What are you listening to now?

[ritter]

Un petit peu de grand opéra chez Ritter ce soir:


It's not that bad...

[Sergeant Rock]

Lloyd Symphony No.8, the composer conducting the Philharmonia




Sarge

[EigenUser]

I am sorry, but I cannot listen to Ligeti's Lontano without thinking about The Shining.
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[North Star]

I am sorry, but I cannot listen to Ligeti's Lontano without thinking about The Shining.

Well, it is a great movie.
I'll give that recording of Lontano a spin too, now.

[EigenUser]

Well, it is a great movie.
I'll give that recording of Lontano a spin too, now.

Yea! A Lontano party! Almost as good as a Clocks and Clouds party!

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

What are you Liszting to now?

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[amw]

Great choice. After I got this, I decided never to buy another Ninth without the finale.

Well, I fell asleep in the middle of the Adagio. :| In my defense, it's a long symphony, and I was very tired. But I really liked the first two movements. And I know it's Studio Magic, but I'll swear the Berlin Phil sounds better than it did under Karajan. Proper listen will be coming soon.

[HIPster]

Playing CD 1 from the L'Arpeggiata boxed set:
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From the opening notes of the Sinfonia, this one never disappoints! 

[Ken B]

Well I disagree with vehemence

He was a self-promoter of genius.

Haydn, 85-87, Bernstein, Symphonies box.

[North Star]

He was a self-promoter of genius.

He had a brilliant idea to promote himself: to write great music. 

[Dancing Divertimentian]

He had a brilliant idea to promote himself: to write great music. 

Brilliant!

[Ken B]

Time to join the 21st-century...

Yes it is. Put that serialist twaddle behind you. Embrace minimalism. C'mon Nate, join the 21st century!

[kishnevi]

Embracing Mahler again:   Symphonies 1 and 2,  Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw.

[EigenUser]

Yes it is. Put that serialist twaddle behind you. Embrace minimalism. C'mon Nate, join the 21st century!

BUT... Where do you get the idea that I don't like minimalism? I listen to Nyman at the gym, I have a Steve Reich record hanging in the room I'm sitting in, and I'm even listening to Feldman's Coptic Light as I type this!

[kishnevi]

My way of embracing minimalism is to listen to the minimal amount of minimalism possible.

(Actually if you count Aarvo Part as minimalism, that is not true at all.)

[PaulR]

Perhaps someday, I will like Puccini.  Maybe today's the day.

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[SonicMan46]

 

Que - I've had this set on my 'wishlist' for several years, I believe and just waiting for a 'good deal' - what do you think of this set overall?  I'm willing to pay a few extra bucks, but just have read some variable reivews regarding certain recordings vs. others - thanks for any comments - Dave

[Todd]

Some Ravel done right.

[Moonfish]

Rameau: Les Indes Galantes  - Suites d'orchestre         La Chapelle Royale/Herreweghe

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Now:





Listening to Chavez's Sinfonia Romantica. A great work. Oh how I wish an enterprising label would record another cycle of these symphonies.