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Title: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: violinconcerto on Friday 02 September 2011, 09:10
Hello!

In the past several people told me that it would be helpful if I could list the discographical details of the commercial recordings in my archive of 20th century works for violin and orchestra. I now updated my website with the requested information as well as I added recording dates (if possible).

So now you can find label and codes for more than 2.500 recordings of works for violin and orchestra from the 20th century at:

www.violinconcerto.de (http://www.violinconcerto.de)

It was a huge work, therefore I am of course hoping that the data is useful to anyone out there.
Corrections, additions, comments are always welcome! Use the contact form on the website, if you don't post here.

Best,
Tobias
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: Alan Howe on Friday 02 September 2011, 09:26
Thanks, Tobias, for your immensely valuable resource.
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: eschiss1 on Saturday 03 September 2011, 09:48
Agreed!
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: violinconcerto on Saturday 03 September 2011, 11:30
Thanks for the kind words!
I am happy that you find it useful!

Best,
Tobias
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Sunday 04 September 2011, 20:21
Hello Tobias,

there is radio recording (on air in Feb. 2009) of the Violin cto no. 2 by Jerzy Fitelberg. Played by Tomasz Tomaszewski, Polish Radio National SO under Łukasz Borowicz
movements: 1. Sinfonia. Allegro, 2. Aria. Andante 3. Capriccio. Allegro vivace

I must dig through your inventory and check Polish pieces.
best,
Marek
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: violinconcerto on Monday 05 September 2011, 05:39
Quotethere is radio recording (on air in Feb. 2009) of the Violin cto no. 2 by Jerzy Fitelberg. Played by Tomasz Tomaszewski, Polish Radio National SO under Łukasz Borowicz

Hello Marek,

yes, thats the one I already have as well.
Please go on to check my website for Polish works! I am very interested in your comments and maybe I am just missing a recording. Go to the search page and type in "Poland", than you receive all the works by composers born in Poland. that is pretty much - nearly 300 entries -, so if find that kind of list not useful, drop me a line. Than I compile you a list from my offline catalogue (which is nearly the same to the online one, but in Excel and so has more choices to search for special things.)

Best,
Tobias
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Monday 05 September 2011, 19:54
Hello Tobias,

thanks for replying. I will check Polish items with pleasure - it needs however free time. My primary interest are piano concertos.
I noticed that in case of the ctos by Bacewicz you have not mentioned the recent recordings for Chandos - but I suppose that is due to the fact that the root of Bacewicz was compiled by you before release of the Chandos Cds.

best,
Marek
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: violinconcerto on Tuesday 06 September 2011, 05:48
Hello Marek,

yes, I know of course the Baewicz recordings with Kurkowicz, but I am waiting for a cheap copy to come my way.
Maybe it isn't really clear from the site, but the recordings mentioned below every piece are the recordings I *own*, not the one that exist! My first aim is get at least one recording from each piece to build something like a sound archive of the works. So everyone can quite easy check if there is a recording of a violin work or not: When there is no recording mentioned to a piece it is very likely that no recording of all exists. If there is a recording mentioned, I *right now* just list my recordings. In the future I will add additional recordings as well.

Best,
Tobias
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Tuesday 06 September 2011, 19:41
Hi Tobias,

ok, now all is clear. am about starting more detailed going through your inventory.
I regret that for quite long time I have not been updating my catalogue, anyhow first I will check what is included in it.

best,
Marek
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Wednesday 07 September 2011, 19:27
Hello Tobias,

Emil Młynarski - violin Cto no. 1 of 1897/8, it was played for the first time in recent time (ever?) on 20.02.2011 by Piotr Pławner, Polish Radio Orchestra (Polska Orkiestra Radiowa) and conducted by Kaspar Zehnder. I have got off radio registration,

best,
Marek
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 07 September 2011, 20:49
Would you be able to upload the Mlynarski, Marek?
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Wednesday 07 September 2011, 21:23
Hello Allan,

Yes, I will upload it.

Marek
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: Alan Howe on Wednesday 07 September 2011, 22:55
Thanks very much indeed, Marek.
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Thursday 08 September 2011, 20:50
Allan,

Mlynarski can be taken from the Swedish Radio. it was in program on 11.08.2011
here is the link
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/sandningsarkiv.aspx?programid=2480&date=2011-08-11
I can hear that the quality is better than my registration taken off radio here in Poland in February.

best,
Marek
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Friday 09 September 2011, 17:54
hello tcutler,
i believe it can be registered using a sort of software. I have been told so and now trying to get it by myself.
Marek

it happened that I became guest in my previous posts - don't know why. I have registered again
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: jerfilm on Friday 09 September 2011, 19:43
You can use Movavi Screen Capture for downloading from sites that normally just let you "play" music.  I downloaded the Mlynarski Violin Concerto from Swedish radio the other day and it has a tick-tick-tick-tick annoying sound all the way through it.  Did not have that sound when I was recording it.  Not sure what caused that.  If you use that program, it's well to turn off all other computer sounds as they will record as part of your download.....

Are there any other hidden gems in the Swedish archive?  Is there a Polish archive that one can listen to?

Jerry
Title: Re: discography and recording dates for violin works
Post by: markniew on Saturday 10 September 2011, 17:51
Interesing that there are sound errors when recording.
as to the archive of Polish music I know that Polish Radio keeps in deep secret their registrations! I don't believe that one can listen to archive programmes even to those brodcast few days/weeks earlier. I heard somwhen that enabling listening migh break property righs (sic!).
I do have quite big own-done archive of Polish stuff recorded off-radio. However it takes terrible long to transfer pieces into mp3.  and I try rather to save time (or I am lazy) - but will upload some compositions that are not-well known outside Poland and are not available on commercial LPs/CDs.
Marek