Album of the Evening

[BacHolz]

57 minutes ago, rando said:

One more of equally high quality off the same label with Bruno Cocset playing cello.  Volume II of Barrière and his Boccherini are worthy of mention as well.  

 

My favorite work by these artists is this deluxe, two disc set. Sadly, it is out of print - the last one was sold a few days before I placed my order, I've been graces with my copy by a friend in the Netherlands.

 

Domenico Gabrielli: La Nascita del Violoncello

 

 

[Klavier]

^ That Gabrielli recording was my first hi-res purchase--stunning in every way!

[Klavier]

On the TT this morning. Zimerman plays these with commanding sweep and virtuosity--probably my favorite version now. Sound is quite good, too.

 

Yes, it's an LP, not a computer file, but it's still an album!

[Klavier]

No.21 and 23. Rather brisk tempos for the outer movements, but these are thrilling performances. Great sound--near analog warmth.

 

[elcorso]

5 hours ago, BacHolz said:

My favorite work by these artists is this deluxe, two disc set. Sadly, it is out of print - the last one was sold a few days before I placed my order, I've been graces with my copy by a friend in the Netherlands.

 

Domenico Gabrielli: La Nascita del Violoncello

 

 

 

They are asking for it US$200.- in Amazon US !!!

 

Roch

[jcn3]

Holy crap, this album is awesome! Can't believe I've never heard it before. Listening to the deluxe version via Tidal.

 

[Musicophile]

6 hours ago, Klavier said:

On the TT this morning. Zimerman plays these with commanding sweep and virtuosity--probably my favorite version now. Sound is quite good, too.

 

Yes, it's an LP, not a computer file, but it's still an album!

I just wondered why I had never heard of this album before, being a Brahms and Zimerman fan. 

 

Turns out Zimerman apparently asked for this album to be withdrawn, as he wasn't happy with the performance. 

 

That doesn't mean it's not a good recording, Zimerman is known to be a perfectionist. 

 

[Klavier]

I heard that, too, but it also involved the 2 or 3-CD of Brahms that DG released. I certainly don't hear any flawed playing. It certainly is intense--perhaps he thought too much so? 

[sedest]

[AnotherSpin]

3 hours ago, Musicophile said:

I just wondered why I had never heard of this album before, being a Brahms and Zimerman fan. 

 

Turns out Zimerman apparently asked for this album to be withdrawn, as he wasn't happy with the performance. 

 

That doesn't mean it's not a good recording, Zimerman is known to be a perfectionist. 

 

 

I am pretty much sure DG published these recordings in later CD format.

[Musicophile]

5 minutes ago, AnotherSpin said:

 

I am pretty much sure DG published these recordings in later CD format.

That's what I saw as well. But again only for a short time. And the album is commercially available nowhere right now. 

[firedog]

5 hours ago, jcn3 said:

Holy crap, this album is awesome! Can't believe I've never heard it before. Listening to the deluxe version via Tidal.

 

When you decide you really like it you can get the 6 CD version of the "The 1971 Fillmore East Concerts" like some of the rest of us...

[Klavier]

14 hours ago, Musicophile said:

I just wondered why I had never heard of this album before, being a Brahms and Zimerman fan. 

 

Turns out Zimerman apparently asked for this album to be withdrawn, as he wasn't happy with the performance. 

 

That doesn't mean it's not a good recording, Zimerman is known to be a perfectionist. 

 

I guess the $5 I just paid ($4 for shipping) for a near-mint LP was quite a bargain!

[Guidof]

Shostakovich: Piano Sonata no. 2, 24 Preludes op. 34, Aphorisms. A nicely varied program. Fine playing by Irina Chukovskaya.

 

Excellent piano sound from a 24/44.1 Qobuz download.

[WAM]

+1 for the DSCH, bought the disc a few weeks ago, worth every penny.

 

Now listening to 

One of my desert-island-discs. I have a lot of WTK, but this one rules.

 

also listened to Boulez, Mahler 2, time flies listening to this music:

The latest arrival: Allison Brewser Franzetti. Worth checking out, nice music, well played.

 

[WAM]

Ah, I forgot this one:

 

Highly recommended.

 

Nice evening & happy listening everybody 

[freesteve]

Gorgeous...Listening to  on Tidal.  Thank you.

[rando]

[sedest]

2 hours ago, rando said:

Masterpiece!

[Musicophile]

9 hours ago, WAM said:

Ah, I forgot this one:

 

Highly recommended.

 

Nice evening & happy listening everybody 

+1. 

 

https://musicophilesblog.com/2015/09/09/esbjorn-svensson-trio-live-in-hamburg/

[christopher3393]

JEAN HANELLE (c.1380 - c.1436): Cypriot Vespers

Graindelavoix

 

https://bachtrack.com/review-dec-2013-graindelavoix-concertgebouw-amsterdam

 

 

[rando]

On 6/18/2017 at 2:47 AM, Bob Stern said:

Robert von Bahr outdid himself in his summary of today's half-price special:

 

"Diego Blanco ... was incredibly popular, including with my then wife, with whom he made a number of albums and one daughter."

This tongue in cheek e-classical deal of the day lead in penned by RvB came to mind when I ran across the name Gunilla von Bahr last night.  Of particular interest here is both versions of the Rautavaara works commissioned for her (original for 4 types of flute and revised modern edition forgoing bass flute).  

 

    

 

Here is RvB presenting a copy of the disc to Rautavaara shortly before his passing (and a short article on the history of BIS it was included in).

 

[BacHolz]

On 7/21/2017 at 10:12 AM, Musicophile said:

Back to non Russia related topics: 

 

On of my favorite Jazz trios from Germany:

 

see also here:

https://musicophilesblog.com/2017/05/26/triosences-latest-album-hidden-beauty-a-review/

 

 

Thanks for this, I'm now enjoying "Turning Point".

 

[Klavier]

Disc 1:

[jiminlogansquare]

Letters from Iraq: Oud and string quartet

Rahim Alhaj

 

Here is a "fusion" of east-meets-west that has to make no excuses. Not one of those "blue grass banjo superimposed on Persian strings" things, where despite best intentions nothing actually works. This is thoughtful music, thoroughly composed and arranged and performed. The music takes center stage over the politics. And it's very rewarding listening.