New releases

[MickyD]

https://www.prestomusic.com/classica...ica-imperialis

Thanks! Anyone up for this box? Looks as if it is full of buried treasure...

[RichardB]

Thanks! Anyone up for this box? Looks as if it is full of buried treasure...

... although I already have most of it!

[MickyD]

... although I already have most of it!

Lucky you, Richard...all on single discs, I suppose?

[RichardB]

Lucky you, Richard...all on single discs, I suppose?

Yes, apart from the Fux oratorio which is 2 CDs on its own. There's a lot of beautiful music there but much of it duplicates some of the pioneering recordings of early Austrian music by Harnoncourt and Goebel.

[Mandryka]

I’m listening to the enormous variations on Ich ging einmal spartieren. A steady and underwhelming start but fortunately it really takes off after 10 minutes and seems to maintain the high intensity for the remaining 40. H L Hassler’s organ music is one of the big unexplored areas on record - there are things, but nothing as complete as this. Tomadin has chosen good instruments, and judging bt these variations the recording quality is absolutely fine. There’s a huge amount of new music here to explore - a large number of very substantial magnificat fantasies for example.

[MickyD]

Yes, apart from the Fux oratorio which is 2 CDs on its own. There's a lot of beautiful music there but much of it duplicates some of the pioneering recordings of early Austrian music by Harnoncourt and Goebel.

Ah, that's worth knowing, as I have most of those, and very good they are, too.

[Bryn]

The Dutton SACD of Ives 2nd and Holidays Symphonies (surround and 2-channel stereo layers) looks interesting. The Holidays Symphony, in particular, was well-received when first released by CBS, IIRC.

[cloughie]

The Dutton SACD of Ives 2nd and Holidays Symphonies (surround and 2-channel stereo layers) looks interesting. The Holidays Symphony, in particular, was well-received when first released by CBS, IIRC.

Strange that it should turn up on Dutton.

[Bryn]

Strange that it should turn up on Dutton.

They seem to have done some sort of a deal with Sony to release their catalogue of quadraphonic recordings as 4-channel surround SACD, Sony having thrown in the towel on SACD despite having jointly developed it with Philips (who, as now part of Decca/Universal, have also given up on it, licencing some of their quadraphonic recordings to Pentaphone).

[Edgy 2]

Stonking new release of Grazyna Bacewicz piano works from Ondine
Phenomenal playing by Peter Jablonski
Fans of GB need to hear this

https://www.ondine.net/?lid=en&cid=2.2&oid=6833

[Edgy 2]

Mendelssohn Piano Concertos 1 & 2, Capriccio Brillant

Lars Vogt, Pianist and Conductor, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris (Ondine)

A super recording

[MickyD]

With all the wonderful recordings from Pygmalion already in the catalogue, I think this new version of the St Matthew Passion promises to be something rather special.

[richardfinegold]

The Dutton SACD of Ives 2nd and Holidays Symphonies (surround and 2-channel stereo layers) looks interesting. The Holidays Symphony, in particular, was well-received when first released by CBS, IIRC.

My favorite Ives recordings are Andrew Litton on BIS SACDs, as I feel Ives benefits from multichannel. I haven’t heard the Ormandy but it is well regarded. The recent Sony mammoth Ormandy mono box release highlights his devotion to American Composers. I bought Dutton SACD Boulez Bartok recordings which were originally released in Quad and they are very impressive sounding in both stereo and Multichannel

[Bryn]

My favorite Ives recordings are Andrew Litton on BIS SACDs, as I feel Ives benefits from multichannel. I haven’t heard the Ormandy but it is well regarded. The recent Sony mammoth Ormandy mono box release highlights his devotion to American Composers. I bought Dutton SACD Boulez Bartok recordings which were originally released in Quad and they are very impressive sounding in both stereo and Multichannel

http://www.for3.org/forums/showthread.php?16148-Andrew-Litton-recordings&p=590542#post590542

[HighlandDougie]

With all the wonderful recordings from Pygmalion already in the catalogue, I think this new version of the St Matthew Passion promises to be something rather special.

Apologies for the immodest post but see, "What Are You Listening To Now?", #16850. Shameful admission but I have always had respect for - rather than any great liking of - the SMP. This recording has quite changed my view. I've now bought it.