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What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostAs Petrushka suggested on another thread, I'll be having my own Stravinsky Day, starting with the new recording of The rite of spring that Bryn mentions in his post #14021.
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostStill having all sorts of problems importing and playing that back via QOBUZ. I think I might try again in a week or so and lodge a moan with them in the interim.
The Colin Davis version of Cantata is playing just now, with Mass to follow.
I've decided to go for versions other than those in the big Sony Stravinsky box today.
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostNo problems with it on my Deezer/Sonos system just now.
The Colin Davis version of Cantata is playing just now, with Mass to follow.
I've decided to go for versions other than those in the big Sony Stravinsky box today.
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostRegarding big Stravinsky boxes (no, not the bargain-basement mp3 one), the DG one has a good few interesting recordings licenced from other labels, including Naxos.
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostThese big boxes come with the usual baggage of duplications, ‘why did they chose that’ ones and niggling annoying ones that aren’t easily available elsewhere. Anyone, and the forum has many of us, who likes Stravinsky, and is a lifetime recorded music collector (accumulator, addict), choose whichever fits!, will probably have a tranche of any box.
One set I would still like to find at a sensible price is the first Andante book-style historical set. I have the second and third but the first is very hard to find.
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Originally posted by BBMmk2 View PostI have a few of the recordings of Smetana’s Ma Vlast. This is a favourite.
Bedrich Smetana
Ma Vlast.
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik.
I wonder if you know it, and if it would make the grade in a BaL (other than in the historic category, perhaps!).
I think it was quite well thought of in its day.
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Originally posted by Bryn View PostRegarding big Stravinsky boxes (no, not the bargain-basement mp3 one), the DG one has a good few interesting recordings licenced from other labels, including Naxos.
On topic: yesterday I listened to Jessye Norman and the LSO conducted by Boulez in Berg's orchestral songs (and some "even earlier songs" with piano which are charming enough but not at all on the level of the others). In fact I listened to it twice in quick succession; the combination of elegantly expressive vocal contours with beautifully complex orchestration is very much to my taste.
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostI have a very old (1965) recording of this with the RPO under Sargent.
I wonder if you know it, and if it would make the grade in a BaL (other than in the historic category, perhaps!).
I think it was quite well thought of in its day.
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Originally posted by Pulcinella View PostI have a very old (1965) recording of this with the RPO under Sargent.
I wonder if you know it, and if it would make the grade in a BaL (other than in the historic category, perhaps!).
I think it was quite well thought of in its day.
PS: cross-posted with Cloughie. Yes, it's the EMI Laser issue!"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostYes, good - it was on two HMV Concert Classics LPs coupled with the Dvorak Symphonic Variations. Your CD is, I imagine on the EMI Laser label - there were some very good recordings on there - Warner could do well to introduce a similar budget price series to release some of the manh 50s and 60s recordings that have not yet made it to CD or are long deleted. An EMI complement to Eloquence!
Released to celebrate Sargent's (delightfully misspelt here!) 70th birthday, it says.
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