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I'm loving this Shostakovich symphonies box. Disc number 6 tonight, Symphony No. 7 'Leningrad':



Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies. Vasily Petrenko, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

Bartok: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta. Zoltan Kocsis, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Ivan Fischer. Philips

 

I have always liked his way with the Bartok PCs.

 

Probably the last disc for tonight:


Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 8. Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä. BIS

 

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I have Zimerman playing those works with him conducting and the Polish orchestra. The sound quality and performance is incredible!

 

I need to listen to those great Moravec Chopin discs you recommended. But for now, I need to hear Kissin's great live version of the F Minor Fantasy.

 

Here is a fine Youtube post that technically breaks down the structure of the Fantasy in F Minor......IMO one of the greatest solo piano pieces ever written.

 

I believe I just "completed" my Moravec collection last week with the latest arrival from Presto ...

 

I am debating if I should take a leap on this box though I generally trust your opinion ...

 

My opinion is that is a very good set and I definitely recommend it. The performances and sound quality are excellent but the works in the early discs aren't as good as those in the middle and later discs. Therefore it can get a bit monotonous especially if you're listening to it straight through. I've been taking breaks whenever I can and then returning to it. I still haven't got through the whole set yet.

 

Definitely get that one, or the CPE Bach Edition also by Hänssler, which includes all of that and more.

 

I was lucky to find this set for a song this weekend. Enjoying it now:


Mozart: 6 Quartets Dedicated to Haydn. Alexander String Quartet, Foghorn Classics.

One downside: the last track on each disc is the sound of a foghorn...

 

I have enjoyed this box set so much over the past couple of years. I have enormous respect for Ms. Markovina not only for her artistry but for her dedication in bringing all of this great music to us.

 

Absolutely! She is to CPE Bach what Derzhavina is to Haydn.

 

Richard Strauss
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
New York Chamber Symphony
Gerard Scharz, conductor
disc 14
Gerard Scharz Collection
30 discs
Naxos, 2017

This is as delightful a performance of Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme as I have heard.

 

I really want to get that Schwarz Collection, but I've gotten way too many sets this year...

 

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That is an amazing box set.
Somewhat perplexing that none of his recordings of Peter Mennin are included but they can be had separately.

 

I agree, the Gerard Schwarz box should have been larger. I am going to have to track down several additional recordings.

 

I like his playing in the solo piano music as well.

 

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Playing this entire set for the 250th.