London STS 15565, 2/83. Reissue of SPC 21016, 4/67. Recorded 6/21-22/66, Kingsway Hall, London. Producer: Marty Wargo. Recording director: Tony D'Amato. Engineer: Arthur Lilley. I have a copy of SPC 21016.
Listening to CD 1 from "The Flowering Of Renaissance Choral Music" performed by the Hamburger Bläserkreis für Alte Musik, the London Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble, the Early Music Consort of London and Pro Cantione Antiqua of London on Archiv. John Dunstable (1390-1453): Sancte Spiritus Salve Regina misericordie Beata mater Preco preheminencie Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474): Supremum est mortalibus bonum Flos florum Ave virgo que de celis Vasilissa ergo gaude/Concupivit rex decorum tuum Alma redemptoris mater no 1 Gilles Binchois (1400-1460): Veni creator spiritus Gloria laus et honor Asperges me Agnus Dei
Having a listen via Qobuz: Stefano Montanari with Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina in Haydn Concertos (L'Oiseau Lyre, 2010).
Having a listen via Qobuz: Stefano Montanari with Ottavio Dantone and Accademia Bizantina in Haydn Concertos (L'Oiseau Lyre, 2010).
Don't know if this has already been posted here, but just heard that Gustavo Dudamel, also referred to as "The Dude" by some here and currently chief conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has been appointed chief conductor of the New York Philharmonic. He will succeed Jaap van Zweden. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/arts/music/new-york-philharmonic-gustavo-dudamel.html?campaign_id=60&emc=edit_na_20230207&instance_id=0&nl=breaking-news&ref=headline®i_id=20108875&segment_id=124680&user_id=042b18ac98dc74adedb3f8fb1df433fa
Thank goodness! He's such a better conductor than Zweden. Hopefully, he'll do some great things in New York.
Schoenberg: The Piano Music Maurizio Pollini, piano DG. rec. 1975 I realize Pollini's pianism may not be for everyone, but his technical ability in his younger years - particular in his earliest recordings - was unparalleled. Most of his early 70's DG recordings demonstrate a staggering level of virtuosity. He's totally at home in this idiom too - a perfect match of material and performer.
This may be out of place here, but if anyone happens to be in Amsterdam some time in February-June, go and see the big Johannes Vermeer exhibition at the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum. It has even more paintings than the 1995 Vermeer exhibition at the National Gallery, DC. https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/02/07/vermeer-amsterdam-exhibit/?utm_campaign=wp_evening_edition&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_evening&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F390fb73%2F63e2c9f81b79c61f87815bd2%2F5977f6f3ae7e8a6816e8edbf%2F35%2F53%2F63e2c9f81b79c61f87815bd2&wp_cu=bbee97a1b3f71a31ff3d429a5a413ea3%7CC0D6D8300A134203E0430100007FC096
I had completely forgotten about having bought this Karel Ančerl: Live Recordings set cheap on Presto last year. Starting with some Beethoven and Mendelssohn and then onto some stuff I've never heard before from Suk, Foerster and Novák. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, "Italian" Karel Ančerl Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Time & Eternity Camerata Bern Patricia Kopatchinskaja, conductor and soloist Alpha [24-44.1] Interesting program, and I understand what Kopatchinskaja's goal was here, but to be honest next time I will probably just listen to the two major works, Hartmann's Concerto Funebre and Martin's Polyptyque, in isolation rather than as programmed on the disc, with the movements being broken up with various bits of interspersed music ranging from Bach, to de Machaut, to Zorn - and even including some traditional incantations from an Orthodox priest and a Jewish cantor. To me these interludes, excellent pieces that they are in a vacuum, interrupt the overall cohesion of the larger works. Better to hear them as intended, as they are good performances. That said - none of these minor critiques pertain to PatKop's playing, which is outstanding as usual. She's a real talent, and she has a very recognizable sound (for all of the right reasons).
Vivaldi* - Nigel Kennedy, English Chamber Orchestra – The Four Seasons - Le Quattro Stagioni - Die Vier Jahreszeiten - Les Quatre Saisons Label: EMI Digital – CDC 549557
Disc One Saint-Saëns: Cello Sonata No. 1 in C minor Op. 32 Violin Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 75 Romance, Op. 36 Allegro Appassionato in B minor Op. 43 Sarabande et Rigaudon, Op. 93 Le carnaval des animaux: Le Cygne Prélude to Le Deluge Op. 45 Ensemble Le Déluge, Laurent Wagschal
London STS 15577, 1982. Reissue drawn from parts of three LPs. CS 6946 (8/75) was recorded 7/15-17/74, Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland. For some reason they use only the Cuban Overture from this Maazel LP. An American In Paris & Rhapsody In Blue are from SPC 21009 (2/67), with Stanley Black, recorded 5/24-25/66, Kingsway Hall, London. The Variations are from SPC 21077 (11/73) with Herrman conducting and David Parkhouse playing piano, recorded 8/16-17/71, Decca West Hampstead Studios. Since there's already quite a bit of information here I will omit producer & engineer credits.
Okay, I don't think I'll be listening to Philip Glass' music for quite some time. A little goes a long way. He's certainly not one of my favorite composers, but I've always been intrigued by Minimalism in theory, but not so much in practice. My favorite Minimalist is John Adams, but I honestly don't think it's fair to call him this as his music, especially around the time of works like Harmonielehre, Harmonium and Nixon in China, became more harmonically chromatic. Anyway...NP: Mahler Das Lied von der Erde Michelle DeYoung, Jon Villars Minnesota Orchestra Eiji Oue