New releases

[MickyD]

Box of Alkan coming soon to a shelf near you

https://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/cl...-alkan-edition

And I seem to recall that at least two of the pianists in this box, Mastroprimiano and Hoogland, use period pianos.

[PJPJ]

And I seem to recall that at least two of the pianists in this box, Mastroprimiano and Hoogland, use period pianos.

You're right:

http://www.musicweb-international.co...ries_94048.htm

and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alkan-Piano.../dp/B00LPLFFUS

and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Piano-Minia...JAG570M7JWBM87

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[EdgeleyRob]

The Alkan edition box is already available to listen to in the Naxos library

[cloughie]

Received my November releases email from Naxos. Two interesting boxes - Gerard Schwarz 30CD collection, and an Idil Biret Brahms box which includes his transcriptions of the Symphonies 3 & 4.

[gurnemanz]

Received my November releases email from Naxos. Two interesting boxes - Gerard Schwarz 30CD collection, and an Idil Biret Brahms box which includes his transcriptions of the Symphonies 3 & 4.

Reminds me of this very good Naxos disc of solo Brahms from Idil Biret. It was one of my earliest CD purchases. A very good disc which I haven't played for a while and am happy to be reminded about.

[MickyD]

Excellent news for we fans of the Naive Vivaldi Edition - apparently it is back in full swing with the 55th release, 'Dorille in Tempe' due out on December 1st. Diego Fasolis and I Barrochisti doing the honours.

[jayne lee wilson]

CD or 24/96......
...utterly gorgeous transcriptions, and you get a Berio première as well.........(CHEMINS V is the Chamber-Orchestral version of SEQUENZA XI, for Guitar...)

[Joseph K]

CD or 24/96......
...utterly gorgeous transcriptions, and you get a Berio première as well.........(CHEMINS V is the Chamber-Orchestral version of SEQUENZA XI, for Guitar...)

Sounds interesting...

[Beef Oven!]

This caught my eye, being very keen on all things Bartók.

Has anyone heard it? Any views?

eClassical has it on a special for just over $13 for a Hi-Res (24 bits, but they are silent on the sample rate). Qobuz is 24/96 but is £13.19.

[teamsaint]

This caught my eye, being very keen on all things Bartók.

Has anyone heard it? Any views?

eClassical has it on a special for just over $13 for a Hi-Res (24 bits, but they are silent on the sample rate). Qobuz is 24/96 but is £13.19.

A movement from the PC got a play on R3 this week.

Sounded very good, actually.

And you can buy the CD for £13 .

[Alison]

I really like that cover!

[Beef Oven!]

I really like that cover!

Thanks Alison - a lot there to get my head around .....

[HighlandDougie]

This caught my eye, being very keen on all things Bartók.

Has anyone heard it? Any views?

eClassical has it on a special for just over $13 for a Hi-Res (24 bits, but they are silent on the sample rate). Qobuz is 24/96 but is £13.19.

Beefy

Thanks for the heads-up on the eclassical offer - I appear to have been dropped from their e-mail list.

If one is used to rather more hard-edged performances (Julius Katchen, say, in PC3 or Solti in the CfO), it might seem a bit soft-focused and lacking in oomph, but the fine recording (the usual Gasteig venue) and the beautiful playing (the MPO are a classy lot) had me listen again after an initial - and slightly underwhelmed - hearing. I need to get more used to it but Heras-Casado's success in bringing out the colour and playful, almost dance-like elements in the orchestration is beginning to win me over. I hadn't listened to the CfO for ages until I played the Boulez/Chicago SO recording a couple of days ago. This new recording is not in any way inferior to it; it's just a bit different in approach.

[Beef Oven!]

Beefy

Thanks for the heads-up on the eclassical offer - I appear to have been dropped from their e-mail list.

If one is used to rather more hard-edged performances (Julius Katchen, say, in PC3 or Solti in the CfO), it might seem a bit soft-focused and lacking in oomph, but the fine recording (the usual Gasteig venue) and the beautiful playing (the MPO are a classy lot) had me listen again after an initial - and slightly underwhelmed - hearing. I need to get more used to it but Heras-Casado's success in bringing out the colour and playful, almost dance-like elements in the orchestration is beginning to win me over. I hadn't listened to the CfO for ages until I played the Boulez/Chicago SO recording a couple of days ago. This new recording is not in any way inferior to it; it's just a bit different in approach.

Thanks very much HighlandDougie. I'm interested in getting a more recent recording. Someone on here said on another thread that it seemed that whenever this work is considered it's the usual warhorses (Reiner, Karajan, Solti et al) that are referred to and said that there some excellent contemporary recordings about. This recording may give me a different perspective on the work.

[Bryn]

Just given me this afternoon by one of the performers; Cornelius Cardew: Treatise (London Experimental Ensemble), a 'live' performance given at iklectik just over a year ago. Programme notes by Eddie Prevost. [split rock SR18001]. I have not had a chance to listen to its 2 hours 9 minutes plus yet. I missed the gig itself, so am particularly happy to have this double album.

I don't think this has been officially released yet, and the split rock website appears to be currently under construction.

[Ah. I have just checked and it would seem iklectik have been provided with some advance copies. What the price is I do not know.]

[A little surprised to find the performance was in two parts, with and interval. Thus each of the two CDs ends with applause and closing comment.]