What are you listening to now?

[Florestan]

Yes, I'll let you have it when I'm home thus weekend.

Thank you, good sir!

I think the cheerful way with D960 goes back to Schnabel.

Must investigate. Thanks for the tip. Do you have it as well? 

[aligreto]

Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments [Crossley/Salonen]

[André]

Symphony no 10



Kreisleriana, Toccata etc from this set:



CD 2, incl. K 284, 309 and 310:

[TheGSMoeller]

One of the best performances of Elgar I've heard! This recording captures that intense, electric-vibe from a live concert...

[Traverso]

Beethoven

String Quartet  Op.59.No.2
String Quartet  Op.74 (Harfenquartett)

Very fine recordings.

[Kontrapunctus]

No.30-32 today. Crystal clear playing and sound.

[listener]

FUX Requiem
Clemencic Consort    René Clemencic cond.

POULENC: Sinfonietta    JOLIVET: Flute Concerto
ROUSSEL: Sinfonietta    IBERT: Divertissement
Manuela Wiesler, flute     Tapiola Sinfonieta    Paavo Järvi cond.

[NikF]

Shostakovick: Symphony No. 10 - Mravinsky/Leningrad Philharmonic.

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[aligreto]

Sor: A la Bonne Heure, Six Waltzes, Op. 51 [McFadden]

[Traverso]

Bach

A lot of Bach today and I will end with it too.These  unsurpassable performances give me so much joy  throughout the years. Harpsichord Concertos. Gustav Leonhardt

http://www.youtube.com/v/wC_kuLSnuXk

[NikF]

Shostakovich: The Bolt - Rozhdestvensky/Stockholm Philharmonic.

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[André]

Major sonic limitations, but a terrific performance, with a precision and sharpness that makes Szell sound rather benign in comparison.

[SymphonicAddict]

It seems as composed originally for piano. It's great when you can perceive other sonorities and timbres in a transcribed/arranged work. These 6 tone poems on piano certainly don't lack charm. On the contrary, it's somehow increased.

[NikF]

Shostakovich: The Golden Age - Simonov/Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

[JBS]

Shostakovich: The Golden Age - Simonov/Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra

The Naxos recording with Serebrier also has that poster as its cover art
TD
Before Karajan BPO Beethoven Symphony 6 and various overtures. The 70s cycle.
Now Clementi Five Sonatas opp 23 and 25
Constantino Mastroprimiano fortepiano

[kyjo]

It seems as composed originally for piano. It's great when you can perceive other sonorities and timbres in a transcribed/arranged work. These 6 tone poems on piano certainly don't lack charm. On the contrary, it's somehow increased.

Very interesting, Caesar. Considering I'm not a great fan of Smetana's orchestration (too much darn triangle! ), I ought to check this out!

[NikF]

The Naxos recording with Serebrier also has that poster as its cover art

Do you have it? I keep meaning to pick it up, because I'd like an alternative to the Simonov.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Dvorak, Symphony 7, Davis/Concertgebouw. Stunning 1975 sound! Dynamite performance, too, forceful where needed, sprinkled with appropriate charm, never leaving the Czech countryside.

[JBS]

Do you have it? I keep meaning to pick it up, because I'd like an alternative to the Simonov.

Yes. It's good. Is the Simonov complete? If it isn't get the Naxos. If it is, I honestly don't know if you need the Naxos...

[NikF]

Yes. It's good. Is the Simonov complete? If it isn't get the Naxos. If it is, I honestly don't know if you need the Naxos...

Cool.
The Simonov is complete in as much as it's a recording from a performance of the ballet. And I just had a look at the liner notes and it states it's the 'reconstructed' version first premiered in 1980. But I've only seen the ballet once and that's not enough for me to notice any changes or omissions.
I should've mentioned the reason I'm talking about getting the Naxos is because the Simonov has sound quality similar to a bootleg recording from the audience.