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[Bob Stern]

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.

[Musicophile]

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.

[Bob Stern]

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.

[Musicophile]

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??

 

 

[coot]

Who is Roland Brautigam? I have several recordings by Ronald Brautigam, but don't find mention of a musician Roland Brautigam. 

[CatManDo]

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

[Musicophile]

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. 

[Bob Stern]

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.

[rando]

If you don't already own Vanska's Sibelius symphonies 1 & 4 the day to rectify that shortcoming has arrived.

 

 

[austinpop]

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!

[rando]

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.

[Bob Stern]

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.

[rando]

RvB on doctoring and the nuclear option.

 

[austinpop]

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.

 

 

[Bob Stern]

Sunday's Albéniz album, by pianist Baselga, is superb.

[austinpop]

http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas17.html

 

Here we go! 

[Musicophile]

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. 

 

[Musicophile]

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/

 

[Musicophile]

Today, the CPE Bach Magnificat is really very good. 

 

The Suzuki b-minor mass is also not bad. 

[accwai]

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...

[austinpop]

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:

 

[rodrigaj]

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.

[austinpop]

56 minutes ago, rodrigaj said:

Just wondering what I am missing.

 

You're missing this magic link:

 

http://www.eclassical.com/pages/christmas17.html

[rodrigaj]

Ah...thank you. Missed the Brahms, though.

[austinpop]

Hmm, is it me, or have this year's Christmas sale offerings been underwhelming? 

 

Lots of chamber and Nordic/Scandinavian music.