I had forgotten how much fun the Bernstein recording of the suite was.
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Thanks.Originally posted by cloughie View Post
I was not aware of this when compiling the original list of recordings, as it's not on the Presto website, but it's now added (presumably nla, though listed on Amazon at quite a price?):
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Bearing in mind how enthusiastic the reviewer was for Hogwood's version of the Suite (Arte Nova), I find it rather odd that he didn't include Hogwood's full ballet version for Decca. Or did I miss it?Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
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Originally posted by MickyD View Post
If you did, I did too; and I agree.
Listening to it at this very moment in fact - good fresh performance, with voices more reminiscent of the age of Pergolesi than Puccini (no bad thing!)"...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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And the Pergolesi and Gallo originals are a real bonus.Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View PostComment
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Doubly strange the reviewer overlooked it. I’m enjoying the Stravinsky enormously. And you get Dumbarton Oaks as a starter!Originally posted by Bryn View Post"...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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Originally posted by Nick Armstrong View Post
I checked recently and there are surprisingly few extant/available recordings of Dumbarton Oaks, which really surprises me.
I got to know THAT work from another Saga LP (that I'm sure Bryn has mentioned in the past), with Pierrot Lunaire as the main piece.
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View Post
I checked recently and there are surprisingly few extant/available recordings of Dumbarton Oaks, which really surprises me.
I got to know THAT work from another Saga LP (that I'm sure Bryn has mentioned in the past), with Pierrot Lunaire as the main piece.
https://www.discogs.com/Arnold-Schoe...elease/3478969
A few here for your perusal....something old, something new....
A few obscurities, too...
Perhaps it gets hidden if titles prioritise larger works...Comment
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Thanks: I have a few of them (though some in different incarnations).Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostA few here for your perusal....something old, something new....
A few obscurities, too...
Perhaps it gets hidden if titles prioritise larger works...
Must listen to the Boulez again, to try to work out if he recorded it before or after his conversion.
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Talking of Boulez - I have just taken delivery of his Erato 14CD box, reasonably priced at £28, on the strength of the Pulcinella, which in my view is excellent and the soloists to my ears sound just right. I don’t know whether I’ll like everything in the box but maybe I can listen and learn.Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostThanks: I have a few of them (though some in different incarnations).
Must listen to the Boulez again, to try to work out if he recorded it before or after his conversion.
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Here's another attractive disc that Hogwood made with the St Paul's Chamber Orchestra, with the same theme of 20th century works inspired by 18th century pieces. Worth seeking out.
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Full ballet version (1965 say the listings) coming up on Afternoon Concert today, Swedish Radio Symphony conducted by Barbara Hannigan"...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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