Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #70)

It's released by Documents/Membran, a European public-domain label that has no access to the original sources that are now owned by Warner Music.

 

Given their track record and the fact that it's the same size at the fairly recent EMI box, I'd bet they just copied the EMI discs.

 

I'm sure they did.

 

Now listening to "Nielsen - Piano Music" performed by Leif Ove Andsnes on EMI.

• Chaconne
• Suite "Den Luciferiske"
• Three Piano Pieces
• Five Piano Pieces
• Humoreske-bagateller

 

First listen? I have given my box only one listen so far ...

 

Now playing CD4 - Trouveres from the following box for a first listen ...

 

Hopefully, the SQ is no worse than the EMI box, as I do not see myself shelling out the kind asking price on Amazon ...

 

Yes, first listen. Enjoying these piano compositions very much.

 

I have had a couple of them besides this one through the years...sounded pretty good!

 

Beautiful and strong dynamics...usually I am finding these Glossa CD's a tad distant andmellow in sound...but NOT this one...Maybe it is just the Moreno CD's/

 

Oh, I never said I liked it--haven't heard all by any means, but there's a reason for that...

 

I have a good number of these Glossa CD's. They are mostly early and some baroque works ...

 

Now listening to "Mozart - Piano Concertos" performed by Murray Perahia leading the English Chamber Orchestra on Sony.

• No. 8 K. 246 'Lutzow'
• No. 9 K. 271 'Jeunehomme'
• Concerto for 2 Pianos No. 10 K.356 (w/ Radu Lupu)

 

I have a disc of Junghanel playing Weiss on the Accent label. I wonder if it's the same.

 

I see that the New York City Ballet orchestra is going to have a new musical director next year - Andrew Litton. I don't believe I have any recordings by him. Any comments?

 

I have heard of the name but cannot associate an orchestra with him offhand ...

 

Now playing CD5 - All Prokofiev Program from the following box for a first listen ...

 

Bergen and Dallas primarily. Also the Colorado Symphony (with which my brother's band plays rock and roll - as a fundraising event).
He has quite a few recordings. He seems to do especially well with Stravinsky, Ives and Mahler according to ClassicsToday.

Edit - ClassicsToday also called his cycle of the Rachmaninoff concertos with Steven Hough the best ever.

 

Was he originally from the UK?

 

Nope NYC apparently. Went to Fieldston and Juilliard.

 

Now playing CD6 - Bruckner 6th from the following box for a first listen ...

 

Thrilling playing--adequate 1960s mono sound.

 

The Amazon UK site is now showing the Karajan 60s & 70s sets available for pre-order with a June 1, 2015 release date. I think I've only seen those sets available through third party sellers until now.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Herbert-von-Karajan-Complete-1960s/dp/B007IQWQ88/ref=pd_bxgy_m_h__text_y
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karajan-70s-DG-box-set/dp/B00CI49ANE/ref=pd_bxgy_m_h__img_y

 

I don't like it at all. For a modern set, Rudy/Jansons is much better.

I wish Janis did a full set. He did 1, 2 and 3 for Mercury (1 and 3 again for RCA) and the Paganini Variations for EMI video. Never did 4.

 

Now listening to "Ravel - Daphnis Et Chloe" performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra led by Charles Munch on RCA.