Spinning Today (Classical version)

Ah, Fleischer - he lost the use of one hand for quite a few years due to illness, then made a stunning "2 hands" come back including this fabulous CD!

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Chez Jerry, last night -->

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The Francescatti Sibelius violin concerto surprised me by its excellence.
The Stokowski 1st symphony was a big letdown, though - Ol' Stokie is not in his element here. :(

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The Rossini sound quality is kind of forced, squally and unpleasant, as is some of the solo singing!
But the Verdi Requiem is very nice indeed - including a magnificently recorded bass drum! ... WHOOOM !! :eek:

For a truly great Rossini Stabat Mater, Jerry, you need to get hold of the fabulous Giulini recording on DG with the Philharmonia. The soloists are superb, notably the tenor Dalmacio Gonzalez who sends shivers up my spine.

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Right now on SACD (a hybrid, so I'm only hearing it on CD quality, with my Sony, but it still sounds stunning):


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The organ playing in this from Michael Ras is somthing else - talk about DEEP bass!! :eek: Definitely not a recording to be replayed through 'diddy-sized' speakers ;)

Review here: http://www.audaud.com/audaud/SEP02/H...SEP02.html#sho

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This Dutch production was made in close cooperation with Philips and Marantz Europe, who are headquartered in Holland. Five Schoeps mikes were used for the five-channel Pyramix System DSD recording, using Ed Meitner's convertors. The recording engineer gets two pages in the booklet to talk about his approach to recording these works. The site was the RC Bartholomeus Church in Zevenbergen, which has a rich acoustic. The philosophy of recording was to bring the atmosphere of the venue to the listener by retaining the ambience. This meant micing at more distance from the organ pipes. As a result, in silences between tracks you can hear the sound of the pneumatic pump and at times the action of the organ itself. The idea is for the softer passages to float in the church's ambience but for the climaxes to never blow one away.

Sonically the production is entirely successful, and the listener can concentrate on the realistic feeling of sitting in the church during the performance of this cycle of preludes and fugues inspired by Bach's original. Normally heard on the piano (Keith Jarrett has one of the best versions out), organist Ras decided that not only were the works flexible for different keyboards (as were Bach's) but some even sounded better on the organ than the piano. There were many decisions to be made regarding registrations - which of course are not used with the piano. The process was like orchestrating Shostakovich's piano works - selecting the appropriate timbres for each voice or section. There are more than 300 changes of register on the SACD, and very few edits were made in an effort to preserve the flow of the performances.

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Available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00008LNR...cdinfocom08-21

Marco.

£62.70 ... :doh: :eek: .... fook that!

it does look mighty interesting, though!
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Martin, I already have this version and it's pretty good.

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.... but I've just bought the Giulini anyway! :) - £2.61 del from Amazon. :eyebrows:

I found it for £17.99 here. Now ordered :)

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.... but I've just bought the Giulini anyway! :) - £2.61 del from Amazon. :eyebrows:

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Nice, let me know what you think of it.

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Thanks martin & marco - just ordered one for myself, too. :)

Hehehehe... Nice one - I certainly didn't pay £62.70 for my copy! ;)

I think you'll love it, particularly if you have a top-notch SACD player, like Martin, to take full advantage of the quality of the recording. It's one of the most effortless and convincingly real souding pieces of music I own - and that's saying something!!

Marco.

I look forward to it, Marco. The combination of Shostakovich and organ, two of my faves, is irresistible to me!

Great thread you have here :clap:

A couple from the lovely Northern Flowers label today. Great music, great sound.

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Hi Phil, that wartime music album is interesting. Is it of music composed during those years or recordings from those years? Who are the pieces by?

Hi Martin. The series "is intended to restore historic justice to figures who were active during the Great Patriotic War (1941-45)". :)

That disc Vol 12 is all by Orest Yevlakhov. The contents are.

Symphony No.1
The Night Patrol, a dramatic ballad
The Concerto Suite for Symphonic orchestra

The orchestra is St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Olesya Petrova, mezzo-soprano (she's fab)
Alexander Titov, conductor

Titov seems to conduct a lot of the series, which also aims to showcase less known works. This is one of my favourite discs from the series that I've heard so far.

Samples from the discs in the series are available at Presto Classical and a lot of the series is on Spotify - here is a Spotify playlist for them.

I just wish Northern Flowers would bring them out as a box set.

Ah thanks, I subscribe to Presto's lists and buy from them occasionally.

I'll take a listen on Spotify.

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This is totally yummy - and has been one of the prides of my collection for years.

