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29 Feb 2012

NEW-UP. Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Variations on La ci darem / Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante - Edgar Nebolsin, Warsaw Philharmonic, Antoni Wit. Pure Audio Blu-ray Disc




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Using the new Polish National Chopin Edition, acclaimed pianist Eldar Nebolsin and Poland’s national orchestra conducted by the renowned Polish conductor Antoni Wit, here present fresh interpretations of Chopin’s great works for piano and orchestra. The Second Piano Concerto was written before the first and completed in 1830, the year in which the composer set out for Vienna and then Paris. Chopin’sVariations on Là ci darem la mano, bear witness to his admiration for Mozart, instilled by his earliest teacher, the Bohemian Wojciech Żywny. The Grande Polonaise brillante inE flat, Op. 22, was written in Vienna, and later augmented with the introductory Andante spianato.
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   Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
1.  I. Maestoso 00:14:01
2.  II. Larghetto 00:08:07
3.  III. Allegretto vivace 00:08:36
   Variations on La ci darem from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2
4.  Introduction: Largo 00:04:44
5.  Theme: Allegretto 00:01:25
6.  Variation 1: Brillante 00:01:05
7.  Variation 2: Veloce, ma accuratamente 00:01:02
8.  Variation 3: Sempre sostenuto 00:01:23
9.  Variation 4: Con bravura 00:01:20
10.  Variation 5: Adagio - Alla pollacca 00:02:39
11.  Alla polacca 00:03:44
   Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
12.  Andante spianato 00:04:46
13.  Grande Polonaise Brillante 00:09:36


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RE-UP. TACET: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester - The Tube. SACD-ISO + CD





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The lengths to which TACET have gone to secure an all-valve (tube) recording chain for this disc might seem perverse to some, but I think that the sound quality that they have achieved is a complete vindication of their unusual approach. The Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, under their founder Karl Munchinger, were of course one of the stars of the Decca repertoire during the "Golden Age" of valve mastered recordings in the late Fifties and early Sixties, and this disc has the wonderfully warm string tone of the renowned SXL series LPs from that era. Of course, cynics (or diehard vinyl revivalists) might question the virtues of the latest digital techniques if all they do is take you back to the sound of 40 years ago, but you only have to listen to the dynamics and, of course, blissful silence during the quiet passages, to realise what benefits SACD can offer over its vinyl predecessor. The music is very appealing throughout - the Handel and Corelli are worth the admission price alone, and the other pieces are never less than interesting, particularly the Biber which was totally unfamiliar to me. The performances, to my admittedly inexpert ear, are impeccable, and very lively throughout. All this, and you get a joke too: "No conductor, no semiconductor....." - who says the Germans have no sense of humour?

Tracklisting:

01. La Musica Notturna delle strade di Madrid 10:13
02. G.B. Sammartini - Sinfonia F-Dur JC 35: Allegro 03:05
03. G.B. Sammartini - Sinfonia F-Dur JC 35: Andante 03:08
04. G.B. Sammartini - Sinfonia F-Dur JC 35: Allegro 01:14
05. Ch. Avison - Concerto XII: Grave. Tempo giato - Largo 02:22
06. Ch. Avison - Concerto XII: Allegro spirituoso 03:38
07. Ch. Avison - Concerto XII: Lentemente 04:23
08. Ch. Avison - Concerto XII: Tempore giato - Allegro 04:09
09. G.F. Handel - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 2 F-Dur: Andante larghetto 04:34
10. G.F. Handel - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 2 F-Dur: Allegro 02:27
11. G.F. Handel - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 2 F-Dur: Largo 02:53
12. G.F. Handel - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 2 F-Dur: Allegro, ma non troppo 02:02
13. A. Vivaldi - Concerto alla Rustica G-Dur: Presto 01:05
14. A. Vivaldi - Concerto alla Rustica G-Dur: Adagio 00:58
15. A. Vivaldi - Concerto alla Rustica G-Dur: Allegro 01:45
16. H.I.F. Biber - Battalia a 10 08:22
17. Arc. Corelli - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 7 D-Dur: Vivacae - Allegro - Adagio 02:26
18. Arc. Corelli - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 7 D-Dur: Allegro 01:55
19. Arc. Corelli - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 7 D-Dur: Andante largo 01:58
20. Arc. Corelli - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 7 D-Dur: Allegro 00:58

