Good-looking set of original artwork embellishing some classic recordings....
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Guilty as charged of it mainly being for nostalgic reasons that I've bought it. My father had a bit of a thing about Westminster LPs (and those of their cheaper UK little brother, Whitehall) so I've been enjoying re-acquainting myself with Leinsdorf's Mozart, Boult's Holst/V-W, Rodzinski's Tchaikovsky, Egon Petri's Beethoven and Monteux's Berlioz. Not quite so sure about Scherchen's Mozart Requiem. Had I been feeling wildly extravagant, I might have gone for the two Korean boxes but most of the plums seem to be in this one so it suits me very well. And it is, of course, another box (box sets of CDs being almost as seductive as box sets of LPs in my eyes). I'm sorry that Universal don't own the rights to the Vox catalogue as a few Vox (Mega) Boxes would be most welcome. -
I basically just want to own this, for the way it looks , never mind the music. (which is no doubt spendid!)
Bloody long time till Xmas.
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I'm afraid nI am with you, sainty! :) But the music there is superb! :)Originally posted by teamsaint View PostI basically just want to own this, for the way it looks , never mind the music. (which is no doubt spendid!)
Bloody long time till Xmas.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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That Julian Bream (all-Spanish) album dates from 1956, only his second ever record - by 1959 he was with RCA where he remained until the 1990s. Westminster was an imprint of HMV/EMI, was it not, presumably bought up by DG?Comment
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It was never an imprint of HMV/EMI, though they did license and issue some items from the Westminster catalogue.Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View Post
Here is a potted history:
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Ah, thanks. This was evidently the case with Bream's 1957 all-Bach recital, I think never reissued on CD although a fine disc -Originally posted by Don Petter View Post
inc. his first go at the Chaconne.Comment
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Oh, I thought this thread title meant Westminster Cathedral - Some Wonderful Masses
(I have a few)Comment
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I probably won't make the leap but note that there is the one Beethoven symphony from the LSO and Monteux the rest of whose cycle was made with the LSO [60/61] and VPO [57-60] for RCA via Decca. Strange that Westminster got the 9th made in 1962. The Westminster catalogue was owned by MCA in the US for while and they issued this 9th CD in 88 and again in 97 but then so did DG in 2001 and also EMI in 2002.
Just been reading the 66 page essay by Kurt List the producer of Westminster's recordings on the subject of High Fidelity!! Fascinating read. He Westmonster had a link with Pye Nixa at this time.
Now that would be interesting, all those Vox Boxes. Loads of Barqoue music from German regional ensembles when unavailable anywhere else!! Decca used to issue LPs from them under the Turnabout budget label. Some of it has popped up here and there on CD, eg Locatalli Op3 with Lautenbacher, not Hip of course. I also a remember a Caldara Christmas Cantata, nice piece but the recording used a truly out of tune soprano!! One real favourite was a cello concerto by Porpora a slightly later contemporary of Handel who also worked in London.Originally posted by HighlandDougie View Post
While we're at old labels there is also Vanguard who recorded a few Handel choral pieces and operas with the ECO and Johanes Somary. I remember learning Semele from that recording, marvellous piece. Some of them were the only versions for a while. They were recorded in the Conway Hall which still there and is in the NE corner of Red Lion Square, not that far from where Kingsway hall used to be.Last edited by Gordon; 14-01-14, 21:03.Comment
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Free sample track to download if you register on the DG site:
(Plus from their other new albums: http://my.deutschegrammophon.com/buzz-material )"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Available to stream or download from Qobuz in 2 volumes...
To see track details click on 'Afficher tous les interpretes'
Thats next weekend sorted out.SteveComment
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Have I missed something? When I looked at the site the price of the Qobuz downloads appeared to be similar to that of the CD box set, though depends on the supplier. Maybe you prefer the downloads anyway, or perhaps you are not intending to download, but rather sample by streaming.Originally posted by Stunsworth View PostAvailable to stream or download from Qobuz in 2 volumes...
To see track details click on 'Afficher tous les interpretes'
Thats next weekend sorted out.
Qobuz now appear to be more aware of the UK, as when I accessed the pages a pop up appeared on my iPad inviting me to join. I know that others here have expressed support for Qobuz, and there seems to be justification re either price or quality for some issues, but I'm unsure that these factors apply in this case.
Perhaps you are already a member, in which case there is maybe no extra charge for streaming.Comment
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I'd be interested how you use Qobuz too, Steve - stream to audition then buy/download what you like? (And... is there a way to use Qobuz for streaming via the jolly old Airport Express? And via the latter means, can you tell the difference in quality with the 'Studio Master' downloads?)"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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I tend to stream rather than buy. There are several options available from 5 Euros a month to stream 320k MP3s to a Desktop, to 20 Euros a month to stream lossless files to either a desktop or mobile device (iPhone, iPad, Android etc).Originally posted by Caliban View Post
You can see a google translate of the various options here - click on 'UNFOLD TO COMPARE ALL OF OUR LISTINGS!' to see them all in detail...
To to use the airport express to stream from an iPad you'd need one of the options that allow the use of a mobile device. I signed up for the studio master option purely because I wanted to hear the uncompressed version of the recordings. Whether there's an audible difference between that and 320k MP3s is a moot point <grin>.
im listening to the Haydn Millitary symphony now. The remastering's been done rather well.SteveComment
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