Snowmonkey Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 This one is pretty good if you like Vivaldi and countertenors (I do). Definitely worth 4 bucks. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 It's funny how the gems on eClassical come in runs. I'm sure there are many here who would debate which is the finest St John's Passion, but this is definitely a contender. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 As Robert Von Bahr points out, this is the biggest selling eClassical release ever, so everyone probably has it already, but if you don't, you probably should. $7.31 !!! Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 A fine performance of Romeo and Juliet here, with the usual fantastic BIS sound quality. The tracks are presented not in the customary order, which is a bit unnerving, but that's easily fixed with a bit of metadata editing. Available in 24/44.1. wouterk 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 They just keep rolling in lately. This is a superlative recording in every sense. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Dowland: The First Booke of Songs or Ayres. One for the lovers of early music. A fine performance to my (inexpert) ears. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Great recording if you like Mozart's serenades (apart from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 This one includes some of the most famous of Beethoven's piano sonatas, including the Waldstein, the Appassionata and the Cuckoo (one of my favourites). Personally, I feel the modern piano better expresses the power of Beethoven's sonatas, but there is no denying the quality of Brautigam's performance. Musicophile 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov: Cesar Franck, Sonata for Piano and Violin - Ernest Chausson, Concert This isn't one of the daily deals, but a new release with a promotion of hi-res for the price of standard res. This is just an outstanding performance IMO, easily the best I have heard of either piece. Musicophile 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Bob Stern said: If you like the Chausson, I also recommend his Piano Trio as being at least as good as the sextet ("Concert"), and the trio might appeal to listeners who prefer lighter instrumentation. My reference recordings for both Chausson pieces are by Pennetier, Pasquier & Pidoux on Harmonia Mundi (early digital, alas). A warning for the uninitiated: The performers on the new recording (including the string quartet) are playing early 19th century instruments, but these are very romantic, late 19th century pieces. I can see how some people might consider the Chausson sextet too thick and heavy and therefore would prefer the thinner timbres of early instruments. However, if you enjoy romantic music, you might prefer a full-blooded performance on modern instruments. (Metal strings were gaining popularity when these pieces were composed, so modern instruments are authentic.) I'm not criticizing those who enjoy "early" instruments; I'm merely alerting those who don’t. For the Franck, there is a very famous recording by Oistrakh and Richter. (Plus a hundred others. It's very popular, even transcribed for cello.) Well Faust is playing her 1710 Stradivarius, admittedly with gut strings and I believe Melnikov is playing an 1880s érard piano, so quite contemporary with the composition of both works. I wouldn't call the Chausson a sextet - more a sonata for piano and violin, with a string quartet accompanying. Anyway, it works in this performance, to my ears at least. Worth checking out for anyone who can stream Qobuz. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Popular Post Snowmonkey Posted June 23, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2017 J.S. Bach - Christmas Oratorio, Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 Anyone who has been collecting the superb Suzuki/Bach Collegium Japan series will want this one. It doesn't disappoint. Musicophile and Boris75 2 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Robert von Bahr, with his characteristic disarming frankness, describes this as "Very nicely played and recorded, but - in my view - not totally exciting music. " Personally, I beg to differ. This is an excellent album IMO. We must remember that RvB is a man of distinctive music tastes with which we may not all wholeheartedly agree. Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 This one is pretty special. Beautiful music, superb acoustics. Boris75 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
Snowmonkey Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 4 hours ago, Kal Rubinson said: What is it? Pic is too small and not linked. Sorry, my bad. I have often complained myself when people do that. It's The Passion of St Thomas More, by Garrett Fisher: http://www.eclassical.com/composers/fisher-garrett/garrett-fisher-the-passion-of-st-thomas-more.html christopher3393 1 Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted. - Einstein Link to comment
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