What are you listening to now?

[Wanderer]

Some splendid Rosenberg: Symphonies Nos.3 (Royal Stockholm PO/A.Davis) and 4 (Gothenburg SO/Ehrling).

[Harry]

Another gift from Jeffrey that has me seriously considering the 67 cd box from this artist, blimey Jeffrey what dangerous discs you send me!   Its 54 English pounds on Amazon. I have the Mozart Concertos already. Members around that have this box, and want to share their thoughts about it?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/new-acquisition-gifted-cd-schumann.html?spref=tw

[Wanderer]

Another gift from Jeffrey that has me seriously considering the 67 cd box from this artist, blimey Jeffrey what dangerous discs you send me!   Its 54 English pounds on Amazon. I have the Mozart Concertos already. Members around that have this box, and want to share their thoughts about it?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/new-acquisition-gifted-cd-schumann.html?spref=tw

It's no accident that you felt that way, Harry, almost everything Perahia touches turns to gold. I emphatically and enthusiastically recommend the box, which at £54 it's a definite steal.

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith: Symphonia Serena (Leipzig Gewandhaus, Blomstedt). First listen to this piece.

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What do you think, Pat?

[Karl Henning]

To start the morning with such excellent music is a treat.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/monteverdi-claudio-secondo-libro-dei.html?spref=tw

Cheers, Harry!

[North Star]

G'day, Karl!

Vaughan Williams
Symphony No. 5 in D major
London Philharmonic
Boult
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[Karl Henning]

Cheers, Karlo!

[The new erato]

Another gift from Jeffrey that has me seriously considering the 67 cd box from this artist, blimey Jeffrey what dangerous discs you send me!   Its 54 English pounds on Amazon. I have the Mozart Concertos already. Members around that have this box, and want to share their thoughts about it?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/new-acquisition-gifted-cd-schumann.html?spref=tw

I love the Chopin, Mendelssohn and Bach on it. Clearheaded and pure is a good descrition. A fine set still at a good price I think.

[North Star]

Vaughan Williams
Sinfonia antarctica
Norma Burrowes (sop)
London Phil Choir & Orchestra
Boult

[mc ukrneal]

Another gift from Jeffrey that has me seriously considering the 67 cd box from this artist, blimey Jeffrey what dangerous discs you send me!   Its 54 English pounds on Amazon. I have the Mozart Concertos already. Members around that have this box, and want to share their thoughts about it?

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/new-acquisition-gifted-cd-schumann.html?spref=tw

I don't have the box, but I have a bunch of single discs that are included and like all of them (8-10). Not everyone likes Perahia, but I find him never less than thoughtful. I have his Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Beethoven. The DVDs look really interesting too.

[Brahmsian]

Cheers, Karlo!

And a Happy Birthday to the new Finnish Flash! 

[The new erato]

A fashing Finn? Dare I look?

[Harry]

Cheers, Harry!

Goodday Karl

[North Star]

And a Happy Birthday to the new Finnish Flash! 

Cheers, Ray.

[Mookalafalas]

I don't have the box, but I have a bunch of single discs that are included and like all of them (8-10). Not everyone likes Perahia, but I find him never less than thoughtful. I have his Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Beethoven. The DVDs look really interesting too.

  Several of the DVDs are quite good, IMO.  The Wintereisse is with a pretty aged Fischer-Dieskau, but it is still lovely, and being able to watch with subtitles has been a great benefit to my overall appreciation of these songs.
  There is also a disc that shows Perahia rehearsing a youth orchestra from the piano.  Although not necessarily of any artistic merit, I found it really informative just to see the process of decision making and instruction that a conductor goes through as part of the process of readying a performance.
   The interview parts I found a bit awkward, but large sections (not all) of the performance parts of the DVDs are really good. 

[Harry]

I found the Murray Perahia box for 73 euro's on Amazon. de, send from England, but not always sealed.
Thanks so far for all the info guys!

[Sadko]

I don't have the box, but I have a bunch of single discs that are included and like all of them (8-10). Not everyone likes Perahia, but I find him never less than thoughtful. I have his Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Beethoven. The DVDs look really interesting too.

"Thoughtful" - that rings a bell. There are quite a few Perahia recordings I like, but after a while I often get the feeling that a bit of spontaneity is lacking, it is all SO well considered. (My favourite of his recordings are Schumann's Davidsbündlertänze, I think.)

[Sadko]

Schumann

Carnaval
Études symphoniques
Papillons

Michael Levinas

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[ritter]

Schumann

Carnaval
Études symphoniques
Papillons

Michael Levinas

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What do you think of it, Sadko? I quite enjoy Levinas's Beethoven (on CD and live earlier this year)...I think he is a rather astonishing musician...

[Mirror Image]

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Listening to Symphony No. 1. All of Brahms' symphonies are masterworks IMHO. Great stuff.