All of the Ives stuff from the two CDs is in a download-only Decca set with Mehta doing Symphonies 1 & 2 and Marriner's 3rd. The Ives/Ruggles album is also still around on CD and download. But the Varese is not available anywhere except for mucho $$ on Amazon, as far as I can tell.
@harisamp
2 жыл бұрын
I love it. It's a surprise daily. It has even a historical aura. Avvvraa!
@ericnagamine7742
2 жыл бұрын
Saw them perform the two works at Carnegie Hall. Wow, amazing LIVE performances. Super impressive. Made me seek out this recording.
@HassoBenSoba
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Dohnanyi's AMERIQUES is unbeatable. I'd say it's as comes as close as possible to actually capturing every note of this score; the clarity of detail is astounding. The Ives is great, but I prefer MTT's first version (w/ Chicago), the only version I've ever encountered where the finale really conveys the emotional depth of Ives' mystical, lofty vision...largely due to the relaxed tempo and the resonant acoustic of Chicago's old Masonic Auditorium. MTT's recent version with SanFran just blows through it. Too bad. But Dohnanyi's recording is terrific and needs to be reissued. LR
@james.t.herman
2 жыл бұрын
I have a good Varese album that Boulez made with the Chicago Symphony. Will have to compare this "Ameriques" to the one on that disc. What a shame that Primephonic went out of business. While the site was up I thought I wouldn't need to buy music on CD anymore. They had most of the catalog available to stream in CD quality sound, so that I could read or watch a review like this and then listen immediately to the music.
@james.t.herman
2 жыл бұрын
@@ornleifs I heard about that. If they really do well by it, I'll be thrilled, but I have my doubts. Then again, they say that in the history of high fidelity recorded music there have been about as many classical records sold as Beatles records, so it's not insignificant. Maybe Apple will come through.
@poturbg8698
2 жыл бұрын
There's a relatively recent SACD with Amériques played by the Cleveland Orchestra under Welser-Möst--which is also terrific.
@DavesClassicalGuide
2 жыл бұрын
The Boulez/Chicago Varese is neither as good the Dohnanyi's nor as good Boulez's earlier versions with the NY Philharmonic.
@james.t.herman
2 жыл бұрын
@@DavesClassicalGuide Hmm. That's promising, because I like that Chicago album.
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