21. Arc. Corelli - Concerto grosso op. 6 Nr. 7 D-Dur: Vivacae 01:07



The Tube is a collection of excellently played baroque music using Tubes though out the entire recording process. On the back of the SACD it says "No conductor - no semiconductor - I beg your pardon." The players on this SACD are the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra and they have no conductor. The booklet explains how semiconductors were avoided in making this SACD. From the 2 Neumann M49 valve microphones, the tubed mixer, to the restored tubed Telefunken M5 2 channel Stereo Reel to Reel, to the editing by hand up to the DSD converter which does use semiconductors. However the booklet says "... in the course of being converted the signal does not pass through any transistors, but rather adjoins them and is measured: The transistors cannot 'pass on' any of their properties to it's sound. So we can rightly claim that for the music recorded here no transistor effected the sound in any way all at.
This 2 channel SACD has the most gorgeous sounding strings I have ever heard in any format, the sound and music are utterly beautiful. This is not a sampler but complete works by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. I especially love the first selection "La Musica Notturna della strade di Madrid" by Boccherini it is not only beautiful but exciting too, a major discovery for me. Also other gems by Sammartini, Avison, Scarlatti, Handel, Vivaldi, Biber and Corelli.
I highly recommend this 2 channel SACD to one and all; it was auditioned on my 2-channel high-end system.
Happy listening,
Teresa




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RE-UP. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber: Mystery (Rosary, Rosenkranz) Sonatas - My Collection, part 2


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16 Rosenkranz-Sonaten ('Mystery of the Rosary Sonatas'), C. 90-105


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Label: Cavalli | Catalog Number: CCD 245
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Label: Zig Zag T. | Catalog Number: ZZT 040801
FLAC | 666MB
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Label: Maya | Catalog Number: MCD0603

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Label: ARTS | Catalog Number: A 401



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COMPLETE SCANS | 101MB
Label: Coviello | Catalog Number: COV 21008
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06. 2002 V. Strehlke, G. Darmstadt, E. Klepper
07. 2003 Patrick Bismuth, Ensemble la Tempesta
08. 2006 Maya Homburger, Camerata Kilkenny
09. 2008 Riccardo Minasi, Bizzarrie Armoniche
10. 2010 D.Sepes, H.Perl, L.Santana, M.Behringer


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24 Feb 2012

NEW-UP. Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Fantasy on Polish Airs / Rondo a la krakowiak - Edgar Nebolsin, Warsaw Philharmonic, Antoni Wit. Pure Audio Blu-ray Disc





Blu-Ray Audio | PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 - 24bit 96kHz, Covers | 7.91GB

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Back Cover Image  
Reviews
About this Recording
The Spectacular Naxos Blu-ray Audio Experience
Polish Ambition – Antoni Wit Talks to Jeremy Siepmann
A Mind on the Move – Eldar Nebolsin Talks to Jeremy Siepmann
See Eldar Nebolsin’s Naxos interview

Chopin’s youthful Piano Concerto No. 1 is dominated by the brilliant piano part that the teenage performer-composer wrote to showcase his extraordinary virtuosity. Its ravishingRomanza (‘reviving in one’s soul beautiful memories’, as the composer described it) is framed by an opening movement rich in dramatic lyricism and a vivacious Rondo. The Fantasia on Polish Airs, Op. 13 and Krakowiak are similarly vehicles for Romantic reverie and bravura which pay tribute to the music of Chopin’s homeland. Eldar Nebolsin’s recording of Liszt’s piano concertos (8.570517) was ranked ‘among the finest’ by Gramophone.
Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
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   Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
1.  I. Allegro maestoso 00:19:59
2.  II. Romanza: Larghetto 00:09:10
3.  III. Rondo: Vivace 00:10:09
   Fantasy on Polish Airs in A major, Op. 13
4.  I. Introduction: Largo non troppo 00:03:44
5.  II. Air, "Juz Miesiac Zaszedl": Andantino00:02:36
6.  III. Theme de Charles Kurpinski: Allegretto00:04:07
7.  IV. Kujawiak: Vivace 00:03:05
   Rondo a la krakowiak, Op. 14
8.  Rondo a la krakowiak, Op. 14 00:14:29

