Bill, This information is incredibly helpful. After my posting, I spent (way too much) time looking for a location that offered the CD or any information about it and came up with zilch. Berliner Philharmoniker, Gebr. Alexander and all of my usual horn/import CD sources (Ulrich Koebl, TAP, Paxman, Osmun, jpc.de) were all of no avail. This was particularly frustrating since I realized that I had confused this Berlin Horn ensemble CD with the Vienna Horns, Art of Brass CD that is also on the Rimsky-Horns site and saw that I didn't have a copy of it yet (will remedy that ASAP).
Tuesday morning, I took a second look at the NY Sun site and there was reader comment to the effect that Nordlingers's comment that it "shouldn't be too hard" to find a copy on the internet was wishful thinking. I followed up with a more detailed "me too" that also pointed out that Stefan Dohr and not Dorn is lead on the CD. There was no response to this and it doesn't seem that they saw fit to post my comments (at least not as of a minute ago). Another comment now appears from someone else pleading for information, but no response from Nordlinger or the editors. The Sun seems to be an on-line only publication (though I am not completely sure that is the reason that I have never noticed it at a newsstand). The writing of their music critics (Fred Kirshnit seems to be their other regular "classical guy") stands out for being contrary to whatever the general consensus is in other papers. Quality is pretty much what you saw - no particular care seems to be given to facts, spellings or other editorial details; more of a blog feel than real "writing". Someone I know mails me a lot of the reviews from it since I complained to him once that I often wonder if the writer of a review I have read in the Times was at the same concert I attended or played. The reviews certainly are "different", but mostly are slightly irritating and occasionally worth reading. I do have to add that it turns out that one of their pop music writers, Will Friedwald, is an old friend of mine and a recognized authority on Sinatra and the vocal tradition he represents, though he doesn't write as a concert reviewer for the Sun. Read at your own risk, is my advice. Peter >message: 17 >date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:43:15 +0200 >from: William Melton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >subject: [Hornlist] Re: Berlin Hornists > >> You'll have to search the CD out yourself. It is produced by Gebr. >> Alexander (you've heard of them?) and I can't recall how I obtained my >> copy. > >If anyone is after the BPO hornists' "Opera" CD, try the following >Dutch site: > >http://www.rimskys-horns.com/eng/nieuws.html > >Peter, I agree it's a terrific CD, but just for us foreigners, how is >the NY Sun regarded in journalistic circles? I haven't stumbled over >such a sloppily written review in quite awhile. > >Bill Melton >Hauset (B) / Sinfonie Orchester Aachen (D) > ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
