New Releases

[Madiel]

Cross-post:

The Naxos Alsop/Prokofiev box: Jewel-cases or (hopefully) not? Anyone know?

Just looking at the picture suggests jewel cases.

[JBS]

Cross-post:

The Naxos Alsop/Prokofiev box: Jewel-cases or (hopefully) not? Anyone know?

The individual CDs as originally issued in a cardboard sleeve.
Naxos's Villa Lobos symphony cycle is the same way, btw.

[Karl Henning]

Just looking at the picture suggests jewel cases.

True enow. I guess I was hoping against that image.

The individual CDs as originally issued in a cardboard sleeve.
Naxos's Villa Lobos symphony cycle is the same way, btw.

Knew that about the V-L symphonies (I should get back to those)

Thanks, gents!

[Todd]

Finally!!



Clementi Plays Scarlatti!



I shall repeat the following to myself: I don't need more non-operatic Rossini.



I guess I can sample to see if Caetani can accompany as well as his father.

[Brian]

Caetani's Shostakovich cycle is highly regarded.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

The Brouwer piano looks very interesting.

[Mandryka]

https://sakuraphon.net/items/62e21df597c2451fb12162f0

I have a copy; the company were good to deal with. The recital is as interesting as his Arbiter Chopin disc I'd say -- I mean, if you enjoyed his Chopin, get this.)

[Verena]

https://sakuraphon.net/items/62e21df597c2451fb12162f0

I have a copy; the company were good to deal with. The recital is as interesting as his Arbiter Chopin disc I'd say -- I mean, if you enjoyed his Chopin, get this.)

Is the sound quality Ok?

[Mandryka]

Is the sound quality Ok?

Yes, Verena, it's fine. It's a radio concerts, a good one.

Nice to see you again, by the way.

[Verena]

Yes, Verena, it's fine. It's a radio concerts, a good one.

Nice to see you again, by the way.

Thanks Howard   

[Todd]

DG will release a Krystian Zimerman's Szymanowski recording in late September/early October. Part recorded recently in Japan, part recorded in 1994 and never released.

The content: Preludes op. 1 Nr. 1, 2, 7, 8; Masques op. 34 Nr. 1-3; Mazurken op. 50 Nr. 13-16; Vairationen über ein polnisches Volksthema op. 10

A mandatory purchase in a streaming age.

[Todd]

All boxed up.



In case you want a physical copy that uses both UHQCD (!) and MQACD (!!) technologies!!!  (MQACD sure reminds me of HDCD, which precisely zero people talk about anymore.)

[JBS]

Back cover of the Enescu themed CD. I take it that the theme is more "music related to Enescu" than "music by Enescu".

But it does include the Octet.

[Roy Bland]

[Roy Bland]

[Brian]

Wow this is a starry lineup of singers:



More detailed image of the forthcoming Casals box:



Wow, this guy really always had terrible hair, didn't he? Shaved head would have been such a better choice:



More stuff:



Finally:



Yes, that's a quartet of four accordions.

[Todd]

I hope MGT gets to record the whole lot.

[Bachtoven]

[Mandryka]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PsQApuz2-wg

It's a live version of the music in his Pied Piper recording for Christophorus - this is solo flute as far as I can see ans my first impressions are that it's a great improvement in sound quality.

[Mandryka]

Will appeal to people who like Sempe/Fortin and early Hantai, all three of whom have worked with her.

And now this



Warning: agogic hesitations everywhere. I don't find them unnatural at all but you  . . . . try before you buy.

If you can understand French you can hear her in discussion -- quite an intelligent discussion -- here

http://metaclassique.com/metaclassique-175-definir/