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Henry
recommendable recordings on its big brother label, Marco Polo ? In
particular, does anyone know the Villa Lobos quartets by the Danubus ? And
what about Miaskowsky and other Russian composers ?
So, what are your favorite MPs ?
Thanks in advance
Henry
PS my credit card will hate you for that, but who cares ?
John Carter
many of the Spohr, most of the French and Flemish repertoire, Film Music and
the British Light Music deserves a knighthood I refuse to become Ambassador
to Marco Polo. how can you have an Ambassador to an Ambassador?
John Carter Barsoom
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Rick Cavalla
>Naxos has been extensively (and intensively) discussed here. What about
>recommendable recordings on its big brother label, Marco Polo ?
Formerly part of Marco Polo, but now its own imprint, there is a lot of good
stuff on the Danish label, Dacapo:
Vagn Holmboe - Chamber Concertos (4 single discs)
Vagn Holmboe - String Quartets (7 single discs)
S. Hvidtfelt Nielsen - Into the Black (for various chamber ensembles)
Bent Sorensen - Violin Concerto "Sterbende Garten"
Per Norgard - Luna; Symphony No. 3; Twilight
Per Norgard - Siddharta opera (1 double CD)
Per Norgard - Works for Choir
Poul Ruders - Violin Concerto No. 2; "Dramaphonia" for piano and chamber
group
etc., etc., etc...
Rick Cavalla
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Brendan R. Wehrung
> The Villa Lobos quartets are great, better than the other set I thinkSo are
> many of the Spohr, most of the French and Flemish repertoire, Film Music and
> the British Light Music deserves a knighthood I refuse to become Ambassador
> to Marco Polo. how can you have an Ambassador to an Ambassador?
> John Carter Barsoom
He's called an "assistant", "deputy" or "flunky" depending on how
charitible you are feeling that day.
He does all the work while the Ambassador goes to parties.
Brendan
John Carter
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catalogue but some of the oldest once on LP issues are very interesting.
Addinsell Mostly Film Music 8 223732
Arensky String quartets 8 223811, Egyptian Nights Ballet, 8 225028
Atterberg Chamber Music, 8 223405, and 8 223404
Aubert. Orchestral Music. One of the gems of rare French Music, 8 223531
Auric La Belle et la Bete, Film Score 8 223765. Not to be missed
Bantock Hebridean Sym Russian Scenes 8 223274 This is a better version of
the sym than the Hyperion and Russian Scenes is maybe better.
Barry Orch Works 8 225006 One of the Irish Composers series very easy to
listen to
Bax Sinfonietta Overture Elegy and Rondo 8223103. Only recording Shows a
younger lither Bax. Essential
Bell A South African Symphony 8 223833 Real collector material
Benjamin Symphony 1 8 223764 The most underrated work on Marco Polo a dark
war symphony, that shows this composer in powerful and emotional form far
from the near light music we know.
SterndaleBennett. Piano and Chamber music, 4 CDs,
Benoit Piano Con Flute Con 8 223827 Belgian composer with a hint of
Berlioz, If you like romantic music get it
Berners, the Ballets 8 223780.8 223711, 8 223716.One of the gem clustersof
the catalogue , Lloyd Jones and Ken Alwyn conduct Les Sirens, Caprice
Peruvien, Triumph of Neptune, and Wedding Bouquet, Luna Park etc
Binge BLM with the saxophone Con and most of the well known pops 8 223515
Bliss Film Scores 8 223315
Boeck Symphony Violin Concerto1865-1937, 8 223740 Belgian, Influenced by
Rimsky and Impressionism.
