HutchFan Posted February 1, 2019 Report Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, soulpope said: https://www.discogs.com/de/sell/release/3733272?ev=rb Thank you!!! Quote
soulpope Posted February 1, 2019 Report Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Thank you!!! 😀 .... Quote
JSngry Posted February 2, 2019 Report Posted February 2, 2019 Totally inappropriate inner-response to this record (Disc 3 of the new box) I hear it with my Blue Note ears never leaving. Kay's piece reminds me - somehow - of Wayne Shorter's last few records for the label & Walker's trombone concerto of Grachan Moncur III, not it its overall writing, just the trombone part. I can easily imagine/hear Grachan playing those notes in that sequence. Wrong? No doubt. We come to where we are from where we have been. Oh well. Walker I began exploring a few years back, but Kay is a totally new name to me, one I must explore more if the work here is in any way typical. Strong stuff that I can "follow" now, with no real "understanding" (at least after these few listens) of the elements being used. To me, that speaks of a strong spirit, and although I was surprised to lean that he was King Oliver's nephew, I was not surprised, if you know what I mean. This is turning out to be a fascinating series, fascinating and valuable, shining a light on a world that is still one of the more underground of the musical undergrounds. Quote
Mark Stryker Posted February 2, 2019 Report Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, JSngry said: Totally inappropriate inner-response to this record (Disc 3 of the new box) I hear it with my Blue Note ears never leaving. Kay's piece reminds me - somehow - of Wayne Shorter's last few records for the label & Walker's trombone concerto of Grachan Moncur III, not it its overall writing, just the trombone part. I can easily imagine/hear Grachan playing those notes in that sequence. Wrong? No doubt. We come to where we are from where we have been. Oh well. Walker I began exploring a few years back, but Kay is a totally new name to me, one I must explore more if the work here is in any way typical. Strong stuff that I can "follow" now, with no real "understanding" (at least after these few listens) of the elements being used. To me, that speaks of a strong spirit, and although I was surprised to lean that he was King Oliver's nephew, I was not surprised, if you know what I mean. This is turning out to be a fascinating series, fascinating and valuable, shining a light on a world that is still one of the more underground of the musical undergrounds. A landmark set of recordings. The Detroit Symphony was important participant — Paul Freeman was the orchestra’s assistant conductor at the time and the DSO appears on a couple of the LPs. As it happens, I moderating a panel later this month about the late Walker, whom the DSO is honoring. The nice thing is that this is not posthumous window dressing; no orchestra played more of George’s music over the last 40 years. The panel will include the comooser’s son, Gregory, an excellent violinist, and the DSO’s principal trombonist Ken Thompkins, who played the trombone concerto with the orchestra a few years back and will be playing it on a recital with piano accompaniment as part of the ceremonies. Looking forward to all this. Coda: I can recommend George’s interesting memoir. https://www.amazon.com/Reminiscences-American-Composer-Pianist-George/dp/0810869403/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1549078289&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=george+walker&dpPl=1&dpID=41MeNT0bNDL&ref=plSrch Quote
Larry Kart Posted February 2, 2019 Report Posted February 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Mark Stryker said: A landmark set of recordings. The Detroit Symphony was important participant — Paul Freeman was the orchestra’s assistant conductor at the time and the DSO appears on a couple of the LPs. As it happens, I moderating a panel later this month about the late Walker, whom the DSO is honoring. The nice thing is that this is not posthumous window dressing; no orchestra played more of George’s music over the last 40 years. The panel will include the comooser’s son, Gregory, an excellent violinist, and the DSO’s principal trombonist Ken Thompkins, who played the trombone concerto with the orchestra a few years back and will be playing it on a recital with piano accompaniment as part of the ceremonies. Looking forward to all this. Coda: I can recommend George’s interesting memoir. https://www.amazon.com/Reminiscences-American-Composer-Pianist-George/dp/0810869403/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1549078289&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=george+walker&dpPl=1&dpID=41MeNT0bNDL&ref=plSrch Admirer of Walker's music. A good deal of it can be found on the Albany label, often at Berkshire. Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 On Brahms, I think this op.116 is pretty mind-blowing: And in a totally different reading of the composer (though I guess there are*certain* similarities), I love the Glenn Gould Brahms... Quote
soulpope Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Alexander Hawkins said: On Brahms, I think this op.116 is pretty mind-blowing: And in a totally different reading of the composer (though I guess there are*certain* similarities), I love the Glenn Gould Brahms... I`m partial to the Pollini + Quartetto Italiano performance of Brahms Piano Quintet op. 34 .... Quote
Peter Friedman Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 Ludvig Norman String Quartet Op.42 Vitezslav Novak - String Quartet Op.22 Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 8 hours ago, soulpope said: I`m partial to the Pollini + Quartetto Italiano performance of Brahms Piano Quintet op. 34 .... How strange - literally 5 minutes before reading this, I finished listening to the Janáček Quartet/Bernathova recording of op.34! Yes, love that Pollini/Quartetto Italiano version too. Quote
Peter Friedman Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 Mozart - Symphony No.41 "Jupiter" Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted February 3, 2019 Report Posted February 3, 2019 I've had this for a while and I just pulled it out to make comparisons (when I have time - I tend to dream): Quote
Peter Friedman Posted February 4, 2019 Report Posted February 4, 2019 Op.64/4, Op.64/5, Op.64/6 Quote
EKE BBB Posted February 4, 2019 Report Posted February 4, 2019 Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (Borodin Quartet) Quote
soulpope Posted February 4, 2019 Report Posted February 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, EKE BBB said: Beethoven: Complete String Quartets (Borodin Quartet) Excellent readings .... Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted February 4, 2019 Report Posted February 4, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: I've had this for a while and I just pulled it out to make comparisons (when I have time - I tend to dream): Hah! Talk of having time...I pulled this one of my shelf last night, and somehow got distracted before making it as far as the CD player...hmmm...a particularly poor effort on my part What a piece though... Edited February 4, 2019 by Alexander Hawkins Quote
HutchFan Posted February 4, 2019 Report Posted February 4, 2019 Great Conductors of the 20th Century: Carlo Maria Giulini (EMI) Disc 1 - Highlighted by a superb Beethoven Symphony No. 7 (with the Chicago SO) plus works by Ravel, Bizet, Rossini Quote
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