Astonishingly lifelike recording - a pure voice accompanied by solo lute captured in a nicely reverberant acoustic. Just sublime. :drool:

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Perhaps the perfect recording of this heartbreaking piece? - so much better than the emotionless Zinman/Upshaw version, imo. I've read that Gorecki hated that famous Upshaw recording, too!

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:eek: I wouldn't go that far! However, the live performance I attended of it was incredibly powerful and emotional.

Hee hee - perhaps you just heard what was missing in the Upshaw recording! ;)

Opinions vary, of course. And the Upshaw sold zillions of copies and made the piece famous.
--- but perhaps you should try the Naxos. :thumbsup:

I have this strange feeling I have the Naxos, Jerry. I'll check.

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Perhaps the perfect recording of this heartbreaking piece? ....

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Yes, well --- :oops: --- I think I have to withdraw that comment! :doh: :lol:

I've heard quite a few recordings of the piece, but having a look on Amazon and there are loads of recordings I've never come across at all so I certainly can't declare that any I have heard are 'the best', even in just my own opinion! .. but the Naxos is a good'un, and available very cheap here - just over £2 inc UK del.

I've never been able to "get into" Górecki's 3rd. :(

My only recording is by the Polish State Philharmonic conducted by Jerzy Swoboda, on Decca.

You can get this one for 25p from Amazon Marketplace.

yep, I reckon that's a good one, too, Bob. 25p? - you do have to pay £1.26 postage as well. ;) Yep, bargain!
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From my charity pile ... 894 is good, but not great. Some very fine moments, but doesn't integrate well into a compleat performance, imo.

784, though - my gosh, he goes for it. A very bold performance indeed with wonderful crashing bass chords - I'll be buying this CD myself, for this sonata. :eyebrows:

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Another charity CD. I was very much enjoying this collection last night when up pops a post from Alex saying he'd like to buy it. Damn - I thought I was going to keep this one, too! :lol:
Lovely jubbly.

I rarely put the classical music I play on this thread, because it's all a bit humdrum & my knowledge is pants! But Martin said something on the other Spinning Today, so this is just to let you know that I'm spinning this at the moment:

Rimsky Korsakov - Le Coq D'or and Tsar Saltan Suites / Dobrowen and the Philharmonia Orch. on an old mono HMV Concert Classics
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Moving on......

Liszt - Piano Sonata in B minor, Three Concert Studies / Louis Lortie (Chandos vinyl)

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I'll bet those Rimsky suites are nice, Chris.

Was it my comment about few AoS members liking classical music? It's only statistics and mirrors real life: I have hardly any friends who listen to it.

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Thanks to incredible service from Igloo, I collected this from the Post Office today. It's a lovely recording with excellent playing. Hearing Shostakovich like this is enlightening and much of it is quite playful. An interestingly different rendition from the piano.

The atmosphere and sense of space as each track starts, and before the organ enters, is palpable. Good bass, as you say, but doesn't plumb the depths of the giant Ruffattis like the ones in Garden Grove Community Church (below) and Davies Symphony Hall.

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Yes that was the one Martin. I like it & play a bit fairly regularly, but barely ever talk about it - hence me hardly ever posting here.

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Another charity CD. I was very much enjoying this collection last night when up pops a post from Alex saying he'd like to buy it. Damn - I thought I was going to keep this one, too! :lol:
Lovely jubbly.

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Still, a recommendation from Jerry is good enough for me, look forward to reporting back in this thread - yep, another usurper joining in! :lol:

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Thanks to incredible service from Igloo, I collected this from the Post Office today. It's a lovely recording with excellent playing. Hearing Shostakovich like this is enlightening and much of it is quite playful. An interestingly different rendition from the piano.

The atmosphere and sense of space as each track starts, and before the organ enters, is palpable. Good bass, as you say, but doesn't plumb the depths of the giant Ruffattis like the ones in Garden Grove Community Church (below) and Davies Symphony Hall.

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Jeezus - now *THAT* is a BIG organ!! :D

Anyway, glad you like the Shossy. What captivates me most about that recording is the natural ambience portrayed and the way that the acoustic of the church is captured so effectively, all adding to the sense of musical occasion. The organ sounds are also uncannily lifelike.

On a system like yours, you should hear where I'm coming from :)

Marco.

Oh yes, I love gorgeous organ music.

A nice 99p LP find in a charity shop yesterday :)

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Lovely sq, lovely music. Well chuffed.

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There are many very fine recordings of this symphony, but this one is laugh-out-loud exhilarating. After a very slow and portentous intro to the 1st mvt, the performance explodes into life! :eek:

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What an absolutely EXCELLENT recording and storming performance, Jerry. This might just have been your recommendation of the year. Thanks!

