Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:12 pm
That's a very good set, it is consistently good througout.DaveF wrote:
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Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:23 pm
I hope so Seán! It will have to be extremely good to beat some of the Goodman and Hogwood versions that I have. I realise that the orchestra here will be very different sounding to the two I just mentioned so I'm curious as to how I'll find it.Seán wrote:That's a very good set, it is consistently good througout.DaveF wrote:
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 3:35 pm
I'm not sure if it will actually beat the period instrument ensembles into second place but what it will do is enable you to familiarise yourself with any and all of Haydn's symphonies performed by a very good orchestra at an affordable price.DaveF wrote:Seán wrote:I hope so Seán! It will have to be extremely good to beat some of the Goodman and Hogwood versions that I have. I realise that the orchestra here will be very different sounding to the two I just mentioned so I'm curious as to how I'll find it.DaveF wrote: That's a very good set, it is consistently good througout.
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:52 pm
I agree with Seán that they are consistently good performances throughout and are all played to a high standard. The sound is very different as you said Dave and I have a problem with the tempo of the slow movements throughout. I must confess that if I want to listen to a Haydn symphony I will reach for Goodman first so it will be interesting to see how you get on.DaveF wrote:I hope so Seán! It will have to be extremely good to beat some of the Goodman and Hogwood versions that I have. I realise that the orchestra here will be very different sounding to the two I just mentioned so I'm curious as to how I'll find it.Seán wrote:That's a very good set, it is consistently good througout.DaveF wrote:
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:09 pm
Jared tempted....
....and I finally bought!!
....and I finally bought!!
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:35 pm
From the inimitable Michael Dervan in today's Irish Times:
London Symphony Orchestra/ István Kertész, Philharmonia Hungarica/Antal Doráti Decca Collectors Edition 476 2303 (4 CDs) ****
Decca served Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály well over the years. This new collection brings together Decca’s recordings (from the 1960s and 1970s) of his mostly folksy, colourful and tuneful orchestral works under Antal Doráti, with István Kertész’s versions of the oratorio Psalmus Hungaricus and the musical numbers of Háry János , a Singspiel with a dependency on spoken text that has limited its appeal in the opera house. Decca solved the dialogue problem by hiring Peter Ustinov as a multi-voiced, summarising narrator with sound effects.
And the music is as instantly appealing as the selection in the popular Háry János Suite (also included) would lead you to expect. It’s a pity that this attractively-priced set has no libretto. See url.ie/4w4k
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:09 pm
I finally managed to get around to buying this one....
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:34 pm
Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:39 pm
I was in Tower today and bought these Savall Bach CDs:
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Re: Recent Purchases
Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:45 pm
hmm I wonder if that is the same recording that Simon posted up 2 weeks ago. (The one that's due for release at the end of this month)Seán wrote: