David Ayers Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 PLUS - a digital only release of the Ades by Peter Herresthal on BIS. http://www.bis.se/index.php?op=album&aID=BIS-8003 Well. Quote
Д.Д. Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 I don't get Ades. This one could be interesting. First known opera! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 25, 2014 Author Report Posted February 25, 2014 (edited) Don't know much about Hilary Hahn - I just have her recording of the Jennifer Higdon concerto (think I'll play that next) - but have to admire a celebrity golden goose putting out a double CD like this. Most (if not all) are her own commissions: Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (1947) – Impulse Somei Satoh (1947) – Bifū Du Yun (1978) – When a Tiger Meets a Rosa Rugosa David Lang (1957) – Light Moving Bun-Ching Lam (1954) – Solitude d’automne Paul Moravec (1957) – Blue Fiddle Antón García Abril (1933) – Third Sigh Avner Dorman (1975) - Memory Games David del Tredici (1937) – Farewell Mason Bates (1977) – Ford’s Farm Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928) – Whispering Gillian Whitehead (1941) – Tōrua Richard Barrett (1959) – Shade Jennifer Higdon (1962) – Echo Dash Christos Hatzis (1953) – Coming To Jeff Myers (1977) – The Angry Birds of Kauai Mark-Anthony Turnage (1960) – Hilary’s Hoedown Valentin Silvestrov (1937) – Two Pieces Kala Ramnath (1967) – Aalap and Tarana Lera Auerbach (1973) – Speak, Memory Tina Davidson (1952) – Blue Curve of the Earth Elliott Sharp (1951) - Storm of the Eye Michiru Oshima (1961) – Memories James Newton Howard (1951) – 133… At Least Nico Muhly (1981) – Two Voices Søren Nils Eichberg (1973) – Levitation Max Richter (1966) – Mercy Edited February 25, 2014 by A Lark Ascending Quote
king ubu Posted February 25, 2014 Report Posted February 25, 2014 The Hahn has been out for a couple of months (I think it was released earlier in the US than in the rest of the world). Not worth being offended by your calling her "celebrity golden goose", I guess ... girl can play! And she's alive, too. Anyway, it's a fine release, but very dense - not stuff that makes an easy listen if you have a go at all of it - as these pieces tend to be rather all-encompaassing and it gets a bit much, needs to be split up in tranches (or actually if you take it at face value, one at a piece). Quote
David Ayers Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 For all those who were wondering what Mark Wigglesworth would couple with his last remaining Shostakovich Symphony (15) on BIS, to complete his series, the wait is finally over: Yes! Mark has treated us to the 1st. Again. Which he released in 2012. So well done to Mark and everybody at BIS!and whoa a Sibelius cycle all-in-one from the estimable John Storgards Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 I hate the direction of marketing for new "classical" music. It makes me question my interests instead of reinforcing them. Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 I hate the direction of marketing for new "classical" music. It makes me question my interests instead of reinforcing them. If you mean "theme" albums with supposedly pretty women on the cover, I agree. I don't ever want a "theme" anything; my idea of a women i want to see on the cover of a classical album is Lotte Lehmann. Quote
JSngry Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 If you mean "theme" albums with supposedly pretty women on the cover, I agree. I don't ever want a "theme" anything; my idea of a women i want to see on the cover of a classical album is Lotte Lehman. You'll have to find somebody else to disagree with you on that one!. Quote
MomsMobley Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) also, Hindemith & Ancerl >>>>>>>> Hillary Hahn is excellent, Chandos doing another Sibelius cycle under anyone's baton is ridiculous, even if it's mostly a souvenir for the Limeys etc & Chandos has been down that road before-- sometimes even covering ** themselves ** unnecessarily, like when Polyansky & Noseda both recorded Rachmaninov "The Miserly Knight" within a few years of each other. Nemo Jarvi's Chandos recording of this is pretty hot tho'-- Edited February 28, 2014 by MomsMobley Quote
