Bob Stern Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 The Hindemith string trios are from a brief phase in which he experimented with Schoenberg's 12-tone style. They are almost unheard-of and rarely recorded. Although his more popular works are unmistakably modern, they are less dissonant and much more upbeat. My favorite of his works is the "Mathis der Maler" symphony, which is pretty throughout while harmonically modern. His other two most popular orchestral pieces have pretty inner movements and raucous outer movements: • "Concert Music for String Orch & Brass", op 50. • Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber. For wind quintet, the Kleine Kammermusik, op 24/2, is charming but modern in the manner of the Nielsen wind quintet and Barber "Summer Music". A good sampling of duets for various instruments with piano is a 2013 Harmonia Mundi album with pianist Melnikov and various instrumentalists. christopher3393 1 HQPlayer (on 3.8 GHz 8-core i7 iMac 2020) > NAA (on 2012 Mac Mini i7) > RME ADI-2 v2 > Benchmark AHB-2 > Thiel 3.7 Link to comment
Musicophile Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Bob Stern said: The Hindemith string trios are from a brief phase in which he experimented with Schoenberg's 12-tone style. They are almost unheard-of and rarely recorded. Although his more popular works are unmistakably modern, they are less dissonant and much more upbeat. My favorite of his works is the "Mathis der Maler" symphony, which is pretty throughout while harmonically modern. His other two most popular orchestral pieces have pretty inner movements and raucous outer movements: • "Concert Music for String Orch & Brass", op 50. • Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes by Weber. For wind quintet, the Kleine Kammermusik, op 24/2, is charming but modern in the manner of the Nielsen wind quintet and Barber "Summer Music". A good sampling of duets for various instruments with piano is a 2013 Harmonia Mundi album with pianist Melnikov and various instrumentalists. I was also hoping for a more approachable style, similar to the Melnikov album which I appreciate. In the end I may pass on this in spite of von Baar´s praise. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Bob Stern Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Today's half-price deal is Shostakovich symphony 11 by Mark Wigglesworth and the Netherlands RPO. Sym 11 is not one of his most famous works, but is well worth acquiring if you already have the famous ones. Movements 1 and 3 are excellent — quiet and moody. Movements 2 and 4 have too much bombast for me, but you can buy individual movements. Before you scoff at the latter idea, consider that mvmt 1 is longer than most entire 3-movement baroque concertos. My only comparison is Pletnev, Russian National Sym on Pentatone. Wigglesworth is much more interesting in 1. In 3, Pletnev is more interesting, but Wigglesworth is decent. HQPlayer (on 3.8 GHz 8-core i7 iMac 2020) > NAA (on 2012 Mac Mini i7) > RME ADI-2 v2 > Benchmark AHB-2 > Thiel 3.7 Link to comment
Musicophile Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 This one sounds promising: Mendelssohn - Works for Cello and Piano - 24 FLAC Discount BIS Boss Robert von Bahr: When I see names like Christian Poltéra and Roland Brautigam, my mouth waters, and when I see them together the dribble becomes a waterfall. For the Mendelssohn Music for Cello and Piano Christian has restrung his Stradivarius cello with gut strings, and Roland is playing a very well-made copy of an Érard piano from 1830, so the soundworld is authentic to what Mendelssohn composed for and could hear. With names like this and a Producer like Hans Kipfer from Take5, nothing need be said from the quality aspect, and with 24/96 being sold at mp3 price, what's there to wait for?? Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
coot Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Who is Roland Brautigam? I have several recordings by Ronald Brautigam, but don't find mention of a musician Roland Brautigam. Link to comment
CatManDo Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, coot said: Who is Roland Brautigam? I have several recordings by Ronald Brautigam, but don't find mention of a musician Roland Brautigam. My guess is that Robert von Bahr mixed up the first names of Ronald Bräutigam and Roland Pöntinen (another pianist with a lot of recordings for BIS), as Pöntinen is on today's daily deal http://www.eclassical.com/composers/enescu-george/george-enescu-impressions.html Claude Link to comment
Musicophile Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 1 hour ago, CatManDo said: My guess is that Robert von Bahr mixed up the first names of Ronald Bräutigam and Roland Pöntinen (another pianist with a lot of recordings for BIS), as Pöntinen is on today's daily deal http://www.eclassical.com/composers/enescu-george/george-enescu-impressions.html That or a simple autocorrect. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Bob Stern Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Enescu violin sonata 3 is a fascinating half-price selection today. Enescu is known mainly for his Romanian Rhapsodies. The 3rd violin sonata is more sophisticated and advanced, but retains the unusual Romanian melodies and harmonies. The "Childhood Impressions" are interesting too and very diverse, but obviously less developed since they are shorter. The 2nd violin sonata is a student work. HQPlayer (on 3.8 GHz 8-core i7 iMac 2020) > NAA (on 2012 Mac Mini i7) > RME ADI-2 v2 > Benchmark AHB-2 > Thiel 3.7 Link to comment
