What are you listening to now?

[Fafner]

Now:

LvB - Symphony No. 5; Violin Concerto in D Major
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwangler

[asin]B00028DNP4[/asin]

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

CD 18 from this fabulous set.

Composers: Samuel de Lange, Adolph Friedrich Hesse, Christian Friedrich Ruppe, Johannes Barend Litzau, Jan Albert van Eijken, Louis James, Alfred Lefebure Wely, Johann Christian Heinrich Rinck

[Lisztianwagner]

Jon Leifs
Fine I

http://www.youtube.com/v/8ZRoLCAC2BE

[North Star]

The rest of the recent order arrived today, ripping them now, and listening to Eschenbach & Barto's Schumann. 

Schumann
Introduction & Allegro appassionato, Op. 92 (Concertstück in G major for piano & orchestra)
Tzimon Barto (piano), Christian Eschenbach & NDR Sinfonieorchester
[asin]B002YOJCE0[/asin]

[Florestan]

http://www.youtube.com/v/fI8sFARtcTY

Joseph Haydn

Symphony No. 1 in D major Hob I: 1(1)

Adam Fischer & The Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

[Wakefield]

Yes, I know that you wrote about the S&P´s. I just commented the high standard of his playing as displayed in the sonatas for violin and harpsichord and his contribution to the two Vivaldi sets. This makes me believe, that his S&P´s must be most interesting. But it seems difficult to get hold of them outside Italy?

Actually, I think it's quite simple on the Amadeus store: http://shop.amadeusonline.net/

P.S.: "AGGIUNGI AL CARRELLO", caro Premonte. 

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

CD III, piano works.

Ira Maria Witososchynskyj, piano.

Fine works, very balanced pianist. Good sound.

[jlaurson]

After a fine lunch with Mieczysław Weinberg as the topic:


W.G. Mozart
Complete Piano Concertos*
M.Uchida / J.Tate / ECO
Philips (9 CDs)
German link - UK link
* limited to Echt-Mozart for no more than one instrument

K482 & K488

[Fafner]

Vauhan Williams - Symphony No. 7 & 8
Bournemouth SO, Kees Bakels

[asin]B00000AELD[/asin]

[North Star]

Continuing first-listen Monday

Schumann
Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat major, WoO 24
Introduction and Concert-Allegro in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 134
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (arr. for 2 pianos by Debussy)
Tzimon Barto, Christian Eschenbach & NDR Sinfonieorchester
[asin]B002YOJCE0[/asin]


Now:
Stravinsky
Apollo
Craft & LSO
[asin]B0008JEKCW[/asin]

[Fafner]

I aborted the Vaughan Williams due to a rather noisy ambience in the office and now streaming this:

Schumann
Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat major, WoO 24
Introduction and Concert-Allegro in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 134
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (arr. for 2 pianos by Debussy)
Tzimon Barto, Christian Eschenbach & NDR Sinfonieorchester
[asin]B002YOJCE0[/asin]

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Some exquisite chamber music on the 4th CD of this set. Remarkable music. And fine performances.

Michael Faust & Vukan Milin, Flutes.
Reiner Wehle, Clarinet.
Matthias Lingenfelder, Violin.
Francoise Groben, Cello.
Ira Maria Witoschynskyj, Piano.

[Karl Henning]

Vauhan Williams - Symphony No. 7 & 8
Bournemouth SO, Kees Bakels

[asin]B00000AELD[/asin]

That disc was pretty much my introduction to both works, and I find that it still holds up.

[Karl Henning]

I really enjoy the Barshai set, Karl, and enjoyed the 4th (twice yesterday!).  Which recording(s) would you recommend for the 4th?  Merci! 

Bonjour, Ray!

Off the top of my head (and in no particular order:

Haitink / Chicago
Maksim Dmitriyevich / Prague
Slava / National Symphony

[North Star]

I aborted the Vaughan Williams due to a rather noisy ambience in the office and now streaming this:

Schumann
Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat major, WoO 24
Introduction and Concert-Allegro in D minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 134
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (arr. for 2 pianos by Debussy)
Tzimon Barto, Christian Eschenbach & NDR Sinfonieorchester

Good stuff, that. But I'm not sure whether it benefits any more from the noisy office than the RVW...



Now:

Stravinsky
Agon
Craft & Orchestra of St Luke's
[asin]B0008JEKCW[/asin]

Brilliant stuff, will doubtless benefit from several listens (although I have heard the piece once or twice before already, some time ago).

[Brahmsian]

Bonjour, Ray!

Off the top of my head (and in no particular order:

Haitink / Chicago
Maksim Dmitriyevich / Prague
Slava / National Symphony

Excellent, thank you.  You had me at Haitink!    Certainly enjoy his 8th, with the Royal Concertgebouw

[jlaurson]

Continuing first-listen Monday


Robbie Schumann
"Ghost Concerto"
T.Barto / C.Eschenbach / NDR SO
Ondine
German link - UK link

How do you like it?

I've heard it with three different orchestras (WPh, MPhil, NDRSO) in concert... always to great effect... but never equaled the recorded experience... which made me cry during the Ghost Variations. My Best of 2010 Top Choice. http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-recordings-of-2010-1.html

http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2012/01/ionarts-at-large-schumanns-ghost.html

http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2010/03/dip-your-ears-no-101.html

http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2010/08/notes-from-salzburg-festival-11.html

[Opus106]

Not really one for "the month", but I really want to listen to more of Liszt. And what better way to get into it than to play a CD, the only one of I have of Liszt, which was played no more than two or three times for a single track, about four, maybe five, years ago.

Hungarian Rhapsodies, No. 1 onwards and until interest begins to wane
Cziffra György

[NJ Joe]

I've been rediscovering the Tchaikovsky symphonies for the past few days, and given my current mania for Bernstein/NY, this has lead the way.

[Fafner]

Bonjour, Ray!

Off the top of my head (and in no particular order:

Haitink / Chicago
Maksim Dmitriyevich / Prague
Slava / National Symphony

Mariss Jansons with Bavarian Radio SO is also great.