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  2. RIP Victor Bailey

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    Posted · Edited by T.D.

    On 11/12/2016 at 10:20 AM, StarThrower said:

    ... Also sad to see the great Hungarian pianist Zoltan Kocsis on the obit list.

    Very sad indeed. Regrettably, I only learned of this yesterday (5 Jan 2017).

  7. What music did you buy today?

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    Posted · Edited by T.D.

    On 1/1/2017 at 2:05 PM, soulpope said:

    Did this set already arrive .... and if so would you mind to share your impressions ?

    It arrived, but was defective and I've already packed it up to return tomorrow.

    I very much liked disc 1, which was done in a lively style, but track #8 consisted of static (though all others were fine). That pissed me off so much that I couldn't form serious impressions of discs 2 and 3 (though I listened).

    My erudition in the area of harpsichord recordings is insufficient to make significant recommendations. I definitely enjoy Hantai's Goldbergs (older release on Opus 111), and he's long been well-regarded. The reviews I've read of his Scarlatti are excellent.

    I will almost certainly order a replacement set. In purely economic terms, the big complete box by Scott Ross (34 discs for $54 + S/H from Amazon sellers) has a good reputation and is a far better deal than $22 + S/H for this one. But I avoid mega-boxes (most of the discs never get played), and 34 CDs is serious overkill for me in this repertory.

  15. What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

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    17 hours ago, JSngry said:

    ...

    with both this guy and Shapey, though, there's a thought that won't go away that this is the type of music I wanted to hear out of the Kenton/Neophonic thing instead of most of what actually happened (and yes, I have bought the live things...very disappointed). This kind of, for lack of a better term "accessible serialism" (well, obvious, anyway) seems like a kind of missing link between "Academic" & "Hollywood".

    Can't comment on Kenton/Neophonic, but a couple of Euro serialists I find enjoyable are  Barraqué and Dallapiccola. The "Complete   Barraqué " on cpo is very good except for a horrible performance of the Piano Sonata (Woodward and Henck are in-print alternatives; I like the OOP Chen). There's a good recording of D's Il prigionero by Salonen on Sony (haven't heard the obscure Ulisse).

  17. Bethlehem Records

    in Recommendations

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    9 hours ago, JSngry said:

     

    ...I'll put it this way - if you see a name(s) you know, their Bethlehem records are worth checking out, all of them...In general, if you're not paying too much, if you see something you think you might like for the price, you probably should go ahead.

    My collection of Bethlehem titles is not extensive, but I agree 100% with the above!

  20. Pauline Oliveros R.I.P.

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    RIP. Very sad and a surprise to me. Hadn't seen news reports, but Rod S. posted something on another thread last night.

    1 hour ago, mjazzg said:

    Oh no, not another great musician leaving us. Such an important voice silenced. RIP

     Agreed.

  24. Pianist Hod O'Brien R.I.P.

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    Posted · Edited by T.D.

    Very sad news. RIP.

    When I bought my first O'Brien recording on Reservoir, I was pleasantly shocked to see it was the same guy I recalled from "Three Trumpets", "J R Monterose" and "Guitar Groove", after a long recording hiatus. He became one of my favorite pianists.

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