what was the last cd you bought?

Postman brought from E-Bay:-
King Crimson - 1989 Box of remasters ITCotCk,LTIA and Discipline plus an 20 track EG records sampler.

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Originally posted by BigH47:
Postman brought from E-Bay:-
King Crimson - 1989 Box of remasters ITCotCk,LTIA and Discipline plus an 20 track EG records sampler.

On a related note, I've recently got the DGM re-issue of In The Court... (2004) which is the first to use the original master tape (thought lost but found again). It's the dog's, even compared to the 30th Anniversary edition.

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:

And... Is it in the league of "Eli" by Jan Akkerman and Kaz Lux?! Which is one of my favorite albums.

Rush - Hemispheres (The Rush Remasters)(sounds very good musically and technically)


Dream Theater - Images and Words (great!)


Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 2-Scenes from a Memory (also great...)

Now searching for 2112 and Counterparts (Rush) and Awake (DT)

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Originally posted by HighFid3lity:

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Originally posted by jim learoyd:

And... Is it in the league of "Eli" by Jan Akkerman and Kaz Lux?! Which is one of my favorite albums.

It's good but not that good.


jim..........

Postman delivered this morning...


5-CD SET ~<>~ BACH CONCERTOS

Harpsichord * Voilin * Flute * Oboe d'amore
(on authentic instruments)
THE ENGLISH CONCERT ~<>~ TREVOR PINNOCK

So far I've only had time to listern to CD 1...
Concertos for Harpsichord and Strings this is very enjoyable, i really do like what i hear!
Excellent music for de-stress, doing the ironing and combing the cat : )

nymph

Dig out the Concerto in A for Oboe d'Amore! It is a treat in every way!

ATB from George

Bought these a couple of days ago:

3 CDs from Oehms classics

Diabelli Variations (L.v.B) and Variations in F minor (J. Haydn), Vol.1 Michael Korstick
L.v.B Piano Sonatas (Op.2), Vol.2 Michael Korstick
L.v.B Piano Sonatas (Op.7, 14/1, 14/2, 26), Vol.3 Michael Korstick


Ars Musici CD, L.v.B Piano Sonatas (Op.53,106), Michael Korstick

Playground, Manu Katché

So far have listened to Volume 2 and part of Volume 3. Excellent performances and recording is perfect.

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Ars Musici CD, L.v.B Piano Sonatas (Op.53,106), Michael Korstick

The slowest played slow movement of op. 106 I have heard until now. In the booklet Korstick explains why: That metronome indications by the composer for subjective reasons always are to fast. I don´t think Norrington agrees. Surprisingly there is in Korsticks interpretation a lot of momentum even at this slow pace.

Dream Theater - Awake


Van Halen - Van Halen II (remastered HDCD)


Van Halen - Diver Down (remastered HDCD)


Rush - 2112 (remastered)


Santana - Abraxas (Have the SACD but is not hybrid and have no SACD-player anymore...)


Paul Weller - Catch Flame Live at the Alexandra Palace (my favorite artist, next to Ry)

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The slowest played slow movement of op. 106 I have heard until now. In the booklet Korstick explains why: That metronome indications by the composer for subjective reasons always are to fast. I don´t think Norrington agrees. Surprisingly there is in Korsticks interpretation a lot of momentum even at this slow pace.

Dear pe-zulu,

I still have not listened to it yet. The only references that I have is the Gilels DG boxset and the latest Brendel Phillips boxset, which is based on a live performance. I like these performances very much. I also have the Gulda and Backhaus (Decca) sets, which I don't listen to as much.

I had a quick read through the notes on the CD book and he seems a bit "upset" about the comment on his eccentric approach to this part of the Sonata. However, the interviewer before saying this suggests that he maintains the excitement and grabs the listener's ears even so.

These sonatas really do something for me and I never get bored with them.

I have never heard of Michael Korsick since last week. What I have heard so far from the discs I've bought today is pretty good and look forward to the rest of his cycle on Oehms classics. In fact, I look very much forward to going to see him live in the Frankfurt Alte Oper early next year as well as Grigori Sokolov.

Regards
Mark

Mark - Paul Lewis's recent recording of the 106 is well worth checking out - there is a wonderful weight and passion to it.

Poul - I'm quite certain Norrington wouldn't agree. I read something recently where he went on about how there should be minimum speed limits in Beethoven. While I'm not completely out of sympathy with historical movement (and think Beethoven often works extremely well at the marked tempi), I'm afraid I have no time for him.


I went a little wild with CDs on Friday. I picked up a box, a recent addition to Sony's Original Jacket collection, of George Szell conducting Mozart, two RCA budget boxes - one of Toscanini's Verdi, the the other of Andrew Davis's Dvorak symphonies - and Sony's new budget issue of Stravinsky conducting his own work.

regards, Tam

Porcupine Tree - Thanks!

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Originally posted by Tam:
Mark - Paul Lewis's recent recording of the 106 is well worth checking out - there is a wonderful weight and passion to it

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Certainly seconded. I expect to receive Vol.III within two weeks.

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Poul - I'm quite certain Norrington wouldn't agree. I'm afraid I have no time for him.

You chose wisely. As I have written earlier his HIP LvB Symphony set is boring into the extreme.

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and Sony's new budget issue of Stravinsky conducting his own work.

I got this recently. Stravinsky is not excactly my favorite composer, but I couldn´t resist the low cost, and was afraid that I would regret later if I didn´t use the offer now. Let me see if I get the time to consume this magnum-box.

Regards, Poul

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Originally posted by mtuttleb:
The only references that I have is the Gilels DG boxset and the latest Brendel Phillips boxset, which is based on a live performance.

... the two greatest 106s out there! I'm also fond of Kempff's mono recording. I think Gilels has it - by a whisker!

EW

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Originally posted by pe-zulu:

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Originally posted by Tam:
Mark - Paul Lewis's recent recording of the 106 is well worth checking out - there is a wonderful weight and passion to it

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Certainly seconded. I expect to receive Vol.III within two weeks.

And very fine it is too (I picked mine up a week or two back). But what I really can't wait for is vol.4 as I want to hear his take on the op.49/2

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and Sony's new budget issue of Stravinsky conducting his own work.

I got this recently. Stravinsky is not excactly my favorite composer, but I couldn´t resist the low cost, and was afraid that I would regret later if I didn´t use the offer now. Let me see if I get the time to consume this magnum-box.

Those were precisely my feelings on the matter - for £23 (about £1 a disc) it just seemed crazy not to get a historical document like this.


regards, Tam

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Mark - Paul Lewis's recent recording of the 106 is well worth checking out - there is a wonderful weight and passion to it.

The Lewis cycle was recommended to me when I was buying the Korstick CDs.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Regards
Mark

Crossroad by Russian prog band Apple Pie. These talented musicians are strongly influenced by Spock's Beard and to a lesser extent Dream Theater. Quite derivative music, but good nonetheless.

Steve

5 Kinks albums in carboard sleeves from CDJapan. "The Kinks", 'Kinda Kinks", "The Kink Kontroversy","Something Else by the Kinks and "'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society".