CD Review line-up 11 May 2013

[Guest]

After BaL, there's an interesting line-up of historical concert material (von Karajan/Klemperer), French piano music (including some Alkan) and Disc of the Week is the latest release in the Belcea Quartet's ongoing complete Beethoven quartets cycle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01scxdb

[mikealdren]

Not really interested in Karajan but a new Volodos recording will always get my attention.

Mike

[Jonathan]

Ah good, some Alkan!

[Bryn]

After BaL, there's an interesting line-up of historical concert material (von Karajan/Klemperer), French piano music (including some Alkan) and Disc of the Week is the latest release in the Belcea Quartet's ongoing complete Beethoven quartets cycle.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01scxdb

Not ongoing, A51. The second volume completes their survey. By the way, while they did Op. 130 with Op. 133 as the final movement at Wigmore Hall last year, on disc they use the replacement, and have Op. 133 as a 'stand alone' on another disc.

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[Nick Armstrong]

Ah good, some Alkan!

a new Volodos recording will always get my attention

Me too!

And it's a most surprising one....

Volodos plays Mompou
MOMPOU: Prelude No. 7 (Palmier d'etoiles ); Damunt de tu, nomes les flors; Scenes d'enfants; Hoy la tierra y los cielos me sonrien; El Lago (Le Lac); Pour appeler la joie (Charme VI); Prelude No. 12; Dialogues I, II; Musica callada I-XXVIII - Books 1-4 (complete)
Arcadi Volodos (piano)
SONY 88765433262 (CD)

Music so spare - and gorgeous, don't get me wrong - is going to be fascinatiing to hear in hands that I always think of as making light work of fistfuls of notes.

Pity he's not included Impresionas Intimas though...

[amateur51]

Not ongoing, A51. The second volume completes their survey. By the way, while they did Op. 130 with Op. 133 as the final movement at Wigmore Hall last year, on disc they use the replacement, and have Op. 133 as a 'stand alone' on another disc.

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Cheers Bryn - my bad (as I think is the modern mode )

[verismissimo]

... French piano music (including some Alkan)...

With the always-stimulating Kenneth Hamilton, a very fine pianist himself.

[Old Grumpy]

Concert recordings of Karajan and Klemperer from the Royal Festival Hall in the 1960s

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished'
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (conductor)
TESTAMENT SBT21485 (2CD mid-price)


Why would anyone want to buy a hissy, monaural recording of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony which includes audience expectoration (sic)?

Don't understand it myself - must be some real die-hard Klemperer nuts out there!

OG

[Bryn]

Cheers Bryn - my bad (as I think is the modern mode )

Did you catch Op. 135 this morning. It gives a good idea of what to expect of the rest. Rather too much vibrato for my taste, but listening through that, fine presentation of the works. I saved the broadcast Wigmore Hall performance of Op. 130/133 last year, so that, burned to CD-R, has gone in the second box as a supplement.

[Barbirollians]

SCHUBERT: Symphony No. 8 in B minor D759 'Unfinished'
New Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer (conductor)
TESTAMENT SBT21485 (2CD mid-price)


Why would anyone want to buy a hissy, monaural recording of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony which includes audience expectoration (sic)?

Don't understand it myself - must be some real die-hard Klemperer nuts out there!

OG

Especially as his EMI studio recording is superb.

[EnemyoftheStoat]

Especially as his EMI studio recording is superb.

And stretching Schubert 8 over two discs is going some, even for OK.

[Barbirollians]

And stretching Schubert 8 over two discs is going some, even for OK.

It does come with some other works !

[cloughie]

And stretching Schubert 8 over two discs is going some, even for OK.

I think it's coupled with Bruckner 5! But Testament prices do not look favourable in competition for wallet contents!