Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #69)

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Ludwig Van Beethoven – Piano Sonatas - No.14 Op.27/2 "Moonlight", No.15 Op.28 "Pastoral", No.16 Op.31/1
— Artur Schnabel (History/TIM)

 

Rats. I just ordered the Bach set this week from Amazon. it. I tried to cancel the order, but it's too late to cancel. Thank you for clarifying. Maybe I'll end up with both boxes....

 

Thank you.

 

Unfortunately, with the constant repackaging, duplicates are inevitable since it is almost impossible to tell the differences between the boxes released a few years apart ...

 

Now playing CD15 - Cantatas Nos 43, 44 & 45 from the following box for a first listen ...

 

It is pretty clear that Tafelmusik is no match for the English Concert after this first and perhaps the only listen. But don't get me wrong, there are some real gems in this box.

 

Thanks

Surely they will take it back, as long as you don't open it.

 

Now on the turntable, "Beethoven - Piano Sonatas 8 'Pathetique', 9 & 10" performed by Malcolm Binns on L'Oiseau-Lyre.

 

While this box is non-HIP, but with soloists like Arleen Auger and Julia Hamari, the singing is just outstanding ...

 

Now listening to "Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2/Sonata for 2 Violins Op. 56*/Sonata for Violin and Piano Op. 80**" performed by Janine Jansen with the London Philharmonic Orchestra led by Vladimir Jurowski, Boris Brovtsyn (violin*) and Itamar Golan (piano**) on Decca.

 

I saw this CD a while ago but but I am not a big fan of Prokofiev ...

 

Now playing CD5 - Bach Cello Suites Nos 1-2 and Handel Sonata in G from the following box for a first listen ...

 

I was about to sell this on Amazon, then I decided to give it another chance. While it's not a favorite, and is more overtly modern in style than I prefer, it does have some very powerful and striking aspects, so I decided to keep it.

 

Without question, the upcoming Glenn Gould box will overlap with the smaller Glenn Gould Bach box. However, I do not expect that it will have the DVDs that are in the Bach box (unless they make a last minute expansion of the new box). It will likely be a new mastering of the contents of the Bach box. The new book alone gives something special, as it appears to be much larger than the mini-book in the old box.

 

Now on the turntable, "Beethoven - Piano Sonatas 11 & 15" performed by Malcolm Binns on L'Oiseau-Lyre.

 

Currently enjoying Brahms' Second Symphony from the big Abbado box.

 

Given the record label, the performance was probably done on a fortepiano and not a modern piano. Is that right?

 

Is this the box?

 

That's it.

 

Correct....

• Matthaus Andreas Stein, c.1802
• Heilmann of Offenbach, c. 1800

These sound sturdier than the ones in the first box.

 

To the best of my knowledge, this may be the only Beethoven Piano Sonatas performed on a fortepiano and recorded in SACD. I have a Mozart and a Hadyn Piano box by Ronald Brautigam on BIS ...

 

Now on the turntable, "Chopin - Mazurkas Op. 24 Nos. 1-4, Op. 67 Nos. 1 & 3/Polonaises Op. 26 Nos. 1 & 2/Nocturnes Op. 27 Nos 1 & 2/Waltz Op. 69 No. 1, Op. 70 No. 1/Prelude in A flat/Fantasie-Impromptu Op. 66/Mazurka in A flat" performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy on London.

 

I'll bet they sound great. The Binns' seem to have been forgotten.

 

Now playing CD1 from the following twofer - Pathetique, Moonlight, Tempest and Waldstein for a second listen ...