What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Gurn Blanston]

[Haydn/Solti:]

As I wrote before, my first summary association is "cheerful". Sometimes it could be a bit more witty, but one has this often with Haydn, so in the end I like the lightweight, transparent, Mozarty approach, avoiding extremes. Light-hearted music that keeps me listening and interested.

Yes, you posted at the same time I did so I didn't see that. It is the "Mozarty approach" that I'm interested in. Very good.

"Fortuna, Imperiatrix Mundi" just finished . That's kickin'!   

[Gold Knight]

On Spotify:

Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.5 in E-Flat Major, Op.82 {Final 1919 Version}, featuring the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Osmo Vanska.
Philip Glass--Symphony No.3 and Symphony No.2 in C Minor, Op.28, both performed by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra led by Marin Alsop.

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Now:



A new acquisition. Listening to Violin Concerto. Very nice.

[listener]

French piano music, 4-hands, Bösendorfer piano
BIZET  Jeux d'efants     DANIEL-LESUR Le Bouquet de Béatrice
FAURÉ   Dolly     RAVEL  Ma mère l'oye    CAPLET Un tas de petites choses
DANDELOT   En vacances    MILHAUD Enfantines  SÉVERAC   En vacances
VUILLEMIN Trois bluettes faciles   INGELBRECHT La nursery - 5 pieces
Philippe Corre, Edoluard Exerjean, pianist.....
.....  because I like it.

[DavidRoss]

Beethoven, Waldstein, Paul Lewis -- and liking his meditative approach.

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[kishnevi]

Marvin, the Ring in that box is the Italian Radio one, not the La Scala - sorry, my mistake. The box does contain the EMI Tristan (plus a full Meistersinger).

I agree with you that the brass section is quite poor, at least in the first couple of scenes. They seem to warm up and improve as the work progresses. This was a studio recording, with an invited audience. That explains why there are no stage noises, but the audience erupts wildly at the end.

The sound is rough, much more than would be expected for the date of the recording.  It was Furtwängler's great misfortune to be under contract with EMI. Had he been with Decca or even DGG we would have been treated to a better finished product. I find it amazing that the engineers could not secure a better sound. Considering the task at hand (they were capturing the very first Ring on record) and the prestige of the artists hired, it's a real shame.

The La Scala recording is represented by extracts from the four operas, on discs 90 and 91. In addition the 1954 EMI recording of the first act is there as well. The editors of the Box claim that artistically the Rome version is better than the La Scala.

I have the most recent EMI incarnation of the Rome Ring, and while the sound is obviously not stereo, it seems better to me than many other recordings of that vintage.  Which mastering is in the megabox (1972 for the LP release or 1990, which is the one I have)?.    And I have one installment of the La Scala Ring--Siegfried;  in which the tape deck was apparently placed somewhere very close to the woodwinds, in which the orchestra continually drowns out the singers and is so sonically useless I had no desire to delve further.  (I had to put my ears next to the speakers to hear the singers most of the time.  Very uncomfortable for neck, back and ears.)  This was on the Virtouso label; I can only hope that there are better masterings that deal more kindly with the singers.

Gurn--I'd say Solti's Haydn is one of the best, if not the best, modern orchestra renditions of Haydn I've ever heard.

Thread duty:  Scott Wilson, harpischord,  playing WTC Book 1 from the Teldec Complete Bach Box.

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More Canadian classical music, this time a recording completely dedicated to the music of Malcolm Forsyth. Listening to Elektra Rising which is a cello concerto in all but the name. Sounds good so far.

[Wakefield]

Beethoven: The Complete Piano Sonatas on Period Instruments
Volume 3



Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3
Malcolm Bilson (Thomas & Barbara Wolf, 1990, after Johann Schantz, c. 1800, 5-octave)

Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 - Pathétique
Tom Beghin (Chris Maene No. 2, 1996, after Anton Walter, 1795, 5-octave)

Sonata No. 9 in E Major, Op. 14 No. 1
Bart van Oort (Thomas & Barbara Wolf, 1990, after Johann Schantz, c. 1800, 5-octave)

Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2
Ursula Dütschler (Chris Maene No. 2, 1996, after Anton Walter, 1795, 5-octave)

[listener]

music for lute by FALKENAGEN, BARON and HAGEN
Anthony Bailes,  lute by Martin Hoffmann, Leipzig, 1690's

[mahler10th]

His music makes me feel broad and happy.  Every time.  If you want real melody in your music, here it is.

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[Sergeant Rock]

Sibelius Symphony #6 D minor, Karajan conducting the Berlin Phil




Sarge

[Lisztianwagner]

Sibelius for me too, but the 5th Symphony:

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No.5

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[Karl Henning]

Sibelius Symphony #6 D minor, Karajan conducting the Berlin Phil




Sarge

I remember (sort of) that one!

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Symphony #102, Thomas Fey conducting the Heidelbergers




Sarge

[Lisztianwagner]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto

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[marvinbrown]

  My essential Haydn listening continues and THIS......this is really exquisite:


  CD 16 Symphonies 55-57. The 55th, the Schoolmaster was wonderful but it is Symphony 56 that has me bewildered! That slow movement where the deep bassoon sound suddenly takes center stage is just  0:)....I mean where did Haydn ever come up with that idea?  You are absolutely right Sarge, Haydn's "well" of creativity never seems to run dry.

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  THIS REALLY IS ESSENTIAL LISTENING!

  marvin

 

[Karl Henning]

I'll join your party, Marvin.

"Papa"
Symphony № 44 in e minor, « Mourning » H.I/44
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer

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[TheGSMoeller]

I'll join your party, Marvin.

“Papa”
Symphony  44 in e minor, « Mourning » H.I/44
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adam Fischer

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Karl, one of my top-favs from Papa, I love the structural layout of the movements. And a great performance, no doubt. I may need to hop on the Papa train.

[Karl Henning]

Good morning, Greg!

[TheGSMoeller]

Good morning, Greg!

Same to you, Karl!

And to the rest of the GMG squad.