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#21

Composer Discussion / Re: Mozart

Last post by DavidW - Today at 06:25:04 AM

A couple days ago I listened to this album:



And I really appreciated how much more intense and dramatic the 20th becomes in a driven, PI performance.  This isn't polite music at tea time.  This is storming the heavens!  I loved it.

#22

General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 06:15:59 AM

Two eminently lyric quartets by this Lithuanian composer (1884-1941). The First Quartet is imbued with delightful rustic gestures. The Second Quartet is less memorable yet very beautiful.

Will have to add this to my list of composers to check out.

PD

#23

General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 06:15:01 AM

The concert platform meets Broadway.

http://tsaraslondon.com/2024/04/01/thibaudet-feinstein-gershwin-rhapsody/

https://musicwebinternational.com/2024/04/gershwin-gershwin-rhapsody-decca/

That looks like it would be a fun recording! 

TD
Naive's PR gimmick is that the violin is Ysaye's own instrument, the 1740 Guarneri del Gesu, which later was owned by Charles Munch, and then Isaac Stern. It was purchased by Nippon Music Foundation in 1995 from Stern. Khachatryan himself used it (on loan from NMF) from 2010 to 2022.
So I suppose this is as PI a recording of Ysaye as you can get.

Liner notes are in French, English, and Armenian.

Thanks for the history behind the violin.  How did you like the music and the performances, etc. of it?

PD

[King's Chapel]

#24

Composing and Performing / Re: Henning's Headquarters

Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 06:13:20 AM

Very "cool", opus 117a and 149a (gently sad)  music....I hope you will find real instruments/performers soon!

P.

Warm thanks! These pieces will be on the November program at King's Chapel.

#25

General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by steve ridgway - Today at 06:12:43 AM

The main drawback of this otherwise great recording is the participation of counter tenor Dominique Visse, who stains this record with his horrible voice.

Diabolus In Musica LOL

#26

General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Pieces that have blown you...

Last post by relm1 - Today at 05:45:31 AM

George Lloyd Symphony No. 9, especially the grim slow movement.

Yes, a very fine symphony with the slow movement being my favorite part. 

#27

Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Music with Arabic Scale/In...

Last post by relm1 - Today at 05:43:56 AM

Behzad Ranjbaran - Persian Trilogy

[Beethoven]

#28

General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by brewski - Today at 05:23:10 AM

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Bruno Seidler-Winkler / Neues Symphonie-Orchester). The very first recording of this piece, from 1923. Probably something many people would want to hear at least once, if only for the history.
 

-Bruce

#29

General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by AnotherSpin - Today at 05:16:15 AM

#30

Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas

Last post by prémont - Today at 04:49:20 AM

And op 110 for Koch. I haven't read the discussion above so it may have been mentioned. I can let you have it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beethoven-Pno-Sonatas-23-26-31/dp/B000001SE3

Thank you for the offer. However, I just remembered that I've had this CD for many years, although I haven't listened to it recently. I even referred to the Appassionata on this CD in a post on this thread a few days ago, noting that I found the anonymous Appassionata on a pirated CD (which also includes Tomsic's Op. 13 and 27.2) to be more impressive than Tomsic's Appassionata on the Koch label. It seems we compete for the title of being the most senior.