Stravinsky: Chamber Music and Historic Recordings [Import]

Track Listings

1. Preludium For Jazz Ensemble

2. Concertino For 12 Instruments

3. Octet For Wind Instruments--I. Sinfonia

4. Ii. Tema Con Variazioni

5. Iii. Finale

6. Ragtime For 11 Instruments

7. Tango (New Orchestration, 1953)

8. Septet--I. [Quarter-Note]=88

9. Ii. Passacaglia

10. Iii. Gigue

11. Pastorale, Song Without Words (1933 Version)

12. Ebony Concerto For Clarinet Solo And Big Band

13. Ii. Andante

14. Iii. Moderato. Con Moto

15. Symphonies Of Wind Instruments (Rev. 19 47)

16. Duo Concertant For Violin And Piano

17. Ii. Eclogue I

18. Iii. Eclogue Ii

19. Iv. Gigue

20. V. Dithyrambe

See all 35 tracks on this disc

Tracks:

Ouverture: Grave - Allegro
Rondeau: Allegro
Sarabande
Bourrees I & II
Polonaise
Menuet
Badinerie
Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
I Allegro Aperto
II Andante Ma Non Troppo
III Allegro
I Adagio - Presto
II Andante
III Menuetto E Trio: Allegretto
IV Finale: Vivace

Tracks:

Tragic Overture
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
I Allegro Non Troppo
II Adagio Non Troppo - L'istesso Tempo, Ma Grazioso
III Allegretto Grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto Ma Non Assai
IV Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

Prelude A L'apres-Midi D'un Faune
Nuages
Fetes
I Gigues/II Iberia
Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins
Les Parfums De La Nuit
La Matin D'un Jour De Fete
III Rondes De Printemps
Le Cour De Lys
Danse Extatique Et Finale Du Ier Acte
La Passion
Le Bon Pasteur

Tracks:

Introduction
Dance Of The Firebird
Round Dance Of The Princesses
Infernal Dance Of King Kastchei
Berceuse
Finale
La Valse
Prelude
Danse Du Rouet Et Scene-Interlude
Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant
Interlude
Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete
Interlude
Petit Poucet
Interlude
Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes
Interlude
Apotheose: Le Jardin Feerique
Bolero

Tracks:

Variations On A Theme By Haydn, Op.56A
Introduction
No.1:Marche/No.3:Pas De Six
Introduction
Variation IV:Fairy Of The Canaries
Variation V: Violente
No.6:Valse/No.8:Pas D'Action
A)Rose Adagio
C) Aurora's Variation
D) Coda
No.9: Finale
No.13:Farandole
No.17:Panorama
No.22:Polacca/No.23:Pas De Quatre
Intrada
Variation II: The Silver Fairy
Variation IV:The Diamond Fairy
Coda/No.25:Pas De Quatre
A) Adagio
Variation I:Cinderella And Prince Fortune
Variation II: The Bluebird And Princess Florine
Coda/No.26:Pas De Caractere
A) Red Riding Hood And The Wolf/No.28:Pas De Deux (Aurora And Desire)
B)Adagio
Coda/No.30:Finale
Mazurka
Apotheosis

Tracks:

I Allegretto
II Tempo Andante
III Vivacissimo
IV Finale: Allegro Moderato
Theme (Enigma): Andante
I C.A.E.:Andante
II H.D.S-P.:Allegro
III R.B.T.:Allegretto
IV W.M.B.:Allegro Di Molto
V R.P.A.:Moderato
VI Ysobel:Andantino
VII Troyte:Presto
VIII W.N.:Allegretto
IX Nimrod:Adagio
X Dorabella (Intermezzo):Allegretto
XI G.R.S.:Allegro Di Molto
XII B.G.N.:Andante
XIII *** (Romanza):Moderato
XIV E.D.U. (Finale):Allegro

Tracks:

Tableau I:Fete Populaire De La Semaine Grasse
Tableau II:Chez Petrouchka
Tableau III:Chez Le Maure
Tableau IV:Fete Populaire De La Semaine Grasse (Vers Le Soir)
Introduction
Les Augures Printaniers
Jeu Du Rapt-Ritual Of Abduction
Rondes Printanieres-Spring Rounds
Jeux Des Cites Rivales-Ritual Of The Rival Tribes
Cortege Du Sage-Procession Of The Sage
Danse De La Terre-Dance Of The Earth
Introduction
Cercles Mysterieux Des Adolescentes-Mystic Circles Of The Young Girls
Glorification De L'Elue-Glorification Of The Chosen One
Evocation Des Ancetres-Evocation Of The Ancestors
Action Rituelle Des Ancetres-Ritual Action Of The Ancestors
Danse Sacrale:L'Elue-Sacrificial Dance:The Chosen One

Customer Reviews:

Innate Musicality.......2007-06-02

Pierre Monteux belonged to a generation of conductors that prized musicality over careerism. Not that he didn't have an illustrious career: after all, he was the conductor chosen to premiere Stravinsky's *Rite of Spring* and subsequently directed and helped to build world-class orchestras here and abroad. But Monteux's first priority was to communicate -- with a geniality and effortlessness nearly unique among his peers -- both the letter and the spirit of the score. He was a great poet among conductors, and there are few even in his own generation who approached musicmaking with such exuberance.

