Thread: What in February 06 remains to be issued in contemporary multi-channel SACD ?

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Post by Windsurfer February 20, 2006 (1 of 45)
We all know about the Dvorak Symphonies minus 8 and 9 (especially the seventh), but what else would it be nice to have in a modern recording?

By modern I do mean recorded (I hope) in DSD* and good multi-channel sound issued as a hybrid where the option exists if you want it, to play in stereo only. Most multi-channel hybrids do that now of course.

Still with Dvorak, do we have a good modern SACD of the Symphonic Variations? How is Robert Schumann doing. What about Schubert's Ninth?

A thread that might have preceded this one is "Why in the heck don't we have a Schubert Ninth other than the Szell?"

I bet Ivan Fischer and the Budapest would do a great job with that one! So might Yakov Kreizburg and the Vienna Symphony.

There appears to be a Mozart lacuna as well. I for one would love to have OTHER THAN a "period instrument" realization of symphonies 25, 29 and 31 through 41.
His piano concertos as well, starting with #11 would go on my short list. We already have a #9 with Brendel right?

* I realize that the need to record in DSD to achieve great sound is questioned by some companies notably BIS.
Post by brenda February 20, 2006 (2 of 45)
Windsurfer said: Still with Dvorak, do we have a good modern SACD of the Symphonic Variations? How is Robert Schumann doing. What about Schubert's Ninth? A thread that might have preceded this one is "Why in the heck don't we have a Schubert Ninth other than the Szell?"
dear surfer, there already is an excellent Schubert Great on SACD, with Kubelik. The source of confusion is that its listed as S#8 instead of #9. But dont let that put you off, its a truly fine performnacwe with an equally good #3 thrown in for good measure. Stereo only, analogue source.

As for the Dvorak, not only do we not have the 7th and the Variations, but only St Ludmilla of the Sacred works and only really mediocre and quite dull performances of the Piano Cto (on Channel) and the Violin Cto (on Linn). And only a couple of string quartets and one piano trio so far, - with a dozen more quartets needed, three trios, and the string quinttets and sestet plus the piano quintet and piano quartets.

What I'd love to hear on SACD are the Nielsen Symphs in DSD. The Jarvi 5th sounds fine as sound but performance is inexciting, - and what music for DSD surround, especially the 3 & 4 as well as 5. No Nielsen VC yet. Sigh.

I also want more Vivaldi sacred works, the Haydn masses, Brahms piano ctos & chamber music, and in more C20th mode, Vasks, Kancheli, Baratim, Tubin, Maskats, and a host more.

So, in answer to your question, a hell of a lot, with what's been released so far just the tip of the tail on an arctic tern atop the tip of an iceberg.
Post by Edvin February 20, 2006 (3 of 45)
Brenda, Dacapo will issue a DVD-Video of the Nielsen symphonies with Schönwandt soon. I don´t know anything about the sound though.

We badly need the Sibelius Tone poems.
Post by Ken_P February 20, 2006 (4 of 45)
brenda said:

Brahms piano ctos & chamber music
Number 1 on the list of works not on SACD (in any form!): Bartok string quartets. Nothing else even comes close.

As far as Brahms goes, I'm with you on the concerti, but chamber music is actually doing pretty well! Check out the recent releases by Praga (3rd quartet and piano quintet), and Pentatone (piano quartets). Both exceptional releases that cover some of Brahms best music for the first time on SACD.

Edit: I see that Praga is putting out another volume of Brahms chamber music, this time featuring the 1st quartet and the clarinet quintet! Go Praga!
Post by Peter February 20, 2006 (5 of 45)
Edvin said:

Brenda, Dacapo will issue a DVD-Video of the Nielsen symphonies with Schönwandt soon. I don´t know anything about the sound though.
I'm assuming these are the same recordings available on DaCapo CD; they are excellent performances, and the recording quality is typical of the best on this label.
Post by zeus February 20, 2006 (6 of 45)
Ken_P said:

Number 1 on the list of works not on SACD (in any form!): Bartok string quartets. Nothing else even comes close.
Bartok: Late Quartets ... coming soon from Praga.
Post by Daland February 20, 2006 (7 of 45)
We badly need good multi-channel SACDs of all Schumann symphonies, of Schubert's incidental music to "Rosamunde", of Liszt's piano concertos and major symphonic poems, of Sibelius's and Strauss's tone-poems (especially "Symphonia domestica"), of extracts from Wagner's "Ring", of Janacek's Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba and Lachian Dances, of Brahms's piano concertos and Serenade No. 1, of Mendelssohn's overtures (especially "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage"), of Delibes's complete ballets "Coppélia" and "Sylvia", of Rossini's "Stabat mater" and Schoenberg's "Gurre-Lieder".
Post by nickc February 20, 2006 (8 of 45)
Daland said:

We badly need good multi-channel SACDs of all Schumann symphonies, of Schubert's incidental music to "Rosamunde", of Liszt's piano concertos and major symphonic poems, of Sibelius's and Strauss's tone-poems (especially "Symphonia domestica"), of extracts from Wagner's "Ring", of Janacek's Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba and Lachian Dances, of Brahms's piano concertos and Serenade No. 1, of Mendelssohn's overtures (especially "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage"), of Delibes's complete ballets "Coppélia" and "Sylvia", of Rossini's "Stabat mater" and Schoenberg's "Gurre-Lieder".
I remember reading here that the Gardiner set of Schumann's symphonies was one of Universal's first MC recordings - unfortunately they were never released as such!
Cheers
Nick
Post by raffells February 20, 2006 (9 of 45)
Daland said:

We badly need good multi-channel SACDs of all Schumann symphonies, of Schubert's incidental music to "Rosamunde", of Liszt's piano concertos and major symphonic poems, of Sibelius's and Strauss's tone-poems (especially "Symphonia domestica"), of extracts from Wagner's "Ring", of Janacek's Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba and Lachian Dances, of Brahms's piano concertos and Serenade No. 1, of Mendelssohn's overtures (especially "Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage"), of Delibes's complete ballets "Coppélia" and "Sylvia",
Agree with above re Strauss but Four Last Songs would be my priority with his violin concerto..Throw in the whole Lyrita catelogue and Most French composers Dindy Massenet Ibert (divertissment)Pierne etc More Spanish and South American, Kodaly and Central European composers, Vainberg (as an alternative to Shosty) Prokofiev orchestral works and concertos , Korngold and the Film music era, Scandinavian, Chinese Orchestral,Aussie/NZ and Russian (soviet era)Scriabin and then I will gladly cut the wifes pocket money for these....LESS solo ORGAN MUSIC please WE HAVE GOT ENOUGH/// Oh and Dvorak seventh...er and the Beatles....Nobady has mention Gilbert and Sullivan yet......So I wont......As Brenda said...An awfull lot...I would be happy with just stereo...Ive a longer list og more popular stuff.....Dave
Post by Polly Nomial February 20, 2006 (10 of 45)
New MCH recordings:

Adams - Harmonielehre, Chamber symphony, Grand Pianola music, Harmonium, Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Bartok - Piano concerti
Beethoven - Piano concerti, Violin concerto, Fidelio
Berg - Lulu, Wozzeck, Violin concerto
Berio - Sinfonia
Berlioz - Harold en Italy, Romeo et Juliette, Le Damnation de Faust, Les Troyens
Bizet - Carmen
Boulez - Notations
Brahms - Piano concerti, Violin concerto, Complete orchestral music, Choral music, Requiem, String quintets, String sextets, Late piano music
Britten - Concertos, Choral works, Peter Grimes
Bruckner - Masses & Te Deum
Busoni - Bach transcriptions
Chabrier - orchestral works
Chopin - Piano concerti, Solo works (especially ballades & waltzes)
Copland - Billy the Kid
Debussy - Complete orchestral music, complete piano music
Delibes - Ballet suites
Donizetti - L'elixer da amore, Lucia di Lammermoor
Dukas - Sorcerer's Apprentice
Dvorak - Slavonic Rhapsodies, Symphonies 4-7, Serenades, Chamber music for piano and strings, Late string quartets, Piano quintet, String quintets & sextet, Rusalka, Tone poems
Elgar - Cello concerto, Violin concerto, Symphonies 1 & 3, Dream of Gerontius, P&C marches, Enigma, Overtures, Sea pictures
Glass - Violin concerto, Einstein on the Beach
Gounod - Faust
Haydn - Late symphonies/quartets/piano sonatas, Trumpet concerto
Humperdinck - Hansel & Gretel
Ibert - Divertissement
Janacek - Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba, Cunning Little Vixen, Jenufa, Glagolitic Mass, Quartets
Lalo - La Roi d'Ys (overture only)
Lehar - Merry Widow
Leoncavallo/Mascagni - Cav & Pag
Ligeti - Atmospheres
Liszt - Les Preludes, Faust symphony, Piano concerti, Hungarian Rhapsodies, Spanish Rhapsody, Mephisto, Mazeppa
Lutoslawski - Chains 2 & 3
Mahler - everything in a new cycle from LFO/Abbado (joking, well partly...)
Mendlessohn - Symphonies 3 & 4, Piano concerti, Midsummers Night Dream, Piano music
Messiaen - Quatour pour la fins du temps, L'ascension
Monteverdi - Vespers
Mozart - Cosi, Don Giovanni, Mature symphonies, Mature piano concerti, Late quartets, Serenades, Divertimenti
Offenbach - Gaite parisienne, overtures
Penderecki - Therenody for the victims of Hiroshima
Poulenc - Chamber music
Prokofiev - Cinderella, R&J, Concerti, Symphonies, Piano music
Puccini - Tosca, Turandot
Ravel - Orchestral music, Piano music
Rossini - Barber of Seville, Cerentola, Will Tell overture(!)
Saint-Seans - "Organ" symphony, Samson et Dalila, Tone poems
Schoenberg - Variations, Pelleas et Melisande, Verklarte Nacht (strings & chamber), Gurrelieder, Piano music, Piano concerto
Schubert - Late quartets, String quintet, Song cycles, Late piano sonatas
Schumann - Symphonies, Overtures, Piano concerto, Piano music, Piano quintet & quartet
Scriabin - Symphonies, Piano concerto, Tone poems, Piano music
Shostakovich - Piano & Violin concertos, Symphony No.15, Quartets, Piano quintet
Sibelius - Tone poems & symphonies (from BIS)
Smetana - Ma Vlast, String quartets, Bartered Bride
Strauss family - "Famous" works (with VPO)
Strauss, R - Tone poems, Rosenkavelier, Salome, 4 last songs
Stravinsky - Firebird, Apollo, Symphony of Psalms
Szymanowski - Violin concerti, Symphony No.4
Tchaikovsky - Sleeping Beauty, Piano concerto No.2, Eugene Onegin
Verdi - Overtures & Preludes, mature operas
Wagner - Tristan & Isolde, Tannhauser, Ring cycle (I know it's coming!), Meistersinger, Die Fliegender Hollander
Walton - Symphonies, Belshazzer's Feast
Weber - Der Freischutz

Miscellaneous - Tallis Scholars re-recordings of their repertoire

Should keep me busy for a few hours or so!!!
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