David Ayers Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Well, preparing someone for the camera is not so crazy. If you are selling the artist then it isn't optional to use an image, and yes the photographs of certain artists are significantly re-touched, but that is just the visual culture of the time. It is also done with the male artists but male purchasers probably absorb that unconsciously. In fact all our tastes are the product of marketing which began with the cult of the conductor in the 1930s. Adorno keeps mentioning this. Once you sell music by the name of the musician - jazz has rarely done anything else - then the image of the musician, in all senses, becomes part of the package. In fact it can be a good idea, from the point of view of repertoire, since an artist with an established name can present more unusual repertoire and is also in position to commission works. Which brings us to the brilliant Hahn's Schoenberg, which she toured and recorded, and this latest disk of commissions - a great idea to commission encores, actually, if you think about it. Re. the Sibelius cycle - well, there are not so many, in fact. How many new ones this century, I wonder? Nothing wrong with documenting your work. Anyone interested can pay a few dollars and listen to it. It might be interesting. If it will sell, why not? I bet quite a few orchestras and conductors would like to get their Sibelius out, but few create the opportunity. Good for BBCPO that they are in a position to do it. Not just souvenirs, I don't think, but also brand and audience development. That's why so many orchestras have their own label (starting with LSO) and BBCPO have this exclusive Chandos deal. Lucky for BBCPO that they can step out of the marginal repertoire for a time. Only guessing, but as Rattle is doing the cycle with BPO we may also be getting another one on disk. Edited February 28, 2014 by David Ayers Quote
king ubu Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 dude got older but younger at the same time, crazy but: Well, preparing someone for the camera is not so crazy. If you are selling the artist then it isn't optional to use an image, and yes the photographs of certain artists are significantly re-touched, but that is just the visual culture of the time. It is also done with the male artists but male purchasers probably absorb that unconsciously. In fact all our tastes are the product of marketing which began with the cult of the conductor in the 1930s. Adorno keeps mentioning this. Once you sell music by the name of the musician - jazz has rarely done anything else - then the image of the musician, in all senses, becomes part of the package. In fact it can be a good idea, from the point of view of repertoire, since an artist with an established name can present more unusual repertoire and is also in position to commission works. Which brings us to the brilliant Hahn's Schoenberg, which she toured and recorded, and this latest disk of commissions - a great idea to commission encores, actually, if you think about it. very valid points, all Quote
David Ayers Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 To almost come back to the theme of the thread - except that this is a reissue - a very welcome return for this one: Quote
king ubu Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 There's also this - judged on the disc from last year (sixth book of madrigals by Gesualdo) it ought to be glorious:Gesualdo: Responsoria (1611) La Compagnia del Madrigale (Glossa) Also recently released:Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Musica Aeterna, Theodor Currentzis (Sony Classical) gets fine reviews ... but Kermes as countess? don't know if I need that .... Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 To almost come back to the theme of the thread - except that this is a reissue - a very welcome return for this one: Not so much if this is the latter-day Juilliard, as I think it is. Robert Mann's hand had begun to lose its cunning, and Joel Krosnick is no Claus Adam. Elliott Carter's String Quartets: discography (thanks to David Gable) This discography includes all of the studio recordings and several recordings of live broadcasts that have been posted at various sites online. I. Complete Studio Recordings The Juilliard and Arditti String Quartets recorded complete cycles before Carter composed the fifth quartet. The Pacifica made an integral recording of all five quartets. (It would seem that the Juilliard since has recorded the Fifth Quartet.) String Quartets 1 & 4 String Quartets 2 & 3 Arditti Quartet Irvine Arditti & David Alberman, violins; Levine Andrade, viola; Rohan de Saram, cello