What are you listening to now?

[listener]

BRUCKNER:  Symphony no,8 in c  "first" version
Berlin Radio S.O.     Inbal, cond.
1983 recording spread over 2 cds    (76 minutes)

[Mirror Image]

I must admit to not having heard any of those other than Blomstedt 
My own particular favourite version of those that I have is probably that by Kondrashin.

Oh man, you've got to hear Bernstein in the 5th. Also, Bernstein's Espansiva (w/ the Royal Danish Orch.) is mandatory listening for the Nielsenite.

[HIPster]

Evening listening 

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One of my favorite Hovhaness recordings.  Nice to revisit this!

Exceptional Telarc sonics. 

Tocatta&Fugue - are you familiar with this release?

[Que]

Just in:

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The performance of this Netherlands based group is as small, intimate, restrained and sober yet expresive as they come.

Raving review by Amazons "Gio" aka Giordano Bruno! 
Review by Johan van Veen (combined with a critical review of a recording byThe Sound of the Fury) HERE

Q

[Tsaraslondon]

Andrew Marriner in a lovely performance of the Mozart Clarinet Concerto under Jane Glover.

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/famous-organ-music-from-europe-on.html?spref=tw

One of the best CD'S in this set.

[Tsaraslondon]

Another bargain basement CD.

This time it's superb performances of Mozart's 21st and 24th Piano Concertos played by Howard Shelley with the City of London Sinfonia, easily as good as some of the more expensive options.

[Madiel]

Symphony No.2, for the second time today.

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I think this set has firmly planted Brahms as one of my personal great composers.

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/famous-organ-music-from-europe-cd-7.html?spref=tw

CD 7 of this set, of which I relisten to the first four composers.

[Drasko]

https://www.youtube.com/v/yIlYJpC__y8

Rudolf Brucci (1917-2002) - Sinfonia lesta (1965)

Performed by Belgrade Philharmonic
Conductor: Živojin Zdravković

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/famous-organ-music-from-europe.html?spref=tw

Second rerun of the complete box, CD 10 the last one.

[HIPster]

Good day,Harry! 

Just in:

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The performance of this Netherlands based group is as small, intimate, restrained and sober yet expresive as they come.

Raving review by Amazons "Gio" aka Giordano Bruno! 
Review by Johan van Veen (combined with a critical review of a recording byThe Sound of the Fury) HERE

Q

Excellent, Que. 

Do you know if Gio is still writing reviews on amazon?  This may be the latest one I've read - and it's from 2014.

Thread duty:

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[Drasko]

Fantastic disc. The eighth is a knockout.

It is! Prokofiev 8th is Gavrilov's favorite piano piece.

Maybe four or five years ago he played here in Belgrade with the Philharmonic (Ravel's Left Hand superbly, Prokofiev's 1st waywardly) and we got in brief conversation after the concert. I asked him was there any chance for a solo recital, he said of course if gets organized and asked me what program do I think he should play. I said Bach, Handel and Scriabin and he replied that's all ok but it would have to include Prokofiev 8th which is in his mind the greatest and the most profound piece ever written for piano, and he went at quite some length about it. After that he played couple of times more with Belgrade Philharmonic but the solo recital never materialized for some reason.   

[North Star]

Good day,Harry! 

Excellent, Que. 

Do you know if Gio is still writing reviews on amazon?  This may be the latest one I've read - and it's from 2014.

Funnily enough, the latest is from Wednesday - but it's not music, and he's reviewed very little since autumn '15. That Capella Pratensis disc - and their Josquin Ave maris stella - are definitely on my list.

[Harry]

Good day,Harry! 

Good day my friend, I hope you are well?

[HIPster]

Good day my friend, I hope you are well?

Quite well, thank you! 

I continue to really enjoy reading your blog postings, my friend.  Also really appreciate the cover postings here on GMG.  Thanks!

Funnily enough, the latest is from Wednesday - but it's not music, and he's reviewed very little since autumn '15. That Capella Pratensis disc - and their Josquin Ave maris stella - are definitely on my list.

Thank you North Star.  Yes, they have also been added to my list as well. 

Cheers, gents.

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/foerster-josef-bohuslav-1859-1951.html?spref=tw

I could not live without this SQ music. Top recommendation.

[pjme]

Rudolf Brucci (1917-2002) - Sinfonia lesta (1965)

Performed by Belgrade Philharmonic
Conductor: Živojin Zdravković

Thanks, Drasko. Weird piece. Lesta...fast it is, also rather "angry". Never heard of Bruci. Will investigate. (I had several LP's from that Philips series. )
P.

[prémont]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/famous-organ-music-from-europe-on.html?spref=tw

One of the best CD'S in this set.

I have to say, that your comments about the volumes of this 10 CD set put into words exactly what I think. Parallel thinking??

[Harry]

I have to say, that your comments about the volumes of this 10 CD set put into words exactly what I think. Parallel thinking??

Well you could probably word it in a better way, but yes if you agree, that must be parallel thinking