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Post by julesd68 on Mar 15, 2019 17:55:18 GMT
And a first collection of Schubert from the wonderful Khatia Buniatishvili.
Looking forward to her London recital in a few weeks time.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 22, 2019 11:01:02 GMT
I fully expect this to be outstanding - the Carducci Quartet are the best chamber outfit I have seen, bar none ...
< the second release of the Carducci’s Shostakovich 15 project, which includes performances of the complete cycles of the Shostakovich Quartets in cities including Washington DC, London, Oxford, Cardiff, Bogota and concerts throughout the UK to mark the 40th anniversary of the composer’s death. >
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 22, 2019 11:02:51 GMT
New Peteris Vasks - I know he has a few fans here ...  |
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 22, 2019 11:05:10 GMT
- the Carducci Quartet are the best chamber outfit I have seen, bar none ...
Coo, really? Never come across them. The Shosty is now on my playlist along with a couple other of their albums. |
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 22, 2019 12:20:26 GMT
Here's my experience of them J
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Post by jandl100 on Mar 22, 2019 17:20:15 GMT
Nelsons' Bruckner 6 and 9 - not yet fully released on Spotify
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 22, 2019 18:13:41 GMT
Thanks J.
I like Nelsons a great deal. Have now saved that and all his other Bruckner in this series. Should be great recordings if anything like his Shosta.
He seems to like his Wagner too - each Bruckner release is accompanied by orchestral Wagner which I’m not at all averse too …
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Post by julesd68 on Apr 12, 2019 19:37:02 GMT
New Andras Schiff playing Schubert
and new recordings of Brahms and Ligeti Violin …
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Post by julesd68 on May 3, 2019 21:05:14 GMT
Another release in Nelsons's Bruckner cycle.
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Post by julesd68 on May 4, 2019 20:42:44 GMT
Fabulous - a new recording of Rach's Piano Trios ...
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Post by julesd68 on May 17, 2019 15:51:38 GMT
First release for Petrenko & Berlin Phil.
Am hoping for a 'substantial improvement' shall we say ...
Only 3 stars from Guardian.
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Post by jandl100 on Jun 21, 2019 8:52:06 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jun 21, 2019 9:45:30 GMT
I'll bet those Kubelik recordings on Orfeo are worth listening to.
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 21, 2019 11:02:46 GMT
The 1690 Tuscan Stradivari
Violin Sonatas in 18th-Century Italy
<Recorded in Rome, on an instrument which was originally made for the Florentine court of Ferdinando de Medici (and which, over time, has survived all manner of vicissitudes on its journey to Rome), Fabio Biondi expertly captures the flavour of the Eighteenth Century violin sonata.>
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 25, 2019 22:46:33 GMT
One for you cello boys ...
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Post by Slinger on Jun 26, 2019 18:35:40 GMT
One for you cello boys ... I had a quick listen, Jules, and admittedly it was using the Q5, not one of my "good" systems, but I wasn't very impressed. Somehow it just didn't seem to hang together for me. The balance between the instruments sounded "off." At some places it almost sounded as if piano and cello were fighting each other. I thought the piano too loud (or the cello too quiet) in places too. I'd be interested to hear what someone playing it on a better system thinks of it. As it is though, I've got the full set played by Steven Isserlis and Robert Levin, and #3 & #5 on a disc by Ma and Ax, and I won't be adding to those. |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 26, 2019 18:45:28 GMT
Completely agree Paul, it's a very poor recording. Even on my desktop system I could tell the balance isn't right. Surprised the review I read didn't pick up on this!
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 13, 2019 18:53:18 GMT
Already released is this year's Summer Night Concert from Vienna. With Dudamel on the podium there was a distinctly American theme to the music, featuring Gershwin, Barber and Copland. Not really my thing but immaculately performed as ever by the Vienna Phil. I will have to resist saying any more about Yuja Wang!  |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 26, 2019 16:34:48 GMT
Part 2 of a set of the purest Baroque deliciousness. I've included Part 1 for your interest.
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Post by julesd68 on Aug 2, 2019 17:34:02 GMT
New BIS recording of The Planets and Enigma Variations from Andrew Litton and Bergen Phil.
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