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[semente]

On 24/12/2017 at 9:29 PM, Bob Stern said:

 

He consistently avoids big climaxes and grandeur.

 

Otherwise, he doesn’t seem to have a point of view, since his eccentricities vary within a single performance.  Sometimes his phrases are clipped (Sym 9: I) or spastic bursts (Sym 9: IV).  Other times he's simply dull with no phrasing at all (Sym 9: III; Sym 5).

 

For Sym 4, my notes are:  I. Sforzandi exaggerated but OK;  II. Graceless.

 

It is interesting and helpful that you've expressed this. I felt that quite a few things sounded strange, some perhaps wrong, but I don't have enough knowledge to identify those shortcomings. Your post clears things up a bit.

Thanks.

 

I think that my favourite 9th is probably Fricsay's old DG recording. Or is it Wand's for RCA?

[Jud]

14 hours ago, Bob Stern said:

@Jud:  How are you enjoying your new house?  Have you finished moving your furniture and unpacking your tchochkes?

 

Our stuff arrived late (a week ago yesterday).  This postponed other things, like internet and TV service.

 

So we are unboxing the last of what my wife considers essential, which so far has not included the audio system.

[rickca]

2 hours ago, Jud said:

So we are unboxing the last of what my wife considers essential

Hopefully, that includes you!

[Jud]

4 hours ago, rickca said:

Hopefully, that includes you!

 

She needs someone to do the grunt work! 

[semente]

7 hours ago, Jud said:

 

She needs someone to do the grunt work! 

[Musicophile]

This one is interesting, just out freshly. Not that I don't have enough versions of Rach 2&3, and recently there hasn't been a shortage of new recordings, but still:

 

http://www.eclassical.com/performers/sudbin-yevgeny/rachmaninov-piano-concertos-nos-2-3.html

 

 

[Bob Stern]

The Mahler 9th conducted by Alan Gilbert was highly praised by both Fanfare magazine and American Record Guide.

[semente]

This may be worth getting:

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/pages/daily-deal.html

[semente]

If you don't already have it:

 

[semente]

Sudbin plays Chopin 24/96 at $7.08:

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/performers/sudbin-yevgeny/yevgeny-sudbin-plays-chopin.html

[semente]

Mussorgsky · Ravel · Balakirev by Freddy Kempf:

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/pages/daily-deal.html?cache=purge

[Bob Stern]

Holmboe 1/2 price today.

 

If you're interested in trying another of the Scandinavian composers BIS is known for, Holmboe's 8th symphony is a good place to start.  Similar to the more upbeat, energetic pieces of Shostakovich, but clearly Scandinavian.  (Although the 2nd movement seems pointlessly noisy.)  If you want to sample it before buying, I suggest the last two movements.

 

The 9th symphony, composed 18 years later, is OK but less inspired.  BIS allows you to buy individual tracks instead of the entire album.

 

My favorite Holmboe symphony is the 6th, which reminds me of Nielsen.

[Bob Stern]

Prokofiev's Quintet, Op 39, for oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and double bass (1924) is a very nice 23-minute piece in the style of his ballet Romeo & Juliet.  Well worth $1.60!

 

(I'd skip the other pieces on the album.)

[semente]

Not to be missed:

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/labels/bis/mozart-martin-frost.html

[Jud]

52 minutes ago, semente said:

Not to be missed:

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/labels/bis/mozart-martin-frost.html

 

I'm conflicted - love Fröst, not much on Mozart ( ? - I know, I know).

[semente]

39 minutes ago, Jud said:

 

I'm conflicted - love Fröst, not much on Mozart ( ? - I know, I know).

 

Don't feel bad, I also prefer the Romantic Period and Early 20th Century music but the Clarinet Concerto is a very beautiful piece.

[semente]

 

[Musicophile]

On 7/12/2018 at 9:45 PM, Jud said:

 

I'm conflicted - love Fröst, not much on Mozart ( ? - I know, I know).

It’s so beautiful. You should get it. 

[Bob Stern]

The Saint-Saens piano concerto called Africa is superb.  It's only one 11-minute movement.  80 cents today, although still a good deal for $1.60 if you miss the half price sale that ends in about 2 hours.

 

(The symphonies are nondescript; I only recommend the concerto.)

 

http://www.eclassical.com/saint-saens-camille-1/saint-saens-africa.html

[chrille]

On 7/13/2018 at 10:40 AM, semente said:

 

Nice clip, brings back happy memories of my own years as a photographer  in Kenya in the 80s.

If I remember correctly the recording used here is the Marriner ST Martins in the Fields one with Brymer as solist?

[Bob Stern]

Bach's orchestral suites by Suzuki are the half-price special for the next 2 hours or so.

 

Sometimes I love Suzuki and other times I find him dull, but I think this is one of his excellent performances.

[Musicophile]

I just purchased the brand new release of the Death and the Maiden by the Chiaroscuro quartet for only $9, in 24/96. 

 

A true bargain.

 

OK, it's not that I'm lacking versions of Schubert's D810 (this will be number 9, with tough competition like the Takacs or Pavel Haas) but I just like Ibragimova very much, and the very particular sound of the Chiaroscuro, playing on gut strings.

 

I only listened to the first minute before clicking on buy, so you may want to make up your own mind, but I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/schubert-death-and-the-maiden.html

 

 

[Musicophile]

12 hours ago, Musicophile said:

I just purchased the brand new release of the Death and the Maiden by the Chiaroscuro quartet for only $9, in 24/96. 

 

A true bargain.

 

OK, it's not that I'm lacking versions of Schubert's D810 (this will be number 9, with tough competition like the Takacs or Pavel Haas) but I just like Ibragimova very much, and the very particular sound of the Chiaroscuro, playing on gut strings.

 

I only listened to the first minute before clicking on buy, so you may want to make up your own mind, but I don't think you'll be disappointed.

 

 

http://www.eclassical.com/schubert-death-and-the-maiden.html

By the way, I love Robert von Bahr’s (BIS) quote introducing this album:

 

“It sounds just like Schubert would have heard it, had he had such a good quartet at his disposal, which is very unlikely.”

[semente]

Another Kempf deal:

 

[Bob Stern]

32 minutes of great tunes from Carmen.  The conductor substituted instruments for the vocal parts.  Perfect for those of you who dislike operatic singing.

 

http://www.eclassical.com/conductors/serebrier-jose/bizet-carmen-symphony.html