What are you listening to now?

[Maestro267]

Dvorák: Symphonic Variations
Bavarian RSO/Kubelik

Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor
Staatskapelle Dresden/Sawallisch

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major
Philadelphia Orch./Muti

[Brahmsian]

One a first listen to a recent purchase ~
Schubert
Quintet in C
Stradivarius Instruments From the Smithsonian
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Wow!  So immediate and alive. 

Enjoying this one very much.

I'm sure I'll play the disc through. . .

That is a fantastic recording! 

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

She's not for sale.

RE: Ms. Banse, I do whatever she tells me to do, which, sadly, is only ever: "Kaufen Sie meine neueste Kompaktplatte." 

right now:

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[Jo498]

She's married to Christoph Poppen. There is a German Freischütz movie that is overall of rather mixed quality where one gets a semi-nude glimpse of Banse as Agathe (it might be double, I do not remember the details) preparing to go to bed before her aria... Although Banse is a little too old and melancholy in her role for my taste; Regula Mühlemann's Ännchen is the most convincing actor/singer in that production, very charming.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492886/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

[The new erato]

Into the first disc, this new arrival seems very fine:

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[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

She's married to Christoph Poppen. There is a German Freischütz movie that is overall of rather mixed quality where one gets a semi-nude glimpse of Banse as Agathe (it might be double, I do not remember the details) preparing to go to bed before her aria... Although Banse is a little too old and melancholy in her role for my taste; Regula Mühlemann's Ännchen is the most convincing actor/singer in that production, very charming.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1492886/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

From Herodotus : One day the king said to Gyges, "It appears you don't believe me when I tell you how lovely my wife is. So do as I tell you - contrive to see her naked." Gyges gave a cry of horror. "Master," he said, "what an improper suggestion! Do you tell me to look at the queen when she has no clothes on? No, no, I do not doubt that your wife is the most beautiful of women..." well, you know the rest of the story, prob.  Maybe there's hope for me!   Thanks! 

I'm fond of the Freischütz; the only performance I've ever seen (as opposed to heard) is the Hamburg State Opera performance ('68), Leopold Ludwig conducting, on Arthaus.  I'll look for the one you mention.

[Brian]

New release! Can Utah's Mahler beat Pittsburgh's?

[The new erato]

Into the first disc, this new arrival seems very fine:

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Having finished disc 2; I'll edit to : quite wonderful in fact!

[listener]

Had I looked more carefully I would not have been so startled at hearing strains of Tchaikowsky in TANEYEV's Duet for Soprano and Tenor after Tchai's Romeo and Juliet.  The Symphony no. 4 was what I was expecting, it follows.
Stella Zamibalis, John Daniecki       Moscow Radio/TV Orch.   Peter Tiboris, cond.
then  SIBELIUS Symphony 4, Finlandia and The Swan of Tuonela
BBC Scottish S.O. Andrew Manze, Thomas Dausgaard and John Storgårds cond.

[Brian]

New release! Can Utah's Mahler beat Pittsburgh's?

WHOA this is GREAT. Not saying it beats Pittsburgh's, but it's in the Room Right Outside the Hall of Fame. I am beyond impressed.

[Brian]

The best Romanian Rhapsody recording.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

[Sergeant Rock]

Enescu Symphony No.3 op.21, Lintu conducting the Tampere Phil




Sarge

[Mirror Image]

Remember all of this Enescu listening is ritter's fault (not that I mind one bit).

[ritter]

Remember all of this Enescu listening is ritter's fault (not that I mind one bit).

Preaching by example  :

[Sergeant Rock]

Remember all of this Enescu listening is ritter's fault (not that I mind one bit).

I was going to blame you 

Sarge

[Brian]

For my latest attempt to finally like Bruckner's Fourth, I am trying the original 1874 version to see if that is any better.



Doesn't hurt that Kent Nagano's conducting is so exciting. This is a helluva great first movement.

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Symphony No.85 B flat "La Reine" ...Fey conducting the Heidelbergers




Sarge

[Mirror Image]

Preaching by example  :

I like some of the Mandeal Enescu recordings, but mainly for the seldom heard works. Rozhdestvensky has him beat in the symphonies IMHO.

I was going to blame you 

Sarge

Don't worry there's enough blame to go around.

[ritter]

Earlier today it was the Fourth, then this evening the Third so....surprise, surprise, I'm now revisiting the Fifth:

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