What are you listening to now?

[Fafner]

E.W. Korngold - Violin Concerto in D Major
J. Sibelius - Violin Concerto in D minor


Itzhak Perlman
Pittsburg Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn



So beautiful.

[Fafner]

Iron Maiden
The Number of the Beast
EMI
German link - UK link

That was unexpected.  Up the Irons!

[Karl Henning]

"I'm not a number, I'm a free man . . . ."

Hm, something was lost in translation ; )

[Karl Henning]

stravinsky | octet
columbia chamber ensemble
original jacket collection

A fantastic work!

(* pounds the table *)

[Mirror Image]

stravinsky | octet
columbia chamber ensemble
original jacket collection

A fantastic work!

Indeed!

[jlaurson]

Hm, something was lost in translation ; )

What exactly?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4MfLXYdAPk&feature=youtu.be&t=2m48s

[Karl Henning]

Tone, mostly : )

[listener]

HAYDN: Symphony 82 in C, "The Bear"  Sinfonia Concertante in Bb op. 84 (violin, cello, oboe & bassoon)
from the box by The Orchestra of Naples,  Denis Vaughan, cond.
and TCHAIKOWSKY Symphony no.5 
London Philharmonic,  Horenstein, cond.
SCHUBERT: Symphony no.6 in C     GRIEG: In Autumn, Old Norwegian Air with Variations
Royal Philharmonic / Beecham

[huntsman]

Now:

Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 15
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernand Haitink

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Would you recommend this set, Fafner?

[Fafner]

Would you recommend this set, Fafner?

Absolutely. It is one of the more expensive cycles, but it is well worth it. Recorded between 1977-1984. Especially some of the recordings with the Concertgebouworkest are top notch.

[huntsman]

Thank you. I've just been introduced to Shostakovitch and was very tempted to get the set, but being new, wasn't sure about the cost...

[prémont]

This very beautiful, new-ish recording:

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A winner in both performance and price (purchased new via amazon mp for well under $8, including shipping).

I can recommend this CD by the same interpreters

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Italienischer-Gusto-KonzerteRekonstruktionenHpothesen/hnum/3660840

[Sergeant Rock]

Atterberg Symphony #6 C major op.31 (1927-28)




Sarge

[bhodges]

Would you recommend this set, Fafner?

Absolutely. It is one of the more expensive cycles, but it is well worth it. Recorded between 1977-1984. Especially some of the recordings with the Concertgebouworkest are top notch.

Another thumbs up for this set. (I have the original recordings, rather than the box.) Haitink's approach is on the cool side (as opposed to say, Gergiev), but the straightforward, no-nonsense readings are very powerful. And as Fafner says, the recordings are excellent.

--Bruce

[Lisztianwagner]

For the IEAM:

Claude Debussy
Rhapsody for alto saxophone & orchestra

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[Todd]

Second listen.  Rather enjoyable.

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments

That is such a fun piece!

[TheGSMoeller]

RVW: No. 9
Haitink-LPO

No. 9 just seems to get better and better with every listen.



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[Que]

Excellent, more than excellent - and that for a HIP recording from 1974!

Will do quite nicely next to my favourite up to now: Anda/Fournier/Schneiderhan under the baton of Fricsay.

Q

[Karl Henning]

Fresh out of the box!

"Papa"
Symphony № 3 in G (H.I/3)
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood