What are you listening to now?

[The new erato]

TD, Frank Martin, Cinderella. Which is a gorgeous score.

I am so very much +1 on that!

[The new erato]

No 4. Fine work!

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[Wanderer]

How is Martynov's Beethoven-Liszt, Tasos?

Sherbakov and Katsaris seemed the last word in this repertoire, but this guy has set a new standard, IMO. 

Indeed. I like Katsaris more than Scherbakov in these; I also have a soft spot for Leslie Howard; more heavy-footed perhaps, but still very, very fine.

I really like Martynov, more than spotify sampling would imply. Apart from having magnificent Blüthner and Érard pianos at his disposal as well as (heaps of) the requisite virtuosity so that this endeavour won't be a muddy mess, he also has an excellent ear for phrasing, architecture and colour that render these transcriptions truly symphonic, while at the same time being quintessentially pianistic. The "Eroica" is especially splendid.

[Wanderer]

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[amw]

Howard and Martynov are my favourites in the Beethoven-Liszt symphonies as well. I'm impatiently waiting for Martynov to get to the 9th, which has a particular 'impossible charm' for me.

[Harry]

No 4. Fine work!

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Good to hear

[Mookalafalas]

Playing this again. I like it better than the first time through--and I liked it the first time through, too   I've been working my way through the WTC thread.  55 pages! Still have a ways to go...

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[Lisztianwagner]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio

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Act 2^

[EigenUser]

Thanks, Nate. I need to listen to more of Haydn. I really enjoyed all of his music that's I've heard so far (a lot of symphonies, concerti).

Haydn is so much fun. My favorites are Autumn from The Seasons (a large oratorio with orchestra, soloists, and chorus) and symphonies 46, 60, 79, and 88 (among others). His 60th is an odd one -- six movements long (taken from incidental music he wrote for a comic play called Il Distratto, also the nickname of the symphony). The finale is particularly amusing for a specific reason.

[North Star]

Indeed. I like Katsaris more than Scherbakov in these; I also have a soft spot for Leslie Howard; more heavy-footed perhaps, but still very, very fine.

I really like Martynov, more than spotify sampling would imply. Apart from having magnificent Blüthner and Érard pianos at his disposal as well as (heaps of) the requisite virtuosity so that this endeavour won't be a muddy mess, he also has an excellent ear for phrasing, architecture and colour that render these transcriptions truly symphonic, while at the same time being quintessentially pianistic. The "Eroica" is especially splendid.

Cheers. Based on YT sampling, I do prefer his recordings vastly over Karsarsis/Scherbakov, for the historic pianos alone, and the phrasing does sound fine, too. 

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Like the ocean, completely engulfing and mesmerizing. Second time listening to this work.

[Henk]

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PC 1

[North Star]

Berg
Lulu
Boulez

[not edward]

A live recording of Ernest Bour conducting the world premiere of the revised Berio Sinfonia. Live sound and a few rough patches, but I don't think I've heard a better performance, interpretatively speaking.

[Todd]

Big band Schubert 8 & 9.  Yes, better recordings of both works are available, but not really much better.

[Sergeant Rock]

Big Band Beethoven....The Second, Bernstein, Vienna




Sarge

[listener]

random, but part of housekeeping:
MARTINÚ String Quartet  1    Panochka Quartet
SORABJI: Nocturne, Le Jardin Parfumé, 2 Pastiches: Rimsky Korsakoff - Hindi Merchant's song from Sadko, Chopin Valse op. 64/1
Michael Habermann, piano
madrigals by WILBYE and MORLEY    -  The Deller Consort
"Battle Music" Collection: BIBER: Battalia,  MOZART: Contretanz K.587 (Victory of the Hero Coburg), DANDRIEU: Les Caractères de la Guerre. NEUBAUER: Sinfonie op. 11 La Bataille
Milan Angelicum Orchestra     Newell Jenkins, cond.

[Wanderer]

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Revisiting this gem. The book/libretto is luxurious but the CD sleeves are so tight and unyielding it is impossible to extricate/insert the discs without scratching them. Big fail, Sony.

[Moonfish]

JS Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & 82    Egmond/Baroque Orchestra/Brüggen

The Seon journey!



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Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique              Saito Kinen Orchestra/Ozawa
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte   Saito Kinen Orchestra/Ozawa
Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty - Suite   Orchestre de Paris/Ozawa

Hmm, I very much enjoy Bernstein's version of Berlioz's symphony with the NYP compared to Ozawa's performance.



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