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Composers & Music / Re: Hanns Wolf Piano Concerto ...

Last post by Ilja - Today at 06:50

It appears that in addition to the CD there is a live performance (in the Youtube video Alan listed), also featuring Dana Borsan with the Moldovan Philharmonic conducted by Sebastien Rouland. I have both, and personally I prefer the live performance since it seems to be more expressive. The sound in neither is very good, unfortunately. The live performance has some balance issues, whereas the sound on the studio CD is quite muted overall.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Henselt/Bronsart Piano Con...

Last post by eschiss1 - Today at 00:13

At the risk of grumpiness, mind, I'd like a new recording of Bronsart's piano trio . There's a terrific piece.

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Paul Lacombe: Symphony No....

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 19:24

There's always room for composers like Lacombe. They may not hit the heights, but they always give pleasure.

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Composers & Music / Re: Hanns Wolf Piano Concerto ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 17:31

It was quicker than trying to find the CD. It's filed under 'W', but I've started the alphabet a number of times...

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Composers & Music / Re: Hanns Wolf Piano Concerto ...

Last post by tuatara442442 - Yesterday at 16:59

Thank you, Alan. Although I was blocked by the website, I used the German in the link to google up the image preview. As I correctly guessed, this disc contains piano pieces and that suite for strings, and then the piano and the orchestra joins forces for the concerto.

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Composers & Music / Re: Hanns Wolf Piano Concerto ...

Last post by Alan Howe - Yesterday at 14:43

See here:
https://allegro.pl/oferta/hans-wolf-klavierwerke-i-und-op-7-cd-x64-15768976599

Google/Images often yields useful results...

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Paul Lacombe: Symphony No....

Last post by eschiss1 - Yesterday at 13:24

There's also some other recordings of his music, including one of his 3 piano trios. Anyhow, thanks for the review

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Paul Lacombe: Symphony No....

Last post by Ilja - Yesterday at 13:08

Listening to Lacombe's symphony, I was continually reminded of Rabaud's later E minor symphony (1900) in terms of atmosphere, although I consider that a more ambitious and stronger work. The main theme from the first movement, which returns at the end, is perhaps a bit banale, but it is used well. I find it a charming, far from earth-shattering work that certainly has its moments and thrills. Something similar can be said of both the piano suite and the horn concerto. Perhaps the most striking work on this CD is the unashamedly exhilarating Rhapsody on themes from the Pays d'Oc. 
From the evidence here, Lacombe shows himself to be an accomplished provincial composer; audibly remote from the musical center, not given to grand statements, but also with talent and charm. 

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Recordings & Broadcasts / Re: Paul Lacombe: Symphony No....

Last post by terry martyn - Yesterday at 11:22

The Lacombe eventually found its way to me, together with volume 6 of Dario Salvi's Auber series.  I am finding it difficult to get to grips with the Lacombe and will have to play it a few more times. It does remind me of Franck's later work,rather thsn the Lalo. Nothing is sticking in my mind yet.

By way of contrast,the Auber,recently reviewed,I believe,on Musicweb, is highly attractive and,in my view,the best of the series so far. I admire the way he has used various well-known pieces by Mozart in the Don Juan Divertissement (I have to say that the String Quartet No 15 was new to me) to "catch the moment" in the opera,composed only a dozen or so years before the Lacombe. The disc is nearly an hour and a half in length and shows Auber's approachability and lightness of touch.  Plenty of melodies are finding their mark already.

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Composers & Music / Re: Hanns Wolf Piano Concerto ...

Last post by tuatara442442 - Yesterday at 01:53

The all-Wolf CD (KU 29 002) arrived today

What else was on this CD, Alan?