The Decca compilation under review is a veritable treasure trove of Monteux's late work with three orchestras -- the LSO, the VPO and the Paris Conservatoire. Oddly it is his confederates from Paris who seem to let him down; the three Stravinsky Ballets featured here could use greater precision of execution as well as emotional vehemence. One might not have guessed from this somewhat etiolated *Rite of Spring* that Monteux was associated with this work, and with the composer, from the beginning of his career.

Apart from this caveat, however, there is some wonderful music-making here: including an exquisitely shaped Bach and Mozart (featuring the composer's son as the virtuosic flute soloist), an athletic Brahms Second and Haydn Variations, a uniquely poised, gallic account of Elgar's "Enigma Variations," and a generous sequence of excerpts (long unavailable) from *The Sleeping Beauty* (to remind us of Monteux's credentials as a ballet conductor). Best of all are the Debussy and Ravel items, with which one senses a total identification of conductor with composer. Not even Münch or Ansermet surpassed Monteux's accomplishment in "Impressionist" repertoire. Compared with Monteux, Münch seems hot-headed and Ansermet downright chilly.

A strong recommendation then, except for the Stravinsky (which Monteux recorded more sucessfully with other orchestras both earlier and later in his career -- perhaps Decca can be persuaded to give us those performances in any subsequent Monteux Anthology).

An easy way to get some of Monteux's greatest recordings in one box.......2007-04-23

He was great, lovable, and lived forever. Pierre Monteux left nothing but good memories behind (even if the BSO did walk out on him in the 20's in an unsuccessful attempt at a strike), and he spanned the very heart of the twentieth century, premiering The Rite of Spring in 1913 (he was already 38) and then surviving into the era of the Beatles before he died in 1964. Decca and Philips recorded him in his last decade when Monteux headed the London Sym., and he was not always at his best. Yet in this 7-CD box set there are many cherishable performances (as Mr. Richman points out, serious collectors will have to put up with considerable duplication of material already available on CD).

CD 1 begins with a romantic Bach Suite No. 2 that is nevertheless bright, airy, and vividly recorded. The same spirit imbues the Gluck Dance of the Blessed Spirits, but the Mozart Flute concerto #2 seems a trifle leaden. I found my attention wandering during this CD and would account only the Haydn Sym. 101 "The Clock" as first-rate Monteux--it's a warm, lyrical reading without a trace of stodginess.

CD 2 should be Exhibit A in any argument that a Frehnch conductor can do justice to Brahms. Actually, Monteux's reputation for Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky overshadowed his linfelong devotion to the German classical tradition. All three works here---the Tragic Over., Academic Festival Over., and Sym. #2--show that Monteux's Brahms was basically untroubled and sunny but never glib. You may miss Brahms's turmoil (and wonder how anyone could find less tragedy in the Tragic Over.), but the pastoral Sym. #2 was just th right choice for Monteux's style and has been a collector's staple for years. Like the Haydn, it has the benefit of the golden-voiced Vienna Phil., here sounding a little too casual, perhaps.

CD 3 plays to Monteux's great strength in French music of his own era, since he was, after all, a near-contemporary of Debussy. This all-Debussy CD with the London Sym. is self-recommending and well recorded, fuly up to today's standards. The Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun moves surprisingly swiftly, with no patience for fussy longueurs. The Trois Nocturnes are shorn of the third movement (no doubt someone was too cheap to pay for the women's chorus) and is again surprisingly direct. The primary work here are the Images. There are rival recordings (by Karajan and Levine, for example) that make more of the music's magical atmosphere and pinpoint virtuosity. by comparison Monteux is dramatic, direct, and without fuss. I am no admirere of Debussy in religious mode, but the Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian Suite goes well.

CD 4 plays to strength again with Stravinsky and Ravel. These are also self-recommending recordings, but in truth the Firebird comes off a bit to relaxed compared to the composer's reading, and less virtuosic than we've become used to. I found my attention wandering, but I sat up for Monteux's all but definitive Ravel (Bolero, La Valse, Ma Mere l"oye), where everything seems jsut right, evoking the composer's magical abilities at orchestration while avoiding his neurotic and precious tendencies. Healthy Ravel from a conductor who seemed the picture of psychological health himself.

CD 5 takes us back to Brahms with a set of Haydn Variations, then on to Tchaikovsky with a generous suite from the Sleeping Beauty. These LSO recordings have been widely available. The Brahms fits Monteux's extrovert, cheeful style with this composer; I liked it very much. Having owned the Sleeping Beauty excerpts several times, I think it's a bit hampered by Philips' none-too-impressive sonics, and Monteux hasn't got anything special to say so far as I can hear. He's even a little peremptory at times and doesn't swell with romantic excess when the composer asks for that.

CD 6 begins with the Sibelius Sym. #2, another reminder that Monteux was wiling to go where few other French musicians followed. It would be hard to imagine a more un-Gallic composer, and one's reaction to Monteux's interpretation will depend upon expectations. It isn't grand like Karajan, sober like Colin Davis, or propulsive like Bernstein. I'll damn it with faint praise by saying that this reading is straightforward. But the filler, Elgar's Enigma Variations, is one of the miracles of Monteux's late career and one of his most illustrious readings. How an antiquated Frenchman managed to capture the Edwardian spirit of Elgar defies belief, but here it is, a committed, powerful, inspired performance in vintage Decca sound. The only gripe is that anyone who loves Monteux alreadyy owns it.

