What are you listening to now?

[Sammy]

Josh Holloway playing a muted violin (which almost sounds like a saarangi) accompanies Nuria Rial, in a performance of BWV 36:

http://www.youtube.com/v/Y3lRdb5BSGA

Fantastic performance!  Rial's voice must come from heaven - I'm in love.

[Todd]

Second listen to the LvB Triple and Brahms Double Concertos.  Good, energetic performances from French radio.  Not the last word for either work, but enjoyable nonetheless.

[Brian]

Look what's on Naxos Music Library!

[The new erato]

Fantastic performance!  Rial's voice must come from heaven - I'm in love.

I have many of her discs and are a paying member of the fanclub.

[Parsifal]

3rd symphony.

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I have a memory of listening to this recording years ago and not liking it, but this time it clicked.  The small string section allows the brass to make itself clearly felt without having to play to loudly and with too harsh a tone.  The recorded sound is very natural (a strict two-microphone recording).  Very fine.

[Sergeant Rock]

Look what's on Naxos Music Library!

The single best CD of bleeding chunks ever? Indeed it is 


Sarge

[jlaurson]

I'm in love.

Get in line.

[listener]

Speaking of bleeding chunks, purchased over a year ago, finally hearing it today
GOUNOD: La Nonne Sanglante (his third opera)
Osnabruck Symphony Orch., with chorus
Hermann Bäumer, cond.

[Marc]

Hubert Meister playing J.S. Bach's Trio Sonatas for organ, on nice Silbermann instruments in Großhartmannsdorf and Forchheim.
A real pleasure to listen to, even though my modest hifi set is somewhat 'struggling'' with the bass.

Unfortunately, this issue isn't the easiest disc to get on the net.

Here's one of the best opportunities (thank you, Premont!):

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Triosonaten-BWV-525-530/hnum/6795941

[TheGSMoeller]

Vivaldi...on Accordion! 


http://www.youtube.com/v/yFnskZe3suk

[madaboutmahler]

Sorry all for my absence over the summer! Should be back more regularly now.

In the last few days, have been listening to a lot of Theraud's Chopin which was absolutely superb.... his recordings will definitely be next on my wishlist!
Currently, this very interesting performance of La Mer:
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Just at my favourite bit now, the climax of the second movement, it's just so brilliantly uplifting and always makes me get all excited and overjoyed!

[TheGSMoeller]

Sorry all for my absence over the summer! Should be back more regularly now.

Good to see you back, hope you had an enjoyable summer, Daniel.

[mc ukrneal]

Sorry all for my absence over the summer! Should be back more regularly now.

In the last few days, have been listening to a lot of Theraud's Chopin which was absolutely superb.... his recordings will definitely be next on my wishlist!
Currently, this very interesting performance of La Mer:
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Just at my favourite bit now, the climax of the second movement, it's just so brilliantly uplifting and always makes me get all excited and overjoyed!

I'm just happy that you are safe and sound. Great music!

I was just listening to the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto performed by Hilary Hahn on youtube. I think it was the first time I heard her play. What a steller talent! The orchestra seemed so listless next to her, with one of the Parvis conducting. I also watched a couple short interview clips - she is quite articulate.

[The new erato]

The first Symphony from this set and liking it very much.

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[Mandryka]

Bold. Vigorous. The music sounds out of tune, but i'm sure they're using microtones and overtones to deliberately create dissonances. An amzing recording, really challenging.

[The new erato]

That music was never written in or traditional major/minor paradigm. I love the strangeness of 14th and 15th Century Music. But of course the Ensemble Organum is quirkier than most.

[Brian]

Well, what do you know...



This really IS good enough to warrant duplicating repertoire recorded by Ruud and Engeset so very recently. I'd have to do back-to-back-to-back comparisons to see just how different they are, though, if the differences are significant.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Haydn's string quartet, Op.50/5, Leipzig quartet.



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[Sergeant Rock]

Germaine Tailleferre Harp Concertino (1928), Gabriella Dall'Olio, harp, David Snell conducting the Foundation Philharmonic Orchestra




Sarge

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Haydn's string quartet, Op.50/5, Leipzig quartet.



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Now Op.50/4.