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[Il Grande Inquisitor]

I did pick up The Bartered Bride in a charity shop last week, and enjoyed listening to that yesterday. It is a 2 CD Supraphon conducted by Chalabala - seemingly from 1995 -

Some dodgy info on the link there... I suspect it was reissued in 1995. Chalabala's Bartered Bride dates from 1959.

[makropulos]

Some dodgy info on the link there... I suspect it was reissued in 1995. Chalabala's Bartered Bride dates from 1959.

Indeed it does, and is one of the relatively small number of records made by this marvellous conductor (who died in 1962). I've tried to get hold of as much of his work as possible - aside from the lovely Rusalka (with Subrtova, Zidek et al), and the Dvorak tone poems, there are also several LPs of Russian music (including an excellent Sheherazade) that have mostly still not made it onto CD. It would be nice if Supraphon devoted one of its archival boxes to his recordings - he's really a most exciting conductor.

[Dave2002]

Thanks makropoulos and IGI. I was suspicious, but not enough to look further. I suppose I should have checked the CD box. I'll do that tomorrow.

[jayne lee wilson]

Yes, it is an enjoyable Rameau selection and very well played, if orchestrally a little overweight; but you should really seek out Frans Bruggen's various recordings of the suites to hear Rameau comme il faut. There's his excellent Indes Galantes in the DG Originals series, well remastered. Jordi Savall produced a generous 2-disc set of Galantes, Nais, Zoroastre and Boreades on Alia Vox in 2011, a smaller orchestra more closely recorded but very exciting!

But Bruggen remains the locus classicus; of his many discs, the one with Fetes d'Hebe and Acante et Cephise on Glossa is musically the most inspired and memorable.

A wonderful performance. It was one of my first LP purchases on the old Saga label.

I am awaiting a CD of Rameau Les Indes Galantes and Dardanus Suites performed by the Collegium Aureum. I am sadly lacking in recordings of music by this composer.

[aeolium]

Yes, it is an enjoyable Rameau selection and very well played, if orchestrally a little overweight; but you should really seek out Frans Bruggen's various recordings of the suites to hear Rameau comme il faut.

I might get the Brüggen later, jlw, though I also wanted to hear some music from Dardanus, which is not on the Brüggen. I don't mind a slightly overweight orchestra as I've enjoyed some of Karl Richter's Bach recordings (not to mention Furtwängler's recording of the St Matthew Passion). Collegium Aureum of course were one of the earlier HIPP bands.

[mathias broucek]

Have puchased Colin Davis's RCA Sibelius cycle with the LSO (single discs from various market place sellers). VERY impressed with what I've heard so far (3, 5, Kullervo, En Saga, Pohjola's Daughter). They should reissue on Classical Masters

Also found some nice things at Fine Records in Hove (for those who don't know it, it has good stock but is a bit chaotic and is sometimes over-priced). I came away with Abbado's Lucerne Mahler 2/Debussy, Sinopoli's Dresdem Mahler 4, the Barenboim/Celi Tchaik 1 and Schumann PCs and some Swedish RSO Celi (Franck, Hindemith).

[LeMartinPecheur]

1) The English Concert/ Pinnock 6-CD box of Haydn Sturm und Drang symphonies;
2) Albeniz Iberia/ Suite Espanola (de Larrocha);
3) Haydn Concerti a due Cori (+ Fireworks Music) from Tafelmusik/ Jeanne Lamon (mmm, those natural horns...!).

[jayne lee wilson]

You can still find Bruggen's selection from Dardanus, 2ndhand and cheapish on Amazon, c/w Les Boreades. I've played it to bits, it's wonderful. But he only plays 8 numbers as opposed to CA's 11. It's just that with Bruggen, the "sound palette", as well as the phrasing, is right - just right. He has a unique feel for this composer - you know it the minute you hear it!

I would urge anyone interested to seek out the Glossa issue I mentioned in msg 364; it will haunt you for days, and has especially beautiful use of the musettes, which look & sound a bit like bagpipes. The sonority of their combination with the strings of the Orch. of 18th C is extraordinarily beautiful.

I might get the Brüggen later, jlw, though I also wanted to hear some music from Dardanus, which is not on the Brüggen. I don't mind a slightly overweight orchestra as I've enjoyed some of Karl Richter's Bach recordings (not to mention Furtwängler's recording of the St Matthew Passion). Collegium Aureum of course were one of the earlier HIPP bands.

[HighlandDougie]

Much as I like Frans Bruggen, I don't think that he quite matches Mark Minkowski whose "je ne sais quoi" in Rameau kind of edges the "comme il faut" in my exceedingly unhumble view

[Stunsworth]

Benjamin Grosvenor's recital disc from Linn as a 24/96 download.

The piano's recorded much closer than I was expecting.

[Roehre]

3) Haydn Concerti a due Cori (+ Fireworks Music) from Tafelmusik/ Jeanne Lamon (mmm, those natural horns...!).

[jayne lee wilson]

Assuming you have time for complete operas. or "time" for er, "imaginary symphonies" ...

But his Dardanus, integrale, is an epitome. Yeah!! Might even put it on the Tivoli at bedtime...

Point of order, Mr and Ms. Collector: why has Bruggen never recorded a complete Rameau opera?

Much as I like Frans Bruggen, I don't think that he quite matches Mark Minkowski whose "je ne sais quoi" in Rameau kind of edges the "comme il faut" in my exceedingly unhumble view

[LeMartinPecheur]

Roehre: do we deduce you are not partial to natural horns?? For shame!

[Mahlerei]

Not sure if this counts but I've just received an HRT Headstreamer as a birthday present. It's a small DAC, not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes, that allows one to listen to high-res music - via h/phones - on a Mac or PC (crunches numbers up to 24/96). It's bus powered so it's truly portable. Connection is via an asynchronous USB connection, which means it bypasses the computer's sound card. Sound quality? Pretty good, actually.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Not sure if this counts but I've just received an HRT Headstreamer as a birthday present. It's a small DAC, not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes, that allows one to listen to high-res music - via h/phones - on a Mac or PC (crunches numbers up to 24/96). It's bus powered so it's truly portable. Connection is via an asynchronous USB connection, which means it bypasses the computer's sound card. Sound quality? Pretty good, actually.

You know, Mahlie, I think this is better than most of the submissions on the "Any Poets Out There" Thread!