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Post by MartinT on Apr 30, 2020 15:32:41 GMT
Thanks for this, Jules.
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Post by julesd68 on May 1, 2020 17:09:19 GMT
Vasks and Pinnock new releases.
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Post by julesd68 on May 6, 2020 19:55:30 GMT
This is a rarity - a new collection of piano works by Moritz Mozkowski. Gramophone gave the piano recording a bit of stick - “a well-regulated but plummily voiced, closely miked Bechstein in the empty acoustic of the Église Évangélique Saint-Marcel, Paris”I can’t comment on that with current listening arrangements, but it’s certainly worth your attention if like me you aren’t averse to a little romantic fare from time to time.  |
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Post by MartinT on May 6, 2020 19:59:11 GMT
It sounds quite nicely recorded to me, obviously in a large space but I wouldn't say it's too closely mic'd or plummy.
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Post by julesd68 on May 6, 2020 20:04:00 GMT
Well I'm enjoying it very much on desktop speakers. In a varied piano recital it would be great to see the boy Mozkowski making a comeback! Hmm ... La Buniatishvili comes to mind.  |
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Post by jandl100 on May 7, 2020 12:55:07 GMT
Hmm ... La Buniatishvili comes to mind. Is she ever not on your mind?  |
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Post by MartinT on May 7, 2020 13:06:27 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on May 7, 2020 21:30:38 GMT
A most heinous accusation, Sir! |
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Post by jandl100 on May 14, 2020 19:32:05 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on May 14, 2020 20:48:22 GMT
Brilliant - no silly marketing and no 'concept' behind it. Looks like Decca maybe getting the message with NB.
Have you listened?
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Post by jandl100 on May 14, 2020 21:07:43 GMT
Brilliant - no silly marketing and no 'concept' behind it. Looks like Decca maybe getting the message with NB. Have you listened? Yes, it looks a remarkably sensible release. Not sure I would tangle with such a strong willed lady of Italian/Scottish descent, either! No, not listened yet. The VC is still 'blank'. It was only released today, I think. |
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Post by MartinT on May 15, 2020 8:12:09 GMT
It's up and playing for me (in 24/96). Great sound on my PC system and NB plays superbly, as usual.
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Post by julesd68 on May 22, 2020 13:58:10 GMT
Decca's youngest ever signing, the 12 year old Christian Li from Australia. Here's one for Slinger ... |
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Post by jandl100 on May 22, 2020 15:41:35 GMT
I think there should be a ban on signing up these kids, I think it's child exploitation.
16yo minimum, maybe 18.
It doesn't do them any good - a lot of them burn out ne'er to be heard from again.
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Post by julesd68 on May 22, 2020 16:07:25 GMT
I wonder what the obligations are in their contracts in terms of number of recordings/ PR /concerts.
It's not at all a good choice for his first release IMO. Because of the fearsome reputation and nature of the piece, it is immediately setting him up as a Wunderkind and that is deeply problematic.
You can see TV stations queuing up to get him on some light entertainment show to wow the audience with these kind of pyrotechnics. Why not introduce him to the world as a musician first and foremost, not a spectacle? Where do you go next when you start with such a work?
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Post by MartinT on May 22, 2020 16:50:47 GMT
Agreed, it's a piece for showmanship at a concert encore, not to push a child into the spotlight in their first recording.
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Post by Slinger on May 22, 2020 18:02:05 GMT
I think there should be a ban on signing up these kids, I think it's child exploitation. 16yo minimum, maybe 18. It doesn't do them any good - a lot of them burn out ne'er to be heard from again. I couldn't agree more, Jerry. |
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Post by julesd68 on May 24, 2020 18:15:00 GMT
Interesting to see a mature violinist reflecting on himself as a 13 yr old prodigy.
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Post by MartinT on May 29, 2020 11:06:21 GMT
There's a new recording of the two Shostakovich Violin Concertos by Alina Ibragimova on Hyperion. I can't find it on streaming as yet.  |
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Post by jandl100 on May 29, 2020 12:00:09 GMT
Hyperion doesn't do the streaming thing.
They still want you to buy the silver plastic discs.
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