I decided it was time to let the morning know I mean business. Beethoven drive, Beethoven gravitas, Beethoven inevitability.
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Haven’t listened to this in years, and on my “new” system this sounds amazing—the soundstage and the details are mesmerizing.
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How there can be only one extant recording of this delectable music is bizarre, but not to worry, this one does the set full justice - -
Luigi Boccherini : Six String Quartets, Op. 33
The Revolutionary Drawing Room
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Antonio Pereira da Costa (1697-1770): Concerti Grossi
Ensemble Bonne Corde - Diana Vinagre
Tobias Michael (1592-1657): Musicalische Seelenlust
Ensemble Polyharmonique - Alexander Schneider
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Naxos’s American Classics series has some great stuff on it.
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The snob in me used to consider the Naxos label as a second-tier budget label.
But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. All of the Naxos stuff I’ve collected over the years is very good to excellent.
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It certainly is as far as performances are concerned, and in my experience, at least 90% of their discs that I’ve purchased have had audiophile-level sound quality.
Frank Martin (1890-1974): works for chamber orchestra
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe - Thierry Fischer
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I should mention for those who are interested that Arkiv Music has 32 selections from Naxos’s American Classics series on sale through July 25th: Naxos American Classics Spotlight Sale - July 2023 – ArkivMusic
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Craig,
Do you have any personal favorites from that group? Thanks
I only have two from that group, and I think they’re both great - Alsop/Baltimore doing Bernstein’s Symphonies 1 & 2, and the Thompson Requiem by the Philadelphia Singers.
A couple of lesser known ballet scores that should appeal if you enjoy neo-classical Stravinsky or Prokofiev. Pomona was one of only two scores by British composers that made it into Diaghilev’s performance repertoire. I found this interesting photo of the composer and his wife taken just a few days before their wedding. He was 25, she 18, a most stylish couple.
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François Dufault (1604?-1672?): pieces for lute
Pascal Monteilhet, lute
Jaques Gallot (c. 1625-c. 1695): pieces for lute
Pascal Monteilhet, lute
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