What are you listening to now?

[Madiel]

Lord save me, but when I see A Royal Night of Variety, I tend to read The Queen's Cabaret . . . .

And why not? After all, it's exactly what it says on the tin. It was written as the epilogue to a live radio broadcast. An outro, complete with pauses for the presenter to speak.

[Sergeant Rock]

Berg 7 Early Songs, Chailly conducting the Concertgebouw, Barbara Bonney, soprano

Sarge

[Mirror Image]

You have to decide. Are you listening to Alfven or Atterberg?

Lol...it was a force of habit to add in that 'f' to Atterberg's Alven.

[Madiel]

First listen to Nielsen's piano trio.

AKA Early Beethoven about 90 years after the fact...

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[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 4 "Fall of the Leaves". Absolutely exquisite.

[Todd]

[San Antone]

[NikF]

Dvorak: Cello Concerto - Fournier/Szell/Berlin Phil.

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I bought this on the back of a recommendation I read on here. And I'm glad I did, because its great! However I'm now about to go for the Rostropovich/Karajan as apparently that's an also considered something of a classic performance?

[Karl Henning]

Liszt
Années de pèlerinage. Première année:  Suisse (S. 160)
André Laplante

http://www.youtube.com/v/Aj2gFk0FoKo

[pjme]

This keeps haunting me...

https://www.youtube.com/v/WEUvYxH4IK4

and this

https://www.youtube.com/v/pAOSgjuaUP8

[Mandryka]

Nicolas Gombert Magnficats 1-4 played by the Tallis Scholars. These magnificats by Gombert are a real major discovery for me, important music historically I think, and, if you're interested in early counterpoint, very fascinating music to listen to. It's helping me appreciate the organists in a new way.

[Karl Henning]

Liszt
Années de pèlerinage. Deuxième année:  Italie (S. 161)
№ 7:  Après une lecture de Dante. Fantasia quasi Sonata
Angela Brownridge

[San Antone]

Liszt
Années de pèlerinage. Deuxième année:  Italie (S. 161)
№ 7:  Après une lecture de Dante. Fantasia quasi Sonata
Angela Brownridge

I am right on the verge of ordering that box - are you happy with it?

[Karl Henning]

I am right on the verge of ordering that box - are you happy with it?

I am indeed.

[Karl Henning]

Liszt
Années de pèlerinage. Deuxième année:  Italie (S. 161)
№ 1:  Sposalizio
Angela Brownridge

[Moonfish]

Lol...it was a force of habit to add in that 'f' to Atterberg's Alven.

Well, you are referring to Älven!!!   In the Swedish language 'Ä' is a very different vowel sound than 'A'. It can also severely change the meaning of the word.
The dots count!   

[The new erato]

Not too impressed on an (admittedly superficial) first hearing:

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[The new erato]

OTOH; this is superb on all levels (glorious sound on SACD):

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[bhodges]

Scriabin: Prometheus, The Poem of Fire (Alexander Toradze, piano / Kirov Orchestra / Valery Gergiev)
Stravinsky: The Firebird (Kirov / Gergiev)

Nothing like either of these to get adrenaline going - wish the Scriabin (with chorus) would appear on concerts more often.

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--Bruce

[Camphy]

Piano Concertos 1 & 2
Murray Perahia & RCO conducted by Bernard Haitink