Album of the Evening

[accwai]

4 hours ago, austinpop said:

[...] one of the key ingredients with Brandenburgs is fun! The trumpets in #1, for example are a blast!

 

Hmm... The autograph copy of Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 indicates this instrumentation:

 

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2 Corni di Caccia, 3 Hautb è Bassono, Violino Piccolo concertato, 2 Violini, una Viola col Basso Continuo

 

Personally, the Brandenburg concertos are among the earliest German examples of concerti grossi. Some unusual instruments are in the mix, the violino piccolo in #1 for example. Restringing a non-full size modern violin might be possible, but it's still unclear exactly how it's done. So one is always wondering what's been done to the 3rd movement of #1 for a particular performance. In #6, the viola got pushed to the front while the viols got sent to the background, which is highly unusual. And the extremely short solo keyboard passage between 1st and 3rd movements in string concerto #3 is quite odd. Etc, all kinds of interesting twists and turns.

 

In any case, album of yesterday evening:

 

Horatius Flaccus, Paulus Diaconus/Guido d'Arezzo: The Mystery of Do-Re-Mi

Christopher Gabbitas, David Miller

 

 

... origin of solfeggio.

[Musicophile]

8 hours ago, austinpop said:

 

Wow, thanks for the pointer. I have been comparing and contrasting, and I have to say the Alessandrini is way up there in my favorites. I think you are absolutely right - one of the key ingredients with Brandenburgs is fun! The trumpets in #1, for example are a blast!

 

Note to self: must subscribe to your blog! Excellent job with it - a wealth of useful information. Thanks for your efforts.

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you like it. 

[DeathFugue]

She has added so many notes and ornaments that these are new pieces. I enjoy them, as well as her arrangements of Bach's Violin Sonatas and Partitas. Very close, clear sound.

[Guidof]

On 9/23/2018 at 4:29 AM, Musicophile said:

While on the Brandenburgs, you also need to check out Alessandrini:

 

https://musicophilesblog.com/2016/02/11/my-favorite-version-of-the-brandenburg-concertos/

 

Thank you very much for posting this! Very engaging performances by the Concerto Italiano.

 

Kudos to naïve for the excellent sound (but not for yet another incongruous cover art)

[austinpop]

2 hours ago, Guidof said:

incongruous cover art)

 

Nothing says Brandenburg like a reindeer (?) on a parking garage ramp??

 

Maybe I’m Naïve... ? 

[Cornan]

Kyson - A Book of Flying (2016)

https://tidal.com/album/58133549

 

 

 

 

 

[Musicophile]

10 hours ago, austinpop said:

 

Nothing says Brandenburg like a reindeer (?) on a parking garage ramp??

 

Maybe I’m Naïve... ? 

I’m pretty sure this was the historic parking garage of the Margrave of Brandenburg, who also was a famous hunter. 

[firedog]

Just saw this set favorably mentioned in an equipment review. It's a good performance and a very good recording. Equivalent to 5 discs.
About $56 at HDT for 24/192, I got it with 20% off with code hdtsept25 (good thru sept 27 midnight PST).  The 24/96 is available at a couple of vendors for a good price also.
 

 

 

[AnotherSpin]

1 hour ago, firedog said:

Just saw this set favorably mentioned in an equipment review. It's a good performance and a very good recording. Equivalent to 5 discs.
About $56 at HDT for 24/192, I got it with 20% off with code hdtsept25 (good thru sept 27 midnight PST).  The 24/96 is available at a couple of vendors for a good price also.
 

 

 

 

Rattle's readings here got a mixed reviews, and were dismissed categorically by some of critics. I was quite impressed by these recordings, the orchestra sound is particularly glorious.

[firedog]

1 hour ago, AnotherSpin said:

 

Rattle's readings here got a mixed reviews, and were dismissed categorically by some of critics. I was quite impressed by these recordings, the orchestra sound is particularly glorious.