CD 7 should be a high point but is, frankly, unnecessary. Monteux had already had his say in Le Sacre and Petrushka with the BSO, and these latter-day London Sym. recordings don't really add anything new. Granted, he had not made Le Sacre in stereo before, so that may be a deciding factor for some. Certianly the playing comes off a bit too rough and ready, lacking the finesse of the Boston ensemble. Monteux is mostly vigorous enough, however, and his histroci association with Stravinsky may justify the inclusion of these two readings, which in all honesty exhibit Monteux's natural, lyrical way with the scores. No one on the podium today would have the nerve to be this romantic.

At bargain price, this is a great box set for anyone coming to Monteux for the first time; he really was a great conductor who continues to be undervalued. For those of us who have known him all our lives, I'm not so sure there is enough here to merit the outlay, but at the very least I was glad to renew acquaintance with a cherished old friend.

More Magnificent Monteux, Lots of Duplication.......2007-01-29

Like many of the recent "Original Masters" reissues, this 7CD set of music conducted by Pierre Monteux has been available since last July as an import, and now has finally been released in the U.S. As most of his discography has been readily available for years, serious collectors would probably have to question whether there were indeed enough unissued Monteux performances to comprise a set of this nature. And while there are many items contained on this set that have been reissued previously in the U.S. on CD (and lots more overseas), "Pierre Monteux: Decca & Philips Recordings 1956-1964" offers some real treasures. First the stateside duplicates -- the Ravel selections have appeared in the "Philips 50" series, Haydn's Symphony 101 and the Brahms Haydn Variations in the old "Classic Sound" series, and the Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty highlights in the "Great Conductors of the Century" series (see my reviews for the latter two items). Additionally, all of the Brahms on CD2, the Sibelius 2nd Symphony and Elgar Enigma Variations on CD6, and all of the Stravinsky scattered throughout the set, have been available as imports for years. Combine the aforementioned performances, and nearly five of the seven CDs here have been previously issued somewhere, despite the back cover's claim that so many items are receiving their "first international release." But those issues aside there are some magnificent performances here, including Monteux's first stereo "Rite of Spring" from the man who of course conducted the infamous premiere. Another treat was the Mozart Flute Concerto with Pierre's son Claude as soloist, and an entire CD of first rate stereo Debussy orchestral works. In all, this is another fine set in the "Original Masters" series, just be warned serious collectors that you likely already own much of this material.

Decca Recordings, 1965-1972 (Limited Edition)

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Stokowski in Phase 4 land, Vol. 1
Stupendous Stokowski

Decca Recordings, 1965-1972 (Limited Edition)

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Release Date: 2003-11-25

Customer Reviews:

Stokowski in Phase 4 land, Vol. 1.......2006-09-22

Decca has pulled a lot of Stokowski's gaudy Phase 4 recordings off the market so that they can reappear in this box set, but the company had already licensed many out to another label, Cala, that specializes in all things Stokowski. So if you pick and choose, you can buy your favorites recordings individually with a little effort. Of the two volumes in the Original Masters series, this one is the more interesting musically.

For one thing, it features two of the conductor's great strengths: his incomparable Bach transcriptions (no one else performs them with the same total commitment) and his Debussy and Ravel. Admittedly, this La Mer and Daphnis and Chloes have been multi-miked within an inch of their lives, and neither represents Stokowski as wonderuflly as his EMI Debussy collection, but if you love the old magician, you'll love these readings.

Aslo very appealing are the Enigma Variations, which Stokowski recorded only once, and the Franck D minor Sym., though don't expect world-class execution in either case. Stokowski championed early Messiaen in l'Ascension, and here is his last version, along with a swooning and seductive Scriabin Poeme d'Extase.

You have to adore recorded excess to swallow this Symphonie fantastique and Firebird, both gorgeous in a kind of Las Vegas neon billboard sort of way. But for geneations of listeners, that's what Stokowski is all about. What he's not about, sadly, is the wretchedly eccentric and nearly unlistenable Tchaikovsky Fifth Sym., the only performance in this whole set that made me hold my nose.

In all, thee are enough goodie here to justify buying the whole box, unless you want to pick and choose, in which case turn to Cala's excellent reissues.

Stupendous Stokowski.......2004-03-30

This five disc box set featuring the Decca Recordings (1965-72) of conductor Leopold Stokowski is among the latest batch of releases in the limited edition "Original Masters" series. While parts of this particular collection have been available on CD in the past (in the old "Phase 4" and "Weekend Classics" series), some of this material is being made available for the first time internationally. Those performances include Franck's Symphony (Hilversium RPO, 1970), Elgar's Enigma Variations (Czech PO, 1972), Ravel's "Fanfare" (Hilversium, 1970) and Messiaen's "L'Ascension" (London SO, 1970). Other highlights include an entire disc (CD1) of Stokowski's Transcriptions, and a delightful reading of Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" with the New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1968. In all, another great set in the "Original Masters" series.

