Re: Naxos is kicking ass, taking names
- From: ck183@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brendan R. Wehrung)
- Date: 1 Jan 2006 01:06:48 GMT
"Raymond Hall" (raytoby3@xxxxxxxxxxx) writes:
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>> Leaving aside all the design stuff (which does not matter a jot to me
>> either way) I have only encountered three truly great interpreters of
>> the Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet complete ballet (not suites) and in
>> particular Romeo before Juliet's Tomb and they are in alphabetical
>> order:
>>
>> Karel Ancerl
>> Alexsandr Kopilov
>> Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
>>
>> Mr Ancerl did not did do the complete R&J or not in my limited time
>> with him so far as I know but he may have done unrecorded earlier or
>> later. (His Bartered Bride opera survives from Season 1947/48) but for
>> those I have played for "complete" in ballet Mr Kopilov and Mr
>> Rozhdestvensky tie in an honorable (honourable) draw, as they do in the
>> Tchaikovsky ballets in live performances.
>
>
> Have you heard Previn/LSO? More knowledge in the dust that drops off his
> fingernails than those 3 put together <g>
>
> Anyway, regardless of whether one likes the design or not, the label is very
> strong on repertoire one is NOT going to find in WalMart or BigW or KMart,
> or whatever. Such as, hopefully the start of an Alwyn symphony series with
> their issue of #1 and #3, some good Hovhaness (just try his sym 4, 20 and 53
> CD for some wonderful brass and wind writing), Arnold series, Bax series,
> Rawsthorne, Guridi, Lutoslawski, ...... the list is almost endless. Think of
> Tveitt, Krauss, even some good Haydn, and Maria Kliegel is no slouch as a
> cellist either. I'd rather listen to her, than Ma Mo's barless dirges.
>
> It is ONLY when I go in the big stores, that I find precisely that which I
> DON'T want to buy, even if it was given away for free. Such as so-called
> once major label crossover krap. Or maybe Grieg's piano concerto, done to
> death for the millionth time by a hyped-up finger wizard.
>
> I personally hope Naxos put them all out of business, because other than
> some smaller independants, the new offerings are a total waste of space.
> Designed for newcomers only, and gullible ones at that. All the once major
> labels are really good for, are their catalogues, and their endless
> re-re-re-reissues.
>
> Ray H
> Taree
>
>
Once in a while you see something on Naxos that has appeared previously on
another label. One thinks they would be better keepers of the holdings of
defunct companies than the majors, who don't give a damn about less than
million-sellers.
Brendan
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