smileyman wrote:

I love Savall's third. I agree, it's head and shoulders above every other third I've heard. I'd love to see him do an entire Beethoven cycle, but he seems to have decided to focus his efforts on Medieval and Renaissance music.

Yes, what a tragic waste of an opportunity.

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Rod Corkin wrote:

smileyman wrote: I love Savall's third. I agree, it's head and shoulders above every other third I've heard. I'd love to see him do an entire Beethoven cycle, but he seems to have decided to focus his efforts on Medieval and Renaissance music. Yes, what a tragic waste of an opportunity.

I love what he's done in that arena, so I can't call it a complete waste. However, there is definitely opportunity there to put a defining touch on a complete Beethoven cycle. Maybe if we get enough people to request such a thing he'll do it.

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smileyman wrote:

Rod Corkin wrote: smileyman wrote: I love Savall's third. I agree, it's head and shoulders above every other third I've heard. I'd love to see him do an entire Beethoven cycle, but he seems to have decided to focus his efforts on Medieval and Renaissance music. Yes, what a tragic waste of an opportunity. I love what he's done in that arena, so I can't call it a complete waste. However, there is definitely opportunity there to put a defining touch on a complete Beethoven cycle. Maybe if we get enough people to request such a thing he'll do it.

I meant it is a waste he didn't do more than just the Eroica.

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smileyman wrote:

I love what he's done in that arena, so I can't call it a complete waste. However, there is definitely opportunity there to put a defining touch on a complete Beethoven cycle. Maybe if we get enough people to request such a thing he'll do it.

Perhaps we should start a CMM online petition!

Aother conductor I wish would try his hand at recording Beethoven's symphonies is Christoph Spering... Just throwing that one out there!

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Sorin Eushayson wrote:

smileyman wrote: I love what he's done in that arena, so I can't call it a complete waste. However, there is definitely opportunity there to put a defining touch on a complete Beethoven cycle. Maybe if we get enough people to request such a thing he'll do it. Perhaps we should start a CMM online petition! Aother conductor I wish would try his hand at recording Beethoven's symphonies is Christoph Spering... Just throwing that one out there!

Well one at a time SE!

But the online petition is a good idea, maybe someone can set it up? Or I will when I have the time.

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Rod Corkin wrote:

Sorin Eushayson wrote: smileyman wrote: I love what he's done in that arena, so I can't call it a complete waste. However, there is definitely opportunity there to put a defining touch on a complete Beethoven cycle. Maybe if we get enough people to request such a thing he'll do it. Perhaps we should start a CMM online petition! Aother conductor I wish would try his hand at recording Beethoven's symphonies is Christoph Spering... Just throwing that one out there! Well one at a time SE! But the online petition is a good idea, maybe someone can set it up? Or I will when I have the time.

I wonder how one would go about getting the contact info to Savall? Just did a quick Google search. His website is here and there's contact info on the page itself. However it's not in English so I couldn't read it.

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smileyman wrote:

I wonder how one would go about getting the contact info to Savall?

I suppose you'd start by contacting the record company and asking around there... Unless you have contacts in the music industry that could get you such information.

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Sorin Eushayson wrote:

smileyman wrote: I wonder how one would go about getting the contact info to Savall? I suppose you'd start by contacting the record company and asking around there... Unless you have contacts in the music industry that could get you such information.

From what I could tell on a brief search Savall is his own recording company now--all of newer discs are from his own production company.

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smileyman wrote:

From what I could tell on a brief search Savall is his own recording company now--all of newer discs are from his own production company.

Maybe I should write to him direct in that case, my reputation alone should stir him into action!

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smileyman wrote:

From what I could tell on a brief search Savall is his own recording company now--all of newer discs are from his own production company.

Here's Savall's website: ALIA VOX.

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For Rod: Petition Online - Free Petition Hosting. I guess there's nothing you can't find online anymore!

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Cheers for those links SE, I'll see what can be done in due course.

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if Steve Reich wrote a third symphony..... would we refer to it as the third Reich? .... its late at night... forgive me

Bassoontastic wrote:

if Steve Reich wrote a third symphony..... would we refer to it as the third Reich? .... its late at night... forgive me

Interesting notion, but convention states it would most likely be referred to as 'Reich's Third'. Sleep well, and drink less next time.

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dammit.

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Got my hands on Savall's Eroica; absolutely brilliant. How's the progress coming on the Savall Beethoven Symphony Cycle petition Rod? If you decide to go for it, I'll glady sign (er, type) my name for it!

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if Steve Reich wrote a third symphony..... would we refer to it as the third Reich? .... its late at night... forgive me

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Sorin Eushayson wrote:

Got my hands on Savall's Eroica; absolutely brilliant. How's the progress coming on the Savall Beethoven Symphony Cycle petition Rod? If you decide to go for it, I'll gladly sign (er, type) my name for it!

Oh I forgot all about that! Well, at the weekend I'll see what I can do.

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Rod Corkin wrote:

Sorin Eushayson wrote: Got my hands on Savall's Eroica; absolutely brilliant. How's the progress coming on the Savall Beethoven Symphony Cycle petition Rod? If you decide to go for it, I'll gladly sign (er, type) my name for it! Oh I forgot all about that! Well, at the weekend I'll see what I can do.

While we're on the topic, I see Bruggen has a Beethoven Symphony Cycle out!!! Has anyone heard this??? If it's as good as his Beethoven Violin Concerto, then I'm willing to fork over big cash for it! Here's a link to this cycle, with samples: {Amazon.com}


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Amen to that!

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Sorin Eushayson wrote:

While we're on the topic, I see Bruggen has a Beethoven Symphony Cycle out!!! Has anyone heard this??? If it's as good as his Beethoven Violin Concerto, then I'm willing to fork over big cash for it! Here's a link to this cycle, with samples: {Amazon.com} Amen to that!

I forgot again about the poll!

But to Bruggen, I've heard quite a lot of his Symphonies set a long time ago. My recollection was that the sound wasn't too hot and the performances rather mannered compared to his more recent Beethoven releases. If they've remastered them the edition will be of more interest. I'll keep a look out for this set. Will try the youtube tonight.

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