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Mirror Image

#40100
February 19, 2015, 08:31:27 PM
Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 8. I just love this symphony so much. Great performance, too!

Moonfish

#40101
February 19, 2015, 08:34:42 PM
Elgar: The Spirit of England Op. 80        Cahill/Collins/Rolfe-Johnson/Howell/Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus [Currie]/Gibson

Splendid!

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Moonfish

#40102
February 19, 2015, 08:37:09 PM
Quote from: Mirror Image on February 19, 2015, 08:31:27 PM
Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 8. I just love this symphony so much. Great performance, too!

Hmm, I have never listened to Handley doing the 8th. Do you like Handley's RVW cycle overall, John?
Actually, I think I will join your listening with RWV's 8th as I am winding down for the evening.
   :)
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Mirror Image

#40103
February 19, 2015, 08:41:59 PM
Quote from: Moonfish on February 19, 2015, 08:34:42 PM
Elgar: The Spirit of England Op. 80        Cahill/Collins/Rolfe-Johnson/Howell/Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus [Currie]/Gibson

Splendid!

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Pounds the table! Wonderful work and performance!

Mirror Image

#40104
February 19, 2015, 08:46:09 PM Last Edit: February 19, 2015, 08:48:41 PM by Mirror Image
Quote from: Moonfish on February 19, 2015, 08:37:09 PM
Hmm, I have never listened to Handley doing the 8th. Do you like Handley's RVW cycle overall, John?
Actually, I think I will join your listening with RWV's 8th as I am winding down for the evening.
   :)

This 8th is very good, Peter. Of course, Boult on EMI is my benchmark and Thomson's on Chandos remains a firm favorite, this one is still top-shelf. Handley's cycle is certainly recommendable overall. I wasn't too impressed with his performance of Symphony No. 5, however, as I felt some musical phrasings were either rushed or shaped in a way which I didn't particularly respond to positively. This is most telling in the Romanza, the centerpiece of the whole symphony, where Handley seems to not fully have been able to communicate effectively to the orchestra and there just seems to be some kind of disconnect here. It also seems a bit half-hearted. But this is just a small gripe as this cycle really is worth getting. Have you heard Previn's cycle on RCA? This is another top-notch cycle.

Que

#40105
February 19, 2015, 11:49:32 PM
Morning listening:

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Replaced the previous set by this one: doubling the amount of discs from 5 to 10, and thereby obtaining a complete set of masses that takes up less than half of the previously occupied self space... 8)

And I am, more importantly, like before extremely happy with the performances. A no-brainer for anyone looking for a complete HIP set.
The big-name masses of course face heavy competition, but the performances included here hold up well against it and are never less than very good.

Q

Harry

#40106
February 19, 2015, 11:54:00 PM
Quote from: Que on February 19, 2015, 11:49:32 PM
Morning listening:

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Replaced the previous set by this one: doubling the amount of discs from 5 to 10, and thereby obtaining a complete set of masses that takes up less than half of the previously occupied self space... 8)

And I am, more importantly, like before extremely happy with the performances. A no-brainer for anyone looking for a complete HIP set.
The big-name masses of course face heavy competition, but the performances included here hold up well against it and are never less than very good.

Q

Good morning Que, long time no see:)
I wish I could like those masses more as I do, but I don't, no even the HIP performances, but I find the Haydn masses more than acceptable, the performances under Bruno Weil that is. I had the Hickox set, but I bundled that one up and set it to Gurn if I am correct, I found that to be a total disaster.
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Que

#40107
February 20, 2015, 12:08:22 AM
Quote from: Harry's on February 19, 2015, 11:54:00 PM
Good morning Que, long time no see:)

Good morning Harry! :)

I was for away for a few days for some meetings in Brussels.
Definitely missed my music...(I'm not much into music listening on-the-go)

Quote[...] but I find the Haydn masses more than acceptable, the performances under Bruno Weil that is.

Definitely my favorite set as well... :)

Q

Harry

#40108
February 20, 2015, 12:24:27 AM
What better as the delightful set of Weiss Lute music? CD 4.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/02/weiss-silvius-leopold-complete-london_20.html?spref=tw
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Harry

#40109
February 20, 2015, 12:49:43 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Harry

#40110
February 20, 2015, 01:34:01 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Wakefield

#40111
February 20, 2015, 03:36:03 AM
Quote from: Que on February 20, 2015, 12:08:22 AM
Definitely my favorite set as well... :)

Some of these days take a look at the Naxos set, Que; those singers and band are quite a delightful surprise.  :) 
"Isn't it funny? The truth just sounds different."
- Almost Famous (2000)

Wakefield

#40112
February 20, 2015, 03:44:33 AM Last Edit: February 20, 2015, 03:54:53 AM by Gordo
3 string quartets from the Op. 20:

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CD1

Sometimes a tad too much reflective, but highly enjoyable. Actually, the allegro moderato from the number 5 in F minor was a jewel. 

:)
"Isn't it funny? The truth just sounds different."
- Almost Famous (2000)

Mandryka

#40113
February 20, 2015, 03:58:37 AM


Karl Ristenpart, Saarois Chamber Orchestra, Art of Fugue. This performance is absolutely dripping with love for the music, it's bathed in a golden nostalgic glow.
Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

Harry

#40114
February 20, 2015, 04:02:53 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

mc ukrneal

#40115
February 20, 2015, 04:11:19 AM
Be kind to your fellow posters!!

Harry

#40116
February 20, 2015, 04:17:59 AM
Quote from: mc ukrneal on February 20, 2015, 04:11:19 AM
Groovy Gouvy!  8)

I've enjoyed that series a lot...

Hi Neal!
Yes its truly wonderful music, for those that hear its worth  :)
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Karl Henning

#40117
February 20, 2015, 04:27:57 AM
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

prémont

#40118
February 20, 2015, 04:42:58 AM
Quote from: Mandryka on February 20, 2015, 03:58:37 AM


Karl Ristenpart, Saarois Chamber Orchestra, Art of Fugue. This performance is absolutely dripping with love for the music, it's bathed in a golden nostalgic glow.

Yes a warm and intense version, not quite unlike the Münchinger version. Fortunately I got to know the Ristenpart version in 1969, at a time where I was more receptive to non HIP interpretations.  :)

Reality trumps our fantasy far beyond imagination.

Madiel

#40119
February 20, 2015, 05:30:08 AM
Shostakovich's 15th string quartet...

...and it's just too goddamn unbearably miserable. I've listened 3 or 4 times today, and it's not going to work.
Nobody has to apologise for using their brain.
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