What are you listening to now?

[jlaurson]

Last night:


J.S. Bach,  Götterdämmerung
George Ritchie
Raven (11CDs)
German link - UK link

Unfortunately Siegfried (Lance Ryan - best Siegfried I've ever heard live; here one of the worst) leads a woefully wobbly cast that undermines a terrifically played production. That's Gergiev's chance to get a leg up on this cycle.

Now:


J.S. Bach,  Organ Works
George Ritchie
Raven (11CDs)
German link - UK link

Arrived at disc 7, which starts with the Concerto in d, BWV596. Then P&F BWV541, Trio Sonata No.1, Concerto BWV592, and the "Dorian" T&F. On the Munetaka Yakota Organ. (Also see survey.) After a slow start on discs 1 & 2, I'm very much liking what I hear, including the sound of the wonderful organs.

[Harry]

Very good!

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[Que]

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Teaming up with Dave on Graupner. 
Relistening to this, definitely tastes like more. 

Q

[Sergeant Rock]

  You have to admit, Sarge's image is quite vivid, although it is not quite clear how things would work out... so to speak!!! 

I can't claim credit for that image. It is Sir Thomas Beecham's colorful description of the sound of the harpsichord 

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Well, they'd be Boning each other, in fact really screw their Neurocrania out, until the damage was no longer Mandible. Which they'd proceed to find Humerus.

Sarge

[listener]

Weather is right for des pas sur la neige, so it's DEBUSSY  Préludes Books I & II this morning
François-Joel Thiollier, piano
and wrong season but I'm enjoying this set of BUXTEHUDE by Ulrik Spang-Hanssen with
the Arp Schnitger organ of Lutgerikirche, Norden - music for Lent, etc.
Olufsen Records, the disc labels say.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Legende. Pure magic.

[jlaurson]

  You have to admit, Sarge/Beechaam's image is quite vivid, although it is not quite clear how things would work out... so to speak!!! 

Well, they'd be Boning each other, in fact really screw their Neurocrania out, until the damage was no longer Mandible. Which they'd proceed to find Humerus. The Femure skeleton would invariably moan at his exclamation: "Pelvis is in the house!"

Earlier:


J.S. Bach,  Organ Works
George Ritchie
Raven (11CDs)
German link - UK link

Arrived at disc 7, which starts with the Concerto in d, BWV596. Then P&F BWV541, Trio Sonata No.1, Concerto BWV592, and the "Dorian" T&F. On the Munetaka Yakota Organ. (Also see survey.) After a slow start on discs 1 & 2, I'm very much liking what I hear, including the sound of the wonderful organs.

Now:


J.S. Bach,  Matthew Passion
J.v.Veldhoven / NBV
Challenge
German link - UK link

Glorious.

[Fafner]

Liszt Ferenc - Faust Symphony
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

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Liszt Ferenc - Faust Symphony
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Bernstein

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Nice! Great performance.

[Sadko]

Dvořák

Stabat Mater

Czech PO
Bělohlávek

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[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all 

Earlier :

Beethoven - SQ. 18/2, 18/3, 18/4 - Quatuor Vegh

now :

From the Christian Gerhaher boxset :

Beethoven - An Die Ferne Geliebte
plus other lieder by Haydn & Schubert

[The new erato]

FLS (first listen Saturday):

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[Mirror Image]

FLS (first listen Saturday):

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I need to re-listen to this recording. If I'm not mistaken, Klami is often referred to as the 'Finnish Ravel.' I don't know how true this is but what do you think about that disc so far?

[The new erato]

Only finished first work; Northern Lights. Impressionistic yes, with some Russian plangent and mournful winds. melodically somewhat like Prokofiev.

[Mirror Image]

Only finished first work; Northern Lights. Impressionistic yes, with some Russian plangent and mournful winds. melodically somewhat like Prokofiev.

Nice, I'll have to give this work a spin again soon.

[North Star]

Copland
Appalachian Spring (original)
Copland
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[Wakefield]

Haydn Cello Concerti
English Chamber Orchestra
Yo-Yo Ma

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I have listened to this disk as recorded in two channels, clearly separated. Yo-Yo Ma does a very good job, but unfortunately the ECO is quite pedestrian.

The worst thing is that the communication between those two channels is almost non-existent.

[cjvinthechair]

John Williams Tuba Concerto




Sarge

Mmm...lovely looking disc, Mr. Sarge; Amazon here we come ! Thanks.

[SonicMan46]

Well, thought that I'd explore one of my 'sub-collections' this weekend, i.e. recordings that emphasize a performer usually playing works from a variety of composers - ones below for the start of a Saturday morning - Dave