Legendary Busoni Recordings / Paul Jacobs

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Pianism and musicianship for the ages
Unique artistry
Paul Jacobs. In memoriam!
Sometimes wishes do become true...
Superb, insightful playing

Legendary Busoni Recordings / Paul Jacobs
J.S. Bach , Bela Bartok , and Johannes Brahms
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Paul Jacobs, who died of AIDS in 1983, was a pianist of wide interests and prodigious abilities. He never made much of a solo career, but he became widely known for his contemporary music performances and his work with the New York Philharmonic. Fortunately, he was enlisted to make a series of recordings for the Nonesuch LP label. Unfortunately, Nonesuch has ignored most of them during the CD era. This collection, three complete LPs on two CDs, focuses on the music and transcriptions of Ferruccio Busoni, which is an acquired taste. Busoni had a fascinating mind, but you have to enjoy slithery chromatic harmonies to like most of his music--an exception is the wonderful Sonatina, based on themes from Bizet's Carmen. Jacobs had the sensibility and the technique to do justice to this difficult music. But many listeners may be even more impressed with his playing of etudes by Stravinsky, Bartók, and Messiaen, which is thoroughly brilliant and very exciting. Reviving these recordings must have been a real labor of love for the Arbiter label, but the artistic results certainly justify the efforts, and even the 1970s recorded sound holds up well. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Pianism and musicianship for the ages.......2007-03-12

The Busoni sets are probably what most people will be looking for on these discs, and they are wonderful examples of the articulate, lucid, imaginative, and colorful playing of the great Paul Jacobs. But the Etudes recordings for Nonesuch were on the leading edge of the piano frontier during the 1970's, and have never been surpassed. The frighteningly difficult Bartok Etudes as recorded here are on a level that has never even been approached, anytime, anyplace! This is really a 'legendary' performance.

Unique artistry.......2006-11-07

Paul Jacobs was a pioneering artist during a period in which young upstart labels such as Nonesuch were challenging the rather homogenized classical piano market (Serkin, Horowitz, Rubenstein). For a comparison, try listening to his rendition of Bach-Busoni's "Nun komm der Heiden Heiland" in comparison with Horowitz's recording of the same piece. While the latter plays perfectly well, Jacobs restrained tempo works to convey brilliantly the tenseness and expectancy that the music seeks to convey. A stroke of genius! Jacobs recordings of Debussy's etudes are also pure magic.

Paul Jacobs. In memoriam!.......2006-08-14

This was perhaps the best achievement in the life of this singular pianist. Paul Jacobs died early, but these rewarding recordings conveyed many people (as well as John Ogdon) to put more attention the prestige and stature of Ferrucio Busoni.

Certainly, I don' t know about any other pianists so committed with these Sonatinas, that deserved him so many praised comments in the eighties through that well known label: Nonesuch.

If you really love Busoni 's craft, then go for this emblematic album.

Sometimes wishes do become true..........2001-02-18

I've had the black-vinyl recordings from Nonesuch since, at least, my college days, and I'd included these performances on my CD-purchase wish-list ever since I started collecting silver, expecting realistically to find only a bit of this repertory. I was astonished to find this 2-disk collection of *all* of Jacobs' Busoni sonatinas, plus the etudes by Bartok, Messiaen, Stravinsky, *and* the Bach-Busoni and Brahms-Busoni chorale preludes. These last two groups are worth the price of the set by themselves. As I recall, the sound of the Brahms-Busoni was, on the old Nonesuch LP, pretty dark and colorless... That's been somehow wonderfully rectified on this CD reissue. Jacobs' playing of the chorale preludes is magical, probably the best recorded to-date (I've heard rumors of a recital of the Bach-Busoni by John Ogdon on Altarus, but that's apparently never been released). The Busoni sonatinas are authoritative, and Jacobs reaches the depths of this sometimes-simple, sometimes-perplexing music to reveal it fully. The groups of etudes, some of the most difficult 20th-Century piano writing, and certainly some of the most explorative, are performed nearly perfectly. If you have any curiosity about XX-Cent piano literature, buy this disk-set! Essential for pianophiles and lovers of Bach, Busoni, Brahms, Bartok, et al.

Superb, insightful playing.......2000-10-24

It's good to know that these fine recordings, long worn out in my LP versions, are finally available on CD. Congratulations to the Arbiter label for making them available to a new generation of music lovers. Jacobs' playing is accomplished on all levels--his incredible velocity, his smoothness, and his gorgeous touch are evident throughout. But the emotional intensity, particularly in the Bach-Busoni and Brahms-Busoni, is what carries these recordings into a very different realm. Busoni's mysticism is too rarefied for many performers, but Jacobs thrives in this atmosphere. Both Bach and Brahms emerge from these recordings in a different light, filtered through Busoni's genius and Jacobs' deep comprehension. They sound intensely modern, daring, and--most wonderful--completely fresh. Jacobs' recordings of Bartok, Messiaen, and Stravinsky are also revelations. The sound transfer is marvelous--all of Jacobs' crispness and warmth is there, with an element of thrill that was missing on the LPs. Buy this recording!

