Well, maybe, if the price is right! ;)
Marco.
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Well, maybe, if the price is right! ;)
Marco.
For charity - £2 per LP plus postage for those I agree to sell. :)
... I'll have to check condition before I sell. Those tried so far are all Excellent+.
Hi Jerry,
The three I'm most interested in are the Beethoven (with pink cover) third from the top, the (Mozart?) with the green cover, last on the second row, and the Walton, last on the third row.
If you're selling those for charity, let me know :)
Marco.
OK - I'll let you know Marco - but I'll certainly be keeping the Walton LP!
The LP with the green cover and the photo of the old geezer (is that the one you mean?) is in fact old 'historical' (i.e. bad!) recordings from the 1930s of Bach organ pieces played by Albert Scwheitzer -- in EMI's Great Recordings of the Century series.
See something about Schweitzer here, Marco - I think you'll find it quite interesting.
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Lovely late romantic era music!
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I'm coming around to Bob's point of view - the Hindemith variations are really growing on me! :thumbsup:
Wow - this is a mega discovery! Fabulous late romantic music. :drool:
... 3 piano trios and a 13 minute piece for solo baritone and piano trio.
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I usually listen to piano recordings of Bach's keyboard music, but the excellence of some harpsichord recordings that have come out in recent years has made me think again. I've just got Pieter-Jan Belder's recording of both books of the Well Tempered Clavier and I must admit I'm impressed.
http://api.4.esh-partner.net/GetThum...a-8a695d8745f9
An added bonus is that, since it's on Brilliant Classics, it's very cheap!
I caught a bit of a Radio 3 relay of Handel's Julius Caesar on Saturday evening; I thought the singers were struggling a bit, so I turned to Rene Jacob's recording. One act a day from yesterday onwards!
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So do I. It may not be purist but I like the dynamic range of a piano compared with the harpsichord.Quote:
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I love the Murray Perahia recordings such as these:
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This past week I've been delving into a box set of LPs that hasn't seen the light of day for years (decades?): Boult's EMI recordings of the Vaughan Williams' Symphonies:
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(not my photo . . . )
I had a couple of the symphonies on individual discs when this set came out in 1972, and I remember going into Gramex in London with them and coming out with this box - then the pride of my collection (still is in some ways).
They always sounded good, but it was quite a surprise to me how good. My vinyl replay got a definite shot in the arm with the Graham Slee Reflex phono amp I bought earlier this year, and these Kingsway Hall recordings have a warmth and depth along with a pleasing bite to the brass that make them so listenable. Plus of course Boult's readings are pretty authoritative, given his history with both RVW and the music.
This set will remain dusted off, I think.:)
Direct to Disc Recording: Erich Leinsdorf: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra: Prokofiev: Excerpts from the Ballet: Romeo and Juliet: Complete Un-Edited Performance: Sheffield Lab LP: (1978)
I'm listening to a CD copy of the original Vinyl disc ripped in lossless, on my Computer at work.
Regards,
Jim
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Gramex - OMG Gramex - ah, the memories. What a fine emporium that was! :wheniwasaboy:Quote:
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Gramex was indeed a place of pilgrimage :D
Incidentally have you, Jerry, or anyone else noticed how Gramophone's archive pages are now behind a paywall? You need to subscribe to the mag to access them now. Money-grabbing gits. :steam: I blame its WTF stablemate . . .
With the digital subscription, every review will link to iTunes. I think Gramophone can be considered as truly dumbed-down now. Such a pity. Compton McKenzie will be turning in his grave.:deceased:
Strauss - Four Last Songs, J Norman.
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Ah, now he can play Bach!Quote:
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Mozart Concertos -Julia Fischer
Great Box set with DVD as well!
This young Lady can play!
Pentatone SACD
Regards,
Jim
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On LP then on CD.
Unusually, the CD sounded better.
What a great performance and fine sq, listening twice was no hardship at all!
then on LP
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Yep, I have to agree. I was not a fan of the young Perahia - but he has matured wonderfully - his Goldberg Variations is as good as anyone's, I reckon.
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Jacqueline Du Pré - The Complete EMI Recordings by Jacquline Du Pré, Camille Saint-Saens, Edward Elgar, Joseph Haydn and Frederick Delius (2007) - Box set
Wonderful piece of work,
Jim
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I much prefer this to the Schwarzkopf one which I also have.Quote:
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To my ears, Norman has a creaminess of voice which I do not hear in Schwarzkopf, although Schwarzkopf has amazing clarity.
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I'm with you, Ken. I have about 8 different versions of the Four Last Songs, and for me Jessye catches the emotions just right. However, the accompaniment from Kurt Masur and the Gewandhauseorchester is also superb, brilliantly timed and supportive. Just listen to the finale of Im Abendrot - I swear this is some of the greatest music ever performed about the end of life.
Ever since I first heard them, I found them sublime.Quote:
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If you like her, then I'd also suggest this
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4 Last Songs - as ever, tastes are personal things.
