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#91
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Alan Howe - Monday 18 March 2024, 19:21
Much as I admire and value cpo, their production values often leave much to be desired. Track timings, eccentric booklet notes and poor translations into English done by native German speakers are among the defects that really need urgent attention.
#92
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Gareth Vaughan - Monday 18 March 2024, 18:54
Don't get me started.
#93
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Alan Howe - Monday 18 March 2024, 17:51
How hard can it be to get this right?
#94
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Mark Thomas - Monday 18 March 2024, 17:38
The CD has the same discrepancies between the printed track times in the booklet and the actual ones, which are the same as the downloads. You're missing no music.
#95
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by CelesteCadenza - Monday 18 March 2024, 16:58
After acquaintance with this work via the Empfingen performance on LP, I was skeptical of this new attempt, but have been totally won over. It's like hearing the work for the first time and I look forward to many plays of the cpo issue.

I do have a question for those who purchased the physical CD. I note that the streaming/download version have discrepancies in timings vis-à-vis the booklet: e.g. CD1 track 04 Part I, Welt-Ende B.Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Recitative by St John Und ich sah, dass das Lamm is listed in the booklet as 07:14 while the download track is only 0:56 in duration. Among other discrepancies, the final track of CD2 (16 Part III, Neue Welt Chorus Komme, ja komme bald, Erlöser!) is stated to be 02:04 while the streaming version is 05:46

cpo, for all their merits, have a bit of track record at messing up tracks (punintentional) on their printed brochures and trays, but thought I'd check here if the physical CD actually matches the booklet timings. FWIW, the streaming version plays smoothly with no jarring segues from track-to-track. TIA.
#96
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Mark Thomas - Monday 18 March 2024, 10:19
I'm away from home now, without access to either recording, but from memory my impression was that the Leipzig performance has a tad more drive and immediacy. Of course, that may be down to the different acoustic and balance of performers.
#97
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Enescu Piano Quartet No.1
Last post by John Boyer - Sunday 17 March 2024, 21:59
It's a good work.  I have the Oliver Triendl & Co. recording on CPO, coupled with Enescu's 2nd Quartet.
#98
Recordings & Broadcasts / Enescu Piano Quartet No.1
Last post by Alan Howe - Sunday 17 March 2024, 20:20
...just released on Naxos, coupled with the much more familiar Piano Quartet No.1 by Fauré:
https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9556983--melodies-infinies-faure-enescu-piano-quartets

Absolutely superb! A three-movement late, late-romantic piece dating from 1908 lasting 42 minutes. Wow! Talk about stretching the bounds of tonality - not to mention those of chamber music. I'm surprised no-one's tried orchestrating this. The slow movement's simply sublime.
#99
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Alan Howe - Sunday 17 March 2024, 19:24
I'm probably not competent to judge. I think the new cpo recording is fine, but could have been better if it had avoided an HIP approach. I dislike the baritone soloist and the vibrato-free string-playing. But it's a mandatory purchase.
#100
Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Joachim Raff - Welt-Ende,...
Last post by Justin - Sunday 17 March 2024, 17:34
What is your opinion on the Lachen performance versus the Leipzig one?