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#91

Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's String Quartet...

Last post by Holden - September 16, 2025, 10:55:32 PM

This thread prompted me to play Op 59/1 of the Vegh set that I own. Love it.

[Jean SibeliusLuonnotarPelléas and Mélisande SuiteRakastavaLise Davidsen (soprano)Edward Gardner & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]

#92

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

Last post by vandermolen - September 16, 2025, 10:55:28 PM

Jean Sibelius
Luonnotar
Pelléas and Mélisande Suite
Rakastava

Lise Davidsen (soprano)
Edward Gardner & Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Great CD which I have myself.

[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]

#93

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

Last post by vandermolen - September 16, 2025, 10:54:24 PM

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov  Sheherazade, Kees Hulsmann solo violin, Capriccio Espagnol, Rudof Gaehler, solo violin
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

I don't know that recording but I think highly of Mackerras. I like the Lord of the Rings type cover art.

#94

The Diner / Re: Pictures I like

Last post by Kalevala - September 16, 2025, 09:17:34 PM

Not being up on movies--which is it.

And a superhero dog!

THE CANINE CAPED CRUSADER!
Edit: found the film.
But now I need to know about the dog.

It's been a while since we've seen a good one of a super hero cat.

K

[Op. 61]

#95

Composing and Performing / Re: Henning's Headquarters

Last post by Karl Henning - September 16, 2025, 08:30:27 PM

And I have dutifully knocked off three pp. more of the Op. 61.

I also composed a minute of guitar music,  but my brain feels so out of it, I'll have to see tomorrow if I think it's any good.

#96

The Diner / Re: Last Movie You Watched

Last post by Karl Henning - September 16, 2025, 08:23:15 PM

Parasite. Had I known that the story is so utterly otherwise than the notion I got from the title, I should have watched this long ago. Another disc in this set is a b&w version of the movie. Will watch that before I need to return it to the Library. 

#97

The Diner / Re: Birders' Nest

Last post by owlice - September 16, 2025, 07:48:01 PM

Birds are so weird sometimes.


Check out his toes!


African Openbill (Botswana)

#98

The Diner / Re: What are you doing?

Last post by drogulus - September 16, 2025, 07:47:59 PM

     I did a miraculous thing. I found a watchable copy of The Race for the Double Helix, one of the most unobtainable movies I know of. It's never been put on an official DVD.

     

#99

Composer Discussion / Re: Alberic Magnard(1865-1914)

Last post by kyjo - September 16, 2025, 07:27:58 PM

I'd love to see a performance of his String Quartet or Fourth Symphony the next time, whether on that channel or other.

What I wouldn't give to hear, say, the Pittsburgh Symphony under Manfred Honeck perform the glorious Fourth Symphony! Unlikely, of course, but they have programmed less-standard symphonies recently like Schmidt's Fourth and Korngold's in F-sharp.

#100

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

Last post by JBS - September 16, 2025, 06:59:07 PM

I've listened to half of the first movement of Beethoven op.132 in several versions...

Okay, that settles it. I'll be buying the 2nd Guarneri cycle as soon as convenient.

Sigh. I have that via the Brilliant Classics set and I don't remember a single thing about it. Time to dig it out.

TD
2 CDs from this


Deutsche Kammerakadamie Nuess am Rhein

Symphony 13 in D
Notturno 1 in F
Symphony 20 in C
Lavard Skou Larsen conducting

Incidental Music to Voltaire's Zaire
Notturno solenne in E Flat
Notturno in F
Johannes Goritzki conducting

The Voltaire play is the one which formed the basis of the Bellini opera I listened to a few days ago