Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #63)

With that little Liner you see at the bottom of the photo, a paintbrush that enables me to use acrylic paints to make a line drawing on [heavily prepped] canvas.

 

I have the original LP. Top flight in every respect

 

Now listening to this disc; booklet says this Mahler's 5th was recorded live in Vienna. I guess the CSO came to Europe to do it because at that point Sir Georg Solti was too old to travel; who knows?
By the way, this disc kick a$$ - performance and soundwise.

 

Possibly because he wanted the sound in Vienna, interesting after what happened with the analog recording, made in Chicago, then played back in Vienna and recorded via the loudspeaker array to get the right sound. Weird.

 

The performances should be neck and neck IMO ...

 

I bought this twofer a while back ...

 

Wow. Weird indeed; I didn't know that. Would you please post a link to that old edition? Thanks.

The booklet of the November 1990 live recording I was listening to today states : "This recording was made using B & W Loudspeakers"

 

I can't say that I like the covers on these re-issued Achive sets, but they are a great value by offering such amazing performances and excellent sound at a low price. This one is no exception:



The original covers were so much more attractive, such as this one, for instance:

 

Very well balanced and unpretentious production. It seems though that the mics were not so close to the instrument, as I can barely hear any finger sliding on strings or creaking of the instrument (I kind of like the real sounds).

 

For those interested, eclassical is having their annual Advent sale, 1 album from Harmonia Mundi and one from BIS half off each day this month.

One of today's is Emma Kirkby and The London Baroque - Handel in Italy

http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas2014.html

 

Now enjoying the first sonata from the above CD set.

 

To my mind, the CSO brass section has no rival in this (and similar) music...power, finesse, fire, soul, they are just unbeatable.

 

Pity about the cover though.

 

I'll let you know. I just bought tickets.

 

Yes.

 

This is a spectacular SACD from EMI Japan. I didn't think EMI was capable of recording with such clarity, warmth, and weight. It's a live recording in Berlin Philarmonie Hall (presumably...all of the notes are in Japanese!), so maybe that helped rather than using a studio. I love the completed 4th movement--it's quite dark and contrapuntal at times, but it ends in a blaze of glory. Rattle and his BPO boys do it all justice.

 

Now listening to Bach piano works from the "Artur Schnabel - Scholar of the Piano" box set on EMI.

(from Amazon)
1. Prelude- Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 850 ('The Well-tempered Clavier', No.5)
2. Fugue- Prelude & Fugue in D, BWV 850 ('The Well-tempered Clavier', No.5)
3. Fantasia- Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (1999 Digital Remaster)
4. Fugue- Chromatic Fantasia & Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 (1999 Digital Remaster)
5. (Allegro giusto)- Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
6. Andante- Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
7. Presto- Italian Concerto in F major BWV 971
8. Introduction - Adagio- Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
9. Fugue I (Allegro) - Adagio- Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
10. Fugue II (Allegro)- Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
11. Introduction (Presto) - Allegro- Toccata in D, BWV 912
12. Adagio - Fugato - Adagio- Toccata in D, BWV 912
13. Fugue (Presto)- Toccata in D, BWV 912
14. (Allegro)- Concerto No.2 in C for two pianos, BWV 1061
15. Adagio ovvero Largo- Concerto No.2 in C for two pianos, BWV 1061
16. Fuga- Concerto No.2 in C for two pianos, BWV 1061

 

Does this disc present the sonatas as Kirkpatrick pairs?

 

Here's the order of the tracks:
420
421
263
264
132
133
175
277
278
213
214
202
64
96
87
460
461

 

These Trio sets are excellent. I own a bucket load of them, and the performance quality is always noteworthy. Especially the Prokofiev concertos.

 

The painting used for this CD cover looks a tad different though...

 

Now listening to "Bach - 6 Solo Sonatas & Partitas" performed by Viktoria Mullova on Onyx.

 

Thank you! I'll check that against the list I've been trying to assemble and see if it fills in some of the gaps.

 

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Now listening to "Handel - Organ Concertos" performed by Christian Schmitt with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra led by Nicol Matt on Brilliant.

• Concerto 16
• Four Fugues