Bruckner: Symphony no. 7 BaL 13/12/14

[waldo]

Capella Coloniensis are a well-established baroque orchestra, working with the likes of William Christie and have a respectable discography.

Ah. Well, that shows how much I know.......I should have googled and pretended to be more knowledgeable.

[MickyD]

To be honest, Waldo, I was surprised to see their name on the Wagner release, they usually perform earlier repertoire, though they did stray into the 19th century and do a disc of Méhul's "Stratonice" with Christie.

[Bryn]

To be honest, Waldo, I was surprised to see their name on the Wagner release, they usually perform earlier repertoire, though they did stray into the 19th century and do a disc of Méhul's "Stratonice" with Christie.

They also recorded Liszt's Beethoven Cantata, coupled with Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, with Paul Komen as fortepianist.

[Roehre]

They also recorded Liszt's Beethoven Cantata, coupled with Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, with Paul Komen as fortepianist.

for me a golden oldie and one with a nice recollection as that CD was presented to me at the Bonn Beethovenhaus

[MickyD]

They also recorded Liszt's Beethoven Cantata, coupled with Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, with Paul Komen as fortepianist.

Another DHM release I somehow missed! Thanks, Bryn, I had no idea there was a period Choral Fantasy available.

[Bryn]

Re. Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, there is also Tan/LCP/Norrington, and more recommendable, Levin/ORR/Gardiner.

[BBMmk2]

It's crying out for concert band and brass band this work! :)

[Nick Armstrong]

It's crying out for concert band and brass band this work! :)

Might not be the only crying out you'd hear....!!

As in: "outcry" / "for crying out loud!!!"......

[MickyD]

Re. Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, there is also Tan/LCP/Norrington, and more recommendable, Levin/ORR/Gardiner.

Of course...I do remember those. Oh the cruel march of time does do terrible things to one's memory!

[Nick Armstrong]

And I picked up just now that it's going to be one of those 'live in the studio in discussion with AMcG' sessions....

... what a pity it's a 'fireside chat' style BAL...

[rauschwerk]

... what a pity it's a 'fireside chat' style BAL...

Worse than a pity. It will be 98% waffle and 2% music. I've turned off already.

[Richard Tarleton]

Didn't Andrew just say that last Karajan was with the Berlin Phil?

[antongould]

Didn't Andrew just say that last Karajan was with the Berlin Phil?

He did

[Nick Armstrong]

Uh-oh... Amateur Hour at the Palladium.

[DracoM]

What a TOTAL muck this whole BAL is!! AMcG's interventions have virtually destroyed the continuity, made Deathridge improvise, makes the progress sound ha;ting, gushing, with erms and ers and hesitations all the way through,

Unforgivable MESS.

Bruckner 7th is complex and needs a very careful plotting through and is UTTERLY wrong for this kind of 'fireside chat' approach. Dreadful editorial decision. How could they have even thought this would work.