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Todd

#39720
February 12, 2015, 11:22:54 AM







Dueling Schubert, particularly two of the D946 pieces.  The winner?  My ears.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Panem et Artificialis Intelligentia

Mookalafalas

#39721
February 12, 2015, 04:05:03 PM
Quote from: Gordo on February 12, 2015, 07:02:10 AM
Haydn fortepiano, sir.  :)

Right you are :-[ Should have said "Solo Keyboard works". 

TD:
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It's all good...

HIPster

#39722
February 12, 2015, 04:16:16 PM
Quote from: Que on February 11, 2015, 10:59:19 PM
Looks good, I'm a big fan of Roberta Invernizzi. :)

Q
As am I, my friend!  Funny, I almost wrote the same thing when I listed the Handel disc.   :)

In any event, it is a winner in all aspects (and Invernizzi's voice is incredibly beautiful throughout).

Sticking with Invernizzi for thread duty ~
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Wise words from Que:

Never waste a good reason for a purchase....  ;)

Todd

#39723
February 12, 2015, 06:06:47 PM Last Edit: February 12, 2015, 06:12:34 PM by Todd



I expected world-class Chopin.  I got world-class Chopin.  Freire's playing is predictably fine.  His unique rhythmic sense yields an unusually "danceable" Heroic Polonaise, and individual and compelling takes on the Fourth Ballade and Third Impromptu.  The Op 50 Mazurkas are light and require some listener adjustment.  The centerpiece of the solo works is, of all works, the Berceuse, which is a dazzling work here.  Then there's the Second PC.  I've read opinions by several people that Freire "owns" this piece.  Perhaps he doesn't "own" it, but it's hard to think of a better overall performance of the piano part.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Panem et Artificialis Intelligentia

André

#39724
February 12, 2015, 06:17:11 PM
Quote from: aligreto on February 12, 2015, 10:54:17 AM



As I already own the Bruggen versions of the Paris symphonies I bought this set for the other two collections. On first listen I was a little underwhelmed with the Sturm und Drang. I cannot exactly pinpoint why; the answer may lie in the nature of the music itself. I will of course revisit these performances. The Paris symphonies sparkle exactly as I remember them however. So, onwards to the London symphonies and I am curious to see what the late maestro brought to these works.

I was underwhelmed by the Sturm un Drang works too. Too gentle by half. Things improve with the later works. Why ? Maybe Brüggen is just too controlled and emotionally constipated to let go with a free hand ? I like that set a lot. But not for the S&D works, where Marriner (!!!) out-emotes Bruggen

Mirror Image

#39725
February 12, 2015, 06:21:19 PM
Now:



Listening to Life's Dance. Great performance from Holten/Aarhus SO.

Walt Whitman

#39726
February 12, 2015, 07:00:14 PM
Beethoven: Symphony No.6 in F Major Op.68
Herbert von Karajan: Berlin Philharmonic
1977

Mirror Image

#39727
February 12, 2015, 07:25:29 PM
Now:



Listening to The Oceanides. Absolutely fantastic work and performance.

Moonfish

#39728
February 12, 2015, 07:44:10 PM
Weiss: Ensemble Music II           Cardin/Laflamme

Catching a ride with the Cardin train.....
Great music!

cd 12 from
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"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Brian

#39729
February 12, 2015, 07:50:07 PM
Tomorrow, heading on a road trip and bringing the following music with me!

Sergio Fiorentino: The Complete Liszt Recordings (6 CD box)
Sviatoslav Richter: The Sofia Recital, 1958 (this will be new to me)

1958 Miles and ESP (Miles Davis et. al.)
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (...and Oscar Peterson)
Monk. (Thelonious Monk Quartet on Columbia)
Mingus Dynasty

Mirror Image

#39730
February 12, 2015, 08:00:19 PM
Now:



Listening to Die Seejungfrau. Absolutely first-rate work and performance.

Dancing Divertimentian

#39731
February 12, 2015, 08:00:56 PM
Quote from: Brian on February 12, 2015, 07:50:07 PM
Tomorrow, heading on a road trip and bringing the following music with me!

Sergio Fiorentino: The Complete Liszt Recordings (6 CD box)
Sviatoslav Richter: The Sofia Recital, 1958 (this will be new to me)

1958 Miles and ESP (Miles Davis et. al.)
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (...and Oscar Peterson)
Monk. (Thelonious Monk Quartet on Columbia)
Mingus Dynasty

Zowie! Great choices. Fiorentino's Liszt is top-o-the-heap stuff.


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Dancing Divertimentian

#39732
February 12, 2015, 08:03:44 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 12, 2015, 08:00:19 PM
Now:



Listening to Die Seejungfrau. Absolutely first-rate work and performance.

Conlon's is a great Mermaid, although it's the only recording I have of the piece. Still enjoy it, though.


Veit Bach-a baker who found his greatest pleasure in a little cittern which he took with him even into the mill and played while the grinding was going on. In this way he had a chance to have the rhythm drilled into him. And this was the beginning of a musical inclination in his descendants. JS Bach

Mirror Image

#39733
February 12, 2015, 08:08:08 PM
Quote from: Dancing Divertimentian on February 12, 2015, 08:03:44 PM
Conlon's is a great Mermaid, although it's the only recording I have of the piece. Still enjoy it, though.

Chailly's and Dausgaard's (Chandos) are worth checking out as well, DD. I'm looking forward to the new Storgards recording on Ondine.

Que

#39734
February 12, 2015, 09:28:25 PM
Quote from: HIPster on February 12, 2015, 04:16:16 PM
As am I, my friend!  Funny, I almost wrote the same thing when I listed the Handel disc.   :)

In any event, it is a winner in all aspects (and Invernizzi's voice is incredibly beautiful throughout).

Sticking with Invernizzi for thread duty ~
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Bot items wish listed!  :o Thanks. :)

Que

#39735
February 12, 2015, 09:29:54 PM
Quote from: Moonfish on February 12, 2015, 07:44:10 PM
Weiss: Ensemble Music II           Cardin/Laflamme

Catching a ride with the Cardin train.....
Great music!

cd 12 from
[asin] B00QG15MQO[/asin]

Same here.. :D Disc 10.

Q

Moonfish

#39736
February 12, 2015, 10:10:31 PM
Quote from: Que on February 12, 2015, 09:29:54 PM
Same here.. :D Disc 10.

Q

I am going backwards...   ;)
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Moonfish

#39737
February 12, 2015, 10:17:53 PM
Sibelius:
En Saga
The Swan of Tuonela
Karelia Suite
Finlandia

Berliner Philharmoniker/Karajan

I enjoyed Finlandia quite bit. However, the other tone poems on this disc seemed a bit unfocused. The BP appeared a bit off and the dreamlike vistas of these works did not materialize.

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"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

otare

#39738
February 12, 2015, 10:50:31 PM
The first CD from this box:



Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, d'Indy and Franck.

listener

#39739
February 12, 2015, 10:53:11 PM
homework, prepping to hear BARTÓK Violin Concerto 1 live
also   Concerto 2        Midori/Berlin Philharmonic/Mehta
concert will be Vancouver S.O. with the concertmaster  soloing, Thomas Søndergård  conducts
also on the program, HAYDN Sym. 99, BEETHOVEN  Sym. 2
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