Willem Mengelberg - Etchings by Rembrandt

Started by Justin, Saturday 06 February 2021, 23:24

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Wheesht

It may be possible to get it from this site.

There is also this set of selected compositions from 2018. The Sketches in this set were recorded in 1994 by the Radio Symphony Orchestra under Kenneth Montgomery. A review in Dutch is available on opusklassiek.nl.

Ilja

Last year, Donemus published a recording of Mengelberg's Sinfonietta played by the Ciconia Consort conducted by Dick van Gasteren. It is on Spotify, too.

Alan Howe

QuoteIt may be possible to get it from this site

Thanks - but there seems to be no credit card payment facility...

Justin

Quote from: M. Yaskovsky on Thursday 11 February 2021, 09:35
There's a 1998 recording on cd of Mengelberg's opus. Jaap van Zweden conducting the Orkest van het Oosten on the TNS records label (unknown to me):

That is the same recording as the YouTube link I shared.

Alan Howe

It'd be good to be able to purchase the commercial recording, though.

Wheesht

The 2018 set is a commercial recording - perhaps an alternative to the elusive CD on the TNS label?

Alan Howe

Yes, indeed - but how do I actually purchase a copy?

Wheesht

Well, I've just ordered a copy from the Attaca Productions website, and unless I did something wrong there is a flat rate  of 5 Euros for postage, which seems reasonable. I did feel odd to be ordering from a site that claims to publish 'a broader selection of the world's avantgarde'.

Alan Howe

This is 3-CD plus 2-DVD set! Contents:

CD 1 Songs, Barcarolle for Piano and Choral Music
Renate Arends Soprano
Geert Berghs Tenor
Jacob Bogaart Piano
Project Chamber Choir Willem Mengelberg
Geert van den Dungen conductor

CD 2 Orchestral Music
- Sinfonietta für Streichorchester
- Preludium over 'Het Oude Wilhelmus'
- Musik zu Radierungen von Rembrandt
Radio Symfonie Orkest
Kenneth Montgomery conductor

CD 3 Feierliche Messe
for Soloists, Choir, Organ and Orchestra
Lucy de Butts soprano
Michaela Unsinn alto
Zacharie Fogal tenor
Gerhard Nennemann bass
Wolfgang Sieber organ
Ensemble Corund
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Stephen Smith Conductor

DVD 1 Feierliche Messe
for Soloists, Choir, Organ and Orchestra
This DVD is the video version of CD 3 in surround sound

DVD 2 Zuort and Chasa Mengelberg
This DVD shows Chasa Mengelberg and Hof Zuort in Switzerland and tells the story of the chalet, the farm house and its famous owner, Willem Mengelberg.

Wheesht

Indeed, and at 22.31 Euros (presumably without VAT) it's good value, methinks.

Alan Howe


Justin

Ordered it as well. Hope that the documentary about Chasa Mengelberg is in English or at least has subtitles. Otherwise I will have to hire Ilja for the hour.  ;D

eschiss1

Well, that explains the title of his late song (Chasa Glockenliedchen), anyway, or sort of does.

Justin

Quote from: Alan Howe on Thursday 11 February 2021, 14:29
It'd be good to be able to purchase the commercial recording, though.

Which version do you prefer, Alan?

Alan Howe