What are you listening to now?

[TheGSMoeller]

First listen. Honeck and Pittsburgh are in the zone, again. Especially the brass, great balance with the right amount of power, just listen to the horns at the ending of the opening movement! Left me breathless! 
This could possibly be the best sounding "Romantic" available.

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[Brian]

One way to make the work day go faster:



EDIT: Two consecutive Honeck/Pittsburgh posts!!

Greg, I really do think Pittsburgh has the best horn section on earth right now.

[aligreto]

First listen....





....and a most enjoyable listen.

[Moonfish]

TD

Elgar:
Nursery Suite
Severn Suite
Suite from "Crown of India"
Coronation March Op 65

Royal Liverpool PO/Groves

The "Crown of India" Suite is enchanting in its oscillation between grace and pompous antics! A surprising delight!






JS Bach: Harpsichord Concertos   BWV 1044, 1053, 1054 & 1055           Leonhardt/Leonhardt Consort/Leonhardt

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[Ken B]

Weiss/Cardin
Disc 1

[Moonfish]

Weiss/Cardin
Disc 1

It finally arrived, eh?   0:)
It seemingly took forever for the Cardin box to cross the Atlantic...   
How do you like it?

[Ken B]

It finally arrived, eh?   0:)
It seemingly took forever for the Cardin box to cross the Atlantic...   
How do you like it?

Very well so far, part way through one disk.
Yes, very slow.

[amw]

Why does the F major sonata K. 296 never show up on individual recitals. Why. It's so good.



I am not going to buy a recording of all 175938019823 Scarlatti sonatas just for this one so don't ask.

[HIPster]

On a first listen to this excellent Handel disc ~
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Note that amazon has it listed under Hsndel  . . .

Makes for some attractive pricing, however!   

[Brian]

Why does the F major sonata K. 296 never show up on individual recitals. Why. It's so good.

Scott Ross on YouTube, and there are individual/double recital discs by Michelangelo Carbonara and Orion Weiss.

[Moonfish]

Sibelius: Pelléas och Mélisande            Jakobsson/Lahti SO/Vänskä

Excellent performance of a Sibelius gem.

[Mirror Image]

I enjoy the DG ones as well. Comparatively they are similar, i.e. a huge scale version of the 4th and 5th. If I recall correctly the sound is perhaps a bit more defined and richer in these renditions from the mid 70s. At first I was a bit apprehensive (not sure what I was expecting), but I quickly allowed myself to listen to the many details that came forward.  I was a bit surprised at how well defined the strings were. You know the sections when the orchestra is almost quiet and the strings pulse softly in an ebb and flow? The details were exquisite. The 3rd movement of the 5th was beautiful in this recordings.  It sounded a bit different than I was used to, but I thought it was very well done. It completely absorbed all my attention and only the soundscape of the 5th existed.  Now I am looking forward to listening to Karajan's early EMI version (remastered by Warner). 

Excellent, Peter. Thanks for the feedback!

Now, I'm going to listen to three works written in remembrance of the victims of WWI.

Now playing:



Listening to the Requiem. Exquisite music and performance.

Next:



Going to listen to A Pastoral Symphony.

And then:



Going to listen to The Spirit of England.

[Todd]

From the Sony box.  (OK, op 57 isn't included in the original jacket release.) 

[Moonfish]

Excellent, Peter. Thanks for the feedback!

Now, I'm going to listen to three works written in remembrance of the victims of WWI.

Now playing:



Listening to the Requiem. Exquisite music and performance.

Sounds like a wonderful evening with music! 
I am curious about Delius' Requiem...

[Mirror Image]

Sounds like a wonderful evening with music! 
I am curious about Delius' Requiem...

Indeed. Great music all-around. You own that Delius 150th Anniversary Edition on EMI, right? The Requiem is in this set. The performance isn't as good as Hickox's, but it's certainly one of the only games in town. I believe Meredith Davies is the conductor in the EMI set. Give it a listen sometime, Peter.

Also, Delius' Requiem was a very controversial work during it's time. Read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Requiem_(Delius)

[Artem]

Good for the late evening listening.

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[kishnevi]

Superb pianism from France first part of the 20th century. Anyone with an interest in Ravel, Faure, Debussy needs to know Hahn.
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I also have the recording by Earl Wild, and would say both performances will satisfy.

[Pat B]

Why does the F major sonata K. 296 never show up on individual recitals. Why. It's so good.
I am not going to buy a recording of all 175938019823 Scarlatti sonatas just for this one so don't ask.

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Scott Ross's recording (presumably the same one Brian linked) is on this single-disc sampler.

I have, I think, 6 discs of Scarlatti sonatas (that Ross one, Hantai on Naïve, 2 by Leonhardt, and 2 by Staier) and they have surprisingly little duplication.

TD: nothing right now. Well, John Cage might say I am listening to the music made by a box fan.

[Mookalafalas]

TD: nothing right now. Well, John Cage might say I am listening to the music made by a box fan.

Haydn Piano from
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[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Delius' Two Pieces for Small Orchestra: I. Summer Night on the River - II. On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring. Absolutely enchanting and it doesn't matter how many times I listen to these two miniature masterpieces, I still love them since the first time I heard them many years ago. Handley's performance is just gorgeous. He paces everything wonderfully.