Post by Rick SF February 25, 2005 (1 of 22)
|
|
Two items of interest to classical piano/SACD fans:
First, the long-delayed SACD release of a recital by James Boyk appears to be finally happening. Boyk’s previous CD/LP releases have garnered rave reviews both for musicianship and sound quality. Since this recital includes my favorite Mozart sonata (K. 310), I’m really looking forward to it. More info at:
http://www.talkaboutaudio.com/group/rec.audio.opinion/messages/720875.html
Also Soundmirror, the folks who remastered the RCA Living Stereo series, has finished recording the Beethoven 32 cycle with Peter Takacs for SACD release. They say the first 3 releases are upcoming. However, they don’t mention the label.
http://www.soundmirror.com/news.html
|
|
|
Post by zeus February 25, 2005 (2 of 22)
|
|
Rick SF said:
First, the long-delayed SACD release of a recital by James Boyk appears to be finally happening. Boyk’s previous CD/LP releases have garnered rave reviews both for musicianship and sound quality. Since this recital includes my favorite Mozart sonata (K. 310), I’m really looking forward to it.
Added:
Tonalities of Emotion - James Boyk
Thanks.
|
|
|
Post by seth February 25, 2005 (3 of 22)
|
|
Rick SF said:
Also Soundmirror, the folks who remastered the RCA Living Stereo series, has finished recording the Beethoven 32 cycle with Peter Takacs for SACD release. They say the first 3 releases are upcoming. However, they don’t mention the label.
http://www.soundmirror.com/news.html
Spiffy news indeed, but right now I'm planning on investing in Brautigam's complete cycle. Speaking of that, when is the next release?
|
|
|
Post by LC February 26, 2005 (4 of 22)
|
|
seth said:
Spiffy news indeed, but right now I'm planning on investing in Brautigam's complete cycle. Speaking of that, when is the next release?
I wrote to BIS a while ago about this. Here is an excerpt from Leif Hasselgren's very thorough reply:
"We are recording the discs at approximately 2-3 a year, and with some 17
projected volumes, that would mean that the whole series should be recorded
within the next 6-8 years ... which certainly sounds like a long time! The
next release is at the moment planned for the summer of 2005, but may well
be moved forward"
|
|
|
Post by brenda February 26, 2005 (5 of 22)
|
|
Rick SF said: Two items of interest to classical piano/SACD fans:
thank you rick, for some interesting news and links.
|
|
|
Post by seth February 26, 2005 (6 of 22)
|
|
LC said:
I wrote to BIS a while ago about this. Here is an excerpt from Leif Hasselgren's very thorough reply:
"We are recording the discs at approximately 2-3 a year, and with some 17
projected volumes, that would mean that the whole series should be recorded
within the next 6-8 years ... which certainly sounds like a long time! The
next release is at the moment planned for the summer of 2005, but may well
be moved forward"
Thanks for the info. Summer 2005 puts it nearly a year behind the first release. Do you know if the set is going to be done like his Mozart collection with all of the sonatas first, then the other music?
|
|
|
Post by LC February 27, 2005 (7 of 22)
|
|
seth said:
Thanks for the info. Summer 2005 puts it nearly a year behind the first release. Do you know if the set is going to be done like his Mozart collection with all of the sonatas first, then the other music?
Since 17 volumes is several more than is required for the sonatas, and the series title is "Complete Works," I assume that it really will be everything. The fact that the first volume is four consecutive sonatas (though not the first four) suggests to me that they'll do all the sonatas first, but Hasselgren said nothing about this.
They will have to speed up the releases if 2-3 per year is the idea.
|
|
|
Post by mdt February 27, 2005 (8 of 22)
|
|
seth said:
Spiffy news indeed, but right now I'm planning on investing in Brautigam's complete cycle. Speaking of that, when is the next release?
Have listened into the first disc of that cycle. Recording on a forte-piano really makes for an entirely new experience. IMO the music seems to have gained in dramatic expression.
|
|
|
Post by seth February 28, 2005 (9 of 22)
|
|
mdt said:
Have listened into the first disc of that cycle. Recording on a forte-piano really makes for an entirely new experience. IMO the music seems to have gained in dramatic expression.
The fp truly is a completely different instrument than the modern piano. This notion that it was a 'work in progress' undermines the fact that composers wrote for it knowing exactly how to exploit its qualities. The only reason the fp was replaced was because concert halls became too large for it. It's the same deal as gut vs. steel strings.
My only complaint about the recording is that it was recorded in much too reverberant a space, making the fp sound larger than it really is.
|
|
|
Post by mdt February 28, 2005 (10 of 22)
|
|
LC said:
They will have to speed up the releases if 2-3 per year is the idea.
He said record, not release.
|
|