Classical critics tend to go over the top with negativity sometimes. I'm not an expert, but these clearly are well thought out performances. Maybe not everyone's perfect execution, but it's silly to say they aren't good.
The sound has what I'd call, in a good way, "solidity": it's powerful, tone is good. you can hear all the detail, there's good spread and layering of the instruments, yet the orchestra sounds like a unit. The perspective is of an audience member - it's not in your face. I sometimes like a "closer to the front row" perspective, but this is still a very enjoyable sound. 

[Musicophile]

Beethoven here as well, but with a much smaller ensemble on a surprisingly nice new release, and a very interesting piano (Pleyel) sound by Angelich. 

 

 

The Rattle box mentioned above is ok IMHO. A bit middle of the road, but there is much worse recordings out there. 

[christopher3393]

Alexander Kastalsky: Memory Eternal to the Fallen Heroes (1917)

The Clarion Choir/ Steven Fox

 

 

https://www.qobuz.com/ie-en/album/kastalsky-memory-eternal-the-clarion-choir-steven-fox/othtz5970kxpa

 

http://kastalskyrequiem.com/

[rando]

First disc in this set I purchased offhand to check it out.  Feel free to pip up if there is a substantially better mastering of any works contained on these four cd's that are worth owning.

 

[Hugo9000]

In honor of the brain CT scan results I received on Monday:

 

Richard Strauss

Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration)

Neeme Järvi/Scottish National Orchestra

 

 

Pardon my gallows humor!

 

[Hugo9000]

...and another interpretation, conducted by Alexander Shelley, son of Howard Shelley, my favorite pianist:

 

 

[Rt66indierock]

Jon Langford's Four Lost Souls

 

[graham]

New release by Chiaroscuro Quartet with Alina Ibragimova.

Excellent playing and sound. Currently discounted at eClassical

[EuroChamp]

1 hour ago, graham said:

New release by Chiaroscuro Quartet with Alina Ibragimova.

Excellent playing and sound. Currently discounted at eClassical

 

Thanks for suggestion. Did not know Alina changed to BIS, cool.

corr.: Now I see, they already have their last two Hadyn albums together with BIS. I have them, but forgot.

[accwai]

Chöd - Cutting Through Dualism

Chögyal Namkhai Norbu Rinpoche

 

[RickyV]

Here is some Dead can’t dance like music  gone to the dark side. 

For some deep drum tones.

https://tidal.com/artist/4656760

 

 

CAUTION: This music can harm small animals! !!!!    ? ? ? ? ? ?

[Hugo9000]

Barbara Hendricks

Mahler Lieder

 

Gustav Mahler

LIEDER EINES FAHRENDEN GESELLEN
Transcription:  Arnold Schönberg

1 I. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht
2 II. Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld
3 III. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer
4 IV. Die zwei blauen Augen

RÜCKERT-LIEDER
5 I. Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!
6 II. Liebst du um Schönheit
7 III. Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder
8 IV. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen
9 V. Um Mitternacht
10 Der Abschied (extrait de Das Lied von der Erde)
Transcription:  Arnold Schönberg

[christopher3393]

Fons Luminis: Codex Las Huelgas

Ensemble Gilles Binchois

 

 

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/fons-luminis-codex-las-huelgas-13th-c-ensemble-gilles-binchois-dominique-vellard/uh4mgymyi9jmc

 

http://www.sonusantiqva.org/for/gr/2018/EGB-FonsLuminis.html

[christopher3393]

The Lily & the Rose:

Adoration of the Virgin in sound and stone

The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman

(Late Medieval English Music)

 

 

https://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/dc.asp?dc=D_CDA68228

 

 

[jhwalker]

 

Absolutely delightful - virtuosic and playful.  Love it.

[Russell_L]

30 minutes ago, jhwalker said:

 

Absolutely delightful - virtuosic and playful.  Love it.

 

Agree 100%!