What NEW discs/music are you adding to your collection?

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:15 pm

Seán wrote: That's number five Jared.

Sean, there are some other lovely sets of String Quartets around you know... have you ever tried these?

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:24 pm

Jared wrote:
Seán wrote: That's number five Jared.
Sean, there are some other lovely sets of String Quartets around you know... have you ever tried these?

I do know that Jared, in fact, I have complete cycles of Haydn, Shostakovich, Bartok, Mozart et al.

I don't have the box set you've mentioned but I do have this:

I'm not a one trick pony, you know?

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 1:31 pm

^^ didn't think so for a moment...

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 3:12 pm

Seán wrote:

I was going to get a copy of the Artemis Beethoven Quarete cycle, that was before Amazon trebled the price, I am fed up with rip off merchants so I decided to get a copy of the Gewandhaus cycle instead. I really like their Mendelssohn complete string cycle so I decided to try their Beethoven recordings, a big leap of faith, I know. The set is beautifully presented, another good reason to ignore downloads in favour of the physical product.

Does naybody else have a copy of the set, do you like it?

It's my favourite modern set, the Gewandhaus make beautiful Recordings, they make the Emerson's seem like Street Musicians...

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 4:44 pm

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 11:17 am

Fergus wrote:

Now THAT's a winner!

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:13 pm

just in case you hadn't noticed, I'm really in love with all things Haydn at present... so you can imagine my great pleasure when I checked into ebay, and found this delightful little bargain appear for less than half the price it is on Amazon:

apparently, it's in Mint condition too, so I'm really rather pleased with myself!

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:21 pm

maestrob wrote:
Fergus wrote:
Now THAT's a winner!

I had been putting off that particular purchase for far too long

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 2:22 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:11 pm

Jared wrote:just in case you hadn't noticed, I'm really in love with all things Haydn at present... so you can imagine my great pleasure when I checked into ebay, and found this delightful little bargain appear for less than half the price it is on Amazon:

apparently, it's in Mint condition too, so I'm really rather pleased with myself!

That's one of the great gems in Recording history, you will treasure it and it will last you forever...

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:27 pm

^^ thanks, I had read that it was considered to be the standard for this repertoire... and I have LOADS of Beaux Arts performances anyway, so the intention had always been there, but I just couldn't resist it at the price, even if it sits on the shelf until next spring...

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:54 pm

Jared wrote:just in case you hadn't noticed, I'm really in love with all things Haydn at present... so you can imagine my great pleasure when I checked into ebay, and found this delightful little bargain appear for less than half the price it is on Amazon:

apparently, it's in Mint condition too, so I'm really rather pleased with myself!

That's one of the truly essential box sets in my collection Jared. I am glad you have it now too

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 5:28 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Fri Nov 04, 2011 7:07 pm

Fergus wrote:

Eeeeeeeek...

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:12 am

Fergus wrote:

now, that looks VERY interesting indeed! I've never even seen that album beofre... might have to check it out...

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:14 am

^^ OK, if you see it cheaper than £12.53, let me know...

Fergus · Post by **Fergus** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:43 am

Jared wrote:^^ OK, if you see it cheaper than £12.53, let me know...

Perhaps Chalkie will give you his copy

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 4:50 am

Fergus wrote:
Jared wrote:^^ OK, if you see it cheaper than £12.53, let me know...

Perhaps Chalkie will give you his copy

all donations gratefully received...

.... just mail them here, where all gifts will be administered by the 'Jared Butcher benevolent fund' which will ensure they go to a deserving home, deprived of a decent music collection....

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 7:53 am

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:03 am

Thumper wrote:

I see you're keeping Fergus company, thumper..

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:08 am

Jared wrote:
Thumper wrote:
I see you're keeping Fergus company, thumper..

It's a small example of pan-European financial contagion.

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:15 am

^^ are you saying that the Greek bailout and mounting Italian debt crises might be fiscally soothed if the politicians played more of Dowland's music for lute... rather than the bankers making off with it?

Thumper · Post by **Thumper** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:19 am

It's got to be better than the viola da gamble.

josé echenique · Post by **josé echenique** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:40 am

maestrob wrote:
josé echenique wrote:
maestrob wrote:

This is probably the best overall Ravel collection I have heard. Bavouzet is a truly great pianist in this repertoire.
Do you know the Louis Lortie (CHANDOS) and Angela Hewitt (Hyperion) Ravel collections?
Both are fine but I wonder if Bavouzet outshines them.
I´m going to put the Bavouzet in my next Amazon order anyway.
IMHO, this is infinitely better than Angela Hewitt, who's rather boring by comparison. Bavouzet has a vocabulary that's 100x greater than Hewitt......Don't know the Chandos set by Lortie.......

I already ordered the Bavouzet, looks very tempting. The Lortie is certainly not bad, and I agree with you about Hewitt. Not my cup of tea either.

josé echenique · Post by **josé echenique** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:45 am

Fergus wrote:

Heavenly manna!!!