Schwarzkopf I cannot hear the point of, she seems to manage without any true emotional involvement - I read a rare negative review once of her recording - "more artifice than art". I have to agree.
I do like our Jessye, but I don't rate her above these ...
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and these two are my favourites of those I have heard ...
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Felicity Lott is the one for me, she would be on my Desert Island list.
Schwarzkopf - agreed, a technical exercise within an emotional vacuum
Isokoski - I find her tone almost unlistenable. One of the most disappointing performances I have
Te Kanawa - pretty good overall
Lott - agreed, lovely
Popp is also nice but a bit lightweight.
It's good that we all connect with different performances. The world would be a dull place otherwise.
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Totally agree Martin - I'd pretty much concur with your other comments too.Quote:
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I've 'only' got 4 versions of 4LS but for me Jessye tops them, and is the one I always come back home to. I saw her perform these shortly after Birmingham Symphony Hall was opened in 1991; they were the last piece of the first half of the concert, and there were people openly weeping in the audience so much was the emotional impact of the music. To know when, and why Strauss composed these songs just adds to their intensity. I will never tire of listening to them.
The Isokoski disc is ok for me, mainly as it comes with a goodly collection of other songs in the package. Janowitz I've never really connected with and the BPO's playing (especially the woodwind's intonation in Im Abendrot which is poor) is below their usual par - it all sounds so hurried too, a little matter-of-fact. The playing is nowhere near as good as the Gewandhauseorchester on the Norman disc who sound fabulous - the ending of Im Abendrot is sublime and drifts away, carrying the listener with it. Beautiful.
Playing at the moment:
William Byrd: Mass for 4 Voices/Mass for 5 Voices (Oxford Camerata).
I'm continuing my odyssey through the dusty RVW isle in my LP library and have alighted on this today:
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I'd forgotten what a super tenor voice Ian Partridge has. I'm not a great fan of "operatic" voices (sorry, we can't all like everything! :rolleyes: ), but Partridge's lightness and lyricism is very appealing.
And now this:
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This is splendid music making. :clap:
The late 60s and early 70s saw EMI doing RVW proud in time for his centenary - symphonies, orchestral and concerto, choral and chamber. A true golden age!
Gounod - Faust on Radio 3
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Nice.
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Stunning - one of my fave demo CDs!
Now Playing -
Harp Concertos - Handel - Boieldieu - Dittersdorf
On decca
Up Next
Mahler - Adagietto From the 5th symphony
Duets From Famous Operas
These you have loved
All on CD
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I really enjoy classical guitar. I bought this used locally, the covers a bit tatty, and the records not much better, but the music is superb.
From Kylie to this
Nice segue there, Jon. I do it all the time, confuses people.
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Thanks Martin, i had to look the word "segue" up :lol:
From a small charity shop haul yesterday --
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Shosty 5 / Previn / LSO / RCA Dynagroove.
VGC and very good performance for the most part, although too fast for me at the end of the finale, which is a shame.
I know it well! Another one from "back in the day" . . . It was around this time Previn recorded his super Walton 1st for RCA.Quote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
I really like that Previn/LSO Shostakovich cycle.
Right now, Beethoven's 6th 'Pastoral', with The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Steinberg. That will be followed by his 8th, with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Karl Böhm and Clemems Krauss.
Marco.
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Really enjoyed this CD. Pleyel's lifetime coincided with Beethoven, but Ludwig van was revolutionary in the extreme, and Ignaz Pleyel wasn't. Good stuff, though! Think 'late Haydn' or Mozart and you won't be too far off the general idea.
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I'm not too sure about two of the pieces here :scratch: but the cello concerto is a stunner! :drool:
Now: Thomas Tallis - Sperm in Alium
Plato
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and Respighi string quartet and Il Tramonte (for string quartet and soprano) - the latter is a very lovely piece indeed. Played by the St John SQ with Sally Dibblee (sop) on a self-published Canadian CD.
I had not heard of Bernard Foccroulle's traversal of Bach's organ works until it featured on Radio 3's "building a library".
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I'm about half way through it (Clavierubung III is on tonight) and am thoroughly enjoying it. Foccroulle plays on a variety of organs contemporary with Bach, which makes a nice change. Lots of samplers are available on youtube if you fancy having a dip!
It is indeed. I have this version:Quote:
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Respighi String Quartets - Brodsky Quartet, Anne Sofie von Otter
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Look what's just arrived from hmv.jp on SACD:
Grieg Piano Concerto, Lupu, Previn, LSO, Decca [sacd]
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My favourite performance of my favourite piano concerto. I can't wait to get home. Will be spinning this first thing :)
Wow, that was a musical experience. It has a more relaxed, slightly less edgy presentation than the CD and reveals in gorgeous detail how Radu Lupu dances over the keys. A simply wonderful performance (and it's that man Previn again, someone I greatly admire as a conductor) and goes to the desert island with me.
Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem, Haitink, Janowitz, Krause, VPO, Philips [vinyl]
Boxed set picked up for £1 from Swordfish in Birmingham. Gorgeous big sound, lovely performance.
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