Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #19)

Haydn Op. 76

Tatrai Quartet is my current go-to. The 1960's Hungarian stereo sound holds up very well, too.

 

Yupper.....nice CD!

 

I have seven of the their Haydn SQ's on the shelf, but am missing the 76. I enjoy the ones I have a lot.

 

I have only read positive things about their Haydn efforts.

 

I've got them. Idiomatic and well recorded. Not just a good bargain choice, a good choice, period. That said, I'd love to hear what the Takács Quartet can do with this music.

 

I have a near complete set of the Tatrai Haydn SQs and I very much enjoy it.

 

Now playing the Pathetique sonata.

 

A nice label there, George. Wished I had a few more on the shelf.

 

Now playing:

• Bach Reflections - David Theodor Schmidt (piano) [Profil 2007, Director of Recording: Edwin Diele]
  -J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830
  -J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue XXII in B-flat Minor, BWV 891 from The Well-Tempered Clavier Book 2
  -Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue in D Minor, Op. 87 No. 24
  -Liszt: Variations on a motif by J.S. Bach

 

Some recorder efforts:

 

Hello, I need help from you classical guys

I have "O fortuna" on a cassette tape (that I'm unable to locate at the moment) and would like to buy a CD with the complete Carmina Burana by Orff. The nearest store has a recording of this composition performed by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conductor James Levine a (DG disc if I'm not mistaken)..should I look somewhere else? What's your opinion about the CSO/Levine recording/performance?

Many thanks in advance

 

Yeah, Kodaly Quartet is very dependable (and highly-reviewed) for any Haydn quartet. They certainly are a good choice. I have Ops. 50 and 76 by them. For Ops. 20 and 33 I have the Quatuor Mosaiques and I like their performances as well. Have Op. 77 by Quatuor on the way.

Hard to beat the highly-reviewed Kodaly, but QM and Takács Quartet are also high on the list.

 

The disc is not bad at all. However, if you want to find the beter Carmina CDs, why don't you check out the Runnicles disc on Telarc sonic-wise and the Previn (EMI), Jochum (DG) or Muti (EMI) disc for the best interpretation?

 

Hello; many thanks for your reply; sure I am looking for the best compromise between sonics and interpretation..I saw the Riccardo Muti disc for pennies here for sale in some other stores, it must be on a budget EMI classic line, if i am not mistaken. The Levine disc: I read an enthusiastic review years ago of that disc on a magazine; it seemed a funny coincidence to me that it could be the only version readily available (for example, there were discs of the Beethoven works by different orchestras and conductors in the same store) for me to buy

 

Then the Robert Shaw disc on Telarc is the great candidate as well.

 

Is this one? Hybrid SACD?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carmina-Bur...KG1M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1293495917&sr=1-5

Amazon Uk sells a redbook only too

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Orff-Carmin...3CSM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293495917&sr=1-1

 

Sent you a PM

 

Now playing:

• Britten: Premiere Recordings 1938 - 1946 [Pearl 1998, Production and transfers by David Lennick. Special thanks to Jacob Harnoy (of Doremi), surprisingly good sound for a Lennick job]
  -Simple Symphony, Op. 4 - Boyd Neel/The Boyd Need String Orchestra, recorded October 1939 for Decca
  -Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 - Boyd Neel/The Boyd Neel String Orchestra, recorded July 1939 for Decca
  -A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28 - The Morrison Boys Choir (Pentrepoeth), Ivor Sims, choir master; Maria Korchinska, harp, recorded December 1943 and June 1944 for Decca
  -A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell), Op. 34 - Dr. Malcolm Sargent/Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded October 1946 for Columbia

Currently reading:
The Lives of the Great Composers, Third Edition - Harold C. Schoenberg (1970, rev. 1997)

 

A great Bridge Variations on that one.

 

I have yet to get it yet but I have been told that these 2 are the best modern recordings.



If your a nostalgic person this classic is a must have for us old timers.

 

Welp I dropped the hammer on this one tonight.
Sound samples of it just sound exceptional!!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/...rex_listen_dp_img?ie=UTF8&refTagSuffix=dp_img

Another of the little known Composers to add to my collection.



Veteran or Beginner keep a open mind to the little known Composers.
I have made some WONDERFUL discoveries this way!
Here are a few I have scored.

 

Now:

 

Now playing:

• Berg: Chamber Concerto for Piano and Violin with 13 Wind Instruments (1923-25) - Daniel Barenboim; Pinchas Zukerman; Pierre Boulez/Ensemble InterContemporain [DG 1978, remastered in 1995 in the first of the 'Originals' series -- Boulez at his absolute best, a classic]