Recorded June 1988 String Quartets 1 & 4, Et Cetera KTC 1065 String Quartets 2 & 3, Et Cetera KTC 1066 String Quartets 1-4 Juilliard Quartet Robert Mann & Joel Smirnoff, violins; Samuel Rhodes, viola; Joel Krosnick, cello Recorded May 28-June 15, 1991 Sony S2K 47229 String Quartet no. 1 (1951) String Quartet no. 5 (1995) Pacifica Quartet Simin Ganatra & Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello Recorded March 16-18, 2007 (no. 1); June 3-4, 2007 Naxos 8.559362, (P) 2008 String Quartet no. 2 (1959) String Quartet no. 3 (1971) String Quartet no. 4 (1985-86) Pacifica Quartet Simin Ganatra & Sibbi Bernhardsson, violins; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello Recorded July 5-6, 2008 (no. 2); September 11-13, 2008 (no. 3); September 24-25, 2008 (no. 4) Naxos 8.559363, (P) 2009 II. Recordings of String Quartet no. 1 String Quartet no. 1 (1951) Walden Quartet Homer Schmitt & Bernard Goodman, violins; John Garvey, viola; Robert Swenson, cello Recorded February 2, 1955 Columbia ML 5104 (LP), (P) 1956 String Quartet no. 1 (1951) [coupled with String Quartet no. 2] Composers Quartet Matthew Raimondi & Anahid Ajemian, violins; Jean Dupouy, viola; Michael Rudiakov, cello Recorded 21-23 April, 1970 Nonesuch H 71249 (LP), (P) 1970 CD reissues: Nonesuch 9 71249-2; Nonesuch 510893-2 III. Recordings of String Quartet no. 2 String Quartet no. 2 (1959) Juilliard Quartet Robert Mann & Isidore Cohen, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Claus Adam, cello Recorded October 27 & 31, 1960 RCA LM 2481 (monaural LP) & LSC 2481 (stereo LP) CD reissue: Testament SBT 1374 String Quartet no. 2 (1959) [coupled with String Quartet no. 3] The Juilliard String Quartet Robert Mann & Earl Carlyss, violins; Raphael Hillyer, viola; Claus Adam, cello Recorded February 19, 1969 Columbia M 32738 (LP), (P) 1974 String Quartet no. 2 (1959) [coupled with String Quartet no. 1] Composers Quartet Matthew Raimondi & Anahid Ajemian, violins; Jean Dupouy, viola; Michael Rudiakov, cello Recorded 21-23 April, 1970 Nonesuch H 71249 (LP), (P) 1970 CD reissues: Nonesuch 9 71249-2; Nonesuch 510893-2 String Quartet no. 2 (1959) Quatuor Debussy Christophe Collette & Dominique Lonca, violins Vincent Deprecq, viola Yannick Callier, 'cello Live performance, Paris, February, 1994 String Quartet no. 2 (1959) The Juilliard String Quartet Joel Smirnoff & Ronald Copes, violins Samuel Rhodes, viola Joel Krosnick, 'cello Live performance, Paris, Cité de la Musique, January 22, 2008 Troisième Biennale de Quatuors à cordes IV. Recordings of String Quartet no. 3 String Quartet no. 3 (1971) [coupled with String Quartet no. 2] The Juilliard String Quartet Duo I: Earl Carlyss, violin; Claus Adam, cello Duo II : Robert Mann, violin; Samuel Rhodes, viola Recorded November 19-21, 1973 Columbia M 32738 (LP), (P) 1974 String Quartet no. 3 (1971) Arditti Quartet Irvine Arditti & Levine Andrade, violins; Lennnox MacKenzie, viola Rohan de Saram, cello Recorded February 1982 [british] RCA Red Seal RS 9006 (LP) String Quartet no. 3 (1971) Composers Quartet Matthew Raimondi & Anahid Ajemian, violins; Jean Dane, viola; Mark Shuman, cello Musical Heritage Society MHS 4876 (LP), (P) 1983 String Quartet no. 3 (1971) Arditti Quartet Irvine Arditti & David Alberman, violins; Garth Knox, viola Rohan de Saram, cello Live performance, Wien Modern, 4 November 1990 Schubert-Saal, Wiener Konzerthaus String Quartet no. 3 (1971) Arditti String Quartet Irvine Arditti & Ashot Sarkissjan, violins Ralf Ehlers, viola Lukas Fels, cello Live performance, Paris, Cité de la Musique, January 25, 2008 Troisième Biennale de Quatuors à cordes V. Recordings of String Quartet no. 4 Elliott Carter: String Quartet no. 4 (1985-1986) Composers Quartet Matthew Raimondi & Anahid Ajemian, violinists Jean Dane, violist Mark Shuman, 'cellist New York première, December 12, 1986 Merkin Concert Hall String Quartet no. 4 (1985-86) Composers Quartet Matthew Raimondi & Anahid Ajemian, violins; Maureen Gallagher, viola; Mark Shuman, cello Recorded 1988 Music & Arts CD-606, (P) 1990 String Quartet no. 4 (1985-86) Arditti String Quartet Irvine Arditti et Ashot Sarkissjan, violons Ralf Ehlers, alto Lukas Fels, violoncelle Live performance, Paris, Cité de la Musique, January 26, 2008 Troisième Biennale de Quatuors à cordes String Quartet no. 4 (1985-86) Quatuor Arditti Concert donné le 26 janvier 2008, Cité de la Musique à Paris dans le cadre de la Troisième Biennale de Quatuors à cordes VI. Recordings of String Quartet no. 5 String Quartet no. 5 (1995) Arditti Quartet Irvine Arditti & Graeme Jennings, violins; Garth Knox, viola; Rohan de Saram, cello Recorded 15-19 July 1996 Disques Montaigne CD String Quartet no. 5 (1995) Arditti String Quartet Irvine Arditti & Graeme Jennings, violins Garth Knox, viola Rohan de Saram, cello Live performance, Amsterdam, June 9, 1996 String Quartet no. 5 (1995) Quatuor Amati Sebastian Hamann et Katarzyna Nawrotek, violons Nicolas Corti, alto Claudius Hermann, violoncelle Live performance, Paris, Cité de la Musique, January 27, 2008 Troisième Biennale de Quatuors à cordes Quote
