The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 Last night, a DL from Amazon Lully - L'orchestre du Roi Soleil - Jordi Savall - Alia Vox Anyone got sleeve notes in English for this one? MG Quote
soulpope Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Janacek: Choral works Reinbert de Leeuw,Netherlands Chamber Choir,Schoenberg Ensemble Janacek: Choral Music James Wood,Critical Band,New London Chamber Choir Janacek Hradcany Songs (*) Machotkova,Depoltova,Cech,Koda Chen Yi/Karen Tanaka: Invisible Curve Azure Ensemble particurarly subject CD (*) is a treasure trove for the true Janacek lover.........and the de Leeuw ain`t too shabby either Edited April 15, 2014 by soulpope Quote
soulpope Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 (edited) Last night, a DL from Amazon Lully - L'orchestre du Roi Soleil - Jordi Savall - Alia Vox Anyone got sleeve notes in English for this one? MG Can contribute just an excerpt : The works recorded here are a faithful reflection of the way in which history and art came together. The music was written to be performed by the full range of instruments, in terms of number, quality and diversity, available at the time. Lully had an incredibly rich sound palette to work with: as many strings as he could wish for, virtuoso flautists, the full range of oboes, all manner of percussion instruments, the brass section, keyboard instruments, lutes, theorboes and guitars. Although indications on the scores are rare, the occasional manuscript bearing the inscription "M. Lully joue" (Monsieur Lully performs) provides indirect evidence concerning the diversity of instruments used, indicating that the piece is for solo violin with florid ornamentation, or for guitar ensemble. Stage music of this kind required variety, not only in terms of the instruments used, but also in terms of the tempo, rhythm and means of expression. Diversity, within a context of continuity and development, was also a hallmark of the works themselves. Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme was the apotheosis of comédie-ballet, and (together with Psyché) marked the high point of Lully's collaboration with Molière. In this work, the music is not confined to M. Jourdain's eternal minuet. It has an infinitely rich score, as regards both the comedy itself and the Turkish Ceremony (Cérémonie Turque) and the Dance of the Nations (Ballet des Nations). The Spanish or, in the parlance of the age, Gypsy) Airs (Les Airs pour les espagnols) demand a colourful and brilliant execution, as do the Entrée and the Chaconne des Scaramouches. Royal Divertissement (Divertissement royal) gave another facet to art at court: great festive music of the kind that King Louis XIV, at the height of his youth, constantly commanded to be composed. Out of such festivities was Versailles born, and indeed it is the sumptuous, heroic and elegant reflection of Versailles in its early days, before 1680, that we find in this music. The instrumental music in Alceste illustrates how opéra à la française took shape. Choreography, which resulted from the fusion of ballet and tragedy, played a key role in the work, developing the full potential of court ballet: pure dance music (minuet, marches, air des démons), vast choreographic scenes (Rondeau pour la Gloire, Fête infernale), descriptive music for pantomime and dance (Les Vents) and grand, lyrically evocative funeral music (Pompe funèbre). PHILIPPE BEAUSSANT Translated by Jacqueline Minett Edited April 15, 2014 by soulpope Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 You're a gent, Guv! Thanks very much indeed. MG Quote
soulpope Posted April 15, 2014 Report Posted April 15, 2014 You're a gent, Guv! Thanks very much indeed. MG a pleasure, glad i could be of help Quote
paul secor Posted April 21, 2014 Report Posted April 21, 2014 I volunteer at our local library and occasionally there are boxes of LPs included in the book sales. I'd given up looking through them because I'd never found anything that I had any interest in. Last Friday, I was there and, for some reason, decided to give the LPs a quick look. I came across a copy of Ives' Concord Sonata, performed by Aloys Kontarsky on the Time label. It appeared to be in very good condition, so I took it home for 50 cents. The LP turned out to be in mint condition. The paper sleeve inside the jacket has pictures of various Time releases, many of which are percussion extravaganzas, the sort of thing that some people bought in the late 50s - early 60s to show off their stereo rigs. There were a number of these in the boxes at the library sale. I figure that someone was into those percussion records, bought the Ives because it was on the Time label, played it maybe once and found out that it wasn't a percussion demonstration record, and set it aside. Anyway, I was happy to find it, and it turns out to be a performance that, at least on first listen, I enjoy. Quote