rando Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 If you don't already own Vanska's Sibelius symphonies 1 & 4 the day to rectify that shortcoming has arrived. Musicophile 1 Link to comment
austinpop Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 15 minutes ago, rando said: If you don't already own Vanska's Sibelius symphonies 1 & 4 the day to rectify that shortcoming has arrived. +1,000,000 At $8.72, including 24-bit stereo AND Mch, that is an absolute steal! My Audio Setup Link to comment
rando Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Glad a few of you thought it bore notice. RvB is an interesting guy who has supported a lot of personal projects that went nowhere near as far. Yesterdays recorder 'duel' for instance. Link to comment
Bob Stern Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Albéniz is today's 1/2 price album. None of his greatest hits are included, but I find the entire album surprisingly engaging and more sophisticated than suggested by RvB's "lollipops" comment. None of this is in the salon style of Albéniz's lesser pieces. However, I did not purchase the last 4 tracks, the early piano concerto, which sounded quite rambling and uninspired when I previewed it. It's also the only piece here having no Spanish flavor; it sounds like an inferior Chopin imitation. HQPlayer (on 3.8 GHz 8-core i7 iMac 2020) > NAA (on 2012 Mac Mini i7) > RME ADI-2 v2 > Benchmark AHB-2 > Thiel 3.7 Link to comment
rando Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 RvB on doctoring and the nuclear option. christopher3393 1 Link to comment
austinpop Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Took a chance on this one today, while it’s on sale: Still listening to it, but already highly recommend it! Excellent BIS Sonics. For $11.32 for hi-Rez, a no-brainer. My Audio Setup Link to comment
Bob Stern Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 Sunday's Albéniz album, by pianist Baselga, is superb. HQPlayer (on 3.8 GHz 8-core i7 iMac 2020) > NAA (on 2012 Mac Mini i7) > RME ADI-2 v2 > Benchmark AHB-2 > Thiel 3.7 Link to comment
austinpop Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas17.html Here we go! My Audio Setup Link to comment
Musicophile Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 1 hour ago, austinpop said: http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas17.html Here we go! Nice, even it today’s selection is a bit particular. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Popular Post Musicophile Posted December 2, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 2, 2017 Today the Brautigam Berthoven is a must have, if you like fortepiano. http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas17.html https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/10/18/musicophiles-top-10-all-time-favorite-classical-pianists/ BacHolz, semente and Guidof 2 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Musicophile Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Today, the CPE Bach Magnificat is really very good. The Suzuki b-minor mass is also not bad. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
accwai Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Today's Boccherini La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid is really good: Four of Boccherini's quartets in this album. G.324, a.k.a La musica notturna delle strade di, is my favorite Boccherini piece overall. And the minuet in G.275 is so well known that anybody brought up in the west should be familiar with it. Pretty essential Boccherini stuff... semente 1 Link to comment
austinpop Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Given how much I loved Dausgaard and Swedish Chamber Orchestra's Brahms Symphony 2, I am taking a chance (at $6.62 ) on one of today's specials: My Audio Setup Link to comment
rodrigaj Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 I've noticed that when I go to the eclassical daily deal, it differs from the suggestions posted here. For example, @austinpop posted the Brahms BIS recording and when I click on the daily deal, I get I thought it was a timing issue, but I tracked it for several days and none to the daily deals matched. Just wondering what I am missing. "The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought", Sir Thomas Beecham. Link to comment
austinpop Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 56 minutes ago, rodrigaj said: Just wondering what I am missing. You're missing this magic link: http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas17.html My Audio Setup Link to comment
rodrigaj Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Ah...thank you. Missed the Brahms, though. "The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought", Sir Thomas Beecham. Link to comment
austinpop Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Hmm, is it me, or have this year's Christmas sale offerings been underwhelming? Lots of chamber and Nordic/Scandinavian music. My Audio Setup Link to comment
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