What are you listening to now?

[André]

A downplayed, really interesting and beautiful version of this masterful song-cycle. The near hysteria in some movements are toned down for a near chambermusic sensitivity, with some of the best recorded orcestral sound I've heard in quite some time.

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Very well stated. This is the only version in the last 40 years that has moved me as much as the Barshaï Moscow pionneering version on Melodiya.

[André]

Chopin: 4 Ballades, var. Nocturnes etc. Arthur Schoonderwoerd (1836 Plyel pianoforte)
Mozart: concertos 17, 23 and 24. Artur Rubinstein and the RCA Victor Symphony under Alfred Wallenstein. Hard to conceive more beautiful and inspiring versions. RCA box of Rubinstein concerto discs.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



In the wake of the England/Scotland debacle, Elgar's The Spirit Of England really hits the right notes. Glorious performances from Teresa Cahill and Gibson/SNO.

[Mookalafalas]

disc 1. Good Sunday morning stuff, even for atheists--God bless us !

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[Todd]

Light, almost ethereal Bruckner, with every detail attended to.  The Scherzo is especially good.  Not a rival to the very best 9ths out there (Giulini on DG and Schuricht for me), but a welcome addition to the discography and a fine final concert from Abbado.  Will the Schubert 8th from the same concert see the light of day?  I hope so.

[Mirror Image]

Light, almost ethereal Bruckner, with every detail attended to.  The Scherzo is especially good.  Not a rival to the very best 9ths out there (Giulini on DG and Schuricht for me), but a welcome addition to the discography and a fine final concert from Abbado.  Will the Schubert 8th from the same concert see the light of day?  I hope so.

Really? I've always read negative things about Abbado's Bruckner.

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Listening to Symphony No. 2. Absolutely thrilling.

[Wakefield]

Bach - Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin
Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, violin [anonymus, 1600–1700, bow: Luis Emilio Rodrigues]
Recordings: Karjaa Church (Karjaan Pyhän Katariinan Kirkko), Finland, October & November 2012, January & March 2013



http://www.amazon.com/Bach-Sonatas-Partitas-solo-violin/dp/B00EJPYRG0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411270399&sr=8-1&keywords=violin+partitas+bach+kaakinen-pilch

I don't know if this set has been commented here, but it should be highly praised. Among several very attractive sets of these works for solo violin released the last years, this one is, IMO, one of the very best.

   

[Madiel]

First listen to the Lemminkainen Suite, of which The Swan of Tuonela is the only bit I already know.

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[Mandryka]

I like this performance a lot, but I do prefer the one on Teldec with Nott. That one has a slower tempo (but not too slow, which is a horrible problem with the Digital Concert Hall one with Rattle/BPO) and it brings out the lyricism of each of the melodic lines. The Howarth is very good, though. There's a fairly new one with Lintu that I haven't yet heard.

In fact it was because I was getting frustrated by the slowness of the one on Telarc that I went hunting for other ways to do it and found Howarth!

Here's another thing I found after getting angry with the Jack Quartet's recordings of Xenakis's Tetras - which made it sound too crude and physical and random and even full of comic noises - cows mooing and farting. Then I found this record from the Danel Quartet which is refined and beautiful, and really brings out an epic quality to the music:



The Lachenmann (Gran Torso) is also fun, though I hesitate to use the word "refined" there.

[Que]

disc 1. Good Sunday morning stuff, even for atheists--God bless us !

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An absolutely great interpretation IMO.

My own morning listening:

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Human religious devotion has produced fantastic art thoughout history, and I have no difficulty whatsoever to relate to it on a emotional level.

Q

[The new erato]

This heathen is enjoying Schutz Weinachtshistorie:

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[Mookalafalas]

An absolutely great interpretation IMO.

Human religious devotion has produced fantastic art thoughout history, and I have no difficulty whatsoever to relate to it on a emotional level.

   I was an altar boy as a kid in the 70s.  Used to have my share of religious fervor.  Still love the feeling of the music, but for the most part I'm glad the singing is in a  language I don't understand... 

[Que]

Revisiting an old ffiend:



I am not providing an Amazon link, since this set is OOP and prices are insane....

Q

[Que]

Some energising Vivaldi!

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Q

[madaboutmahler]

Hello everyone again

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4th

[Sergeant Rock]

Hello everyone again

Hey, Mad. Nice to see you here. You've been missed.

Sarge

[madaboutmahler]

Hey, Mad. Nice to see you here. You've been missed.

Sarge

Thanks Sarge, nice to be back.

[North Star]

Good to see you back here, Daniel!

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Réveil des oiseaux*
Oiseaux exotiques
Chronochromie
Roger Muraro*
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg
Sylvain Cambreling

The set is still ridiculously cheap at Amazon UK mp..
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[not edward]

As concept albums go, this one works pretty well:

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[Harry]

Revisiting an old ffiend:



I am not providing an Amazon link, since this set is OOP and prices are insane....

Q

Am I a lucky guy!, Because I bought it when it was dead cheap!