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinsky: Three Dances from Petrouchka

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Forget the transcription, delight in the registration
Probably not what you're looking for...
Very impressive !
A HUGE disappointment
An absolutly fantastic recording

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Stravinsky: Three Dances from Petrouchka

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Tracks:

Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Il Vecchio Castello (The Ancient Castle)
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Tuileries (Argument Among The Children)
Pictures At An Exhibition: Bydlo (A Polish Oxcart)
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chicks In Their Shells
Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Market Place At Limoges
Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombae, Sepulcrum Romanum (Catacombs - Roman Sepulchre), Cum moruis in lingua mortua (Among The Dead In A Dead Language)
Pictures At An Exhibition: Baba Yaga, The Hut On Fowl's Legs
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate At Kiev
Three Dances from Petrouchka: Danse Russe
Three Dances from Petrouchka: Chez Petrouchka
Three Dances from Petrouchka: La Semaine Grasse (Shrovetide Week)

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Ivan Moravec's performances of the Scherzos make an interesting contrast to the supercharged versions of Cyprien Katsaris (Teldec). Katsaris is often frenetically fast, and he convinces you by overwhelming you. Moravec is more nuanced, mellower, more downright sensible. Yet he never lacks for excitement, and in the end his playing is a more profound and satisfying statement of the music. The other selected Chopin pieces are just as satisfying, and the recording, made in the legendary Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, is extremely realistic. This is one of the better Chopin recitals currently available. --Leslie Gerber

Customer Reviews:

Forget the transcription, delight in the registration.......2007-05-17

I tend to agree with the other reviewers about the transcription itself (Pictures). I find it over the top, frankly. However, the playing is sublime and the interpretation weird but well thought out.

I suggest you listen to the recording because it brings out the organ's delicious stops (the Gnome for example uses the contrafagotto briliantly). Quirky it is, but I like its colourings.

Probably not what you're looking for..........2006-12-22

This is one of those unfortunate recordings which gets far too much kudos for its - admittedly exceptional - technical qualities. Jean Guillou has actually tried pretty hard to voice a new interpretation of Mussorgsky's "Pictures" but is ultimately unsuccessful. It was an admirable attempt but musically it is not really up to scratch. Guillou is a fine performer but would probably have been better off sticking to Cesar Franck's compositions rather than taking on Mussorgsky.

The much-vaunted recording quality is, indeed, worth mentioning because it is so clean and is a good test for an audiophile-grade HiFi system but it must be remembered that this is supposed to be about the music and I will not give it points on that score alone. There are many other recordings of excellent quality out there which are better interpretations as well. The recording doesn't fit into the "disaster" category, as does the Emerson, Lake and Palmer offering from the 1970s which merged "Pictures" with - Lord help us - prog rock, but it probably won't satisfy either pipe organ fans or afficianados of the original work.

To a degree, I personally like it but I cannot recommend it as a good interpretation. I can only put it in the "nice try" category.

Very impressive !.......2005-01-20

Like his other recordings, this disc demonstrates the fantastic genius of Jean Guillou. The choice of the correct organ stops for the "Pictures", a typicaly piano work, is a particularly difficult problem, briliantly resolved by Guillou. The stops he uses create "acoustic" pictures that stick very well to the different pieces.
And the technique of Guillou is amazing, showing his mastery of his instrument.

A HUGE disappointment.......2004-12-16

It seems my opinion is at odds with the previous 2 reviews posted. I bought this CD when it first came out and had been reviewed favorably by Stereophile. Being quite familiar with "Pictures..." I was looking forward to a tour d'force, given the capabilities of a world class pipe organ. What a disappointment!!! While the recording and playing technique is outstanding, the transcription/interpretation, taken as a whole, is abysmal. Starting with the weak registration selected to open the first "Promenade", things never really get better, although they do get worse. Guillou takes off on a bizarre tangent in "The Great Gate..." which seems more of a personal exorcism than an interpretive benefit. If memory serves me, "The Tuileries" and "...Chicks in their Shells" were the lesser evils. Frankly, I found the description of the organ in the liner notes more interesting than the performance. My opinion is that the best use of this CD is for testing the bass response of your loudspeakers. There is good news, however; just recently I was able to sell this CD!!!! My advice is to listen to this CD in its entirety before committing any money to buy it.

An absolutly fantastic recording.......2002-11-13

One of the best organ recordings I have ever heard. In this instance the organ version sounds much, much better than the orchestral version. Use of different colors of the organ simply outstanding!! Guillou's playing was stunning!!

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Gigue In D
Facade Suite: Fanfare
Facade Suite: Scotch Rhapsody
Facade Suite: Tango-Pasodoble
Feux Follets
Church Windows: St. Michael Archangel
Ceremony Of Carols: Interlude
Threepenny Opera Suite: Tango-Ballad
Threepenny Opera Suite: Cannon Song
La Cupis
Nativity Carol
The Tempest Suite: Act II Prelude
The Tempest Suite: Corn Variation
The Tempest Suite: Barley Beguine
The Tempest Suite: Rye Rag
The Tempest Suite: Tarantella
L'Histoire du soldat Suite: Soldier At The Brook
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins: Largo ma non tanto
Symphonie fantastique: Dream Of A Witches' Sabbath

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Günter Wand: The Essential Recordings

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005RTFP
Release Date: 2002-07-23

Tracks:

Introduction. Adagio - Allegro - Gunter Wand
Adagio. Sehr Langsam - Gunter Wand
Scherzo. Molto Vivace (Schnell) - Gunter Wand
Finale. Adagio - Allegro Moderato - Gunter Wand

Tracks:

Adagio - Allegro
Andante Con Moto
Minuetto. Allegretto
Finale. Allegro
Molto Allegro
Andante
Menuetto. Allegretto
Allegro Assai
Allegro Vivace
Andante Cantabile
Menuetto. Allegretto
Molto Allegro

Tracks:

