What are you listening to now?

[Todd]

Revisiting some ancient acoustic recordings.  Even through the murk, one can hear keyboard command not surpassed to this day.

[TheGSMoeller]

My record of the year for 2016. Harnoncourt's idiosyncratic offering might be off putting to some, but it's been over 15 years since I've listened to a recording of these two symphonies that felt fresh, or really provided a new listening experience for these often performed and recorded works. This is especially true for the 5th, which has graced my speakers many of times since this purchase.

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Now:

[aligreto]

Mozart: Piano Quartet K 493 [van Oort + friends]....

[SimonNZ]

on the radio:

Schubert's Wanderer Fantasy - Murray Perahia, piano

[Cato]

Last night, I started this set with the First. Currently, I am listening to the Second.
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Heretofore, Karajan has been the only conductor who has produced performances in which I am interested out of B1-B3.  He now has a companion in Gielen, at least for the First and Second.

Curiously, this studio recording from 1968 was never released before. Neither was the performance of the First, although a bit less curiously there (recorded in live performances in 2009).  That fact may make this set a must buy for Cato, Andre, and other Brucknerites.

Many thanks for the recommendation!  I used to have a recording of Michael Gielen conducting Moses und Aron by Schoenberg.  It was a good one!

[Todd]

Disc three.  The best of the good stuff: Masques, Metopes, Etudes, and the Third Sonata.

[Daverz]

Happy birthday, Harold Shapero.

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A very good live performance, but somewhat boxy sounding.  We could really use a new recording in up-to-date sound.

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Now:

[TheGSMoeller]

Berio's Sinfonia from this album....

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[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

Berio's Sinfonia from this album....

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What's this recording like? I have to admit I only really listen to the Boulez recording! It'd be cool to hear some other takes on this for once........

[Autumn Leaves]

Current listening:



Edit: Quite a poor picture of the recording - Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 (Karl Richter's version with Stader/Topper/Etc. playing)

Seems like a long time since I listened to any of Bach's Sacred/Vocal music - finding this very enjoyable so far.

[Contemporaryclassical]

[Autumn Leaves]

Now playing:



French Suites #1 - 4

Finished listening to Richter's Mass and now playing this recording of the French suites from Gould.

[aligreto]

Cantata "Warum betrubst du dich, mein Herz" BWV 138 Herreweghe]....

[king ubu]

I agree on your liking of ... (but not Maletto...)

May I ask about this? I heard Cantica Symphonica recently with an Isaac programme and was mightily impressed. I knew their Isaac disc a little and have only now bought more of their releases (mostly Dufay), still have to start exploring them.

Thread duty: met a friend I had lost sight of for a few years, had dinner yesterday, somehow he wanted to know if I have a favourite recording of the Brahms cello sonatas, so upon return last night, I took this from the shelves (it's one of the Rubinstein discs I took out of the box a while ago):



And now following up - first listen - with this here, taken from the DG Originals cube (the first one, which I got rather cheap, it doesn't contain that much I don't have elsewhere, skipped the second one):

[Que]

Continuation:

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Disc 3: 6 Ouvertüren nebst zween Folgesätzen

After Andrea Coen's revelatory recording of Telemann's 36 Fantasies for Harpsichord (Brilliant),
it's good to explore more of Telemann's underrecorded and little known keyboard repertoire - here performed on harpsichord and organ.
So far it is fairly light stuff, getting a very competent run through by Roberto Loreggian.

Q

[aligreto]

Ockeghem: Missa Quinti Toni [Wickham]....

[aligreto]

Lassus: Missa Entre vous filles [Summerly]....

[Autumn Leaves]

Recent listening:



Violin Concertos, BWV 1041 - 1043



Good recording - thought the rendering of the Chorale pieces was particularly nice.