What are you listening to now?

[Todd]

The Third.

[Gold Knight]

Antonin Dvorak--Symphony No.7 in D Minor, Op.70 and Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.80. Both works are traversed by the Witold Rowicki led London Symphony Orchestra.
Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op.92 and Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93. Both works feature Maestro Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Gustav Mahler--Symphony No.7 in E Minor, performed by the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein.

[Brian]

The Prazak Quartet's Beethoven box set arrived yesterday! So I've been celebrating ever since. So far:

Op 18 No 6
Op 127
Op 59 Nos 1, 2, 3

[Que]

Starting the day with a 2nd run of this:

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Q

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Piano Sonatas C major Hob.XVI:15 and E flat Hob.XVI:16 played by Rudolf Buchbinder




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Piano Sonata F minor Hob.XVII:6 (Un piccolo divertimento; Variations) played by Rudolf Buchbinder


Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Piano Sonatas #31 A flat Hob.XVI:46 and #32 G minor Hob.XVI:44 played by Rudolf Buchbinder


Sarge

[listener]

another mono Columbia DELIUS disc: Paris and Sea Drift
Beecham and the Royal Philharmonic Orch.
and 18th century music from Belgium:
Jacques LOEILLET: Oboe Concerto in Eb   Dieudonné-Pascal PIELTAIN: Violin Concerto in C
Jean-Noël HAMAL: Sinfonia in A    André Modeste GRETRY: Suite of Dances from the operas
Liège Soloists,  Géry Lemare, cond.     
Emmanuel Koch, violin     André Antoine, oboe

[Lisztianwagner]

Johann Strauss II
Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

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[Todd]

From the big box, some rather appealing Renaissance polyphony.

[Sean]

Sean, the Rossini is indeed delightful. I have purchased some more Rossini operas and I now have almost all his important operas.

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The remarkable thing about Rossini is his operas' variety and individual characterization- even though there's 36 it looks like they're all well worth exploring. I've persevered with these, highlighting the particularly original ones...

Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra
Ermione
La Cenerentola
La Donna del Lago
Le Comte Ory
The Italian girl in Algiers
Maometto 2nd
Otello
Semiramide
Tancredi
The Barber of Seville
The Journey to Rheims
The Thieving magpie
William Tell

Actually I'm certain that the unhappy attempt at originality in Tell however was the reason he stopped composing...

[Sergeant Rock]

Mahler Symphony #3, Lopez-Cobos conducting the Cincinnati




Sarge

[Brian]

Today's not looking like a very adventurous day. A very satisfying one, however, it certainly shall be.

So far:

Borodin: String Quartet No 2. Prazak Quartet
Schubert: String Quintet D960. Raphael Ensemble
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 4. Rudolf Serkin; Philadelphia Orch, Eugene Ormandy

I'm thinking later I may continue dipping my ears into the Prazak Quartet. Plus, I (by mistake) own two CD copies of Andrea Lucchesini's Schubert impromptus, and a pianist friend is coming to visit me this week. So I think I'll listen to that album again and give her the spare copy.

Sarge, once it's finished, how's that Mahler Three? Which reminds me... I should go to the Mahler thread and post my mom's reaction to seeing M3 in concert.

[Todd]

I'm thinking later I may continue dipping my ears into the Prazak Quartet.

A good idea.  If you have not yet sampled their Czech composers, that could be a good next step.  Top flight across the board.

[TheGSMoeller]

These are the majority of the discs (some were non-classical) that accompanied me during my long trek from Atlanta to Richmond, and then back this morning.



            

[Pat B]

Today: two more from the 2nd Living Presence box, two Beethoven symphonies, and Smetana quartets.
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[CaughtintheGaze]

Guy playing the Hammer:

Have to say I was a bit disappointed with this recording overall. The first two movements sound as if they were recorded at a completely different times, as there was noticeable slippage in the first two movements which disappeared with the entrance of the third. Overall the sonics also went in and out, which was strange as this is a fairly contemporary recording, especially in the lower registers. I will say that he handled the fugue quite handely, but this lone bright spot cannot save the recording overall.

[Que]

I guess it's going to be a Ferrabosco morning!

Upon previous requests I'll plan to do a little write up after, on this disc and a disc of viol music.

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Alfonso Ferrabosco the Elder (Il Padre)

Q

[listener]

You'll see these covers more than once as I play through some box sets
HANDEL:  Organ concertos  op.4, nos.1,2 & 4
Euard Müller, organ ( a Walker positive)  Schola Cantorum Basiliensis,  August Wensinger, cond.
with a chorus in the "Alleluja" of number 4
pitched at a=840 (A=420)
and misc BEETHOVEN piano pieces played by Alfred Brendel
Andante favori in F, Bagatelles op.119, Polonaise in C op.89, "Für Elise, 6 Ecossaises...

[val]

SHOSTAKOVITCH:         Symphony no. 10             / MPO, Kondrashin

An extraordinary performance and one of Kondrashin greatest recordings.