1st listen. Tüür Symphony no. 4 'Magma', by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Paavo Järvi. Really like this composer, but I was not that impressed by this recording: the Symphony is for solo percussion and orchestra, and she is too forward in the mix, while the strings are too backward (IMHO). It's good, but it could be better. The other pieces are two pieces for choir and orchestra and one for strings, and unfortunately are not that memorable. I doubt I will revisit, but I imagine I could eventually just take Magma and append it to another Tuur disc.
My router's ethernet adapter died over the weekend, so while I've been listening to things, posting about them has been a challenge (luckily, the wifi still works or I'd really be up against it!) Mozart: Piano Concertos #21 - #27 Geza Anda, piano Camerata Academica des Salzburger Mozarteums DG Bartok: The 2 Violin Concertos Arabella Steinbacher, violin Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Marek Janowski Pentatone [SACD]
Too many LPs are being released today to meet a fad for vinyl. I'd expect DG to take some care, but Sony seem to have poor quality control on their classical LPs. My Igor Levitt DSCH album sounded awful. I should have read some reviews before buying. Thankfully it included hi res downloads.
Now playing: Georg Philipp Telemann - Danzig Cantatas - Rheinische Kantorei, Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max - recorded 1998
Now playing: Joseph Jongen – Entrevisions: Intégrale des mélodies, Vol. 1 - Sarah Defrise, Craig White - recorded 2019 For anyone who loves late romantic mélodies.
How do you like Hermann Max conducting? I am not that familiar with him but have the following SACD ...
Listening to CD 2 of 2 from "Trouveres - Courtly Love Songs From Northern France 1175-1300" from the "Sequentia Edition" box set on DHM.
I would've loved to attend this concert. The NYT raved about it: Review: Vikingur Olafsson’s ‘Goldbergs’ Mesmerize Carnegie Hall I'm playing the LP version of his "Goldberg Variations" released last year this morning while attempting to work from home. Amazing playing. dan c
Now playing: Jean Sibelius - Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5 - SFSO, Herbert Blomstedt - recorded 1989 CD 4 from this set:
Hmmm...it sounds fine on my system, as do all Alpha releases. Interestingly, I just posted the Piano Quartets!
Now playing: Pēteris Vasks - Flute Concerto; Flute Sonata; Aria e Danza; Landscape with Birds - Michael Faust, Sheila Arnold, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, Patrick Gallois - recorded 2010, 2012
After a music-less break, I am now going to keep going with this album. Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Rattle/Vienna Philharmonic Today
In addition to the Ozawa obit, NYT's Javier C. Hernández also provided their readers eight albums that serve as an introduction to his music. Here's a link to the article, Seiji Ozawa: 8 Essential Recordings; to save some from the grief of slamming into the paywall, they were: Berlioz: ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ (Saito Kinen Orchestra) Fauré: ‘Pelléas et Mélisande’ (BSO) Liszt: Piano Concertos and ‘Totentanz’ (BSO and Krystian Zimerman, piano) Mahler: Symphony No. 1 (BSO) Tchaikovsky: ‘Swan Lake’ (BSO) Henri Dutilleux: ‘The Shadows of Time’ (BSO) Stravinsky: ‘The Rite of Spring’ (CSO) Messiaen: ‘Saint François d’Assise’ (Chorus and Orchestra of l'Opera de Paris)
From Unlocked Recordings: Columbia Masterworks M 30059, 1970. Recorded 10/1/69, Philharmonic Hall, NYC. Producer: Richard Killough. Engineers: Edward T. Graham & Raymond Moore.
Once you’ve listened to Mahler and Bruckner, these 30 min symphonies are confusing. It’s like, that Dave Beethoven 5th is finished already??!!
The four CDs by this ensemble of Dvořák's Piano Trios, Quartets, etc. are outstanding. Antonín Dvořák: Piano Trio No.3 In F Minor, Op.65 Piano Trio No.4 In E Minor, Op.90 'Dumky' Busch Trio
I hope the cost of the hi-res download is included with the price of the LP. Also, I hope they include copious program notes with the albums; I've noticed in Presto that not all of the Sony downloads, particularly the hi-res remastered ones, have booklets included.
