Record Review: non-BaL discs reviewed, etc.

[Nick Armstrong]

I'm quite prepared to do that particular something that I don't want to do for £200.

A slippery slope, fhg!

[Richard Barrett]

I would do many things for £200, but I won't do that!

So you really did listen to Meatloaf!

[teamsaint]

So you really did listen to Meatloaf!

you took the words right out of my mouth.

[Richard Barrett]

you took the words right out of my mouth.

[visualnickmos]

So you really did listen to Meatloaf!

For £200, listening to Meatloaf is "easy" - I'd do quite a few strange things for that! Like listening to ALW, for example...

[jayne lee wilson]

Packed with good things. I wasn’t interested in some of the slots but have finished up listening to them all. I think Alexandra Coghlan is particularly impressive on women composers.

She has a Specialists Guide To... Historical Female Composers in March 2017 Gramophone, a wide selection from Caccini to Strozzi, Lutyens to Clarke, all the way back to the 9th Century Constantinople Abbess, Kassia....
Time for a browse on Qobuz, then...

[pastoralguy]

George Lloyd Symphony cycle? Well, I would do manythings for £200, but I won't do that!

Not even when the Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker cycle is released?! Or Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw cycle?

One day!

[Alison]

I defy you to keep those tunes out of your head for anything up to ten days, Ferney.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Not even when the Rattle/Berliner Philharmoniker cycle is released?!

You do realize that these recordings will only be available on 24 vinyl LPs at £200 per disc, don't you.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

I defy you to keep those tunes out of your head for anything up to ten days, Ferney.

Many, many times in the past, when Edgey has said something nice about a composer I admire, I've forced myself to go to youTube to find one of the things and listen to it all the way through. Remembering anything from them (beyond the sheer deathly dullness of the damned experience) even after ten minutes is the problem. At 57, I now accept that I'm probably about half-way through my life - and there's a lot of Monteverdi I want to get to know.

I've mentioned elsewhere - any composer with "Lloyd" in his name seems to be the kiss of death for me.

But, anyway; back to topic ...

[pastoralguy]

You do realize that these recordings will only be available on 24 vinyl LPs at £200 per disc, don't you.

You can't put a price on extreme quality, ferney...

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You can't put a price on extreme quality, ferney...

I'd certainly agree on "extreme quality"

[Pulcinella]

At 57, I now accept that I'm probably about half-way through my life ......

You mean we've got another 57 years of your erudition to look forward to on this forum?
Hurrah!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

You mean we've got another 57 years of your erudition to look forward to on this forum?
Hurrah!

At least! (The Flying Dutchman had it easy.)

[verismissimo]

Intrigued by the Fricker string quartet, I invested!

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