What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Seven Early Songs right now. So beautiful.

[DavidW]

Jacobs fest for me:



and coming up:


and some Rameau (performed by Minkowski):

[Mirror Image]

and some Rameau (performed by Minkowski):

I have this recording of Rameau as well and it's fantastic. I should revisit it!

[Harry]

Going in for surgery on Tuesday morning, so I will be away for a bit . In case ya all would wonder.
As soon as I can stand on my feet again, I will drag my body to the listening room.
Till then.

[Scarpia]

Going in for surgery on Tuesday morning, so I will be away for a bit . In case ya all would wonder.
As soon as I can stand on my feet again, I will drag my body to the listening room.
Till then.

Best of luck!  Hope you don't get wheeled into the operating room to find the surgeon listening to Pettersson.   

[The new erato]

Going in for surgery on Tuesday morning, so I will be away for a bit . In case ya all would wonder.
As soon as I can stand on my feet again, I will drag my body to the listening room.
Till then.

Good luck!

[Harry]

Best of luck!  Hope you don't get wheeled into the operating room to find the surgeon listening to Pettersson.   

[karlhenning]

Going in for surgery on Tuesday morning, so I will be away for a bit . In case ya all would wonder.
As soon as I can stand on my feet again, I will drag my body to the listening room.
Till then.

All the best, Harry!

[listener]

BEETHOVEN   Violin COncerto
Francescatti     Columbia S.O.    Bruno Walter
SATIE    for piano 4-hands
Parade, Cinéma    arr. Milhaud
Trois Morceaux en forme de "Poire",  Aperçus désagréables,   La Belle excentrique
Yoji Takahashi, Alain Planès  pianists

[DavidW]

I have this recording of Rameau as well and it's fantastic. I should revisit it!

Cool beans!   That is a maiden listen Monday for me.

[jlaurson]

J. Haydn
Opus 76
Takacs Quartet
Decca

[karlhenning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays!

Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский
Concerto for Cello № 1 in g minor
Marina Tarasova, vc
Symphony Orchestra of Russia
Duderova

[mc ukrneal]

Going in for surgery on Tuesday morning, so I will be away for a bit . In case ya all would wonder.
As soon as I can stand on my feet again, I will drag my body to the listening room.
Till then.

Hope you will get well quickly!

[karlhenning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (This recording.)

Пётр Ильич [Pyotr Ilyich]
Symphony № 5 in e minor, Opus 64
Philharmonia
Muti

[Keemun]

Going in for surgery on Tuesday morning, so I will be away for a bit . In case ya all would wonder.
As soon as I can stand on my feet again, I will drag my body to the listening room.
Till then.

I hope all goes well, Harry! 

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (This recording.)

Пётр Ильич [Pyotr Ilyich]
Symphony № 5 in e minor, Opus 64
Philharmonia
Muti

Karl, how do you like this?  I have the Muti box set and like it all.

~~~

Now:

Stanford
Symphony No. 5
David Lloyd-Jones
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

[karlhenning]

Karl, how do you like this?  I have the Muti box set and like it all.

Very much; I've been meaning to get this box forever.

[mc ukrneal]

Very much; I've been meaning to get this box forever.

Muti and the 5th are quite under-rated. It's a good version. Interestingly, I am watching MEZZO as I type and they are showing the 5th counducted by Gergiev with the Mariinsky Orchestra (or whatever they are called these days). A bit disappointing. He is exaggerating everything, but it a sterotyped way. So instead of a Bernstein type angst or romanticism, it's a bit of a parody of itself. I expected more. The clarinet was slightly out of tune at the beginning too. Drove me nuts. Anyway, we'll soon get the the 4th movement - perhaps it will improve there (third movement is already better than previous).

[Brahmsian]

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (This recording.)

Пётр Ильич [Pyotr Ilyich]
Symphony № 5 in e minor, Opus 64
Philharmonia
Muti

Ahhh Karl, I really love this one! 

[karlhenning]

Muti and the 5th are quite under-rated. It's a good version. Interestingly, I am watching MEZZO as I type and they are showing the 5th counducted by Gergiev with the Mariinsky Orchestra (or whatever they are called these days). A bit disappointing. He is exaggerating everything, but it a sterotyped way.

I nearly could not listen through to his entire recording of the Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet . . . just too mannered. And I hate to say that of Gergiev, whom I saw conduct the Mariinka (<-- affectionate form for the Mariinsky Theatre, or its orchestra) in a life-changing performance of the Leningrad Symphony here in Worcester, Mass.

[mc ukrneal]

I nearly could not listen through to his entire recording of the Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet . . . just too mannered. And I hate to say that of Gergiev, whom I saw conduct the Mariinka (<-- affectionate form for the Mariinsky Theatre, or its orchestra) in a life-changing performance of the Leningrad Symphony here in Worcester, Mass.

Well, I can say he recovered somewhat in the last movement. He milked the beginning too much, let the timpini get a nice long solo in (irritating that, along with allowing him to play too loudly for an extended period), but then it started getting better. It was at least a decent last movement. Although he's back to milking it again before they really take off and fly. Ok - flying. And the ending - medium slow. Ah well, still fun to watch - and better than anything else on!

EDIT: Looks like they will be playing 3 and 6 next!  Cool...