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Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by George P, May 29, 2015.

  1. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Nothing like Mozart in the morning, especially coming from this set.
     
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  2. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    First spin and really enjoying this.
     
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  3. Bachtoven

    Bachtoven Forum Resident

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    At long last! This was recorded several years ago, but funding problems prevented its release. All I can say is it's a must-have if you like his music.

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  4. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Disc 1, D537 & D568

    I decided today to begin a second listen of this set and so far, I am enjoying this more than before. Maybe I am in a more relaxed mood, I don't know. What I do know is that I am glad I learned early on in my collecting to not judge something on just one listen. Heck, I didn't even like Richter (my favorite pianist) very much the first time I heard him.

    I also read in a review that the superb sound in this set is because it was recorded in the former Teldec Studios.
     
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  5. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Now enjoying an old favorite!
     
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  6. bruce2

    bruce2 Forum Resident

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    I have this on Esoteric SACD and it is one of my favorite discs of piano music.
     
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  7. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    For some reason, the SACD does not include everything that is on the 2 CD set. It only has the D899 and D935 Impromptus.

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  8. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    This is very unusual ...
     
  9. mBen989

    mBen989 Senior Member

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    So this came for me from Amazon today.

    VARÈSE: The Complete Works - Royal Concertgebow Orchestra and ASKO Ensemble conducted by Riccardo Chailly

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  10. notesofachord

    notesofachord Riding down the river in an old canoe

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    Late night spin.

    Walter (Wendy) Carlos
    Switched-On Bach II
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  11. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    How is it?
     
  12. Bubbamike

    Bubbamike Forum Resident

    Enjoying this recording from the Amadeus box set this afternoon. Excellent playing and well recorded by DG.

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  13. dale 88

    dale 88 Errand Boy for Rhythm

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    Taneyev Quartet
    Myaskovsky: Complete String Quartets Nos. 1-13
    Northern Flowers, 2019
    5 CDs

    Excellent playing. Recorded in the early 1980's. The quartet was formed in 1946. Three of the original members are on this recording. The cello player had changed in 1967, so even there he had around 15 years experience playing with the quartet. Further experience for the quartet included playing for Mvarinksy in the Leningrad Philharmonic since 1950.

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  14. mBen989

    mBen989 Senior Member

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    I think it has no commercial potential.
     
  15. dale 88

    dale 88 Errand Boy for Rhythm

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    Auber: Overtures I
    Dario Salvi
    Czech Chamber Philharmonic
    Naxos, 2019
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    I am looking forward to future volumes even if the number of players seems to be somewhat small.
    Excellent sound.
    Dario Salvi is an Auber expert.
     
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  16. Marzz

    Marzz Forum Resident

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    That's a nice set! Their late 1970s (mostly) recordings of Sergey Taneyev's String Quartets are very good and also released on Northern Flowers. Thanks for the reminder to dig these out later :thumbsup:

    Edit: Recently re-released in a 10-CD set
    Sergey Taneyev: Complete Chamber Music
     
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  17. dale 88

    dale 88 Errand Boy for Rhythm

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    Korngold: Symphony in F sharp; Theme and Variations; Straussiana.
    John Wilson
    Sinfonia of London
    Chandos, 2019
    CD/SACD
    I was impressed by this recording. Everything seems to have come together for this disc. --Impressive natural sound, acoustics, conducting, and playing. Engineer: Ralph Couzens with CM 402 microphones hand built by the designer, Jorgen Thuresson, in Sweden.
    The orchestra is a reconstituted Sinfonia of London, a pickup orchestra name also used in 1962 by Barbirolli for some of his wonderful playing on the 1962 LP English String Music. Barbirolli used the Sinfonia for Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Tallis, and Fantasia on Greensleeves, plus Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, and Serenade in E minor. The way Barbirolli handled the strings on the Tallis theme still excites me.

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  18. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Barbirolli is one of my favorite conductors!
     
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  19. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Enjoyed this CD earlier today. A classic.
     
  20. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Starting the day with this AP SACD that I picked up last week used. It's my first classical SACD mastered by Ryan Smith (I haven't always enjoyed his non-classical work) and so far I am enjoying this.
     
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  21. Daedalus

    Daedalus I haven't heard it all.....

    Thanks for posting. I was not familiar with this issue( or label). Oh no! There goes the budget-so many interesting releases.
     
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  22. Daedalus

    Daedalus I haven't heard it all.....

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    Daedalus I haven't heard it all.....

  24. dale 88

    dale 88 Errand Boy for Rhythm

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    An interesting tidbit about this 1962 Barbirolli recording from the Michael Kennedy notes for a 1998 issue about the acoustics and site for the Vaughan Williams Tallis theme.

    Barbirolli's 1962 recording (his second, the first dating from 1946) was made in the Temple Church, part of the reason for its success. This venue was suggested by the American composer and conductor, Bernard Hermann, a friend and admirer of Barbirolli since Sir John's years in New York. "There we went for a recording session that started at midnight to avoid any traffic noises," Ursula Vaughan Williams wrote later. "Coats and Thermos flasks were piled round the effigies of Crusader knights. Bernard was there listening to the balance and to the music, and resulting record is by far the best ever made of the work."
     
  25. George P

    George P Notable Member Thread Starter

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    Gave this fine CD a spin today.
     
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