Boellmann Quartet and Trio, 8 223524 Off track French chamber music
Borodin Piano Quintet, String Quartet, cello sonata 8 223172
Boulanger 8 223636 vocal and instrumental works
Boydell Orch works and violin con. More modern Irish music 8 223887
Breton Chamber Works 8 223745. Spanish and classical/romantic influences
Havergal Brian. Too well known to need introduction
Bridge Cello Sonata with Tovey Cello Sonata. 8 223637. British music great
Bruch Sym # 3 Russian Suite 8 223104. Okay there are other versions but this
is the best
Bruneau Suites from the operas. French composer influenced by Wagner 8
223498
Caplet Cantata "Myrrha"with works by Debussy and Ravel 8 223755
Caplet Orchestral works. 8 223751 Hens Teeth for French Collectors
Castillo. Orchestral Music 8 223719, sinfonietta etc 8 223710, colourful
music from Guatemala
Cowen Sym # 3 Scandinavian etc 8 223273.This is an essential disc to see the
influence on Mendelssohn on the British musical revival. I hope on day we
get the "Welsh" Sym
Cui. Suites 8 220308, 8 223400. More like salon music than a member of
"the five" but charming
Curzon. British light Music at its best 8 223425
De Greef Piano Con 1 and 2. Saint Saens like works 8 223810
Dessau House of Frankenstein Film Score 8 223748 Just the thing to play
when the mother in law comes to stay
Devreese The "other" Gothic Sym 8 223739, Violin Concerto etc 8 223680 More
Flemish romanticism like Belgian Chocolate
Donizetti Concerti, charming 8 223701
Duncan BLM 8 223517 One of the very best of the British Light
Music Edition
Einem Violin Concerto 8 223138. I just think this was Einems greatest work
Emmanuel Syms 1 and 2 etc. 8 223507 Very interesting French Regional
composer
Emmanuel Songs of Burgundy. 8 223891. Something both rare and beautiful
Enescue. About due for Naxos I suspect. Sound and workmanlike performances
rather than inspired
Erkel Piano and Chamber Music. Another Hungarian nationalist 8 223317
Espla. Piano music Exciting Spanish music
Farnon. BLM most of the hits 8 223401
Fernstrom Quartets 3,6, & 8 8 225040. Fernstrom is a growing interest. I
like the quartets as much as the symphonies
Friedhofer Film Scores 8 223857,
Fuchs Chamber and instrumental music four CDs Clarinet Quintet 8 223282 is a
winner
Fumet. flute Music. The son not the father. 8 223890
Furtwangler Symphonies and Piano Concerto six CD Furtwangler needs the VPO
and a big committed conductor to convince.Until then, probably never, these
readings will have to do. Maybe for Furtwangler and Bruckner fans only
Garcia Piano Con 8 223849. If you like Spanish music get it
German Theme and Six Variations 8 223695,Romeo and Juliet etc, 8 223419,
Norwich Sym 8 223726. Essential to a British Music collection
Gibbs, Songs 8 223458, Syms 1 and 3 8 223553 Again essential
Gilson Belgian, The Sea, Scottish Melodies 8 223809, Some very nice music
here. The Scottish Melodies are like a romantic serenade, Dvorak,
Tchaikovsky
Glass Symphonies Svastika and ' 6. Romantic Danish composer"Svastika" is to
do with Hindi mysticism 8 223486
Godard Piano Music 8 223802
Godowsky. Anyone following the piano music series will know and love this
music, 24 Waltz Masks 8 223312 is a good place to start
Goldmark Sym # 2 8 220417. Just buy it and hear it
Goodwin BLM 8 223518 Yes it includes "633 Squadron
Gounod Tobie/ Gallia" 8 223892 French repertoire doesnt get any rarer
Grechaninov string quartets from the Moyzes, 8 223646 Syms 1 and 2 8
223163
Guarnieri Violin sonatas 8 223703, 8 223885 Great 20th C Brazilian music.
Guastavino Piano Music Argentina, national flavour 8 225032
Here ends the first list. Time for lunch. Iwill try to find the later
catalogue . I think I had one but things like the Brago Santos Symphonies go
without saying. Fantastic in every waY/
John Carter Barsoom
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> "Henry" <hlib...@wiesbaden.netsurf.de> wrote in message
> news:3a564...@juno.wiesbaden.netsurf.de...
> > Naxos has been extensively (and intensively) discussed here. What about
> > recommendable recordings on its big brother label, Marco Polo ? In
> > particular, does anyone know the Villa Lobos quartets by the Danubus ?
And
> > what about Miaskowsky and other Russian composers ?
> > So, what are your favorite MPs ?
> > Thanks in advance
> > Henry
> > PS my credit card will hate you for that, but who cares ?
> >
> >
Tell us more about Santos, Herr Ambassador.
