What are you listening to now?

[The new erato]

The other Nielsen:

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Fine and colorful music in a vivid recording.

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Listening to Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 53. Sounds awesome. I haven't heard this work in quite some time.

[Camphy]

Another listen.

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Listening to this for the first-time. Sounds quite nice. Almost Straussian by turns.

[aligreto]

Mahler 9 / Klemperer....

[Moonfish]

Les Rois de Versailles: Lute Works by Robert de Visée and Germain Pinel         Miguel Yisrael

A very relaxing and mesmerizing recording with a compilation of works similar to Weiss' lute suites. Excellent sound!

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[aligreto]

A little light relief....





It sounds like Poulenc enjoyed writing the music to the story of Babar.

Irrespective of who composed it I have always enjoyed the Toy Symphony.

The Three German Dances K605 are also enjoyable especially No. 3 in the set.

[Madiel]

I enjoyed both quintets! They are elusive, though, not as overwhelming as the piano quartets. But very rewarding when you spend time with them (I listened twice thus far). The playing is gorgeous.

Yes, "elusive" is a good word for Faure's quintets, especially no.1.  But that is a big part of why I love them.

[Moonfish]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 8, 14 and 23           Rudolf Serkin

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[Ken B]

Prokofiev
Piano Concerti 4,5
Yefim Bronfman, Mehta

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

I've mentioned before (and encountered small arms fire, nothing nuclear, "it's only a scratch, Mom!") that Philip Glass will - in twenty-five years - be seen as the acknowledged master of the late 20th/early 21st centuries.  On reflection, and mostly because I'm persuaded that in future there will be no acknowledged masters in the way we reverence and reference the Three Bs, and after a close listening to Glass's 9th, I'll refine my prediction for posterity :  Philip Glass will be seen as the composer most revelatory of our time.  Be sure to tell listeners of the future that Z7 sent ya'.

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[Ken B]

I've mentioned before (and encountered small arms fire, nothing nuclear, "it's only a scratch, Mom!") that Philip Glass will - in twenty-five years - be seen as the acknowledged master of the late 20th/early 21st centuries.  On reflection, and mostly because I'm persuaded that in future there will be no acknowledged masters in the way we reverence and reference the Three Bs, and after a close listening to Glass's 9th, I'll refine my prediction for posterity :  Philip Glass will be seen as the composer most revelatory of our time.  Be sure to tell listeners of the future that Z7 sent ya'.

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Yeah, but who sent Z7 to Glass's 9th?

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Continuing on with Saraste's Sibelius on Finlandia:



Listening to Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82. Outstanding performance. Next up with be a performance of the Violin Concerto I never have heard before with Miriam Fried/Kamu.

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Yeah, but who sent Z7 to Glass's 9th?

I don't remember your recommend for the 9th, but that's irrelevant 'cause your kind recommends for Glass's VCs did for sure incite additional listening.  Do you want to co-sign my Manifesto? (always wanted to write a manifesto). 

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A new acquisition. Listening to Jealousy. I'm not sure I've even heard this work before, but it sounds quite nice.

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Decided to plunge into this set a bit more:



Listening to Symphony No. 1, Op. 29. Sounds quite nice so far.

[Ken B]

I don't remember your recommend for the 9th, but that's irrelevant 'cause your kind recommends for Glass's VCs did for sure incite additional listening.  Do you want to co-sign my Manifesto? (always wanted to write a manifesto). 

As long as it ends Minimalists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your Stockhausen!


TD, Debussy, Preludes book I, Zimerman.
From the big box.

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

As long as it ends Minimalists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your Stockhausen!

You took the words straight outta my mouth!! 

[Todd]

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Decided to plunge into this set a bit more:

Now about halfway through Symphony No. 2, Op. 35. I've definitely become more interested in Madetoja's music as of late. Melartin is another Finn I'm curious to explore more of in the future.