New Releases

[Brian]

What is up with that artwork!? English Suites don't exactly make me think of an Eastern dragon!

Maybe it's painted on the inside of the instrument?

[DavidW]

Maybe it's painted on the inside of the instrument?

That begs more questions! Like who thinks "You know what this lute harpsichord really needs?"

[Mandryka]

Maybe it's painted on the inside of the instrument?

I don't think it is.

What is up with that artwork!? English Suites don't exactly make me think of an Eastern dragon!

Maybe it's there because some marketing executive thought it would attract punters.   It looks OK in a safe sort of way, that's what the target market feel comfortable with  . . .

[prémont]

Maybe it's painted on the inside of the instrument?

It's not. You can see the instrument from different angles here:

https://www.wolfgangrubsam.com/the-lautenwerk

[prémont]

What is up with that artwork!? English Suites don't exactly make me think of an Eastern dragon!

Another cover that lacks relevance to the music.. 

[Iota]

What is up with that artwork!? English Suites don't exactly make me think of an Eastern dragon!

Maybe they mistook it for a St George's dragon ..

[bioluminescentsquid]

The dragon comes from the inside painting of the harpsichord/lautenwerk maker Keith Hill's magnum opus.

Which is a late 20th century imitation of 18th century chinoiserie, itself an imitation/caricature of Chinese/Japanese decorative style.

[Que]

Release date January 2025.

Better artwork this time.....

Not sure about that... But a recording of two Agricola masses is more than welcome! 

[Roy Bland]

perhaps a new releases
https://www.shop.rukahore.sk/cd-sepashvili-ketevan-nodar-gabunia-moments

[Brian]

CD 1 MUSICA HUNGARICA
KODÁLY Dances of Marosszék*; Dances of Galánta
BARTÓK–WEINER Two Romanian Dances
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 2
BARTÓK Dance Suite; Two Portraits
Mikrokosmos (arr. Szerly)

CD 3 WIENERWALZER PAPRIKA
Lehár ∙ Kálmán · Josef Strauss
Dohnányi · Waldteufel ∙ Lanner

CD 4
RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances

CD 5
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
ARENSKY Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky

CD 6
HAYDN Symphonies Nos. 103 & 94

CD 7
BARTÓK Divertimento for Strings*
WEINER Hungarian Folk Dances
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 8
BARTÓK Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Dance Suite




CD 1 MOZART
Serenade K. 361 'Gran Partita'
FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 2 MOZART
Serenades K. 375 & 388
Antony Pay
FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 3 SPOHR
Clarinet Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Antony Pay
FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 4 SCHUBERT
Mass No. 4
Wind Octet D.72*
Eine kleine Trauermusik
Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
Phyllis Bryn-Julson; Jan DeGaetani
Anthony Rolfe Johnson; Malcolm King
London Sinfonietta Chorus
*FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CD 5 SCHOENBERG
Verklärte Nacht*
Serenade Op. 24
John Shirley-Quirk
*FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD

CD 6 SCHOENBERG
Chamber Symphony No. 1*
Pierrot Lunaire
Ein Stelldichein*
Herzgewächse*
Three Pieces for Chamber Orchestra*
Nachtwandler (Brettl-Lieder)*
Mary Thomas; June Barton

CD 7 SCHOENBERG
Wind Quintet
Der Wunsch des Liebhabers*
Der neue Klassizimus*
Lied der Waldtaube (Gurrelieder)*
Die eiserne Brigade
Weihnachtsmusik*
Anna Reynolds
London Sinfonietta Chorus
*FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD

CD 8 SCHOENBERG
Suite Op. 29
Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte
Phantasy for Violin and Piano*
Gerald English
Nona Liddell; John Constable
*FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD

CD 9
STRAVINSKY Agon*
BERG Chamber Concerto
György Pauk; Paul Crossley
*FIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD

CD 10
GERHARD
Libra; Gemini; Leo
FIRST RELEASE ON CD

CDs 11–12 WEILL
Kleine Dreigroschenmusik
Mahagonny Songspiel; Violin Concerto
Happy End; Das Berliner Requiem
Pantomime I; Vom Tod im Wald
Mary Thomas; Meriel Dickinson
Philip Langridge; Ian Partridge
Benjamin Luxon; Michael Rippon
Nona Liddell
 

CD 13 LIGETI
Melodien for Orchestra
Double Concerto
Chamber Concerto
Aurèle Nicolet; Heinz Holliger

LONDON SINFONIETTA
DAVID ATHERTON

[ritter]

That London Sinfonietta set looks very appealing! 

[Brian]

Spotted on another forum, a French-language news source reveals Eloquence's box set reissue plans for the year 2025:

Doráti et Philharmonia Hungarica/Doráti à Londres/Doráti à Vienne, Paris et Amsterdam
David Atherton et le London Sinfonietta
L'héritage de Sargent, Frühbeck de Burgos, Weller, Stein, Fistoulari et Jorda
Maazel et le RIAS de Berlin
Tereza Berganza, Aafje Heynis
Wagner à Bayreuth

[JBS]

That London Sinfonietta set looks very appealing! 

And also misnamed, given that at least two CDs extend past Schönberg.

[ritter]

And also misnamed, given that at least two CDs extend past Schönberg.

...and Kurt Weill's and Roberto Gerhard's respective relationships with Vienna weren't really that intimate, AFAIK. 

[Number Six]

The dragon comes from the inside painting of the harpsichord/lautenwerk maker Keith Hill's magnum opus.

Which is a late 20th century imitation of 18th century chinoiserie, itself an imitation/caricature of Chinese/Japanese decorative style.

Pffft, I already have one of those. 

[Madiel]

Pffft, I already have one of those. 

...life-size?

[Number Six]

...life-size?

Of course. Doesn't everyone?

[Brian]

FEBRUARY 2025



Apple seems to have replaced BIS' graphic designers with whoever is choosing the minimal effort stock photo + MS Word Calibri and Arial fonts nowadays. Very cool that they've signed the Jerusalem Quartet, however.



Kurtag plays piano on the last two real tracks; the interview is 18 minutes in German with printed English and French translations in the booklet.







"The Rhapsody deals with themes of love and loss, considered by Goodyear to be "the most intimate piece I have ever written." Elsewhere, the Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso constitutes a composition written in the spirit of Mendelssohn but inspired by the rhythmic and metric vigour of Sub-Saharan Africa."

[André]

The Cramer sonatas are worth exploring. Not to be overlooked even if the composer's name doesn't ring a bell.

[bioluminescentsquid]

Coming soon. A beautiful motet by L'Héritier is already on Spotify!