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> "Henry" <hlib...@wiesbaden.netsurf.de> wrote in message
> news:3a564...@juno.wiesbaden.netsurf.de...
> > Naxos has been extensively (and intensively) discussed here. What about
> > recommendable recordings on its big brother label, Marco Polo ? In
> > particular, does anyone know the Villa Lobos quartets by the Danubus ?
And
> > what about Miaskowsky and other Russian composers ?
> > So, what are your favorite MPs ?
> > Thanks in advance
> > Henry
> > PS my credit card will hate you for that, but who cares ?
> >
John Carter
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Marco Polo List "2
Halffter Orchestral music 8 225032
Christobal not Ernesto or Rodolfo
Heller Piano Music 8 223435, 8 223434
Hellmesberger. Light music in Strauss tradition. 8 225021
Herrmann Jane Eyre Film Score, 8 223535 One of the very best
Hill Symphonies and quartets now three or four discs. Music with a strong
hint of Bax 8 223537, 8 220345
Hindemith Piano music four discs. Promised reissue on Naxos
Holbrooke The Cockney Wagner. Celtic myth and E>A> Poe supplied inspiration
Tone and symphonic poems, 8223721,8 223446 Chamber 8 223736. No alternative
issues.
Holmes Female member of the Franck Rat Pack. Orchestral music often loud
sometimes clever. 8 223449
Honegger/ Most of the important film scores. complete Les Miserables 8
223134. Mayerling 8 223467, more
Humperdinck/ Moorish Rhapsody etc. 8 223369. No "Last Waltz"
Husa Music for Prague, Sym no 2 8 223640
Ibert . Dianede Poitiers, 8 223854,Reading Geole etc, 8 223508, Macbeth
and other film scores, 8 223287. Petit Suite etc, 8 223409(Piano Music)
INDY Orchestral works 8 223659, 8 223654, Chamber 8 223691, 8 223140
Ippolitov Ivanov Caucasian Sketches both suites 8 220369Symphony # 1 8
220217. There is another recording of this work maybe ASV neither shows it
to be a great lost work.
Orchestral Works Armenian Rhapsody etc, again there may be an ASV. This is
good enough. 8 223629
Joyce/ The English Waltz King BLM. 8 223694
Kalinnikov Ceder and the Palm 8 223135 one of the best Kalinnikov discs
Ketelby BLM most favourites 8 223442 Piano Music, 8 223699, 8 223700 Pure
Victorian drawing room
Khachaturian Battle of Stalingrad Film music 8 223314
Koechlin The Jungle book, 8 223484 The RCA version won the GramophoneAward
but the original reviewer preferred this performance and recording. Les
Heures Persanes, orchestral mysticism and impressionism in an oriental
context.Other orchestral works 8 223704
Korngold. Piano Quintet 8 223385, Piano Sonatas8 223384, Film Scores 8
223871
Kuhlau Piano Quartets 8 223482
Lachner Symphonies and suites. Sort of early Schubert more perspiration
than inspiration maybe
Lazzari Sym no 1 MaratimePictures. 8 223853 Evocative program music my
catalogue says I say buy this one!Its great
Le Flem Sym no 4 Another important French regional composer 8 223655
Liadov Orchestral works. 8 220348 a pure delight
Piano Music also a pure delight 8 220416
Liapunov Piano Music. 8 223491, 8 223468
Lumbye 8 223743, 8 223744 If you havnt bought these yet I hope your polder
gets soggy
Lyatoshynsky Symphonies 8 223542,8 223540, 8 223541. The Russian disc
versions were pretty good as well. No winner
Macdowell Piano Music will beAmerican Classics on Naxos
Maes Sym 2 violin con etc 8 223741. "A Modern Romantic"
Malipiero Symphonies and orchestral music six CDs I am not sure what to
say. Obviously important but not something to play often. A bit gloomy for
my taste
Marschner. Hans Heiling (Opera) Overtures. Sort of like Weber 8 223306-7, 8
223342
Martin Modern Irish Composer Piano con Harp Conc. 8 223834
Martinu Gilgamesh 8 223316 This is just the greatest version of this mighty
work on record.