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 12:47 pm

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:05 am

well, so much for me abstaining from new purchases...

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 9:30 am

Jared wrote:

well, so much for me abstaining from new purchases...

I feel your pain...

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:26 am

I'm afraid that pickings were slim and opportunities few down in 'Charity Shop Central' this morning, howeveer for the princely sum of £1, I decided that another version of Scheherazade couldn't hurt:

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 12:15 pm

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:27 pm

Jared wrote:I'm afraid that pickings were slim and opportunities few down in 'Charity Shop Central' this morning, howeveer for the princely sum of £1, I decided that another version of Scheherazade couldn't hurt:

indeed, it couldn't hurt.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:27 pm

The wonderful Quartetto Italiano.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 1:29 pm

Jared wrote:
Fergus wrote:
Jared wrote:^^ OK, if you see it cheaper than £12.53, let me know...

Perhaps Chalkie will give you his copy
all donations gratefully received...

.... just mail them here, where all gifts will be administered by the 'Jared Butcher benevolent fund' which will ensure they go to a deserving home, deprived of a decent music collection....

Chung · Post by **Chung** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:56 pm

This turned up for a pittance compared to the set of Nielsen's symphonies that I've been considering. So for now Arnold it is. I'll pick up Nielsen when the price is right

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:27 pm

One of the big gaps in my collection is the fact that I don't -- or rather I didn't until now -- have recordings of Haydn's Piano Sonatas so I bought this set which has Christine Schornsheim playing harpischord, clavichord and fortepiano; on listening to a small selection of performances I must say that this is a very interesting set.

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:33 pm

^^ thanks for that post Sean... a set of the same works is certainly on my priority list, too..

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:21 pm

Chung wrote:

This turned up for a pittance compared to the set of Nielsen's symphonies that I've been considering. So for now Arnold it is. I'll pick up Nielsen when the price is right

That's one of my personal favourite purchases of the past year. I am sure you'll love it

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:26 pm

Another charity shop bargain

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:28 pm

bombasticDarren wrote:

Another charity shop bargain

mmm, nice.

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:30 pm

Seán wrote:
bombasticDarren wrote:

Another charity shop bargain
mmm, nice.

Do you have it yourself Sean? I am aware that the Berlin cycle is Abbado's preferred recording, but I thought this was worth a try with my own ears

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:30 pm

An Amazon bargain. Another day and another set of discs. This is a 3 cd set of Mozart's Haydn Quartets No. 14 - 19 performed by the Quartetto 'Perfecto' Italiano.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003ESXT12

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:31 pm

bombasticDarren wrote:
Seán wrote:
bombasticDarren wrote:

Another charity shop bargain
mmm, nice.
Do you have it yourself Sean? I am aware that the Berlin cycle is Abbado's preferred recording, but I thought this was worth a try with my own ears

No I don't, I would love to get more Abbado recordings and paticularly those with the VPO.

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:09 pm

Seán wrote:One of the big gaps in my collection is the fact that I don't -- or rather I didn't until now -- have recordings of Haydn's Piano Sonatas so I bought this set which has Christine Schornsheim playing harpischord, clavichord and fortepiano; on listening to a small selection of performances I must say that this is a very interesting set.

You need...Richter, Richter, and more Richter...maybe Bavouzet also...

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:50 am

Chalkperson wrote: You need...Richter, Richter, and more Richter...maybe Bavouzet also...

Thanks Chalkie, the Haydn PSs are on the radar; will bear this in mind...

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:23 pm

This is my secoond Beethoven Trio cycle and I was reminded to get it after Jared's post re the Haydn Trio set by the same forces:

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:17 pm

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:25 pm

Seán wrote:This is my secoond Beethoven Trio cycle and I was reminded to get it after Jared's post re the Haydn Trio set by the same forces:

this set is presently residing, right at the top of my Amazon basket... please let me know your thoughts, Sean...

Jared · Post by **Jared** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:27 pm

bombasticDarren wrote:

please let us know how you get on Darren... although I'm about to embark on Hickox's boxset, which I have been looking forward to hearing for a couple of years now, and it has finally reached the top of the pile!!

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:40 pm

Seán wrote:This is my secoond Beethoven Trio cycle and I was reminded to get it after Jared's post re the Haydn Trio set by the same forces:

I really like that set Sean. I recently bought the Florestan Trio set, so will be eager to compare them

bombasticDarren · Post by **bombasticDarren** » Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:42 pm

Jared wrote:
bombasticDarren wrote:
please let us know how you get on Darren... although I'm about to embark on Hickox's boxset, which I have been looking forward to hearing for a couple of years now, and it has finally reached the top of the pile!!

I thought this set worth a try for under a tenner. I have duplicated the recording of 'Seven Last Words from the Cross', but no bother. The Haydn masses are great favourites of mine so the Hickox set is definitely on the radar for when the price suits me

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