What are you listening to now?

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Was in the mood for this :

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[San Antone]

Was in the mood for this :

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Very nice.  I recently purchased the DVD which examines what we know about Perotin and features performances of the Hilliard Ensemble. 

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[Drasko]

Peter Mennin's 8th Symphony, on youtube.

[Wakefield]

Up to now I've only found organ recordings of music by Bernardo Pasquini that I've enjoyed, Ennio Cominetti and Letizia Romiti. I'll certainly try to check out those duets. Have you heard this?

M-C Alain as a harpsichordist? I wasn't aware.

[Karl Henning]

Дмитрий Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Симфония № 5 ре минор, соч. 47 [ Symphony № 5 in d minor, Opus 47 ]
NY Phil
Lenny

[Florestan]

NY Phil
Lenny

HЙ Фил
Ленни

Fixed.

[Karl Henning]

(* чëртль *)

[Florestan]

(* чëртль *)

Xax!

[Mirror Image]

Now:





Listening to Symphony No. 4. Such a beautiful work. I could listen to this over and over but then I would be depriving myself of other music.

[SonicMan46]

This is one of the best Easter oratorios I´ve ever heard. It sets to music the ubiquitous 18th-century-Metastasio-libretto that so many others splendidly made use of... but this one is really in a league of its own.

Hi Andrei - just received the above and did a quick listen - today will be more serious and also read the liner notes - thanks for the recommendation - Dave

[Karl Henning]

Дмитрий Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Симфония № 5 ре минор, соч. 47 [ Symphony № 5 in d minor, Opus 47 ]
NY Phil
Lenny

The Largo is exquisite.  I don't absolutely say that it is my favorite performance of that movement, but gracious, it's right up there.

I admit I both enjoy the intense vigor of Lenny's start of the fourth movement, and note that he does seem to be disregarding the second and third words of the marking Allegro non troppo.  Still, fearless music-making, and entirely winning.

[San Antone]

Beethoven : Symphony No. 3
Lenny & NYP

[NikF]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Ashkenazy, LSO/Previn

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Bearing in mind that nearly all of this is new to me, I almost involuntarily found myself saying "Gershwin!" at a couple of points.

[Lisztianwagner]

Aaron Copland
Lincoln Portrait

https://www.youtube.com/v/Cs6cIi_mKfg

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Very nice.  I recently purchased the DVD which examines what we know about Perotin and features performances of the Hilliard Ensemble. 

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Doesn't that look interesting?  THANKS, Sananton!

[Sadko]

Schubert

Symphonies 1 & 2

Leningrad PO
Aleksandr Dmitriev



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[Florestan]

Hi Andrei - just received the above and did a quick listen - today will be more serious and also read the liner notes - thanks for the recommendation - Dave

You´re most welcome, Dave! Hope you´ll enjoy it as much as I did.

[Beaumarchais]

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 4 - Ashkenazy, LSO/Previn

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Bearing in mind that nearly all of this is new to me, I almost involuntarily found myself saying "Gershwin!" at a couple of points.

Much as I like the Gershwin concerto, I don't think Rachmaniniov would have been pleased.

[listener]

SIBELIUS Violin concerto
Hu Kun, violin  Royal Philharmonic   Menuhin, cond.
+ KHACHATURIAN Violin concerto
Dong-Suk Kang, violin  CSR Symphony Orch.,  Leaper, cond.
+ SVENDSEN, SINDING, HALVORSEN
Kang comes closer to that tricky passage in the slow movement playing three against two for four bars.  Looks easy, but trying to get the bowing right to  bring out the two rhythms is rarely successful.
and SPOHR  String Quartets 1 & 2 op. 4   and 5 op.15/2
New Budapest Quartet

[NikF]

Much as I like the Gershwin concerto, I don't think Rachmaniniov would have been pleased.

Well, I'll make sure I give him a wide berth...