Mayerl BLM 8 223514 most of the pops present
Meulemans Sym 2 and 3 8 223776 more Flemish Romanticism No 3 is a sort of
"pastoral"
Miaskovsky Symphonies 5 and 9 the best of the set, 8 223499, 6 , 8 223301,
passable, 7 and 10, 8 223113, 8, 8 223297, 12, 8 223302 Miaskovsky is a
problem. Some on the deleted Olympias sounded a little better. What we need
is a new full set. One is known to exist unissued and this I suspect is why
other companies do not record one.
Montsalvatge Symphonia etcModern Spanish composer 8 223753
Mosonyi Symphony 1 Piano Con, 8 223539 A number of Cds of piano music. Not
quite Liszt but very Hungarian just the same.
Moyzes.Gemer Dances 8 223278 I do not know if this discstill exists. If it
does get it as an introduction to the Moyzes symphonic cycle starting to be
issued by MP 1.and 2 8 225088 are nationalist but by 3 and 4 8 225089
wider influences, Sibelius Mahler etc are creeping in. I have not seen any
review but I am taking these from aSlovak orchestra and conductor to be
pretty good.
Newman Film Scores Beau Geste etc 8 223750
Nin-Culmell piano music"tonadas" very Spanish . 8 223534
Novak Pan symphonic Poem. I have made no secret that I think that this
with"The Storm"represents Novaks greatest work. This is a cracking
performance, the only one alas, 8 223325 Serenades 8 223649
Orr Buxton Piano Trios, modern but listenable 8 223842
Pfitzner. Piano con 8 223162 Not heard the CPO version
Pierne Piano music, Flute sonata etc 8 223115, 8 223189 well worth
investigation
Pizzetti Chamber music 8 223812, 8 223722 I got on with this pretty well
but not a priority
Ponce Piano Music 8 223609 A must Have disc
Poot Syms 3,5,7 8 223805 Sym 6 and orchestral music 8 223804 witty
Neoclassical I always have these two discs near
Quilter BLM A nice collection 8 223444
Rabaud Orchestral works. 8 223503 now this is about the same program just
reissued as part of a 3 CD EMI box set. I have both , the EMI original was
on LP.I think Segerstram on Marco Polo win, with a better recording and a
bit more life.What we need is the two symphonies.
Raff Symphonies and orchestral works. I must confess I enjoy Raff. Bruckner
he isnt and I can not see another cycle coming along. Maybe these will move
to Naxos.
Reinecke Symphony no 1 8 223117 this is a very interesting work of the
classical romantic school
Roger Ducasse Orchestral music 8 223501, 8 223641 Late romanticism shading
into impressionism. I love these two discs
Ropartz Choral Works 8 223766. When will we get a symphonic cycle?
Rosenthal Orchestral works neo classical. 8 223768
Rubinstein Ballet music Symphonies, Concertos. A mixed bag I would go for
the last three piano concertos ,violin con , last three symphonies,Ballet
music and "Demon" opera Here there is more originality and Russian
influence.
Salter, more music for Universal Horror Films 8 223477, 8 223747
Sauguet sym 1 8 223463, 2 (2 CDS) 8 223464-5 These I found very satisfying
and surprisingly mainstream. I hoped for more and maybe some ballets but
guess the project ended with the death of Almeida MPs French expert.
Schillings Violin Concerto A real winner 8 223324
Schmidt Clarinet Quintets 8 223414, 8 223415 I can not say more than "Buy
Them" Symphony No 1. As good as the Chandos better than the others. 8 223119
also contains Notre Dame music.
Schmitt Symphony 2 etc 8 223689, Salome 8 223448. To my mind these are two
of the gems in the Marco Polo crown. wonderful expressive French music that
hints ahead of time to Stravinsky
The Salome is the full score using the original orchestration not a sort of
suite.
Scott Orchestral Works 8 223485 British music from outside the pastoral
tradition. I know of no other collection,
Sinding Piano Trios 8 223283
Sousa Orchesral Works.
