What are you listening to now?

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Bach

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Earlier this morning (Epithalamion):

A very beautiful work, ideal early morning, or late night, listening.

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Two of his finest symphonies on disc. The 5th is unquestionably inspired from start to finish. Such a wealth of striking ideas in every regard (orchestration, moods, tunes, profundity, etc.). The 6th appeals to me because of the latent sense of mystery and baleful atmospheres on the first two movements, and that unexpected shift midway the 2nd movement, really cool to say the least. Something like that is possible by geniuses like this composer, and somehow makes sense. Arnold is one of those composers whose voice is very recognizable.

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Two great works. I've been lucky to hear No.5 live. I always preferred the odd numbered symphonies but having heard No.6 I realised that it is one of the most impressive. I probably, these days, listen to it more than the others. Like VW, Bax or Sibelius I think highly of all of his symphonies.

[SimonNZ]

dipping into this rather eccentrically anthologized 5-cd sampler of Philip Pickett's L'Oiseau-Lyre albums I found going cheap at the local secondhand shop

[ritter]

Listening to CD 2 of this complete traversal of Jean Roger-Ducasse's piano muisc (I jumped from CD 1--which I found rather good--to CD 3--which includes mainly 4-hand music, and I found great):

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This seems to me the weakest link in this set. Why is it I don't like any piece of music that I can recall with the title Arabaseque (incluiding those of my beloved Debussy)?  And there's two Arabesques here . Still, I didi enjoy the Chant de l'aube (from 1921) and the Romance (from 1923) that close the disc.

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Handel

Keyboard Suites 2,3,5 & 8

[Christo]

Earlier this morning (Epithalamion):

A very beautiful work, ideal early morning, or late night, listening.

It is very beautiful; yet I prefer its original: The Bridal Day, one of RVW's 'greatest' pieces IMHO, with all the 'mystic/transcendant' glory of the composer at his best (I know you'll have to overcome the speaker, but the music is really dominant and soon one isn't aware of any speaker anymore).   

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Schubert

I saw this recital long time ago on German television,what else can I say than that I was completely happy.

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Schubert

Lovely playing,recommendable set and a bargain as well.

   String Quartet In D Major, D. 94    

   Andante In C Major, D. 3

   String Quartet In A Minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"    

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Beethoven

Trio 4,5,6 & 9

[Que]

Beethoven

Trio 4,5,6 & 9

A Golden Oldie! 

Q

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Have you ever heard Hamelin's recording of the "Forgotten Melodies", and if you have, how does it compare to this?

I have Hamelin's but I haven't compared them.

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Beethoven

CD1

[Karl Henning]

Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Herreweghe

"Papa"
Symphonies nos. 88-92
La Petite Bande
Kuijken

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A Golden Oldie! 

Q

I can't remember that they made a bad recording.

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Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25
La Chapelle Royale
Collegium Vocale
Orchestre des Champs-Élysées
Herreweghe

"Papa"
Symphonies nos. 88-92
La Petite Bande
Kuijken

Papa is always good company.

[Florestan]

Schubert

Lovely playing,recommendable set and a bargain as well.

   String Quartet In D Major, D. 94    

   Andante In C Major, D. 3

   String Quartet In A Minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde"    

Seconded. This is the only super-complete set of Schubert's SQs that i'm aware of, akin to Martino Tirimo's super-complete set of piano sonatas.

[jwinter]

Symphonies 1 & 2 this morning.


While enjoyable, and the orchestral playing here is top-notch, I have to say I'm still fairly cool towards Schumann's symphonies.  I've tried various recordings over the years, and these works simply don't move me as do other romantic symphonies by Brahms, Dvorak, etc.  I continue to pull a recording off the shelf now and then, to see if perhaps my ears have evolved...  I think for me, Schumann's appeal lies more in the piano music.

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Seconded. This is the only super-complete set of Schubert's SQs that i'm aware of, akin to Martino Tirimo's super-complete set of piano sonatas.

I have the Melos and the Leipzig but these recordings with the Diogenes quartet are even more  attractive.I hope that they will recording the Beethoven quartets as well.

https://www.youtube.com/v/OjCg8OR8IlY

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