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| [#3750] Another underrated piece which deserve attention.. On the night of 2nd February 2008, I attended a HKPO concert featuring guitarist Yang Xuefei playing Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto accompanied by HKPO under the baton of Edo De Waart, Beethoven Symphony No.4 and an unfamilair piece which I have never heard: Respighi Suite in G for Organ and Strings. I felt a bit disappointed of Ms. Yang's performance, neither because of her incompetence nor the orchestra pace, indeed EDW and HKPO rendered us a mellifluous sound with steady pace and sonority richness and Ms Yang played with vigour, sentiment and fantasy, but the conglomerate effect could not touch me at all, I wonder whether their reading are unduly played by book or the sonic deficiency of Cultural Centre (my seat was good enough at the 6th row direct front of upper stall)..... EDW and HKPO also played the Beethoven Symphony No.4 with slightly faster pace than I prefer, my benchmark always relies upon that legendary live account played by Bavaria Radio State Ochestra under the baton of maestro Carlos Kleiber (ORFEO). EDW did give the music timeto breathe and to be heard, however another kind of "played by book" reading which demonstrate how the unflustered pulse was conveyed to the audience without joyfulness nor rubato, a missing rhythm that could lift the piece more vivid and songful! The lively opening prelude (1st movement) of Suite in G for Organ and Strings composed by Respighi recalls me the sound of Bach Toccata or Baroque style whose influence extends the throughout the entire piece. The mood was in Baroque and Concerto Grossi akin to Vivaldi and Monteverdi. The succeeding aria (2nd movement)was opened by Organ and remained as background sound while the strings expounded a richly expressive melody, its yearning melody was indeed a heartfelt creation of Respighi as if Bach' Air on the G String. A lilting and celestial Pastroale (3rd movement)sounded with its echo effect with ethereal violins and solemn chorale-like intervention from the organ, a showpiece dialogue between organ and strings, I was overwhelmed to hear such melancholic beauty at cultural hall first time ever!! An Organist Vincent Dubois played a magnificent sound which was a rare live experience, the organ bass was extended, majestic, seamlessly smooth and endearing down to 40hz at least! better than most of the domestic reproduction at home. The finale movement "Cantico" was infused with solemn, sturdy and masculine in its outer section, this movement opens with a powerful chorale theme from the organ and follows with a fugue-like string, tranquil and introspective at its center, brings the work to a resonant and imposing conclusion with opulent harmonies and luxuriant scoring, I opined the last movement as a hommage to JS Bach whom was admired by Respighi most. After the concert, the accompanied concert-goers sitting next to me agreed unanimously that this piece is largely underrated and what the most absurd fact is that this piece has never been previously recorded and ignored by most mega-size record companies (including Naxos and Brilliant Classics), I however found a latest issue by CALA to revisit this underrated piece, played by Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Geoffrey Simon and keyboard player Leslie Pearson, the recording quality is lifelike and stunning among DSD issues. A musically engaging piece but also applicable for audiophile testing purpose! A piece which welcome more attention!  |
george1977 正式會員219.xxx.xxx.245 |
2008-02-29 23:37 | |
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| [#3751] Elgar - Violin Sonata Dear all Pls. introduce the good ver for above CD (Elgar - Violin Sonata). Thanks! |
aftjv 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.39 |
2008-02-29 23:53 |
| [#3752] Kodaly Quartet Thanks all for suggestions of Beethoven trios/quartets! That EMI box is no-brainer but Sony has an equivalent set. But it seems too much to get both...... |
Brother Kei 正式會員 58.xxx.xxx.209 |
2008-03-01 00:18 |
| [#3753] Grieg's Cello Sonata CKM, Thank you for suggesting Grieg Cello Sonata under Naxos; Naxos is always a good choice to start with. |
erictang 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.64 |
2008-03-01 00:39 |
| [#3754] Grieg's Cello Sonata Brother kei: The EMI greatly outclasses the Sony. No contest. |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.119 |
2008-03-01 00:58 |
| [#3755] Grieg's Cello Sonata Great stuff on New York PO's visit to North Korea and China. http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/  |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.54 |
2008-03-01 08:12 |
| [#3756] NYPO Maazel speaks his mind http://maestromaazel.com/ |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.54 |
2008-03-01 08:24 |
| [#3757] Grieg's Cello Sonata 師徒同道. DVD - sound and image is more impressive and alive.  |
ck2005 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.38 |
2008-03-01 12:24 |
| [#3758] Elgar - Violin Sonata Aftjv hing, For Elgar violin sonata, you can look for these two sets. http://beta.bordersstores.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=743625306026 (from Sheong Chong, Mongkok) http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005AWI0/diaryofllamer-22/ref=nosim/ |
