Emil Nikolaus Von Reznicek - String Quartet #1 Erich Wolfgang Korngold - String Quartet #1 Here's two first quartets from Austrian composers published very close to each other in time. They appear late enough to have maybe a hint of 20th centuryisms, moreso the Korngold than the Reznicek, but they are both thoroughly hanging on to romanticisms, especially the Reznicek which is unabashedly lush and loaded with flowing melody. That said, the third movement of the Korngold is particularly lively and a delightful listen.
Well, it's close... Note that your CD has the K. 242 Concerto where both Alfred Brendel and Imogen Cooper play. That replaces the K. 271 Concerto on my (earlier) LP version where Brendel was the lone soloist.
Quintessence PMC-7061, 1978. More Reader's Digest recordings. Two tracks with Horenstein conducting the Vienna State Opera Orchestra, recorded 1962, Musikverein. Four with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, recorded 9/15-17/69, Sofiensaal. Producer: Charles Gerhardt. Engineer: Gordon Parry (Decca).
London CS 7032, 11/76. Recorded 1/7-10/75, Kingsway Hall, London. Producer: Michael Woolcock. Engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson & John Dunkerley. The Meyerbeer music was selected from his operas and arranged by Constant Lambert for a ballet in 1937. The Massenet music is from ballets included in two of his operas. The National Orchestra was formed in London in 1964 by Charles Gerhardt, essentially to record his many projects.
Seeing your post gave me incentive to pull this LP out for playing tonight. I agree the sonics and performance are both impressive! Sibelius Symphony No. 2 and Swan of Tuonela. Sir John Barbirolli/ Halle Orchestra Angel LP / 1967 / US pressing
1962 recordings. Philharmonia Orchestra and Sinfonia of London. Symphony 5, Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, Fantasia on “Greensleeves”.
First listen to new arrival "Dufay - Missa Puisque je vis / Loyset Compere - Omnium bonorum plena" performed by The Binchois Consort conducted by Andrew Kirkman on Helios.
CD 3 Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 New York Philharmonic Leonard Bernstein
A new arrival in the player for a first listen: Joseph Haydn - Symphonies No. 99 and 100 "Military" - Kuijken/La Petite Bande - 1995 DDD Pleased to have finally tracked these down! It's bewildering that they're so obscure; they reviewed well at the time, from what I can tell, and Kuijken's Paris and 88-92 sets on Virgin/Erato have remained in print, and are firm favourites of mine. I can only attribute it to BMG neglecting the DHM label after purchasing them, and Sony perhaps being unaware of what they now own. This disc isn't even in Discogs! Anyway, I received three discs today - 99 & 100, 101 & 102 and 103 & 104, all from World of Books. Fortunately I seem to have won their random quality lottery, and barring some cracked jewel case covers and sticker marks, these are in excellent condition. Pleased to see they're all proper Sonopress discs and not Presto CD-Rs. The last two discs, 93 - 95 and 96 - 98 are on their way from Momox in Germany, who are generally more reliable with regards to grading.
Listening to "De Lalande - Lecons De Tenebres" on Auvidis. Performed by: Isabelle Desrochers - soprano Mauricio Buraglia - theorbo Nima Ben David - viole de gamba Pierre Trocellier - clavecin & organ
Back from a Stravinsky/Bartok/Prokofiev Concert, so I'm in the mood for some more Stravinsky. 1st time listening to this album, Esa-Pekka Salonen playing Apollon musagète and other pieces. Wow, this is a sharp recording! I've heard Apollon musagète once or twice before, but it never really registered with me, more like background music. Not this time! I've just finished the ballet and I'm moving on the the other pieces now. Also listened to Salonen/Crosley album of Stravinsky piano and orchestral pieces a couple of days ago. Again, a very fine recording. That Salonen Sony boxset on Presto is a bargain.
In addition to commissioning Apollon, Balanchine choreographed ballets to both the Capriccio and Movements. Here's the Bolshoi doing the Capriccio. The ballet is entitled Rubies and it is the middle ballet in the triptych Jewels. As is so frequently the case, the NYCB never released a video (although other parts of Jewels were performed on a 70s TV show and can be seen online).
Now playing CD3 from the following 4-CD box from my Giulini collection ... Bruckner Symphony No. 9 Brahms Symphony No. 4
On the turntable: A very nicely recorded disc. Pierre Penassou, Jacqueline Robin – Masterpieces Of The 20th Century For Cello & Piano 2 Arion – ARN 90412
Bela Fleck & Edgar Myer live, with interviews and music! Classical meets jazz... On their Beethoven "cover": Q (Wisconsin public radio): But, for example, Beethoven did not write for banjo...if I'm not mistaken. (laughter) Bela: Uhh, right...but he would have. He would have.
Now playing: François Couperin - Troisième livre de Pièces de clavecin; Concerts Royaux - recorded 1992
