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Giuseppe Maria Cambini: String Quartets Nos. 1, 2 and 4




F. J. Haydn: Symphony No. 42 in D major and No. 64 in A major

 

[Bachtoven]

I made use of my Barnes & Noble 40% off this is fraud last night. This was the only classical LP in their vinyl bin! I'm glad I bought it since it has amazing sound (it's highly praised in audiophile circles) and playing. It was recorded in 1960 using only 3 carefully positioned mics, as opposed to the 60+ that are common for today's recordings with no end of digital manipulation. Perhaps newer isn't better.

 

[NorthStar]

Nice one...i own over 15 versions of this one piece, far and away more than any other. Who is this playing?

I have no clue Lloyd.
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But this one below is the 1955 version played by Glenn Gould.

 

[NorthStar]

Which version do you prefer Lloyd (everyone)?

The 1981 version?

 

[Folsom]

Not an unknown piece, but the sonics on this one are decent.

 

[NorthStar]

 

[Bachtoven]

Excellent performances and sound.

 

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Excellent performances and sound.

Berg's Drei Orchesterstücke is a terrific piece but successful performances and recordings of it are rare. Glad to hear this one works.

 

[Bachtoven]

Commanding playing and basically good sound, although it gets a little clangorous in loud passages.

 

[Bachtoven]

If one listens to this trio version on its own merits, then it's a perfectly fine piece of chamber music, but it certainly loses a lot of the richness and polyphony of either the sextet or full string orchestra versions. Very good playing and sound.

 

[Bachtoven]

The Etudes are fine, but the Trio is a little too abrasive for my taste. Sound is superb.

 

[Bachtoven]

Guy's recording of the last 3 Sonatas made an interesting contrast to Michael Korstick's recording that I listened to yesterday. Guy is just as powerful in the forte passages, but he doesn't seem to bang as hard as Korstick, and the quiet passages sound more ethereal than with Korstick. Guy also has far better sound, which just goes to show that SACD audio is not a guarantee of good sound, as there are so many other variables, such as mics, the room, the instrument, the player...

 

[Bachtoven]

I started with disc 2. These are not her early DG recordings--they are from 1960 when she was 18 and were recorded by the North German Radio. The sound is mono but actually is quite decent. Besides, nothing could dim the brilliance of her playing, especially the blowtorch intensity of the last movement of Prokofiev's 7th Sonata. Perhaps too fast for every line to clearly come across, but lordy...

 

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Per Nørgård: Helle Nacht (Bright Night), "Violin Concerto No. 1" (1987); Borderlines – Violin Concerto No.2 (2003)

 

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L. van Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer"

 

[Bachtoven]

Boulez isn't normally one of my favorite conductors, but this isn't bad at all, especially for 99 cents!

 

[Folsom]

I made use of my Barnes & Noble 40% off this is fraud last night. This was the only classical LP in their vinyl bin! I'm glad I bought it since it has amazing sound (it's highly praised in audiophile circles) and playing. It was recorded in 1960 using only 3 carefully positioned mics, as opposed to the 60+ that are common for today's recordings with no end of digital manipulation. Perhaps newer isn't better.

I was just listening to this today, from B&N. It's $10 cheaper than other places with no discount. And it sounds fab.

 

[NorthStar]

One of my favorite composers:

 

[Bachtoven]

I was just listening to this today, from B&N. It's $10 cheaper than other places with no discount. And it sounds fab.

Mine was marked $29.99, but it rang up at $21.99, so with the this is fraud it was $13.19!

 

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Giovanni Battista Sammartini: Late Symphonies

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