What are you listening to now?

[Todd]

Sonata 3.  It reaffirms, if reaffirmation were needed, that this is one of my purchases of the year.

[North Star]

First listen (to these recordings)
Mahler
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen*
Rückert-Lieder^
Kindertotenlieder"
Thomas Quasthoff*, Violeta Urmana^, Anne Sofie von Otter"
Wiener Philharmoniker
Boulez
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From this recent arrival
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[SimonNZ]

Charles Avison: Concertos in Seven Parts Done From the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti - Cafe Zimmermann

[prémont]

I strongly suspect I got that from Tully Potter's liner notes.

In this box??

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Warner%2BClassics/2564601931

Because I own an older release of the Brandenburgs and suites.

[Sergeant Rock]

Strauss/Schoenberg Kaiserwalzer for string quartet, flute, clarinet and piano; and then Arnie's Op.29 Suite.




Sarge

[Todd]

[Spineur]

Film opera on Rimsky Korsakov, The Tsar bride

Most of the roles (but not all) are doubled actor/singer

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Great actors, sets, costumes, chorus.  The cinematography is fantastic.  Direction: Yevgeny Svetlanov, bolshoi opera orchestra.
Only the mono sound leaves to be desired.

Gripping film-opera.  A masterpiece.

[Marc]

Decided to give the Kaiser a listen, too.
This must have been my first very own Beethoven vinyl purchase, with Hungarian/American pianist Andor Földes as soloist:

https://www.youtube.com/v/zau92XPvxVo

[aligreto]

Vivaldi: Ottone in villa [Antonini] Atto primo....

[aligreto]

A wonderful set that 

[Todd]

Decided to give the Kaiser a listen, too.
This must have been my first very own Beethoven vinyl purchase, with Hungarian/American pianist Andor Földes as soloist:

https://www.youtube.com/v/zau92XPvxVo

Haven't heard Foldes in this yet.  I've bookmarked the YouTube link for a later listen.  Thanks for the tip.

[Marc]

Haven't heard Foldes in this yet.  I've bookmarked the YouTube link for a later listen.  Thanks for the tip.

Originally issued in 1959 (with Sonata opus 79), there was a Deutsche Grammophon CD reissue, mid-way the 1980s IIRC, but that's gone OOP since long.
Later, it was licensed by Hungaroton (together with Pc 1/BambergerS/Leitner), but I doubt if that one is still available.
Apart from that: the sound quality of the YouTube clip is good enough for a pleasant listen.

[Kontrapunctus]

Sonata 3.  It reaffirms, if reaffirmation were needed, that this is one of my purchases of the year.

I concur. Do you have his set of complete Beethoven Sonatas? It is superb, too.

[Todd]

I concur. Do you have his set of complete Beethoven Sonatas? It is superb, too.

Yes.  It's one of the best of the century so far.

[Todd]

Some Schumann from the early 90s from Alexander Lonquich.  He almost makes me really like Faschingsschwank aus Wien, which is hard to do.  The other works are superbly played.  Maybe Warner will see fit to release all his EMI recordings, though I won't hold my breath.

[Kontrapunctus]

Sonatas 5-10 today. While I might prefer certain passages played by other pianists, such as Horowitz, Ashkenazy, or Richter, this is certainly a satisfying set of Sonatas. Now onto to Preludes!

[listener]

FRESCOBALDI Organ Works, looks like a "greatest hits" selection
assorted Toccatas Canzonas, including the  Capriccio sopra la Battaglia and Partita sopra Folia
Roland Götz on an organ of Old Italian Style by Johannes Rohlf sounds untempered for tuning
GLAZUNOV: Symphony no. 4  "OVSIANIKO-KULIKOVSKY" Symphony no.21  (actually by Michail GOLDSTEIN)
Leningrad Philharmonic    Mravinsky, cond.

[Madiel]

The 'Lark'.

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[Autumn Leaves]

Now playing:



Listening to Disc 03 - tracklist:

  1. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 : I Preambule - Jacques Fevrier
  2. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : II Le comble de la distinction - Jacques Fevrier
  3. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : III Le coeur sur la main - Jacques Fevrier
  4. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : IV La desinvolture et la discretion - Jacques Fevrier
  5. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : V Le gout du malheur - Jacques Fevrier
  6. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : VI L'alerte vieillesse - Jacques Fevrier
  7. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : VII Cadence - Jacques Fevrier
  8. Les Soirees de Nazelles (Suite pour piano) FP 84 - Variations : VIII Finale - Jacques Fevrier
  9. Theme varie FP 151 : Theme - Jacques Fevrier
  10. Theme varie FP 151 : Var I Joyeuse - Jacques Fevrier
  11. Theme varie FP 151 : Var II Noble - Jacques Fevrier
  12. Theme varie FP 151 : Var III Pastorale - Jacques Fevrier
  13. Theme varie FP 151 : Var IV Sarcastique - Jacques Fevrier
  14. Theme varie FP 151 : Var V Melancolique - Jacques Fevrier
  15. Theme varie FP 151 : Var VI Ironique - Jacques Fevrier
  16. Theme varie FP 151 : Var VII Elegiaque - Jacques Fevrier
  17. Theme varie FP 151 : Var VIII Volubile - Jacques Fevrier
  18. Theme varie FP 151 : Var IX Fantasque - Jacques Fevrier
  19. Theme varie FP 151 : Var X Sibylline - Jacques Fevrier
  20. Theme varie FP 151 : Var XI Finale - Jacques Fevrier
  21. Napoli FP 40 : No1 Barcarolle - Jacques Fevrier
  22. Napoli FP 40 : No2 Nocturne - Jacques Fevrier
  23. Napoli FP 40 : No3 Caprice italien - Jacques Fevrier
  24. Sonate pour deux pianos FP 156 : I - Prologue - Jacques Fevrier - Gabriel Tacchino
  25. Sonate pour deux pianos FP 156 : II - Allegro molto - Jacques Fevrier - Gabriel Tacchino
  26. Sonate pour deux pianos FP 156 : III - Andante lyrico - Jacques Fevrier - Gabriel Tacchino
  27. Sonate pour deux pianos FP 156 : IV - Epilogue - Jacques Fevrier - Gabriel Tacchino
  28. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Bransle de Bourgogne - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  29. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Pavane - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  30. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Petite marche militaire - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  31. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Complainte - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  32. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Bransle de Champagne - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  33. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Sicilienne - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  34. Suite Francaise d'apres Claude Gervaise pour violoncelle et piano: Carillon - Xavier Phillips/Emmanuel Strosser
  35. Villanelle - Laurence Pottier/Emmanuel Strosser

[Mirror Image]

Now:



A new acquisition. From the Rozhdestvensky Shostakovich box. Listening to Symphony No. 11 in G minor, Op. 103, "The Year 1905". Such an intense performance and much better than many other performances I've heard of this symphony.