What are you listening to?
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<Thanks for that Pepe. When I said text I actually meant the Libretti. I understand that this set does contain the Libretti for all the operas, am I correct?>
I bought them separately as they originally appeared Seán, but I imagine the box has all the libretti, as is usual with DG/Archiv.
I bought them separately as they originally appeared Seán, but I imagine the box has all the libretti, as is usual with DG/Archiv.
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Symphony No.6
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Seriously impressive recording. Really looking forward to the rest of this set.
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On vinyl....
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Superb playing of course, but I wonder why Europa Galante is releasing this Telemann concert in a small label like Agogique instead of Virgin...disenchantment with the EMI label?
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Jose Echenique wrote:
That looks terribly interesting Pepe!!
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No surprises here dear Fergus, the performances are brilliant, gorgeous and supremely musical, but what else can you expect from Biondi?fergus wrote:Jose Echenique wrote:
That looks terribly interesting Pepe!!
The sound quality is state-of-the-art, but this little label is somewhat difficult to find. I ordered it from Amazon.de
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I also received the Bruckner 4 with Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus (but couldn´t find a good picture, so I posted the 3rd, though the covers are almost identical save for the color).
This is also a very satisfying and musical performance, just what you would expect from this venerable orchestra and their former chief conductor. This is a long breathed and very civilized reading. It couldn´t be more different from the American orchestra´s recordings. While Americans strive for modern efficiency, and note-perfect performances, the Gewandhaus digs deeper into the meaning of these symphonies, and inhabits a very different sound world. I must say I love it. Very satisfying.
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This is also a very lovely cd. It includes sonatas, most of them for oboe, found in the Pisendel library in Dresden. There are works by Torelli, Handel, Porpora, Brescianello, and an anonymous early XVIII Century sonata.
The performances are admirable, oboist Xenia Löffler who also is first oboe in the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, covers herself with glory. This is the kind of cd you just want to play ALL the time.
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Jose Echenique wrote:
I also received the Bruckner 4 with Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus (but couldn´t find a good picture, so I posted the 3rd, though the covers are almost identical save for the color).
This is also a very satisfying and musical performance, just what you would expect from this venerable orchestra and their former chief conductor. This is a long breathed and very civilized reading. It couldn´t be more different from the American orchestra´s recordings. While Americans strive for modern efficiency, and note-perfect performances, the Gewandhaus digs deeper into the meaning of these symphonies, and inhabits a very different sound world. I must say I love it. Very satisfying.
That sounds like another very tempting CD Pepe. It looks like Blomstedt and the Gewandhaus have now recorded Symphonies Nos. 3/4/6-8. They will have to do No. 9 obviously. I wonder how many more they will do after that and if a box set will be issued in time to come?
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Jose Echenique wrote:
This is also a very lovely cd. It includes sonatas, most of them for oboe, found in the Pisendel library in Dresden. There are works by Torelli, Handel, Porpora, Brescianello, and an anonymous early XVIII Century sonata.
The performances are admirable, oboist Xenia Löffler who also is first oboe in the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, covers herself with glory. This is the kind of cd you just want to play ALL the time.
I wonder if that is a period oboe that he plays? I assume that it is. I am quite partial to the sound of the oboe and the period instrument in particular; quite different to the modern instrument I think.
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