Allegro Maestoso
Andante
Menuetto
Rondeau - Allegro
Menuetto Galante
Andante
Menuetto (Trio 1 & 2)
Adagio - Allegro Assai
Sinfonia (Overture)
Serenata
Scherzino, Allegro & Andantino
Tarantella
Toccata
Gavotta Con Due Variazioni
Vivo
Minuetto & Finale

Tracks:

Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso - Edith Wiens
Molto Vivace - Presto - Edith Wiens
Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Edith Wiens
Presto - Edith Wiens
Presto - Freunde, Nicht Diese Tone - Allegro Assai - Edith Wiens

Tracks:

Andante - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Berliner Philharmoniker
Andante Con Moto - Berliner Philharmoniker
Scherzo: Allegro Vivace - Berliner Philharmoniker
Finale: Allegro Vivace - Berliner Philharmoniker
Entr'acte No. III In B Flat Major - Gunter Wand
Ballet Music No.1 (Attaca) - Gunter Wand
Ballet Music No.II - Gunter Wand

Tracks:

Lebhaft
Scherzo. Sehr Massig
Nicht Schnell
Feierlich
Finale. Lebhaft
Ziemlich Langsam - Allegro
Romanze - Ziemlich Langsam
Scherzo - Lebhaft
Langsam - Finale - Lebhaft

Tracks:

Un Poco Sostenuto - Allegro - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Andante Sostenuto - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Adagio - Piu Andante - Allegro Ma Non Troppo Ma Con Brio - Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Overture

Tracks:

Adagio Allegro Non Troppo
Allegro Con Grazia
Allegro Molto Vivace
Finale: Adagio Lamentoso
Adagio Molto Allegro Vivace - Gunter Wand
Andante - Gunter Wand
Menuett. Allegro Vivace - Gunter Wand
Allegro - Gunter Wand

Tracks:

Bewegt, Nicht Zu Schnell - Berliner Philharmoniker
Andante, Quasi Allegretto - Berliner Philharmoniker
Scherzo (Bewegt) & Trio (Nicht Zu Schnell, Keinesfalls Schleppend) - Berliner Philharmoniker
Finale. Bewegt, Doch Nicht Zu Schnell - Berliner Philharmoniker

Tracks:

Misterioso - Berliner Philharmoniker
Scherzo - Berliner Philharmoniker
Adagio - Berliner Philharmoniker

Igor Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

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a 'found again' masterpiece
charming "Histoire", surprising "Capriccio".

Igor Stravinsky: L'Histoire du Soldat; Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol

Manufacturer: Reference Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Septets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000001570
Release Date: 1992-11-23

Tracks:

The Soldier's Tale - Suite: The Soldier's March
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: Scene 2: Soldier At The Brook
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: Scene 3: Pastorale
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: The Royal March
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: The Little Concert
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: Three Dances: Tango, Waltz, Ragtime
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: The Devil's Dance
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: Grand Chorale
The Soldier's Tale - Suite: Triumphal March of the Devil
Capriccio Espagnol

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a 'found again' masterpiece.......2006-02-25

i purchased this cd when it was first released back in 1983 or 1984. i was blown away by the performance, but fairly disappointed with the excessive hiss on the recording. a made a cassette of this recording and eventually sold the cd, a decision i've regretted. i've often thought of this recording, and just this morning, came across the cassette i recorded...22 years ago! i popped that bad boy into the car player and marvelled all the way to work at the amazing arrangement and performances throughtout.

i've looked for this recording occassionally over the years but my recollection is that it has been out of print. i'm glad to find it here and am purchasing it today.

note: if you are familiar with 'the soldier's tale,' you no doubt are familiar with the narrarated version. this is a bit different as it is an instrumental, reduced in arrangement for a small chamber group with percussion. as this is obviously a repressing, i cannot speak yet to the sound quality. but, excessive hiss aside, this really is an amazing recording, sonically and performace-wise.

charming "Histoire", surprising "Capriccio"........2002-11-16

This is a delightfully crisp interpretation of Stravinsky's whimsical "L'Histoire du Soldat", which can be performed as a theater piece with narration and dance, or as on this CD, simply as a chamber composition for 7 instruments; clarinet, cornet, trombone, double-bass, and with a percussion battery representing the devil, and a violin the soldier.
Recorded in '83, there is a "closeness" to the sound on this CD that serves the music well.

One is accustomed to hearing Rimsky-Korsakov's "Capriccio Espagnol" as a lush orchestral extravaganza, so this arrangement by composer/pianist Easley Blackwood for a small ensemble (flute, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, violin, cello, bass and piano), might sound very strange at first. I think it works on a different level, and though it's not the way I'd like to hear this composition all the time, one can easily appreciate this lovely piece in this "skeletal" version.