trazom 正式會員 58.xxx.xxx.145 |
2008-03-01 20:03 |
| [#3759] Elgar - Violin Sonata Aftjv hing, For Elgar violin sonata, you can also try this one. http://www.amazon.com/Franck-Sonata-violin-Elgar-Em/dp/B0000029ZE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1204389378&sr=8-1  |
erictang 正式會員 203.xxx.xxx.144 |
2008-03-02 00:45 |
| [#3760] Tennstedt After the wonderful Mendelssohn, I am listening to the Schubert right now. This superbargain issue, at $3x, is a no brainer. Ferocious playing by the BPO that is exciting from the first note. It is great that EMi is starting to re-issue Tennstedt's recordings at bargain price.  |
doctorjohn 正式會員 218.xxx.xxx.186 |
2008-03-02 09:57 |
| [#3761] Mozart's Figaro Last night, start to listen to Mozart's `Marriage of Figaro', the story was cast in ancient europe, by no mean as exciting as Verdi's, sometime I found the story quite hard to follow, especially at recitative. Despite the shortcomings of the story, Mozart can always make the opera as enjoyable as it could be, every duet or aria was filled with melody coming fom heaven , I can managed to finish act one only, but the music was wonderful already. I must praise the effort of harpsichord player whose innovative playing in recitative steal the limelight. Recording was demonstrative, my version was a hybrid SACD version. 莫扎特 - 《費加洛的婚禮》調侃貴旋 http://www.musicdata.org/md_new/pages/posts/83.-B2F6A4E3AFs--A1mB6oA5ACA5AABAB1bC2A7A1nBDD5A8D4B6qB1DB315.php?p=60 《劇情簡介》 http://www3.ouk.edu.tw/wester/composer/midi/mozart/figaro/Figaro.htm  |
chankaiming 正式會員 220.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-03-02 10:33 |
| [#3762] Wand's Brahms Fourth 1985 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 NDR-Sinfonieorchester / Gunter Wand (1985, Hamburg) RCA Victor (Gold Seal) / deutsche harmonia mundi 60088-2-G: DDD 1989 RCA (Red Seal) BVCC-38158-59: DDD 2001 There is firm grip, plenty of fire, and a great deal of eloquence in this 1985 North German Radio Symphony Orchestra to recommend it. The seamless succession of poignant dilemmas is held together tightly. And what energy! The recorded sound will certainly benefit from sharper definition. The 24 Bit / 96 KHz remastering (done in Germany) of the Japan edition [Pro Sound in Central] is a great improvement on the 1989 first CD release from Germany [available no more]. It's more spacious and at the time same the texture is finer. But still, the sound is not as fresh and formidable as can be expected. Performance-wise, I find this account that too serious not to be taken seriously. And so, rather strangely, this Wand version satisfies but not pleases me. There is another mid-price Japan edition of Wand's 1982-1985 Brahms cycle, available on RCA (Red Seal Best 100): BVCC 37252 (Nos. 1 & 3) and BVCC 37253 (Nos. 2 & 4), released in 1999. [Percival Records in Central] The Germany edition is still in circulation, with the two CDs bundled together as a set on RCA (Classics) 74321 20283-2 [CD Warehouse in Langham Place] I wish to be able to listen to Wand's December 1977 live version with the same orchestra some day (RCA Victor Red Seal 09026 63244 2, Percival Records in Central) – a version that has given Hercules "a feeling of cold and chilling" (08-02-19 20:01).  |
trollope 正式會員 202.xxx.xxx.133 |
2008-03-02 11:30 |
| [#3763] 回覆(40):Brahms's Fourth Next on my listening list is a version from the same German orchestra, with George Szell conducting in 1959 (EMI, 2004). |
trollope 正式會員 202.xxx.xxx.133 |
2008-03-02 11:39 |
| [#3764] Vengerov's Elgar aftjv, Vengerov have recorded Elgar violin sonata, couple with great Dvorak's violin concerto.  |
chankaiming 正式會員 220.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-03-02 11:50 |
| [#3765] Vengerov's Elgar thanks for all this topic is very good for beginner, like me, I get a lot of information about classic, much better than CD shop's sales. Thanks |
aftjv 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.39 |
2008-03-02 13:01 |
| [#3766] Khurchaturian 早晨... 新城市cd warehouse $85。 小提琴的showpiece，琴音甜如蜜。 上世紀五十年代的錄音絕不失禮。  |
邊個邊個 正式會員 158.xxx.xxx.114 |
2008-03-03 09:52 |
| [#3767] Khurchaturian 邊個邊個 I also have the disc you mention, its recording was stunning in Boston symphony Hall. It is also a good disc to compare Kogan and Oistrakh's violin tone. |
chankaiming 正式會員 220.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-03-03 10:59 |
| [#3768] Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Listened to second act of Marriage of Figaro, although there are no challenging aria like those sung by the Queen of Night in Magis flute, even role have significant opportunity to show their talent, to make a great recording of Figaro, we have to got not only four great singer in major role but a competent team of singer in supporting role as well. Fortunately Jacobs team were more than competent, Jacobs' orchestral accompany was energetic, fresh and clean, take the piece at a fast pace, every singer sing with a fresh voice, together with demonstrative grade recording, no wonder this record got the Gramophone record of the year in 2004. |
chankaiming 正式會員 220.xxx.xxx.69 |
2008-03-03 11:26 |
| [#3769] Mozart's Marriage of Figaro My son is going to play a piece of Minuet from "Don Giovanni" for a charity music show. Can anyone introduce a good CD for our reference? Many thanks |
pumbaa 正式會員 219.xxx.xxx.186 |
2008-03-03 13:04 |
