What are you listening to now?

[Willow Pattern]

Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 12, 14 & 2:

[amw]

Op 7.  Dreadful.  I'll try the rest later.

On the strength of his reputation and some good if idiosyncratic Schoenberg and Brahms I had, I shelled out to hear Pollini's Appassionata and some Chopin (and another Beethoven sonata I now forget) at Salzburg a few years back. Wasn't too impressed. Seemed somewhat bland and mechanical (I say this as someone who grew up with Brendel >.>) and with a tendency to play too fast and loud. I'm now not sure what to think.

Today: Also some Beethoven
Op. 15

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Op. 93

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Op. 96

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I looked these up to get album artwork for them, since it's missing in my iTunes. I was going to say something unimportant about interpretations or whatever, but is it just me, or do Kremer, Levin and Gardiner all look like massive nerds? Why is Kremer's grin so nightmarish? Did they all take turns with one pair of glasses? Is Argerich even awake? I almost preferred those two albums without the artwork at this point :\

[Karl Henning]

Kremer certainly has the echt-nerd look. But when you play that well . . . .

[Brian]

Hey, be nice to Gidon Kremer, he was terrific in Spaceballs.

[North Star]

Continuing this superb cycle. 

Beethoven
Piano Sonatas nos. 19-21
FF Guy
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[Karl Henning]

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Симфония № 15 ля мажор, соч. 141 [ Symphony № 15 in A, Opus 141 ]
Berliner Symphoniker
Kurt Sanderling

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[cjvinthechair]

Orchestral work by Luca Francesconi, written in 2000.

https://www.youtube.com/v/qAJIlHq0PSo

Luca Francesconi (born 17 March 1956 in Milan) is an Italian composer. He studied at the Milan Conservatory, then with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Luciano Berio.

Can get something from this one, Mr. S. - also Les Barricades Mysterieuses.

Currently listening to Tansman: Psalms, recommended(elsewhere) by Mr. Kyjo.     Love the sound of that complete ballet from Tubin; only a suite(or part?) on YT.

[Karl Henning]

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Симфония № 15 ля мажор, соч. 141 [ Symphony № 15 in A, Opus 141 ]
Berliner Symphoniker
Kurt Sanderling

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High-spirited, and worth the listening; but, yes, sound and execution both are surpassed by the recording with the Clevelanders.

[kyjo]

High-spirited, and worth the listening; but, yes, sound and execution both are surpassed by the recording with the Clevelanders.

True dat! Sanderling's Cleveland recording is one of the finest out there of this difficult-to-pull-off symphony.

[kyjo]

Can get something from this one, Mr. S. - also Les Barricades Mysterieuses.

Currently listening to Tansman: Psalms, recommended(elsewhere) by Mr. Kyjo.     Love the sound of that complete ballet from Tubin; only a suite(or part?) on YT.

If you can get something from it, Clive, then there's some hope for me!

What did you think of the Tansman Psalms? I thought it was a very fine work-I especially loved the beautiful tenor solos.

Glad you liked the Tubin! One of my favorite ballets.

[Karl Henning]

True dat! Sanderling's Cleveland recording is one of the finest out there of this difficult-to-pull-off symphony.

Although, the cello solo here is no less exquisite.

[kyjo]

Although, the cello solo here is no less exquisite.

I love that cello solo! It, along with the pitter-patter ending of the work, is one of the most haunting moments in all music.

[Karl Henning]

I love that cello solo! It, along with the pitter-patter ending of the work, is one of the most haunting moments in all music.

If I were not already a clarinetist, hearing that piece would have made me want to become a cellist.

Thread Duty

LvB
Symphony № 3 in E^b, « Sinfonia eroica » Op.55
Staatskapelle Dresden
Blomstedt

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Forget about Stockhausen, you've still got Beethoven - Mives Dalis

[Karl Henning]

Joining the bandwagon . . . .

First-Listen Fridays!

Моисей Самуилович [ Moisei Samuilovich (Vainberg) ]
Piano Quintet in f minor, Op.18
Matthias Kirschnereit, pf
The Szymanowski Quartet

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Forget about Stockhausen, you've got Weinberg - The Anti-James

[Pat B]

Brian, I love that Biber. Not that I have anything to compare it to; my only other Biber is Holloway's Mystery Sonatas which are in my Pile.

I looked these up to get album artwork for them, since it's missing in my iTunes. I was going to say something unimportant about interpretations or whatever, but is it just me, or do Kremer, Levin and Gardiner all look like massive nerds? Why is Kremer's grin so nightmarish? Did they all take turns with one pair of glasses? Is Argerich even awake? I almost preferred those two albums without the artwork at this point :\

Gardiner looks a bit nerdish by himself, but next to Levin (or compared to Kremer) he looks like one of the cool kids.

Argerich does tend to look a bit, umm, "mellow" on some of her covers. I have this one:
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Thread duty:
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Monteverdi: Vespers (Bernius) from DHM's Italian Baroque Edition. Fantastic.

[Brian]

Brian, I love that Biber. Not that I have anything to compare it to; my only other Biber is Holloway's Mystery Sonatas which are in my Pile.

I'm in the same boat! I need to seek out recommendations for brass-and-drum heavy baroque choral music.

[Todd]

I'm in the same boat! I need to seek out recommendations for brass-and-drum heavy baroque choral music.

Biber is a bad ass.  For the orchestral and choral works, think but one name: Jordi Savall. 

The Mystery Sonatas, well, that's another subject altogether.

[Brian]

Biber is a bad ass.  For the orchestral and choral works, think but one name: Jordi Savall. 

The Mystery Sonatas, well, that's another subject altogether.

Yeah, we were talking about the Savall Biber Battaglia/Requiem. There's one other Savall Biber CD, the Missa from Salzburg; guess I'm gonna have to pick that up next year.

[Todd]

Yeah, we were talking about the Savall Biber Battaglia/Requiem. There's one other Savall Biber CD, the Missa from Salzburg; guess I'm gonna have to pick that up next year.

(If you really want more, there's also McCreesh and Manze.)

[Karl Henning]

Joining the bandwagon . . . .

First-Listen Fridays!

Моисей Самуилович [ Moisei Samuilovich (Vainberg) ]
Piano Quintet in f minor, Op.18
Matthias Kirschnereit, pf
The Szymanowski Quartet

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Forget about Stockhausen, you've got Weinberg - The Anti-James

What a beautiful, fabulous piece!

Moving right along with an old favorite:

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Piano Quintet in g minor, Op.57
Matthias Kirschnereit, pf
The Szymanowski Quartet

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Forget about Stockhausen, you've got Weinberg - The Anti-James