Leeway Posted April 21, 2014 Report Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Caught a little bit of Record Store Day madness at a local record shop. Picked up: Sun Ra, "Outer Spaceways Incorporated." On "psychedelic" color vinyl. Also: Deerhoof and Marc Ribot. 7" split. And: Charles Lloyd, "Live at Slugs." On "opaque orange-colored vinyl." I was doubtful about this one but figured, what the heck. Almost forgot Fela: Edited April 21, 2014 by Leeway Quote
Larry Kart Posted April 21, 2014 Report Posted April 21, 2014 Berkshire order: 1. CDA 67637-HYPERIONRoslavets, Nikolay [1881-1944]: Violin Concerti 1 & 2. (A...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 1563212. CDA 67484-HYPERIONRoslavets [1881-1944], Chamber Symphony; In the hours of ...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 1380933. CDA 67841-HYPERIONAchron, Joseph [1886-1943]: 'Complete Suites for Violin a...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $7.98 ($7.98 ea.)Code: 1563324. CDA 67579-HYPERIONVaet, Videns Dominus; Conditor alme siderum; O quam glori...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 1398735. CDA 67854-HYPERIONSchoendorff, Philipp [c.1565-c.1617]: Missa Usquequo Domi...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 1531566. CDA 67658-HYPERIONMonte, Philippe de [1521-1603]: Missa Ultimi miei sospiri...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 1582047. CDA 67733-HYPERIONVaet, Jacobus [c.1529-1567]: Antevenis virides; Missa Ego...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 1563638. CDA 67749-HYPERIONJosquin [c.1450-1521], Mente tota. Adrian Willaert [c.149...Format: CD, Qty: 1, Price: $6.99 ($6.99 ea.)Code: 157096 4-8 are all by the Viennese-based vocal ensemble Cinquicento. Listening on Spotify suggests they're terrific. Quote
relyles Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 (edited) Last order in the Jazz Loft liquidation sale. Not expecting all of them to actually be available. Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon Quartet - Archie Shepp / Bill Dixon (Free Factory) Stock No. FF065 Live at "A Space" 1975 - Roscoe Mitchell (Sackville) Stock No. SAC2080 Talkin' Stick - Oliver Lake (Passin' Thru) Stock No. 3992 5000 Poems - Steve Swell (Not Two) Stock No. MW827 Atomic/School Days: Distil - Ken Vandermark (Okkadisk) Stock No. OKKA073 Resonance Ensemble: What Country Is This? - Ken Vandermark (Not Two) Stock No. MW885 Afro Straight - Ernest Dawkins (Delmark) Stock No. DMK5001 America - Jack DeJohnette / Wadada Leo Smith (Tzadik) Stock No. TZ7628 Canada Day III - Harris Eisenstadt (Songlines) Stock No. SL1596 The Engines - The Engines (Okkadisk) Stock No. 13335 Witch's Scream - John Tchicai (Tum Records) Stock No. 9572 DFQ - Dale Fielder Quartet Plays the Music of Pepper Adams - Dale Fielder (Clarion Jazz) Stock No. CJ80707 Legends & Mentors - Avery Sharpe (Allegro) Stock No. JKN89896 Nova - Steve Reid (Universal Sound) Stock No. 2853 The Disappointment of Parsley - Dave Rempis (Not Two) Stock No. MW811 Members, Don't Git Weary/Lift Every Voice and Sing - Max Roach (Collectables) Stock No. 13016 Essence of Ellington: Live in Milano - William Parker (AUM Fidelity) Stock No. CNT1008 The Fringe: Live at Zeitgeist - George Garzone (Resolution) Stock No. 6458 Cool Fire - Alan Glover (Independent) Stock No. OM01402 The Blue Shift: Free Improvisation with Gravitational Centers - Alan Glover (Independent) Stock No. OM01410 Nod - Jessica Jones (New Artists) Stock No. 11452 Surreality - David Liebman (Enja) Stock No. YEB7727 The Watermelon Suite - Joe McPhee & Trio X (CIMP) Stock No. 1511 Legend Street One - Joe McPhee (CIMP) Stock No. 8734 Channels of Consciousness - William Hooker (NoBusiness) Stock No. NBCD52 Today's Dusty Groove order: Chris Greene Quartet — Music Appreciation 1 CD $13.99 $13.99 Nate Wooley — Put Your Hands Together (LP sleeve edition) 1 CD $11.99 $11.99 Nicole Mitchell Black Earth Ensemble — Intergalactic Beings 1 CD $11.99 $11.99 Edited April 25, 2014 by relyles Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted April 25, 2014 Report Posted April 25, 2014 The Disappointment of Parsley - Dave Rempis (Not Two)ParsleyIs ghastly.Ogden NashMG Quote
papsrus Posted May 27, 2014 Report Posted May 27, 2014 Tableaux de Provence: The classical saxophones and woodwinds of Ray Smith ... after hearing a track from the album on NPR. Looking forward to the rest of it. Quote
niels Posted May 30, 2014 Report Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Also wanted to buy the new Angles 9 album on Clean Feed, but that one had to wait a bit longer. Edited May 30, 2014 by niels Quote
jlhoots Posted May 31, 2014 Report Posted May 31, 2014 2 Tom Russell retrospectives & Annette Peacock's reissue of her 1st album. Quote
xybert Posted June 13, 2014 Report Posted June 13, 2014 The Sound Of Sonny Next Album On Impulse/There Will Never Be Another You twofer Quote
tomatamot Posted June 16, 2014 Report Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Rolf Kühn Quintett - Solarius ( Amiga, reissue ) My last Saturday arrival. ( brand new German reissue, Amazon.de free of shipping !!! ) Edited June 16, 2014 by tomatamot Quote
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