What are you listening to now?

[not edward]

Is this the only recording of Circles?

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[Brian]

Mozart, played by the All-Star Team.

[Harry]

CPE Bach's organ music. All what I expected.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/bach-cpe-complete-organ-music-cd-1.html?spref=tw

[kishnevi]

From my collection. Thomas Tallis.
To sooth my nerves and abate my sickness, I return to this beloved set, which I bought in 2008.


http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/tallis-thomas-1505-1585-complete-works.html?spref=tw

Coming off the back end of the flu today, God willing,  I sympathize. For three days I did not even have the energy to listen to music.  Get well soon.
This morning's medicine for me is Mahler's Fifth :  Haitink conducting the Concertgebouw.

[Mirror Image]

I personally have no problem with grating minor-second-cluster chords played by an entire orchestra . My problem with the Berg was that it is such a thick piece of music that it was just hard for me to digest, musically. I think getting to know Mahler and Schoenberg helped with this.

That would explain why I took to Webern before the other guys, too.

Interesting considering I took to Schoenberg and Berg before I did Webern. There are, of course, no prerequisites for enjoying the Second Viennese School only that you bring an open-mind to the musical proceedings. Berg's music is dense, sure, but underneath this 'fog' lies some of the most passionate music ever composed. Those rousing climaxes in his music still haunt me long after I listen to one of his works.

Here's MTT talking about Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra:

https://www.youtube.com/v/sF6tkYg-ZOo

[springrite]

At the request of Kimi, (again!):

Soundtrack of Interstellar

[Harry]

D'India at his best. From my collection ( 2008)

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/dindia-sigismondo-c1580-1624-secular.html?spref=tw

[SonicMan46]

Papa Joe - looks like I'm stuck in my Haydn collection @ the moment, but no problem -   Dave

String Quartets, Op. 9 & 17 w/ the London Haydn Quartet - great pricing on the Amazon MP for these bargain 2-CD sets; also have their Op. 20 & 33 performances, and curious if the Hyperion project will continue? 

 

[Wanderer]

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[bhodges]

Works by Carter, Sessions and Eckardt (Miranda Cuckson, violin / Blair McMillen, piano)

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--Bruce

[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening @WienerKonzerthaus


J. MacMillan,
Chamber Music w/ soloists
Netherlands RChPhil / L.Roth, J.Berger et al. / J.MacMillan
Challenge Classics

German link - UK link

#morninglistening #classicalmusic @jamesmacm @LinusViolin @challengerec et al. #contemporaryMusic

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[North Star]

I like both of them, but I'm more interested in the 15th, which is one of those stasis-achieving performances. Haven't listened in a long time though. I do think, if you can't find it, there are still plenty of good ones out there - you can still live a full life without hearing it.

I won't take any chances..

DSCH
SQ no. 15
Taneyevs, 1975

[Ken B]

Piston, Symphony 2, ASO, Botstein
Petrassi, Piano Concerto, Mass, Mueller

No need to recommend Piston but Petrassi will appeal to any who like neo-classical vigor. Brian, Z7, MI, Karl.

[ritter]

Is this the only recording of Circles?

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Niet! There's also this one (which I own):

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[PaulR]

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Five Etudes

[ritter]

Haven't listened to this for many years...once again, I find it an interesting, well constructed and ultimately attractive work (albeit "dated" and slightly odd with its mixture of agitprop and long lyrical stretches):

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[Drasko]

Miserere, mei Deus

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and again (Josquin)

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[Ken B]

Dvorak, Symphony 9
Harris, Symphony 3
NYPO Bernstein

The Harris is definitive, but the New World is a bit odd. Not a bad thing really, as it is my nth copy and odd is interesting. Driven. No, I will not stop and smell the roses! But it's not a top choice.

Update. Hot damn but that Harris is a performance. Sounds better tha ever.

Sibelius 1,6
Same crew.
Hey, with Mook and Brian bailing out who else is gonna work through this box?

[EigenUser]

Interesting considering I took to Schoenberg and Berg before I did Webern. There are, of course, no prerequisites for enjoying the Second Viennese School only that you bring an open-mind to the musical proceedings. Berg's music is dense, sure, but underneath this 'fog' lies some of the most passionate music ever composed. Those rousing climaxes in his music still haunt me long after I listen to one of his works.

Here's MTT talking about Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra:

https://www.youtube.com/v/sF6tkYg-ZOo

Enjoyed the video.

Currently, Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra
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[Daverz]

Dvorak, Symphony 9
NYPO Bernstein

the New World is a bit odd. Not a bad thing really, as it is my nth copy and odd is interesting. Driven. No, I will not stop and smell the roses! But it's not a top choice.

That Bernstein Dvorak 9 is very exciting, and the recording is pretty good as CBS recordings go.

Listening: second listen to the Arnell 5th, a real beauty that I like a lot more than the 4th (an Amazon reviewer trashes it).  If the 4th sounded like a long lost Mennin symphony, the 5th is a long lost Creston symphony.

Also Reiner conducting Haydn symphonies 88 and 101.  Absolutely glorious.