Spohr Chamber music. better than thesymphoniesVery nice if in the right mood
Stankovytch Syms 1 2 and 4. who said the nationalist symphony was dead>/ 8
223792
Steiner King Kong film score 8 223763 Just the sound track for your holiday
videos
Lost patrol Virginia City etc 8 223870
Sternfeld Symphony # 1 another war symphony 8 223813
Stevens iano Con 8 23480
Stevenson Passacaglia on DSCH 8 223545
Johanna Strauss II What can one say> A massive undertaking Often individual
popular numbers better played on other discs but as a whole it is a great
gift to all Strauss lovers. I think it will be around in a hundred years.
Josef Strauss. To me this venture is more important than the JohannII one.
Josef strays from the formula, creates miniature tone poems.I think he was
the most gifted A new addition next month according to IRR.
Here ends the second list. I hope the third will wrap it up. Where I have
missed out works I mostly do not like them or the recording or have never
heard them to pass judgement.
John Carter Barsoom
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>My movements are limited still at present. Secondly For the trouble with my
>server which is becoming useless like most British servers
Nothing to apologize for. And thousands thanks for your suggestions. Now all
I have to do is work my rear part off to pay for all these. But that's OK,
the salt mines here have all the modern comforts.
Henry
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Sullivan. there are four discs of his ballets and incidental music 8
223460,8 223461,8 223635, 8 223677. they are well done but I think you need
a taste for this music. Try the incidental music first.
Suppe. Well this series of overtures marches etc goes on. 8 223647, 8
223648,8 223683, 8 223730 plus later volumes. not a dud among them. It is a
lot of Suppe though. maybe light music collectors find equal enjoyment
from each.It certainly gives a fuller richer perspective of the composer.
Taneyev Alexander. Sym # 2 Suite # 2 8 223133. Not the well known composer
but his uncle. Though hated by the nationalists there is Russian influence
enough. A find/
Tansman
Concerto for Orch 8 223757, Sym no 5, 8 223379 Well done well recorded and
we are short of recordings of this composer
Tcherepnin LaPavilion d'Armide Ballet. 8 223779
Tomlinson BLM 8 223515, 8 223413, Tomlinson directs.Two of the best
Torch BLM 8 223443. An essential issue
Tournemire This was the set that might have been Wonderful post Franckian
symphonies. what we get is a mixed bag. Sometimes the works open out, at
others the orchestra seems to lack minimum directionAlmeida who ought to
have done a fine job was obviously seriously ill during the recordings and
died soon afterwards. The two worst performances are duplicated on an
imported disc, so it is possible to stitch almost a cycle together. we are
unlikely to get another and it is wonderful music, but it might have been
far better still/ 8 223476, 8 223478, 8 223808, 8 223877-8
Truscott Symphony 8 223674, chamber music 8 223727 British Music
Tveitt Piano Music Folk Tunes. 8 225055-6 If you like Grieg....?
Vasilenko Chinese Suite etc 8 223783 colourful but not as good as the piano
concerto I think.
Victory Three Irish Pictures from "Romantic Ireland" 8 223804 A lovely
disc
Villa Lobos Everyone has made remarks about this important set and its
future. Let us hope at least the quartets are completed.
Vitols. Orchestral works 8 223756
Wood BLM two discs 8 223605, 8 223402, Both good the second is maybe the
best
Ziehrer Waltzes and Polka 8 223814 and vol 2 More light music gems.
Lajtha. Symphonies. It seems this series has not sold well. yet they are
full of invention and popular material. The third member of the Bartok,
Kodaly trio of 20th Century composers this music deserves to be heard
Coates. Here there is a problem. The MP and ASV series overlap with gems on
both True BLM fans will want both but for one disc collection maybe ASV is
best.
Ivanovs. here again there is overlap with an Albany series. The MP seems to
be rather better recorded and concentrates on the symphonies
Joly Braga Santos. now 5 symphonies on three CDS. he last # 2 . 8 225216
has a good ballet as well.
Herbert on MP here. A great series. I loved the latest "Beloved Songs and
Classical Minitures" 8 225108.
I do not claim this list is comprehensive, maybe others will fill in the
gaps, I was aiming at a base list of works I know and are mostly things I
would buy again. Some have shortcomings like the Tournemire but we are not
likely to see another cycle.
I might have listed more had I been able to reach my high and low shelves
for discs and catalogues, it is still though a long list of often unique
recordings.
John Carter Barsoom