Told you so! :lol:

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Right now on SACD (a hybrid, so I'm only hearing it on CD quality, with my Sony, but it still sounds stunning):


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The organ playing in this from Michael Ras is somthing else - talk about DEEP bass!! :eek: Definitely not a recording to be replayed through 'diddy-sized' speakers ;)

Review here: http://www.audaud.com/audaud/SEP02/H...SEP02.html#sho



Available on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00008LNR...cdinfocom08-21

Marco.

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£ 62.70 from amazon bloody robbers
£ 17.99 bit lower price from me , have a couple in stock
these STS recordings are a bit special most in stock + some on 180g DMM vinyl

Hadn't realised you had that one, Scott. I'll check your list next time.

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What an absolutely EXCELLENT recording and storming performance, Jerry. This might just have been your recommendation of the year. Thanks!

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I tend to find a lot of the American orchestras very good indeed. Some of the best classical music I've heard has been performed by them. Is there anything in that or is it simply coincidence, or maybe I'm just imagining nonsense? :D

The Vox Schubert has been added to my buying list :)

Marco.

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A nice 99p LP find in a charity shop yesterday :)

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Lovely sq, lovely music. Well chuffed.

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When in minty condition, you can't beat those old recordings on vinyl, in terms of musical performance or sound quality! ;)

Marco.

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Hadn't realised you had that one, Scott. I'll check your list next time.

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shostakovich on CD shossy sym No7 in C op 60 leningrad
cat number STS611195 as well 24bit MW digital recording
all these STS cd/sacd are superb

will get a list to you asap martin on classical

all these Sacds are a tenner each

SACD Gaite Parisienne J. Offenbach
SACD Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 (with t.. A. Bruckner
SACD Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 9 Paavo Jarvi
SACD Bruckner: Sinfonie Nr. 7 Paavo Jarvi
SACD Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique H. Berlioz
SACD Berlioz: Harold in Italy; Overtu.. H. Berlioz
SACD Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D;.. Beethoven/Mendelssohn
SACD Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Paavo Jarvi
SACD Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 1 Paavo Jarvi
SACD Arias Leontyne Price
SACD Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid and.. Copland/Grofe
SACD Dvor K's New World Symphony and.. A. Dvorak
SACD Dvor K & Walton Cello Concertos A. Dvorak
SACD Heifetz: Double Concertos Jascha Heifetz
SACD Heifetz Plays Bruch & Vieuxtemps Bruch/Vieuxtemps
SACD Pictures at Exhibition M. Mussorgsky
SACD Piano Concertos by Beethoven & S.. Beethoven/Schumann
SACD Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheher.. Rimsky-Korsakov/Stravinsk..
SACD Mendelssohn: Italian & Reformati.. F. Mendelssohn
SACD Maurice Ravel: Daphnis Et Chlo M. Ravel
SACD Vienna Strauss/Strauss/Strauss/W..
SACD The Chopin Ballades & Scherzos F. Chopin
SACD Tchi/Rach: Piano Cts Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff
SACD Tchaikovsky: Path Tique Symphony P.I. Tchaikovsky
Serenada Schizophrana Serenada Schizophran
Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9 F. Schubert
Saint-Sa Ns: Symphony No. 3; Deb.. C. Saint-Saens
Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zar.. R. Strauss
Rhapsody in Blue G. Gershwin
Respighi: Pines of Rome; Fountai.. Respighi/Debussy
Ravel: Bol Ro;La Valse; Rapsodie.. M. Ravel
Popular Classics for Spanish Gui.. Julian Bream
Philip Glass: Metamorphosis; the.. P. Glass
Bach: Violin Concertos J.S. Bach

just spinning a New speakers conrner/decca SXL6035 180g
Bruch scottish fantasia 1939 david oistrakh

then 45rpm 200g holst the planets - zubin mehta , just played 45rpm gladiator OST

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I very much enjoyed a BBC mag freebie disc with a Vierne organ symphony on ... so I thought I'd have a go with this well-reviewed set of the whole lot. :)

It's a lovely sounding organ (one by the legendary Cavaille Colle), and the sq is vibrant, warm and nicely engulfing. Played numero 1 so far, just once, and quite enjoyed it. The melodies and rhythms are quite subtlely embedded in the wash of sound - I reckon it's gonna be quite hard work getting in to these works.

