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[vinteuil]

... an opera by Johann David Heinichen called Flavio Crispo (thanks for asking, mine's a salt and vinegar please).

... pleased to see it's performed by Il Gusto Barocco . And has as one of its singers Tobias Hunger...


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[Richard Barrett]

... pleased to see it's performed by Il Gusto Barocco . And has as one of its singers Tobias Hunger...

It's a veritable smorgasbord. (Still playing here, it must be over soon surely...)

[Dave2002]

... pleased to see it's performed by Il Gusto Barocco . And has as one of its singers Tobias Hunger...

Let's not forget that the conductor reaches the parts that others can't reach .....

[vinteuil]

Let's not forget that the conductor reaches the parts that others can't reach .....

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... the composer.



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[jayne lee wilson]

Just listening to this - well, playing round the house as I come and go - on Qobuz studio 24/96.....

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/js-bach-violin-concertos-isabelle-faust-akademie-fur-alte-musik-berlin-bernhard-forck-and-xenia-loeffler/e6xfyaudyj8oc

Wow!!
But then what would you expect from such a combo?

[Dave2002]

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... the composer.



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Well spotted!

[Rolmill]

Just listening to this - well, playing round the house as I come and go - on Qobuz studio 24/96.....

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/js-bach-violin-concertos-isabelle-faust-akademie-fur-alte-musik-berlin-bernhard-forck-and-xenia-loeffler/e6xfyaudyj8oc

Wow!!
But then what would you expect from such a combo?

Oh good - being a great fan of Faust (love her Mozart concertos set), I took advantage of Europadisc's offer (£9.95 for the 2-CD set) and ordered it yesterday.

[teamsaint]

Just listening to this - well, playing round the house as I come and go - on Qobuz studio 24/96.....

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/js-bach-violin-concertos-isabelle-faust-akademie-fur-alte-musik-berlin-bernhard-forck-and-xenia-loeffler/e6xfyaudyj8oc

Wow!!
But then what would you expect from such a combo?

Saw this on the shelves today at Foyles, and was sorely tempted to buy. But must give it a try before you buy.

Though I suppose if there is one person who doesn’t really need that approach, it is Faust.

[Richard Barrett]

Saw this on the shelves today at Foyles, and was sorely tempted to buy. But must give it a try before you buy.

Though I suppose if there is one person who doesn’t really need that approach, it is Faust.

Don't hesitate! I've had it on several times already since yesterday.

[teamsaint]

Don't hesitate! I've had it on several times already since yesterday.

Got it on Apple Music right now, and had a dabble at a couple of works.

Beautiful playing, but to my ears, the musical direction outshines even the playing, revealing all manner of previously undiscovered nuances. And the sound is exquisite. On headphones it feels just like standing in the middle of the orchestra, basking a sort of Rolls Royce HIPP sound .

[jayne lee wilson]

Just delving into this on Qobuz....comparing with earlier CD issues...




Can't speak for the vocal items, but all the Munch and Martinon Orchestrals are top-notch stone-cold classics.... shame they included the less recommendable Dutoit 1st Symphony, but - it isn't terrible, and there probably weren't any Erato alternatives... sadly this hasn't been remastered (would have benefited), but the earlier analogue tapings (including the elusive Martinon 2nd) have at 24/96, and the refinement and resolution is audible and pleasurable, even over the very good original Erato CDs (e.g. Munch's unsurpassed probably unsurpassable Symphonies 3&4,which sound truly splendid here).

Quite a few earlier recordings here (Concertos, suites etc) are new (or rare) to CD, but the online note gives little info about the dates/sources ...research required!
It entails a fair bit of duplication for me but the sonic gains seem worthwhile and the box is attractive in itself. Of course if you don't already have the gorgeous Martinon Ballets, the incomparable Munch Symphonies and his Suite en Fa (very rare on disc and the only one to get anywhere near Paray's Mercury stunner), the exquisite chamber music, well.....

(11 CDs for about £27).


important edit! The recording details are all there! At the bottom of each CD jacket rear, in very tiny print...! (Not viewable online...)...
So my treat is complete....!

https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/albert-roussel-edition-various-artists/b0ge95qjroaba

[Dave2002]

Or one can buy it on CDs for under £30 from Presto - https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...oussel-edition or the river people for a similar price.

[jayne lee wilson]

See revised note on Roussel above....

[teamsaint]

Just delving into this on Qobuz....comparing with earlier CD issues...





important edit! The recording details are all there! At the bottom of each CD jacket rear, in very tiny print...! (Not viewable online...)...
So my treat is complete....!


https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/al.../b0ge95qjroaba

Explains the image on the box .

[jayne lee wilson]

Explains the image on the box .