What are you listening to now?

[ritter]

These again, they're just so gosh-darned good.

That's one CD I've set my eyes on...in some next order! 

Some Richard Strauss tonight at ritter's:

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I've always been partial to Evelyn Lear's artistry...

[Ken B]

Borodin 2, Gothenberg SO, N Jarvi, DG

[NLK1971]

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas  op. 27 nos. 1 & 2 (like fantasias)

Claudio Arrau
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[kishnevi]

Just finished.

Rather like a box of chocolates.  Each one is excellent, but you feel a little sick from eating them all.
The selections are AustroGerman movies and operettas of c. 1920-1935.  Much of it is sung in English,  with Lehar's big hit sung twice, English (You are my heart's delight) and French (J'e t'ai donne ma coeur) but oddly not in German (Dein ist mein ganzes Herz).  Kaufmann handles crooning and light opera modes very well, but similarity os musical style begins to wear. 
Harry and MC Urkneal would probably like this,  but possibly only a few tracks at a time.

[kishnevi]

And now.

I guess Sony has chosen blue as color of the month.

[Todd]

And now.

I guess Sony has chosen blue as color of the month.

Listening to same.

[Mookalafalas]

My apologizes, Pat, it was actually Baklavaboy, I must have gotten my animated avatars mixed up. 

  Actually, Greg, I haven't even heard it yet! I heard of it from a couple of places, and then saw Mandryka's enthusiastic take, and figured I'd give it a go.  I'm saving it for the right time (probably this weekend).

    Right now listening to this from the Berezovsky box:

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  Very virile Chopin.  Not the way I think of Chopin being ideally played, but I like it a lot.  I've actually had a hard time getting inside a lot of his stuff, and I think this, rather unsubtle, approach will be my ticket in.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Cello Concerto No. 1. Incredible piece of music.

[EigenUser]

Borodin 2, Gothenberg SO, N Jarvi, DG

I love Borodin 2. Somehow I hear a predecessor of Copland in the finale.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 4. Great stuff. Would love to find Kondrashin's performance, but it's OOP and quite expensive.

[André]

Bartok: quartets 2, 3, 4. Juillard Quartet (1963). Still remarkable after all these years and an explosion of competition.

Schumann: concerto. Clara Haskil, The Hague Philharmonic, Willem van Otterloo. A brilliant interpretation caught in low-fi with tape splices etc. Not the best by far, but very interesting.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Concerto funebre. Excellent performance from Faust.

[amw]

Bartok: quartets 2, 3, 4. Juillard Quartet (1963). Still remarkable after all these years and an explosion of competition.

I'm pretty sure this is still the best recording of the Bartók quartets ever made.

(Though I haven't heard Juilliard 1950. >.> Or Vegh)

[Ken B]

I love Borodin 2. Somehow I hear a predecessor of Copland in the finale.

You should give the Copland another listen. You might hear an echo of Borodin. 

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 4. HvK knows this music well. Beautiful performance.

[Que]

Morning listening:

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[Harry]

My ongoing journey through the Madrigali.  Good morning to all.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/monteverdi-claudio-1567-1643-complete_19.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

Haydn, almost closing to an end. Will not play this set a second time.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/haydn-joseph-almost-complete-symphony.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

I decided to get on with the last disc in this box, not to end my misery, but because I was interested in what Hogwood would make of the 100 and 104.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/haydn-joseph-almost-complete-symphonies_19.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

A hour ago this was delivered at my home, new acquisition and first listen.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/new-acquisition-telemann-georg-philipp.html?spref=tw