What are you listening to now?

[Wakefield]

I like those trio sonatas too. That's the only disc of him playing an organ isn't it?

Yes, as far as I know.

I recall, that I somewhere - maybe a year ago - read, that a recording of CÜ III was planned,

Yes, it's his only monographic recording of Bach's music played on organ; but also exist these other two:


http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Benjamin-Alard-Musique-Francaise-des-XVII-XVIII-Siecles/hnum/4970712


http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Benjamin-Alard-Andreas-Bach-Buch/hnum/1602267

The Andreas Bach Buch has been in my wish list for a long time. 

[Lisztianwagner]

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Franz Liszt
Wagner Transcriptions

Pianist: Leslie Howard

[ritter]

Prompted by a friend of mine who simply can't stand Sinopoli  :

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Mahler's Ninth, Staatskapelle Dresden, Giuseppe Sinopoli (cond.)

I find it superb....really slow, but full of fresh insights...fascinating!

[prémont]

Yes, it's his only monographic recording of Bach's music played on organ; but also exist these other two:
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Benjamin-Alard-Musique-Francaise-des-XVII-XVIII-Siecles/hnum/4970712
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Benjamin-Alard-Andreas-Bach-Buch/hnum/1602267

Generally i find the choice of repertoire for his Hortus CDs a bit strange, he seems to choose works of secondary importance, like this one:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Bach-Klaviertranskriptionen/hnum/6309531

and I do not think that the inclusion of the Ave maris Stella hymn by one of my favorite composers Titeloutze on the Musique Francaix CD justifies a purchase, while I am more inclined to get hold of the Andreas Bach Buch CD. What has kept me back me until now is the high cost of the Hortus CDs and the fact, that I wasn´t particularly enamoured by the above mentioned Bach harpsichord CD.

[Karl Henning]

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A new acquisition. Listening to Symphony No. 4. Sounds great so far.

Hmm, and how is L'enfant prodigue? That disc could be a temptation . . . .

[Mirror Image]

Hmm, and how is L'enfant prodigue? That disc could be a temptation . . . .

It's an excellent performance, Karl. Everything is well played here. A great disc all-around.

[Mirror Image]

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A new acquisition. Just finished Symphony No. 5. Great performance!

[Mirror Image]

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Listening to The Firebird. Excellent performance.

[Mirror Image]

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Listening to Bartok's The Miraculous Mandarin. Such an awesome work.

[kishnevi]

First listen; this landed yesterday as part of my order from Prestoclassical.
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It may be remembered that I commented in another thread on the hideousness of the cover image.  (The full painting is used as the CD's inlay, btw.)  The paintings title may explain why the lady in the image does not evoke any pulchritudinous resonances.

Jawlensky: Portrait du danseur Alexander Sacharow, 1909


Oh, btw, the performance is first rate.

[Todd]

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Some very Austrian Schubert.  Nice so far.

[listener]

BRAHMS: Piano Trios no. in c, op.101   o. op. in A
Vienna Piano Trio
César FRANCK  - for the organ
Pièce Héroïque, Fantaisie Idylle,  the 3 Chorals
François-Henri Houbart, organ  at La Madeleine,  Paris  (Cavaillè-Coll)

[Mirror Image]

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Listening to Apollo. Love this work.

[Que]

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First run, I could tell right away from the start that this is some extremely good Marais!

Q


PS This 5-CD set is currently quite a bargain at AmazonUK.

[Harry]

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First run, I could tell right away from the start that this is some extremely good Marais!

Q

This set was gifted to me 2 years ago by a member who has sadly disappeared from this forum. As you I think this is pretty much definitive if it comes to Marais. I know that I enjoyed this set enormously, and I am sure you will too.

[Harry]

First listen, and I am flabbergasted, such beautiful music. Read my thoughts if you like.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/ferrara-franco-1911-1985-orchestral.html?spref=tw

[wintersway]

[Harry]

First listen. Some pretty amazing music. See review.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/garofalo-carlo-giorgio-1886-1962.html?spref=tw

[Madiel]

Mahler, Symphony No.5

Simon Rattle and the Berlin Philarmonic.

Making use of some rather nice program notes to help me hear the landmarks a bit better. http://mahlerfest.org/mfXV/notes.htm

[Sadko]

First listen; this landed yesterday as part of my order from Prestoclassical.
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It may be remembered that I commented in another thread on the hideousness of the cover image.  (The full painting is used as the CD's inlay, btw.)  The paintings title may explain why the lady in the image does not evoke any pulchritudinous resonances.

Jawlensky: Portrait du danseur Alexander Sacharow, 1909

Oh, btw, the performance is first rate.

Poor cover designers, can't do it right - I like the cover