I was recommended this 3-CD set very highly, but I did not find it appealing. Nonetheless, I can comment on the wide character variation and expressivity that Hotter adds to the Winterreise.
Unfortunately I cannot say that I enjoyed this Dorian Recordings CD box. I have listened to it in full twice, and some tracks several times to force me to find something to relate to. In most cases I succeeded, but regardless, that is far for me to enjoy.
There is a definite similarity in the pieces, which I failed to discriminate clearly.
For someone who is not familiar with Latin American music, I would suggest it. It is possible that the mystical tropical sounds enrobe the listener. For those that know it, perhaps a more precise selection would be better.
| Author | Work |
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| CD 1 | |
| Silvestre Revueltas | Redes |
| Silvestre Revueltas | Sensemayá |
| Julián Orbón | Concerto Grosso for string quartet and orchestra |
| Alberto Ginastera | Pampeana #3 |
| CD 2 | |
| Julián Orbón | Tres versiones sinfónicas |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Bachiana Brasileira #2 |
| Antonio Estévez | Mediodía en el Llano |
| Carlos Chávez | Sinfonía India, s. #2 |
| CD 3: Latin American Ballets | |
| Heitor Villa-Lobos | Uirapurú |
| Carlos Chávez | Suite de Caballos de Vapor |
| Alberto Ginastera | Estancia |
When I first started this collection, this box-set was in the first purchase I made. I listened to it, and was bored. Due to methodological discipline, I wanted to publish the corresponding post, so I listened to it again. I AM CURED !!
This is one of the best purchases I have done, and the price is fantastic for such a wonder. Really a little piece of heaven (ok, ok, I take it back).
And well, about getting cured. I recently listened a version of Vivaldi's 4 Seasons that played on some radio station. I was shocked to see that I did not enjoy it. I found fault and lack of brightness and intention throughout. Before, I would have been delighted just to have found it. Alas, civilized music listening has killed the last drop of my innocent self.
| CD | Work | Musicians |
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| CD 1 | Madrigali erotici e spirituali |
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| CD 2 | Madrigali sui testi del Tasso |
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| CD 3 | Settimo libro de madrigali (Book 7 part 1) |
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| CD 4 | Settimo libro de madrigali (Book 7 part 2) |
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| CD 5 | Scherzi musicali (1632): Lamento d'Arianna Lamento d'Ottavia |
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| CD 6 | Lamento della Ninfa Combatimento di Tancredi e Clorinda Il Ballo delle Ingrate |
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This is a very nice, simple CD. It's value is markedly historical, but nevertheless the music is good to listen to. The Ensemble Eduard Melkus plays authentic instruments, which adds fullness to the sonic experience. And precisely, due to the comments written by the author himself, we know how he thought of his instrumentation for the enjoyment of the pieces.
On Josef Starzer 10 Dances, I cannot say much; they are simple, enjoyable, unpretetntious, but well finished.
A Galleria ARCHIV CD.
Beautiful Eloquence/Deutsche-Grammophon CD boasting Wilhelm Kempff's interpretation of small piano pieces by Robert Schumann. Wilhelm Kempff shows his great range and amazing clear play under any circumstance.
I personally think he is too harsh sometimes, but his control is superb.
Kinderszenen and Three Romances were recorded in 1973; Waldszenen in 1974; and Papillons in 1967.
Niccolò Paganini's violin concerto is fantastic anytime, but the second part is splendid for a peaceful weekend morning.
I now rename Perpetuela as "Flight of the Hummingbird", especially confirmed in the passage where the violin hovers in the background, and the flute comes in.
Salvatore Accardo does a magnificent job. Charles Dutoit conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Galleria Deutsche-Grammophon CD.
| Name | Key | Catalogue | Musicians | Observations |
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| Concerto per violino e orchestra #1 | D | op.6 | Cadenza: Emile Sauret & Accardo |
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| Sonata Napoleone |
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| I palpiti |
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| Perpetuela | Allegro vivace |
Kempff makes each note count for itself, and his control is superb at all times, through pianissimo or fortissimo passages alike.
One would be reading too much into the score if one said that the [first] movement communicates a sense of leave-taking from life itself, but there is, beyond a doubt, resignation without resentment underlying the music.
| DISC 1 | ||||
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| Name | Key | Catalogue | Musicians | Observations |
| Piano Sonata | Bb | D960 | ||
| Moments musicaux | D780 op.94 | |||
| DISC 2 | ||||
| 4 Impromptus | D899 op.90 | |||
| 4 Impromptus | D935 op.ph.142 | |||
| Piano Sonata | A | D664 op.ph.120 |
