What CD, book, DVD etc are you waiting for?

[Beef Oven!]

Boulez, Messiaen, Dutilleux and Varèse, but no Jolivet in my collection. A bit of a blind spot for me. I don’t know much about his music. I’ve ordered this 4 CD set of recordings ranging from late 1950s to late 1970s, mainly with the composer conducting. Doesn’t contain any symphonies or ballet works, though.

[Pulcinella]

Boulez, Messiaen, Dutilleux and Varèse, but no Jolivet in my collection. A bit of a blind spot for me. I don’t know much about his music. I’ve ordered this 4 CD set of recordings ranging from late 1950s to late 1970s, mainly with the composer conducting. Doesn’t contain any symphonies or ballet works, though.

I bought this a while back having been impressed with the Suite liturgique that I heard on an internet station; sadly this version is different (choir not solo) and I wasn't as taken by it, or by much of the other music, tbh. But might give them all another spin.

[Beef Oven!]

I bought this a while back having been impressed with the Suite liturgique that I heard on an internet station; sadly this version is different (choir not solo) and I wasn't as taken by it, or by much of the other music, tbh. But might give them all another spin.

As George Bush said, ‘no man ever walks into the same river twice’.

[Pulcinella]

As George Bush said, ‘no man ever walks into the same river twice’.

I have done; got my feet wet both times.

[teamsaint]

Boulez, Messiaen, Dutilleux and Varèse, but no Jolivet in my collection. A bit of a blind spot for me. I don’t know much about his music. I’ve ordered this 4 CD set of recordings ranging from late 1950s to late 1970s, mainly with the composer conducting. Doesn’t contain any symphonies or ballet works, though.

to save me looking up, has it got the Ondes Martenot Concerto on it?

[Beef Oven!]

to save me looking up, has it got the Ondes Martenot Concerto on it?

Yes, it does.

[Pulcinella]

Yes.
On CD2, with Jeanne Loriod as the soloist.
Composer conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF

[Beef Oven!]

Yes.
On CD2, with Jeanne Loriod as the soloist.
Composer conducting the Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF

Thanks for the details - for some reason there is not much info about this set.

[Pulcinella]

Thanks for the details - for some reason there is not much info about this set.

Here's Presto's listing, with little snippets to listen to.
Individual performances not credited but at least all soloists given.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Warner%2BClassics/2564613202

[Beef Oven!]

Here's Presto's listing, with little snippets to listen to.
Individual performances not credited but at least all soloists given.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/W...ics/2564613202

Why didn’t I think to do that?

[HighlandDougie]

Here's Presto's listing, with little snippets to listen to.
Individual performances not credited but at least all soloists given.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/W...ics/2564613202

Having had a sudden memory of a World Record Club LP - gone to Oxfam, alas - with Mstislav Rostropovich playing the Cello Concerto (and I confess I had to look up the B side - the Five Ritual Dances), duly ordered.

[Richard Barrett]

Boulez, Messiaen, Dutilleux and Varèse, but no Jolivet in my collection. A bit of a blind spot for me. I don’t know much about his music. I’ve ordered this 4 CD set of recordings ranging from late 1950s to late 1970s, mainly with the composer conducting.

Jolivet had a very strong influence on Messiaen at a certain point, but IMO his music is a lot less interesting. Also I seem to recall those recordings sounding a bit harsh.

[Beef Oven!]

Jolivet had a very strong influence on Messiaen at a certain point, but IMO his music is a lot less interesting. Also I seem to recall those recordings sounding a bit harsh.

I’ve listened to a few pieces from the download today. The Messiaen forerunning is interesting. The sound is coarse in places (some of the recordings are quite old now), but I quite like it. First thoughts are that his music is more interesting than some of Dutilleux's! I say that for no apparent reason!

[pastoralguy]

Just had an email to say my long awaited 'Elgar Remastered ' set is on its way from Presto!

[Richard Tarleton]

Two promising new books on their way here - Yuval Noah Harari's Homo Deus, the follow-up to his Sapiens, and John le Carré's sort of autobiog, The Pigeon Tunnel - he was on the radio explaining the title.