The Quartetto Italiano

[Keraulophone]

And, of course the Schubert G major, even if it is rather slow

Since first putting the stylus down on this LP and journeying through that epic first movement, it became obvious that this record was something special. I'd become attuned to slow Schubert by Sviatoslav Richter, eg the atonishingly lengthy first movement of his G major Sonata D894 (including exposition repeat), heard live on R3 from the 1977 Aldebrough Festival, and the care-laden opening of the B flat D960... molto moderato indeed.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Good to see this thread being revived. Makes a change from dishwasher tablets anyway!

Yes - a pity they never recorded the Voces Intimae; a Finnish Classic.

[vinteuil]

Yes - a pity they never recorded the Voces Intimae; a Finnish Classic.

ho ho HO!

[gurnemanz]

Amazon.it has the 37CD QI set for £55.50 inc p&p

With the Euro at a low rate it is often worth checking continental prices even if postage is higher. I finally decided to get the 17 CD John Ogdon Icon Box which seems to be starting to become unavailable. Just ordered for £22.29 from Amazon.de. From the same Netherlands seller on Amazon UK it comes to £26.

Re QI: fond memories of two LPs from my early collecting days- Debussy/Ravel, Beethoven op 130 + Grosse Fuge. Latterly Schubert and Brahms on CD.

[Kamisama]

Amazon.it has the 37CD QI set for £55.50 inc p&p

Base.com currently have it at £50.79

http://www.base.com/buy/product/quartetto-italiano-quartetto-italiano-complete-decca-philips-and-dg-recordings-music-cd/dgc-4788824.htm

[Dave2002]

Yes - a pity they never recorded the Voces Intimae; a Finnish Classic.

However another group did do this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2Ew6gNlt8 - a change from lemon perhaps.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

However another group did do this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP2Ew6gNlt8 - a change from lemon perhaps.

- nice, liquid playing there, I thought.

[teamsaint]

- nice, liquid playing there, I thought.

agreed. I have heard other groups play this who sounded all washed up.

[Dave2002]

A lidl known Canadian (? b.1934) composer wrote a Lidl quartet in C major - http://imslp.org/wiki/Little_Quartet...erig,_Sylvia_E.) Sylvia Hazlerig.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

agreed. I have heard other groups play this who sounded all washed up.

Well - it is draining.

[vinteuil]

... bosch, siemens you're all making such a miele of this - if we're not careful ahinton will 'improve' it with a further elaborate "joke"


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[Nick Armstrong]

... bosch, siemens you're all making such a miele of this - if we're not careful ahinton will 'improve' it with a further elaborate "joke"


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This is all so neff on a string quartet thread

[cloughie]

Base.com currently have it at £50.79
http://www.base.com/buy/product/quar...gc-4788824.htm

Very tempting - incidentally looking at the disc by disc listing it is another of those guess the composer jobs!

[cloughie]

With the Euro at a low rate it is often worth checking continental prices even if postage is higher. I finally decided to get the 17 CD John Ogdon Icon Box which seems to be starting to become unavailable. Just ordered for £22.29 from Amazon.de. From the same Netherlands seller on Amazon UK it comes to £26.

Re QI: fond memories of two LPs from my early collecting days- Debussy/Ravel, Beethoven op 130 + Grosse Fuge. Latterly Schubert and Brahms on CD.

The price of the Ogdon box has yo yo d for some time - I think I bought it in August, when Amazon were matching Europadisc or similar, for under £16.

[Barbirollians]

As for my QI early to mid Beethoven investigation so far delighted - now to the Razumowsky quartets