What are you listening to now?

Started by Dungeon Master, February 15, 2013, 09:13:11 PM

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San Antone


Todd




Love me some Liszt.  The Années are boss, of course, and so, too, are the Harmonies poétiques et religieuses.  I didn't feel like doing comparisons of all the complete sets, but the Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude seemed like a good work to work through.  In the best versions, it's moving and profound.

I decided to put those off for a while and start with Isidro Barrio's recording.  The biggest issues with this recording have to do with the close, dry sound compounding the aural unpleasantness caused by the out of tune piano, and some other recording artifacts (eg, low frequency noise, static).  The playing is generally pretty good, and Barrio, after a somewhat shaky start, produces some beautiful, contemplative music, with the repeated rolled chords rather delicate.  In the Andante, Barrio plays with a lovely, poetic style, which carries over into the beginning of the Piu sostenuto.  In this last section, as it builds up to the climax prior to the extended right hand run, the playing sounds less secure, and the piano a bit rough.  As Barrio executes his the right hand run, the playing is not the most even or precise or best articulated, but again, there's a poetic aspect to his playing that works well.  He plays the last portion of the work very slowly, with a contemplative coda. 

This is not a favorite version, but Barrio's generally poetic approach and his generous, spacious timing make one wonder what he might have been able to produce with better engineering and a better piano.
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Harry

New acquisition, first listen.

The music is good, but the performance and recording quite an ordeal to get through.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/11/henriques-fini-1867-1940-orchestral.html?spref=tw

Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

Karl Henning

Quote from: André on November 19, 2017, 12:37:30 PM
Segerstam looks quite tidy and well groomed in this picture, almost presentable in fact. He's usually more disheveled:



:D

I admire its purity.

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Parsifal

Chamber Symphony No 1.
Beautiful performance, perfect engineering, very engaging music.

[asin]B0081UG17M[/asin]

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Karl Henning

Quote from: eljr on November 20, 2017, 12:51:26 AM


Philippe Herreweghe / La Chapelle Royale
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis

Release Date October 17, 1995
Duration01:17:21
Genre
Classical
Styles
Choral
Recording DateFebruary, 1995
Recording Location
Auditorium Stravinsky de Montreux

I fear the consequent to your answer, but I must ask:  How do you find this?
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

Quote from: Scarpia on November 20, 2017, 06:05:34 AM
Chamber Symphony No 1.
Beautiful performance, perfect engineering, very engaging music.

[asin]B0081UG17M[/asin]


Aye, Holmboe's work is especially rabbithole-perilous.
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Brian

Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jesus



I need to listen to this a lot more.

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Quote from: Scarpia on November 20, 2017, 06:05:34 AM
Chamber Symphony No 1.
Beautiful performance, perfect engineering, very engaging music.

[asin]B0081UG17M[/asin]

I should revisit these works by Holmboe.

Harry

Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

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Harry

I had my fill of the interpretations of Kay Johansson and Andrea Macon in the complete organ works by Bach on the Hanssler edition.
After been halfway through the fourth disc I decided that enough is enough.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/11/bach-johann-sebastian-1685-1750_20.html?spref=tw



Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

HIPster

A second listen to this recent purchase ~

[asin]B000LXSS5K[/asin]

Recommended by Harry:)

Thank you my friend!  ;)

A fantastic recording.
Wise words from Que:

Never waste a good reason for a purchase....  ;)

Harry

Quote from: HIPster on November 20, 2017, 06:56:14 AM
A second listen to this recent purchase ~

[asin]B000LXSS5K[/asin]

Recommended by Harry:)

Thank you my friend!  ;)

A fantastic recording.

Yes! A really magnificent recording.
Good to see you back my friend!
Quote from Manuel, born in Spain, currently working at Fawlty Towers.

" I am from Barcelona, I know nothing.............."

San Antone

Quote from: Brian on November 20, 2017, 06:31:27 AM
Le baiser de l'Enfant-Jesus



I need to listen to this a lot more.

Is this a different Le Tombeau than the one on her Alto Ravel recording?



Brian

Quote from: San Antonio on November 20, 2017, 07:10:28 AM
Is this a different Le Tombeau than the one on her Alto Ravel recording?
Yes - everything here newly recorded in summer 2014. I recommend the disc, good mix of music.