I am considering this as a Christmas present - I wonder if you knowledgeable folks on the Forum can recommend a recording? I might be inclined to prefer a "HIPP" performance. Thank you in advance!
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this would make a very nice present, and maybe leave a few bob in the budget for a nice card ?!Originally posted by David-G View Post
hours of lovely music, beautifully played.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
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If you want HIPP, you can't go far wrong with AAM/Hogwood in Mozart.
Though Marriner's a good non-HIPP alternative.Comment
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There's a lovely double album DECCA recording of the Gran Partita together with six other Wind Serenades performed by the Amadeus Winds conducted by Christopher Hogwood for around a tenner, D-G:
... it gets one poor review on this Amazon site, but as that refers to "extraneous bow sounds" (there aren't any string players involved!) I don't think it needs to be taken seriously.
Less easily obtainable - but worth bearing in mind if you see it second-hand or in a charity shop - is the BBC Music Magazine cover CD, with the Wind soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, directed by Anthony Halstead:
And, away from HIPP recordings, I wouldn't be without Furtwangler (Mono sound notwithstanding):
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You don't need to scour the charity shops for 2nd hand copies, as this period-instrument Mozart '13 wind' CD is easily obtainable brand new at a very low price of £2.90 plus P&P from this shop:Less easily obtainable - but worth bearing in mind if you see it second-hand or in a charity shop - is the BBC Music Magazine cover CD, with the Wind soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, directed by Anthony Halstead:
I've just bought half a dozen for Xmas presents!Comment
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Well worth thinking about this one. Not on old instruments but certainly HIPP-inspired, and a truly lovely performance in my view:
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Isn't there an optional double bass part? The Hogwood is very good but I like the old Netherlands WE on Philips - first recording I had etc.Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostThere's a lovely double album DECCA recording of the Gran Partita together with six other Wind Serenades performed by the Amadeus Winds conducted by Christopher Hogwood for around a tenner, D-G:
... it gets one poor review on this Amazon site, but as that refers to "extraneous bow sounds" (there aren't any string players involved!) I don't think it needs to be taken seriously.
Less easily obtainable - but worth bearing in mind if you see it second-hand or in a charity shop - is the BBC Music Magazine cover CD, with the Wind soloists of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, directed by Anthony Halstead:
And, away from HIPP recordings, I wouldn't be without Furtwangler (Mono sound notwithstanding):
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mozart-Seren...2C+FurtwanglerComment
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Be careful here, as the bassoon part may well be performed on a double bassOriginally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View PostComment
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I had bought a recording by the Collegium Aureum, probably dating from the early 1970s, and it's still what I turn to.Comment
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Hmmm... how can the double -bass part be 'optional' when there is a clear indication by Mozart of 'pizzicato' in several places?Originally posted by Gordon View Post
On this textual point alone all the advocates of a contrabassoon as the only bass instrument really do get 'egg on their faces'!
Having said that, I do remember that one of the most enjoyable performances of K361 that I ever took part in was with the LSO wind section in about 1970 conducted by the much-lamented Istvan Kertesz, in the Royal Festival Hall.
Mr K really was, on that occasion, the 'cat that got the cream', as the ensemble boasted not only a 'string bass' ( the estimable Stuart Knussen, father of Ollie) but a contra-bassoon as well!
K361 the Serenade for 14 instruments!
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Gordon & Roehre - of course!
Can't say the bow noises were particularly intrusive in this recording, though.
Purcellian - many thanks for that link; and welcome to the Forum![FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]Comment
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If you want a curiosity with bow noises, try this quintet arrangement by a near-contemporary for oboe, piano and strings:Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
(I'm not sure why Schwencke bothered, though, really ... )Comment
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I like the Hogwood version, but I also have a similar vintage HIP recording of Paul Dombrecht's Octophorus group...I've searched for it on the web but it appears to have long vanished. A pity, it is good.Comment
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There is a recording by Octophoros conducted by Barthold Kuijken. Is this the same group? It is available on Amazon (pricey) and also on Spotify and Naxos Music Library.Originally posted by MickyD View PostComment
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Perhaps the performers' corsets were creaking when they acknowledged the audience at the end of the performance?Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
I do like the Gran Partita - it's about the only instrumental Mozart I can tolerate. Perhaps I'll look into some of the recommendations.Comment
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