What are you listening to now?

[Harry]

Second listen. Still a tad disappointed. Read my thoughts if you want.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/rufinatscha-johann-1812-1893-orchestral.html?spref=tw

[TheGSMoeller]

Glass: Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra

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[Harry]

First listen. This was in same ways a very disappointing journey. See review.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/schjelderup-gerhard-1859-1933.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

First listen. Some refreshing fine music. See review.


http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/kuhlau-friedrich-1786-1832-chamber-music.html?spref=tw

[wintersway]

[Sergeant Rock]

Early Haydn symphonies, Goodman conducting the Hanover Band




Sarge

[Jay F]

Mahler 3 by Lenny B from this box set:

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[SonicMan46]

Hi, Dave. Is that the same set as this?

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Hi Greg - YEP!  My outer cover is the same one you posted - already had the other pic in my SmugMug account, so just used it instead.  Dave

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Sonatas for Fortepiano & Violin w/ Sigiswald Kuijken & Luc Devos - 5 disc box. Now, I have probably four sets of these works and like Kuijken & Devos, but for myself w/ period instrument performances, Breitman & Rivest are my favs!  Dave

   

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Listening to Petrouchka. Excellent performance.

[TheGSMoeller]

Hi Greg - YEP!  My outer cover is the same one you posted - already had the other pic in my SmugMug account, so just used it instead.  Dave

Thanks, Dave. I was all ready to pull the trigger on another FretWork box just in case. It is a great collection of music, the Lawes disc was a real eye-opener for me.

[TheGSMoeller]

No. 5 could be the best from the Barenboim/Berlin set, here Barenboim's swift coda work for the finale fits perfectly...

[Todd]

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Some Falla, Stravinsky, and Britten.  How I wish Giulini would have recorded a complete Peter Grimes.

[North Star]

Fresh from the mailbox
Bartók
Solo Violin Sonata, Sz. 117
Contrasts, Sz. 111*
Rumanian Folk Dances (arr. Székely)
Rhapsodies nos. 1 & 2, for piano & violin
Krysia Osostowicz (vln), Susan Tomes (pno), Michael Collins (clt)*
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[Mandryka]

What I've been transfixed by is a sung magnificat, with five magnificat fugues by Pachelbel interspersed, the whole thing culminating with a big, grand, masterful magnificat fugue by J S Bach. It's a revelation to hear the Pachelbel played with the chanting  -- the music comes to life. Very imaginative programming -- I'd like to hear more of the Pachelbel fugues played like this.

The same CD has a wonderful performance of Geo. Muffat's 6th toccata -- I appreciate very much the warmth of Martin Neu's playing, especially in Part 3.

I feel very enthusiastic about this and the North German CD that Neu recorded.

[listener]

Malcolm ARNOLD: Guitar Concerto    Leo BROUWER: Retrats Catalans
Herbert CHAPPELL: Caribbean Concerto
Eduardo Fernandez, guitar     English Chamber Orch.,   Barry Wordsworth, cond.
and from the new (2000) Grenzing organ in the Brussels Cathedral
BACH, MENDELSSOHN, FRANCK, CORNET etc.
by several players
(might be a re-issue of a oop Cyprès cd)
organ info at http://www.grenzing.com/pdf/bru_iso.pdf

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Listening to Mythes. Such an incredibly gorgeous piece. Great performance, too.

[TheGSMoeller]

Henning: Op114a just what everyone was expecting II

Totally groovy, full of life, and just flat out wonderful.

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Listening to Symphony No. 5. Smoking performance.

[Bogey]

Dark and heavy this one. I do not spin it often as I prefer the two I have on the shelf, but sometimes it is what I want from this piece.