Peter Friedman Posted January 8 Report Share Posted January 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Klaus Tennstedt and Philadelphia Orchestra perform Bruckner 8 "live" in 1989 .... this conductor's live performances always were something else .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Arcadi Volodos plays Schubert and Liszt "live" @ Teatro Cultura Artistica Sao Paolo on October 17th, 2005 .... majestic .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Vaclav Neumann and CPO perform Dvorak Requiem "live" @ Katedrala Svateho Vaclava Praha in 1988 .... touching .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Before .... : A jewel in the crown of Harmonia Mundi regarding their Sebastien Dauce + Ensemble Correspondance releases .... highly recommended .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Referentzhunter Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Thrift store find of yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 First listen: Terrific, so far. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, Referentzhunter said: Thrift store find of yesterday. Excellent .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeweil Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 (edited) This probably was the release that initiated my love for harpsichord music, although the sound disappoints me after so many years. Almost monophonic, and the microphones at too much of a distance, as if it were a grand piano in a concert hall. There are many better sounding recordings from that time (1976). Alan Curtis plays very well, though. The cover, btw, shows the harpschord lid of Balbastre's own instrument, used later by the Pleyel company to build a fortepiano. Edited January 9 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Now spinning: Roussel - Bacchus et Ariane (Suites Nos. 1 & 2) / Martinon, ON de l'ORTF (Erato) Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 (edited) More 20th c. French music: Darius Milhaud: Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit ; La Création Du Monde / Orchestre du Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, conducted by the composer (Nonesuch, rec. 1958) I've added this LP to my collection after first hearing the music on YT just a few weeks ago. It's music that's bursting with life!  3 hours ago, mikeweil said: This probably was the release that initiated my love for harpsichord music, although the sound disappoints me after so many years. Almost monophonic, and the microphones at too much of a distance, as if it were a grand piano in a concert hall. There are many better sounding recordings from that time (1976). Alan Curtis plays very well, though. The cover, btw, shows the harpschord lid of Balbastre's own instrument, used later by the Pleyel company to build a fortepiano. Mike, is there a harpsichord thread on the forum where you (and others) have discussed your favorite recordings? If not, I'd love to hear about your desert-island harpsichord discs. It's an area of music that I know very little about.  Edited January 10 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 24 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Mike, is there a harpsichord thread on the forum where you (and others) have discussed your favorite recordings? If not, I'd love to hear about your desert-island harpsichord discs. It's an area of music that I know very little about.  AFAIK there is no such thread. Somebody will have to start one .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Next up: J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (arranged for string quartet) / Keller Quartett (ECM)  29 minutes ago, mikeweil said: AFAIK there is no such thread. Somebody will have to start one .... Done!   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, HutchFan said: Next up: J.S. Bach: Die Kunst der Fuge (arranged for string quartet) / Keller Quartett (ECM) Interesting performance .... prefer the Juilliard Quartet's version though .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Treasurous Bruckner 5 performance .... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Lovely .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Piano Sonata in D minor and String Quartet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 12 hours ago, HutchFan said: More 20th c. French music: Darius Milhaud: Le Boeuf Sur Le Toit ; La Création Du Monde / Orchestre du Theatre Des Champs-Elysees, conducted by the composer (Nonesuch, rec. 1958) I've added this LP to my collection after first hearing the music on YT just a few weeks ago. It's music that's bursting with life!  Mike, is there a harpsichord thread on the forum where you (and others) have discussed your favorite recordings? If not, I'd love to hear about your desert-island harpsichord discs. It's an area of music that I know very little about.  Got that lp back in the day and replaced it on cd a couple of years ago - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HutchFan Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 10 hours ago, soulpope said: Interesting performance .... prefer the Juilliard Quartet's version though .... Yeah, I need to hear the Juilliard's version. Have you heard Hermann Scherchen's arrangement for orchestra? I love it. I bought this Canadian "Hermann Scherchen Edition" 2-disc set when I was visiting Canada twenty years (or so) ago. Positive associations.      2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Got that lp back in the day and replaced it on cd a couple of years ago -  Fantastic music & performances.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Back to Mahler's Ninth: Mahler: Sym. No. 9 / Bernstein, NYPO (Sony) This version is similar in conception but less extreme than Lenny's later M9 with the Concertgebouw. I love them both. I'd put those two Bernstein recordings right at the top of my Mahler Nine heap -- along with Jascha Horenstein (1952) and Bruno Walter (1961). Such a magnificent work!  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Yeah, I need to hear the Juilliard's version. Have you heard Hermann Scherchen's arrangement for orchestra? I love it. I bought this Canadian "Hermann Scherchen Edition" 2-disc set when I was visiting Canada twenty years (or so) ago. Positive associations.    Yep, excellent .... still the pure version for string quartet remaines nearer to my heart .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Granados: Goyescas, Escenas Romanticas / Alicia De Laroccha (MCA Classics) Originally recorded for Decca in 1955-56 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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