David Ayers Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 Hm. Well I know these from the Arditti. Haven't heard the Juilliard versions. They worked pretty closely with Carter so there is that eleement of authenticity. It is a budget issue so won't break the bank... Quote
Stefan Wood Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 The Pacifica is really good, and also under Carter's supervision. Though the Julliard is so cheap I may dip in for seconds.... Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 28, 2014 Report Posted February 28, 2014 Carter mavens I trust say that the best versions of 1 and 2 are by the Composers Quartet. Not sure if they feel the same about 3 and 4 by a later version of that ensemble. I have the Arditti and have recently ordered the Composers' 1 and 2 and the Pacifica set. A/B comparison on Spotify between the Composers and Pacifica in No. 1 inclines me toward the Composers, but the Pacifica sure isn't chopped liver, just a bit less ... incisive, I suppose. The Composers play the piece as if they had -- that's right -- composed it. BTW, the Composers' second violinist is the wife of George Avakian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anahid_Ajemian Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 17, 2014 Author Report Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) http://www.mdt.co.uk/the-garden-of-mr-rameau-les-arts-florissants-william-christie.html A mixture of Rameau and contemporaries sung by young singer nurtured by LAF. Will have to check there's not too much overlap with the plethora of Rameau discs that keep springing up in the garden of my living room. Good lord. Have you seen Mr Christie's garden! http://www.festivalchezwilliamchristie.vendee.fr/Les-Jardins-de-William-Christie-a-Thire/Phototheque-des-Jardins-et-du-Festival-2012 Edited March 17, 2014 by A Lark Ascending Quote
David Ayers Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 I've learned that the Scriabin cycle toured by Gergiev and LSO will be issued on LSO Live later this year. His next and final season with LSO will concentrate on staples - Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich - so this Scriabin has been the last of his programming adventures in London, at least for now. Did we need *all* of Scriabin's symphonies? Well, worth giving the cycle a go and it does tell a story. I know folks here don't much warm to Gergiev, but really he is one of the most interesting around and there is no substitute for following a conductor and orchestra in real time, season after season, over an entire appointment span. That will be 10 years, or 11 if we count the Prokofiev cycle that preceded his appointment. Good run and I'm not sure if there would have been anywhere more interesting to be in the last ten years. Quote
ejp626 Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 The Pacifica is really good, and also under Carter's supervision. Though the Julliard is so cheap I may dip in for seconds.... I would also opt for Pacifica, though if money (and storage) is not an issue, one could certainly get both. Quote
David Ayers Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 I guess I'm the only one here who follows Gergiev but I'll mention anyway that in June his Shostakovich cycle continues with a 2 SACD set of symphonies 4, 5, and 6. The recent 8 is very worthwhile, if these works interest you. Quote
Д.Д. Posted February 15, 2015 Report Posted February 15, 2015 A new DVD of performances (by six different pianists!) of Ustvolskaya's piano sonatas on Wergo: http://www.wergo.de/shop/en_UK/3/show,326548.html Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Posted March 8, 2015 Due in a couple of weeks: A nice mix of contemporary Brit composers with the horn at the centre. Quote
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