Tracks:

Etude In C Sharp Minor Op.10 No.4
Etude In G Flat Major 'Black Key' Op.10 No.5
Etude In F Major Op.10 No.8
Etude In F Major Op.25 No.3
Mazurka No.7 In F Minor Op.7 No.3
Mazurka No.27 In E Minor Op.41 No.2
Mazurka No.32 In C Sharp Minor Op.50 No.3
Scherzo No.4 In E Major Op.54
Sonata No.2 In B Flat Minor 'Funeral March' Op.35
Funerailles: Harmonies Poetiques Et Religieuses, S173 No.7
Lento Assai-Allegro Energico-Grandioso
Andante Sostenuto-Quasi Adagio
Allegro Energico-Piu Mosso
(Cantando Espressivo)-Stretta Quasi Presto-Presto-Prestissimo
Andante Sostenuto-Allegro Moderato-Lento Assai

Tracks:

Sonata In B Minor L33/Kk87
Sonata In G Major L487/Kk125
Chorale Prelude 'Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen Gmein' BWV734
Allegro
Adagio
Presto
32 Variations On An Original Theme In C Minor WoO80
Presto Passionato In G Minor
Arabeske In C Major, Op.18
Traumes Wirren
Toccata In C Major Op.7
Etude XI: Pour Les Arpeges Composes
Pastourelle
Toccata
The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
Danse Russe
Prelude In G Minor Op.23 No.5
Toccata In C Major Op.11

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The Young Horowitz.......2007-05-11

Vladimir Horowitz's earliest recordings, believed by some to be his finest, have been reissued numerous times since their initial appearance over 70 years ago.

This latest reissue contains some classics. The Liszt Sonata has never been equaled and is a must for any serious collector, as is the Funerailles. It's hard to imagine in this day and age that Horowitz's version of Haydn's E-flat sonata was a world premiere recording, but indeed it was. Its relaxed elegance continues to charm, and it remains more musicologically "correct" than Horowitz's 1951 live version. Horowitz was also an early champion of Scarlatti, and the two sonatas here are among the first of "pure" Scarlatti. The pianist preferred his Bach "un-pure", and the Choral Prelude as transcribed by Busoni is a miracle of line separation and clarity. Horowitz's early foray into Beethoven, the 32 Variations in C minor, is more straightforward and successful than many of his later attempts with this composer

Horowitz's early Schumann, though technically impeccable, did not quite plumb the depths as in his later recordings. So much the better then, that the pianist limited himself to recording shorter works, including an Arabeske with unmatched legato, an effortless Toccata, and whimsical Traumeswirren. Originally intended as the finale for Schumann's G minor sonata, the Presto Passionato was rejected by the composer's wife as unplayable. Horowitz makes it sound like child's play. (The piece is marred, however, by a clumsily handled 78RPM side change. Of all the reissues I've heard of this recording, only Pearl's gets the side change right.)

Horowitz once referred to Chopin and "the only truly great composer for the piano" and he invariably included a selection of the Polish master's music in his recitals. The sampling here includes four technically impeccable Etudes, three Mazurkas, and a remarkably up-tempo Scherzo in E major. Also included is a structurally solid first movement from Chopin's b-flat Sonata, which was never completed due to Horowitz's first retirement. Had fate not intervened, this would have been one of the great recordings of the piece.

Horowitz also championed "modern" composers like Rachmaninoff, Poulenc and Prokofiev. It says much about the changing mores of performing that Horowitz (often condemned these days for violating composers' intentions) received nothing but praise from the many composers he knew personally. Prokofiev's Toccata, intended as a filler for Rachmaninoff's Third Piano concerto, was replaced at the last moment in favor of Rachmaninoff's G minor Prelude (a rather sloppy performance). The irony of the two Russian composers sharing an album could not have been lost on Horowitz, given how they disliked each other.

Though advertised as all new transfers from optimum sources, the remastering here sounds suspiciously like EMI's 1990s Horowitz issue (which would explain the bad side change in the Presto Passionato). The sound heavily favors the midrange, the highs are a bit capped, and the bass has very little depth. Unless you have your heart set on the Chopin Sonata movement and Prokofiev Toccata, go with the Pearl.

MONIQUE HAAS Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

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The Magnificent Monique Haas

MONIQUE HAAS Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon

Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000FBHSPE
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No.14 In E Flat, K.449
Sonata For Piano Duet In B Flat, K.358
Sonata For Piano Duet In D, K.381
Sonata For 2 Pianos In D, K.448
Piano Concerto No.23 In A, K.488
Piano Sonata In F Major, Hob Xvi:23
Variations In E Flat Major, Hob.Xvii:3
Piano Sonata In E Flat, H.Xvi No.52
Fantasia In C, H.Xvii No.4
Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54
8 Fantasiestke, Op.12
12 Etudes, Op.10 - No. 5. In G Flat "Black Keys"
12 Etudes, Op.10 - No. 3. In E "Tristesse"
Prudes - Book 1
Prudes - Book 2
12 Etudes Pour Le Piano
Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
Le Tombeau De Couperin
Capriccio For Piano & Orchestra
Piano Concerto In G
Piano Concerto No.3, Bb 127, Sz. 119
Pour Le Piano - 3. Toccata
Prudes - Book 1 - 8. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
12 Etudes Pour Le Piano - 6. Pour Les Huit Doigts
Prudes - Book 2 - 12. Feux D'artifice
Piano Concerto In G
Piano Concerto For The Left Hand In D
Sonatine
Konzertmusik
Ricercari Op.46
3 Pies Pour Piano, Op.49
Sonatine
Violin Sonata In G
Violin Sonata No.2 Op.45

Album Details

Monique Haas was One of Dg's Principal Pianists in the 1950s. Her Play is Marked by Its Elegance, Passion and Wonderful Articulation. Here, for the First Time, We Present the Complete Recorded Legacy of this Great Artist on CD. This is a Wide-ranging Box - from Haydn and Mozart to Bartók and Mihalovici (Haas's Rumanian Husband). Featured Artists Include Conductors Eugen Jochum and Ferdinand Leitner, but above all Violinist Max Rostal, who Gives a Marvellous Account of the Ravel Sonata, Along with Marcel Mihalovici's Second Violin Sonata. Other Highlights Include Mozart Piano Duet and Two-piano Works with Heinz Schroter - Brilliantly Virtuosic and a Wonderful Partnership; The Award-winning Recording of the Debussy Etudes, which Has Come Up Excellently in Its First CD Transfer. Rarities Include Test Recordings for Dg from 1949 - Individual Pieces by Debussy.

