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fergus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:30 am Saxophone Concertos





A terrific CD!

Now that does interest me. I have rarely heard the saxophone played in a way in classical music that is to my liking. My ear is tuned to listening to Jazz musicians playing on the soprano, alto, tenor and baritone sax over the last 60 years so a good tone is especially important to me.

Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 La Matin
Symphony No. 7 Le Midi
Concentus Musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting.

I love these performances and Harnoncourt's recordings with Concentus Musicus Wien are consistently excellent.

Accentus: Transcriptions [Equilbey]





Some years ago I went through a phase of collecting recordings made by Laurence Equilbey. I liked his style and I really liked the sound of the ensemble Accentus.
However, this particular CD was, for me, a major dud. Below is the back cover showing the works transcribed [using various texts - these tracks are not merely a vocalise] by Equilbey for Accentus. No doubt there are lovers of this CD out there but they are certainly not for me.





Culled it is!

Seán wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:40 pm Family permitting I could listen to Haydn morning, noon and night.

This morning I listened to:





Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 La Matin
Symphony No. 7 Le Midi
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini - conducting.

I love these performances.

I do not know those performances at all Seán.
I am pleased that you enjoy them.

Seán wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:45 pm

fergus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:30 am Saxophone Concertos





A terrific CD!

Now that does interest me. I have rarely heard the saxophone played in a way in classical music that is to my liking. My ear is tuned to listening to Jazz musicians playing on the soprano, alto, tenor and baritone sax over the last 60 years so a good tone is especially important to me.

It is a very engaging CD Seán. All of the works are relatively modern and therefore get a "modern" treatment. I like it a lot.

On the Way to Bethlehem:





The music is very well played here and the music is presented in a very interesting and engaging way. It always feels very authentic. Anyone wanting to explore Early Music from this period would do well to listen to this CD.
As a typical example, Dinersade, the opening track, is a traditional Syrian piece that is not insubstantial at 13:46 minutes long with terrific ensemble playing and also delivering a wonderfully engaging and atmospheric performance. It is not an atypical track on this CD. Mevlana is a traditional Sufi piece and again not insubstantial at 12:04 minutes long also with terrific ensemble playing.
There is also a truly wonderful vocal contribution on the CD which is oftentimes quite haunting in its nature. The CD is filled with both terrific music and exciting performances.

fergus wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:07 pm On the Way to Bethlehem:

The music is very well played here and the music is presented in a very interesting and engaging way. It always feels very authentic. Anyone wanting to explore Early Music from this period would do well to listen to this CD.
As a typical example, Dinersade, the opening track, is a traditional Syrian piece that is not insubstantial at 13:46 minutes long with terrific ensemble playing and also delivering a wonderfully engaging and atmospheric performance. It is not an atypical track on this CD. Mevlana is a traditional Sufi piece and again not insubstantial at 12:04 minutes long also with terrific ensemble playing.
There is also a truly wonderful vocal contribution on the CD which is oftentimes quite haunting in its nature. The CD is filled with both terrific music and exciting performances.

Now that does look very interesting.

fergus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:20 pm

Seán wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:40 pm
Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 6 La Matin
Symphony No. 7 Le Midi
Il Giardino Armonico
Giovanni Antonini - conducting.

I love these performances.

I do not know those performances at all Seán.
I am pleased that you enjoy them.

Very much so Fergus.

About Haydn2032
In the lead-up to the 300th anniversary of Joseph Haydn's birth in 2032, the Joseph Haydn Foundation in Basel is organising, producing and financing the performance and recording of all 107 of the composer's symphonies by Il Giardino Armonico and Basel Chamber Orchestra under the artistic direction of Giovanni Antonini, one of the most highly-respected specialists in baroque, early classical and classical music, with its project Haydn2032.

Between the autumn of 2014 and 2032, all of Haydn's symphonies are to be performed and recorded in the course of nineteen concert seasons, with two projects per year.

Two samples:

Haydn Symphony No. 80 Giovanni Antonini Kammerorchester Basel (Haydn2032 live)


And I really love the 60th
Haydn Symphony No. 60 "Il Distratto" Giovanni Antonini Il Giardino Armonico (Haydn2032 live)


They were released as separate CDs volumes one to 10 .
I bought the 10 CD set from JPC, it's only €39.99 for the first 10 CDs: https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail ... m/10831730

fergus wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:18 pm Accentus: Transcriptions [Equilbey]

Some years ago I went through a phase of collecting recordings made by Laurence Equilbey. I liked his style and I really liked the sound of the ensemble Accentus.
However, this particular CD was, for me, a major dud. Below is the back cover showing the works transcribed [using various texts - these tracks are not merely a vocalise] by Equilbey for Accentus. No doubt there are lovers of this CD out there but they are certainly not for me.

Culled it is!

Bury it baby!

I am not familiar with the work of this ensemble either, I still have a lot to learn.

Holst: The Planets [Stokowski]





Terrific music.
Terrific music making.