mikeweil

Excellent work, Claude - now how essential is the material newly released for someone owning the SACD issue? Hard to decide ...

Simply beautiful!

Sorry I'm late - best wishes and good spirits!

First class, as all issues in this series. Do you know Srradella's music? If you like his style, this is a must. But rather different from either Monteverdi's operas or those from later baroque - composed very close to the speech rhythm of the libretto, still highly melodic but no repetitions of aria verses or ritornellos. I like this better than later operas, but maybe you have to get acquainted with 17th century Italian baroque operas. It is highest level, musically, the composition as well as the performance. Thank Andrea de Carlo and the research team of the Stradella festival and the works edition for their ongoing efforts.

Another belated Happy Birthday!

Arguably the best recording of Weiss' lute music, certainly one of the best. Originally produced by Michel Cardin himself, it was only available from his website - a friend had bought them all and made me copies, so I knew how good it was. That Brilliant Classics reissued them at bargain price was really great, a prizeworty cultural endeavour, and now they lowered the price once more. I got it from JPC for twenty bucks. https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/the-complete-london-manuscript/hnum/6581932 amazon.com sellers ask for a bit more, but it might still be cheaper than ordering from Germany. Used copies of the original issues would cost you a lot more. Cardin's website: http://www.michelcardin.com/en/home-2/ The Brilliant Classics page with buying links for the USA and downloads of Cardin's essay on Weiss. https://www.brilliantclassics.com/articles/w/weiss-the-complete-london-manuscript/ Direct link to the essay: https://www.brilliantclassics.com/media/965237/95070-Weiss-COMPLETE-Liner-notes-Download.pdf

Currently on sale for 20 bucks - my first recommendation for anybody interesred in Weiss' music. Wonderul playing, well recorded.

She was one of a kind. R.I.P.

Great solo!

CHÂTEAU DE RUTH 2016 Côtes du Rhône Villages

I will get me a copy - Wilson and Ayers were a dream team.

On to disc two with Les McCann.

Disc one - got this for ten bucks plus shipping, in excellent condition. There was not enough Satchmo in my collection.

Same here.

This one is among my new discs this year - Mayfield has a wonderful trumpet sound here!

Disc one - I really like Pass' 1960's sound and style.

Just ordered a copy - I always forgot about that one. Chances are it might arrive only in January.

Me too!

I always forget about that one when buying some new Xmas jazz ...

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