason (!) Unfortunately, it appears to be a U.S. pressing. Unlike the label on an English pressing, this one is faintly printed.
CD from the third Living Stereo box. The book that comes with the box has the original liner notes (good thing, because the notes on the back of the replica sleeves are hard to read), recording information and even original vinyl dead-wax numbers.
Barry Guy – Folio (ECM New Series) — Maya Homburger – baroque violin; Muriel Cantoreggi – violin; Barry Guy – double-bass; Christoph Poppen – conductor; Münchener Kammerorchester
Kitajenko conducts Shostakovich SACD Brilliantly performed with Russian taste. The sound is pleasantly heavy. The photo of the composer is very nice, too.
Strobel conducts the score music of Prokofiev for Eisenstein’s masterpiece. Another winner from Capriccio.
I heard this performed live by the Houston Symphony with the film playing behind them. Really impressive, and the score makes a lot more sense with the music (as opposed to the cantata based on the music, which is designed to stand on its own). The ideal would be a blu-ray release of the film with this or another modern recording of the score in high-res, but it doesn't seem to exist in that format yet.
Another Eisenstein = Prokofiev masterpiece. This is the cantata made from the film score. Muti is raising a storm and the sound is fabulous. It is a must-have CD.
This is one of the only records I ever had that warped. It was a long time ago, back in college I left it on the turntable with a curtain open and when I came home that evening, well I might have cried a little bit. Love it.
First listen to "Vom Himmel Hoch - Cantatas And Christmas Music By Masters From Northern Germany" performed by the Knabenchor Hannover and Fiori Musicali directed by Heinz Hennig on DHM. From "Baroque Christmas Edition" on DHM Featuring: Harald Vogel (organ)
Hey, gang! What's happening tonight? I've been exploring a lot of 80's hardcore punk of late - it's almost all new to me - and I need a palate cleanser. I looked up "Mozart clarinet" on google play, and this album was the first result.
Lately I've been groovin' to some of my favorite (non-classical) female vocalists. Have I mentioned before that the female voice is my favorite musical sound? Indeed I have.