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The Magnificent Monique Haas.......2006-09-29

Before I begin writing this review I would like to pose a question to the folks at DG/Universal. Among the great French classical musicians of the 20th Century, is Monique Haas more fondly remembered in the United States than Pierre Fournier? Clearly the answer must be yes, because you have decided to reissue your new Monique Haas Original Masters box set domestically while the recent Pierre Fournier is only available as a pricey import. UNI, you once again leave me scratching my head at your marketing decisions, but then I never was very good at judging popularity contests.

Ultimately, the music is all that matters, and there are some fine examples on this 8CD set, "Monique Haas: The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon." Haas was best known for her interpretations of French music, and in particular for reacquainting German audiences with Debussy and Ravel after WWII. Among the French fare included here are two remarkably differing accounts of the Ravel Piano Concerto. The first is a delightfully jazzy mono rendition with Schmidt-Isserstedt from 1948, and the second the famous 1965 stereo recording with Paul Paray (recently reissued as a single title in the DG "Originals" series and reviewed by yours truly), with whom she also produced the Concerto for Left Hand. But as good as the Ravel is, it is the Debussy that steals the show here, and if her award-winning performances of the Preludes and Etudes weren't enough, DG archivists have unearthed four previously unreleased Debussy test recordings from 1949.

While these aforementioned recordings are the cornerstones of this set, they are far from the only compelling material. CDs 1 & 2 are dedicated to Mozart and Haydn, including the 14th and 23rd Piano Concertos with Ferdinand Leitner conducting, and various Sonatas. A touch of the Romantic crops up on disc 3 with the Schumann PC (Jochum/Berlin, 1951), Fantasiestucke, and a couple of Chopin Etudes. These recordings are definitely not Haas' finest moments, but they are interesting if not remarkable. Something that Haas does have a firm grasp of is 20th Century music and she illustrates that on ecstatic readings of the Stravinsky Capriccio and Bartok 3rd, both in mono with Fricsay and the Berlin RIAS, and Hindemith's "Konzertmusik" with the composer conducting. (Unfortunately, the latter performance has already been made available in the Hindemith "Original Masters" set, causing annoying, but I suppose necessary duplication as "Complete" has to be complete.) This set fittingly concludes with an eighth disc of music for Violin and Piano, performed with violinist Max Rostal, and including a composition by her husband Marcel Mihalovici -- Ricercari Op. 46, Variations libres pour piano.

In all, the Monique Haas "Original Masters" set is a most welcome addition to a great series of box sets. I only wish that Universal would make all their sets as universally available as this one.

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Fireworks (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001QBV
Release Date: 1996-01-23

Tracks:

Sinf To Cant, BWV 29 'Wir Danken Dir Gott, Wir Danken Dir'
Choral: 'Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme', BWV 645
Badinerie-Ste For Orch No.2 in b, BWV 1067
Voluntary in a
Trumpet Tune in D
Toccata in d
Toccata in f
Toccata in g
Allegro From Organ Con No. 10 in d, Op.7
Sarabande, BWV 977
Basse Et Dessus De Trompette
Fugue in G, BWV 577 ('Gigue')
Hornpipe From The Water Music
Flotenuhrstucke (Pieces for Musical Clock) in C
Flotenuhrstucke in D
Flotenuhrstucke in G
Canon in A-Flat
Canon in b
Valse Oubliee No.1
March From 'The Love Of the Three Oranges'
Hautbois D'Armour From 'Jeux D'Orgue'
Tutti Ostinati From 'Jeux D'Orgue'
Improvisation On The Theme, 'Greensleeves'

Tracks:

Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Gnomus
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Ancient Castle
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Argument Among The Children
Pictures At An Exhibition: A Polish Oxcart
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: Ballet Of The Chicks In The Shells
Pictures At An Exhibition: Samuel Goldenberg And Schmuyle
Pictures At An Exhibition: Promenade
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Market Place At Limoges
Pictures At An Exhibition: Catacombs-Roman Sepulchre
Pictures At An Exhibition: Baba Yaga, The Hut On Fowl's Legs
Pictures At An Exhibition: The Great Gate At Kiev
Three Dances From Petrouchka: Danse Russe
Three Dances From Petrouchka: Chez Petrouchka
Three Dances From Petrouchka: La Semaine Grasse

Tracks:

Toccata And Fugue in d, BWV 565
Recit De Tierce En Taille
Fant in f, K.608
Hyperion, Or The Rhetoric Of Fire: First Movt: Hermes
Hyperion, or The Rhetoric Of Fire: Second Movt: The Fires Of Silence
Hyperion, Or The Rhetoric Of Fire: Third Movt: The Inflamed Soul
Hyperion, Or The Rhetoric Of Fire: Fourth Movt: Agni-Ignis
First Movt From Sym No.5, Allegro Vivace
Fant And Fugue On The Name 'B.A.C.H.'

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