What are you listening to now?

[ShineyMcShineShine]

Hmmm. I thought that the accepted interpretation was that if a recording went out of copyright you are allowed to copy the original sound carrier, i.e., the 78 shellac discs, or whatever. You are not allowed to copy from a later embodiment, i.e. a CD release of the same material.

Anyway I'm not comfortable supporting this enterprise, especially since it seems like they're selling a rip of the EMI box set.

I don't know but I do know I've found PD labels ripping material from other labels' CDs. I'd say it's standard operating procedure. It's rare that a PD label will make the effort to acquire all the 78s and make fresh transfers.

[San Antone]

The sound of happiness.

One of my favorite composers and two of my favorite pianists - this is a recording for me.

TD - following in Que's footsteps

Carlos Seixas : José Carlos Araújo

[Traverso]

Bruckner

Symphony No.7  In good company with Bruckner.

[Iota]

Clara Schumann
Piano Trio in Gminor


Open-hearted and rather lovely.

[Karl Henning]

Bruckner

Symphony No.7  In good company with Bruckner.

Must be a great box!

[Ken B]

D'Anglebert
Suites fo harpsichord
Francesco Cera

[Mirror Image]

Hahahahahaha! Can't help to laugh because I felt the same way about these works when I heard it. Even after listening twice I felt the same.

However I love most of his other piano works.

I do like his early piano works like the Four Études, Op. 4, but that's about it.

Thread duty -

Enescu
Vox maris, Op. 31
Various soloists
Lawrence Foster, conductor
Chœur De Chambre "Les Éléments"
Orchestre National de Lyon

[Mirror Image]

Don't explain. Laughing at John is its own reward. 

Right back at ya!

[Traverso]

Must be a great box!

Thank you,it is,all the symphonies,Beethoven,Brahms Bruckner, Mahler, Schumann & Tchaikovsky.

Haitink is not a colorless conductor,I love to listen to his recordings.

[Florestan]

[Sergeant Rock]

Janáček Sinfonietta, Klemperer conducting the Concertgebouw




Sarge

[San Antone]

op. 54 no. 2

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

op. 54 no. 2

That set is fantastic!

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

Thank you,it is,all the symphonies,Beethoven,Brahms Bruckner, Mahler, Schumann & Tchaikovsky.

Haitink is not a colorless conductor,I love to listen to his recordings.

I have it all (except the Schumann) in individual boxes released at various times. I agree. There is nothing more colorful than a perfectly balanced performance by the best orchestra in the world.

[Mirror Image]

Enescu
Piano Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 30
Tammuz Piano Quartet

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

Decided to listen to this disc in its entirety.

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The thing I most enjoyed was the Ballet Suite.  Lively, witty music. My reaction to the fifth symphony was similar to my reaction to the forth. Enjoyable, but didn't make a strong impression on me. Impossible to put my finger on what was missing, maybe 'expressive intensity.' Perhaps a too-polite performance is part of it. Just a personal reaction, of course.

[Irons]

Thank you,it is,all the symphonies,Beethoven,Brahms Bruckner, Mahler, Schumann & Tchaikovsky.

Haitink is not a colorless conductor,I love to listen to his recordings.

He is no slouch in Shostakovich too.

[San Antone]

That set is fantastic!

The Festetics is my go-to set for Haydn quartets.

TD

But these guys also do a good job



op. 20 no. 2

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

The Festetics is my go-to set for Haydn quartets.

The last time I was on a Haydn kick I was alternating Festetics Quartet and Aeolian Quartet. Deeply satisfying.

[Traverso]

That set is fantastic!

I'm sure it bis but not available anymore.