Dirk Joeres – Alto CD https://altocd.com Classical Music and Nostalgia CDs Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:48:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Beethoven Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 https://altocd.com/product/beethoven-symphonies-nos-1-2/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:48:33 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=52721 Westdeutsche Sinfonia, Dirk Joeres

Catalogue Number: ALC 1475
Number of Discs: 1 CD
Date/Runtime: TIME 61:16 DDD, 2015
Barcode: 5055354414756

Longer in-depth essay on the symphonies by Dirk Joeres

]]> [Syms.1&2] “two performances of masterpieces: marvellous orchestral playing and a carefree feeling to the music-making … playing is highly detailed and relaxed. The lack of bombast and aggression in the louder passages is to be applauded … performances unbuttoned and refined … sound quality is vivid, forward and clear” (MusicWeb)
[5th MC3106] “Right at the opening, the listener notes the extremely rich, dynamically full-powered and yet transparent sound of the Westdeutsche Sinfonia, also rich in its tonal quality. Under the gripping direction of Dirk Joeres, the symphony becomes a first-rate sound experience” [7th] “Joeres is not influenced by any (other) styles. He conducts a classically shaped and full-blooded Seventh in which the focus is on the music, On the accompanying note, he fully explains the symphonies and his interpretive concept with a great deal of knowledge” (Pizzicato)

Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.21 [26:30]
[1] I. Allegro molto – Allegro con brio 9:21
[2] II. Andante cantabile con moto 7:44
[3] III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace 3:44
[4] IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace 5:39
 
Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36 [34:35]
[5] I. Adagio – Allegro con brio 12:54
[6] II. Larghetto 11:33
[7] III. Scherzo. Allegro 3:45
[8] IV. Allegro molto 6:22
]]> Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2 https://altocd.com/product/brahms-serenades-nos-1-and-2/ https://altocd.com/product/brahms-serenades-nos-1-and-2/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 23:36:57 +0000 https://amuletts.com/altocd/?post_type=product&p=50963 Brahms: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2 Dirk Joeres / Westdeutsche Sinfonia Catalogue Number: ALC 1098 Number of Discs: CD 1 Released: November 2010]]> “two of Brahms’s most endearing works… excellent bargain”
—Penguin Guide
“musically sensitive… dashing gypsy rhythms… irresistable”
— Gramophone
“Joeres’ music-making is warm, dignified and gracious… no need to look further.
— Rob Barnett, ,Musicweb International

Brahms’s early orchestral serenades have one foot planted in the circle of Robert Schumann, the other in the classical tradition of Mozart and Haydn. But they also contain more than a hint of the grandeur that would emerge in orchestral works to come — not merely the symphonies, but the choral music with orchestra, particularly the German Requiem.

This outstanding recording, originally released on Carlton and available only for a brief time, wowed critics in England and Germany. Alto returns this outstanding Brahms recording to the catalogue at an outstanding value price.

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