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RE-UP. Biber - Rosary Sonatas: Franz-Josef Maier and other. 1983. 2CD



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Biber's 15 Mystery Sonatas (or "Rosary" Sonatas, as they are sometimes called) date from the mid 1670s. They represent an important milestone in the development of the sonata, for not only do 14 of these works require different scordatura tunings, thereby extending the polyphonic range of the violin, but the set also contains a programmatic element which must then have been something of a novelty. The sonatas are written for solo violin with basso continuo, and the sequence ends with a Passacaglia (Sonata No. 16) for unaccompanied violin... gramophone.net


CD1:
01. Sonata I d-moll: Praeludium 02:37
02. Sonata I d-moll: Arai allegro - Varatio 02:39
03. Sonata I d-moll: Finale 01:07
04. Sonata II A-dur: Sonata - Presto 02:21
05. Sonata II A-dur: Allemande 02:52
06. Sonata II A-dur: Presto 01:04
07. Sonata III h-moll: Sonata - Presto 01:52
08. Sonata III h-moll: Courante - Double 04:50
09. Sonata III h-moll: Adagio 01:58
10. Sonata IV d-moll: Ciacona 07:05
11. Sonata V A-dur: Praeludium - Presto 01:15
12. Sonata V A-dur: Allemande 02:10
13. Sonata V A-dur: Gigue 02:36
14. Sonata V A-dur: Sarabande - Double 03:39
15. Sonata VI c-moll: Lamento - Adagio 02:40
16. Sonata VI c-moll: Presto - Adagio 05:27
17. Sonata VI c-moll: Adagio 01:45
18. Sonata VII F-dur: Allemande - Variatio 04:02
19. Sonata VII F-dur: Sarabande- Variatio 06:28
20. Sonata VIII B-dur: Sonata: Adagio - Presto 03:15
21. Sonata VIII B-dur: Gigue - Double 1 (Presto) - Double 2 05:15
22. Sonata IX a-moll: Sonata 02:35
23. Sonata IX a-moll: Courante - Double 02:21
24. Sonata IX a-moll: Finale 01:15

CD2:
01. Sonata X g-moll: Praeludium 01:26
02. Sonata X g-moll: Aria - Variatio 08:39
03. Sonata XI G-dur: Sonata - "Surrexit Christus hodie" 07:22
04. Sonata XI G-dur: Adagio 01:42
05. Sonata XII C-dur: Intrada 00:29
06. Sonata XII C-dur: Aria Tubicinum 01:22
07. Sonata XII C-dur: Allemande 02:20
08. Sonata XII C-dur: Courante - Double 04:27
09. Sonata XIII d-moll: Sonata 03:21
10. Sonata XIII d-moll: Gavotte 02:25
11. Sonata XIII d-moll: Gigue 01:18
12. Sonata XIII d-moll: Sarabande 01:58
13. Sonata XIV D-dur: Praeludium 02:21
14. Sonata XIV D-dur: Aria 05:15
15. Sonata XIV D-dur: Gigue 02:39
16. Sonata XV C-dur: Sonata 01:33
17. Sonata XV C-dur: Aria (mit 3 Variationen) 06:55
18. Sonata XV C-dur: Canzone 02:07
19. Sonata XV C-dur: Sarabande 03:21
20. Sonata XVI g-moll: Passacaglia - Violine Solo 10:33

Performers:
Franzjosef Maier, violin
Franz Lehrndorfer, organ
Konrad Junghänel, theorbo
Max Engel, cello/viola da gamba

...Franzjosef Maier, who is probably best known to UK record collectors as the leader of the Collegium Aureum orchestra, is comfortably a match for both his competitors in technical matters, yet he never seems to reach the heart of this subtle and often deeply affecting music. It is, I feel sure, partly a question of temperament and there is little doubt in my mind that Maier is more attuned to classical and Biedermeier repertory than to the conventions and discipline of the baroque. Many passages in these sonatas come alive only when their nuance of colour is fully revealed...


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