Recent Purchases
Re: Recent Purchases
the purchase I made today might be interesting to those who are sharing a current interest in Liszt's Piano Music as a consequnce of his 200th Anniversary... this set is both highly regarded and very reasonably priced:
Re: Recent Purchases
I actually am considering that one Jared....I think that Seán bought it.Jared wrote:As an alternative boxset... maybe some of you might be interested in the recently re-released, famous Budapest set on RCA at a bargain budget price... these are classic performances, reputedly not to be missed for those wanting a variety of different versions of the Beethoven SQs..
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Re: Recent Purchases
I know that you like the music of Liszt Jared so would you have any recommendations for his Tone Poems?Jared wrote:the purchase I made today might be interesting to those who are sharing a current interest in Liszt's Piano Music as a consequnce of his 200th Anniversary... this set is both highly regarded and very reasonably priced:
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: Recent Purchases
I really don't think there is any competition here Fergus... without any doubt, one of Kurt Masur's finest accomplishments... the complete set at a very reasonable price:fergus wrote: I know that you like the music of Liszt Jared so would you have any recommendations for his Tone Poems?
all I will say is tread lightly... these tend to be BOMBASTIC!!!!!! so, you might want to work your way through the symphonic poems a couple of disks at a time, play some Bach and return to them for further consideration at a later date. They are all exhillarating and good fun but to be fair, not all are great music. They were nevertheless ground breaking in their inception; Liszt was the father of the Nationalistic Tone Poem, a wonderful invention in the hands of Sibelius, Dvorak, Smetana, Tchaikovsky & Rimsky among others, so for that alone, we have a great deal to thank Liszt for...
Re: Recent Purchases
Yes I did and I LOVE it!fergus wrote:I actually am considering that one Jared....I think that Seán bought it.Jared wrote:As an alternative boxset... maybe some of you might be interested in the recently re-released, famous Budapest set on RCA at a bargain budget price... these are classic performances, reputedly not to be missed for those wanting a variety of different versions of the Beethoven SQs..
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: Recent Purchases
I have his Debussy solo piano set on EMI and it's very good indeed, say nothing Jared...be good now!Jared wrote:the purchase I made today might be interesting to those who are sharing a current interest in Liszt's Piano Music as a consequnce of his 200th Anniversary... this set is both highly regarded and very reasonably priced:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: Recent Purchases
I expect I'll become a member of the Debussy appreciation society eventually... and if I ever do, I think it will be through his piano works, rather than Orchestral...Seán wrote:I have his Debussy solo piano set on EMI and it's very good indeed, say nothing Jared...be good now!
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Ah Debussy's music is wonderful, yep start on his solo piano works..Jared wrote:I expect I'll become a member of the Debussy appreciation society eventually... and if I ever do, I think it will be through his piano works, rather than Orchestral...Seán wrote:I have his Debussy solo piano set on EMI and it's very good indeed, say nothing Jared...be good now!
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Seán wrote:Ah Debussy's music is wonderful, yep start on his solo piano works..
The BBC disks have been very fond of his music over the past 19 volumes; I think I'll dig some of that out in due course, before spending any more of my hard earned on the likes of La Mer & Prelude L'apres Midi.... :-//
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Thank you for that one Jared....duly noted. I do not have much of Masur's conducting.Jared wrote:
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