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Hmm. :hmm: An interesting comparison!
The Chung is the more recent and more sophisticated recording - it makes the Giulini sound a little bit 'obvious' and crude.
The tenor soloists couldn't be more different - Gonzales for Giulini is dynamic, focussed and exciting. Gimenez for Chung is softer, warmer more diffuse, more delicate and emotional.
The female soloists in the Chung are superior, imo - gorgeous tone from both Bartoli and Orgonasova, lovely. Ricciarelli is a bit squally at times for Giulini.

Which to have? :scratch: ... I think I'll keep both! :)

Gorecki - Three Pieces in Old Style etc., Werthen, I Fiamminghi, Telarc [cd]

Continuing the Gorecki theme from Jerry, I dug this out for another listen. Some gorgeous music here, part gentle and part dynamic (especially in the Kleines Requiem). I'm starting to detect a circularity to Gorecki's music, rather like Glass, which makes him quite recognisable. Perhaps that's why I like Glass so much?

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Arrived yesterday!

Doh! :doh: I really must read the small print prior to purchase! :doh:
-- for over £20 I just kind of foolishly assumed that it was the complete 48 Preludes & Fugues on 2 discs ....

No way would I have knowingly paid that for 1 disc! :nono: :lol:

But, yes, rather good - a very different take on the music compared to the piano version. Some of it worked for me better than other parts on first listen. I look forward to getting better acquainted with this. :)

Magnificent sound.

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Wonderful music, well performed, nicely recorded.

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Stunning sound on this, too. :eek:
Lots of spangy music, much loved at Jerry Towers, and a clear pure female vocal. Luvvly!

This morning --

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An interesting DVD - a short documentary about the 'resuscitation' of Paganini's favourite violin (nicknamed The Cannon by him due to it's big sound) followed by a live performance with Schlomo Mintz playing it in Paganini's 1st violin concerto.
Just jaw-dropping violin playing! :eek:

This afternoon, after a walk in the rain ... ah-choo! ...

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Shosty preludes & fugues played by the lady that Shosty wrote them for - on DVD!
Don't be misled by the photo on the DVD cover .... she recorded this set a year before she died, when she was 68.
Here's an excerpt - mesmerising! ...

Very nice, Jerry - gorgeous piano! :eek:

Currently spinning this (on minty vintage vinyl, from 1963). Hitting the spot nicely for some relaxing Sunday evening listening, whilst polishing off the claret from this afternoon's repast:


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Lurvely :)

Marco.

Fantastic bit of history, Jerry, and what timing from her old hands!

Marco - I have that very same LP :)

Nice one, Martin. When was the last time you played it - why not give it a spin? :)

Marco.

History? - well, yep, but the sound on that Nikoloeyeva/Shosty DVD is excellent! ;)

And another DVD played, and shared with Mrs jandl ....

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Very nice, Jerry - gorgeous piano! :eek:

Currently spinning this (on minty vintage vinyl, from 1963). Hitting the spot nicely for some relaxing Sunday evening listening, whilst polishing off the claret from this afternoon's repast:


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Lurvely :)

Marco.

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Well well well! I recognise the cover. I gave up my vinyl collection (30 lashes) a long time ago. But I remember this cover. I am now paying for my sins as I have to repurchase many albums. I think this was a budget buy but certainly none the worse for that. Marco - hope you enjoyed the claret, as I am enjoying a cheap smooth cabernet* as I type and listen to Shosty's preludes.

Cheers, Andrei

*yellow tail Cababernet sauvignon

Beethoven - 'Kavierkonzert Nr. 5' and Klaviersonate Nr. 30

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Steven Bishop Kovacevich piano, London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Colin Davis.

Phillips 422 482-2 1969/1979

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Stunning sound on this, too. :eek:
Lots of spangy music, much loved at Jerry Towers, and a clear pure female vocal. Luvvly!

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Just listened to the Amazon samples - sounds interesting

Listened to number 5 from this tonight

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Sadly only via Spotify, but still enjoyable. Would quite like the box set of Gielen's Mahler but it is seriously expensive :(

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The Black Madonna is available on Spotify :) :wow: Nice find Jerry

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Excellent music, and fab transparency and speed to the sound, there's a real spang to it. Love it!

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Ooooo - I do so love Vaughan Williams music.
This is a great CD of some of his best songs, beautifully sung and with great sq. Now available from Naxos, as well. :thumbsup:

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Well - this should clear the dust from the light fittings! :eek:
It's not all loud and dynamic, though - much beauty to be heard as well. The 2nd symphony has the same sort of ethereal sadness as the 3rd symphony in places.

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Currently listening to the 5th from this set.
It's very good - intense, beautiful, dynamic, wonderfully played - quite possibly my fave recording? --- :scratch: