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Downloads by surname / Downloads: discussion without links / Re: Argentine Music
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on: April 29, 2013, 09:57:52 pm
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Not much to add, except that according to Gerard Béhague it was the the third of the Corales criollos (1953) which won a prize at the 1954 Latin American Music Festival, not No. 2 as cited by the anonymous contributor to the biography on the Fundación Ostinato website.
Béhage adds - "Rarely does Castro resort to direct quotations of folk materials. ... Some of (his) most skillful references to various Argentine national musical genres are found in the Corales criollos, nos. 1 & 2 (are) for piano, No. 3, for orchestra."
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Assorted items / Individual composers / Re: Byron Fidetzis/ Spiros Samaras
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on: April 14, 2013, 11:24:35 am
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I'm surprised that there have been no further responses to this thread. Samaras' music is thoroughly worth exploring. He doesn't even seem to be mentioned over at UC ??? ??? If you are inclined towards the verismo style, then the compact (78 mins) "La Martire" (The Martyr, 1894) is a splendid addition to the genre. The libretto is by Luigi Illica, no less, who also wrote the libretti for La Boheme, Tosca and many others. In the recording by Fidetzis, both solo and ensemble singing are excellent, and the Pasardjik orchestra plays well, (better than their neighbours at Plovdiv in the Louis Glass Symphonies, in my opinion). If you are having difficulty in getting a copy, then it can be ordered direct from the Greek online store, Studio 52 http://www.studio52.gr/index_en.htmThe postage is obviously a bit expensive, but this is a very well-produced edition with a lavish booklet of the type the "majors" used to indulge in but now can't or won't! My only quibble would be that the libretto is presented in Italian (the original), Greek, French and German, ma non in inglese!
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Assorted items / General musical discussion / Re: Light Music? (slightly OT)
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on: April 14, 2013, 12:00:37 am
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While exploring YouTube last night, I happened upon the hugely enjoyable light music piece "Coney Island" by the Australian composer Don Banks (1923-1980). It's hard to believe that this delightful, colorfully orchestrated piece came from the pen of a normally rather avant-garde composer.
If you want another similar unexpected experience, try Skalkottas' "Characteristic Piece ‘Nocturnal Amusement’ for xylophone and orchestra" included as a filler on the BIS CD of his Concerto for 2 violins and Concertino for 2 pianos.
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Assorted items / General musical discussion / Re: Lousiville Orchestra recordings on Soundmark mp3 albums
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on: April 13, 2013, 11:38:28 pm
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Thanks, Kyjo.
They seem to be mainly concentrating on the "modern music" issues - nothing wrong with that, but I wonder why have decided to release the Joachim and Moszkowski violin concertos (now available in altermate and generally better performances) while ignoring similar items which have yet to be issued on CD in any form, e.g the Moszkowski Suite No. 3 Op. 79.
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Assorted items / Commercial recordings (vintage, new and forthcoming) / Re: Luigi Mancinelli (1848-1921): Orchestral Works from Naxos
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on: April 12, 2013, 11:02:38 pm
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the ... "Ouverture Romantica". ... was in the deleted Bongiovanni Cd (poor performances, and my Cd is no longer listenble on account of a virus),
Yes, unfortunately some early Bongiovanni releases suffer from the same "bronzing" as Hyperion, Pearl etc., even though they were not made by PDO. The pity is that this CD is still being offered for sale and none of the copies are playable. La Vecchia's explorations, on the other hand, are extremely welcome! Having already released that previously unrecorded gem, Malipiero's "Impressione dal vero" I hope he will turn his attention to equally under-represented composers such as Leone Sinigaglia and Antonio Scontrino.
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Assorted items / Commercial recordings (vintage, new and forthcoming) / Re: Hermann Suter
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on: March 31, 2013, 07:19:29 pm
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Thank you Mr. D.
I have found four others, mainly choral
1905 - Schmiede im Walde (M.R. von Stern), op.4, male vv, orch, 1912 - St Jakob an der Birs, incidental music (C.A. Bernoulli), op.13, (assumed with orchestra) 1923- Riehener Festspiel (A. Oeri), op.24, solo vv, vv, boys’ vv, orch, ?? - Ustertag-Feier, cantata for solo vv, children's vv, orch
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Assorted items / Commercial recordings (vintage, new and forthcoming) / Re: Hermann Suter
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on: March 30, 2013, 07:57:42 pm
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Suter, Schoeck, Juon, Martin, Bloch and Honegger (should the latter two be considered Swiss) are cases in point. And they aren't the only ones!
Not sure if you were asking a question, but both Honegger and Bloch are included in the "Schweizer Musiker-Lexikon" (Atlantis Verlag, Zurich 1964) ;D ! As for Suter, we need a work listing - shouldn't be difficult as his opus numbers reach only to 27. He died relatively young (age 56) and his activites as an educator and conductor appear to have taken precedence over composition. I agree with you, however, that quality definitely wins over quantity in this case!
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Assorted items / Commercial recordings (vintage, new and forthcoming) / Re: Upcoming Hyperion Releases for March
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on: March 23, 2013, 05:20:30 pm
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Hanslip's performance of the Schoeck is easily the best of the three I now have - Ulrich Lehmann (on LP) and Ulf Hoelscher being the other two. She captures wonderfully the various moods of this most engaging piece, and her intonation is beyond reproach.
Having already one Swiss concerto, would it be too much to hope that Hyperion also consider the equally attractive piece by Schoeck's near contemporary, Hermann Suter?
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