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Sibelius Symphony No.4 A minor, Saraste conducting the Finnish RSO




Sarge

Very nice, Sarge. What do you think of Saraste's cycle in general?

[Papy Oli]

Richter - Prokofiev sonata No.8 (Carnegie Hall, 23/10/60)

[North Star]

Good evening, Olivier! I bet that's a great recording, how do you like the piece?

Fauré
Nocturnes
Collard

Sibelius
Symphony no. 4
Lahti SO
Vänskä


Maiden-listen Monday (this recording):

Schönberg
Die Jakobsleiter
Boulez

[Florestan]

The whole last week I´ve been listening alternatively to these two sets:





My reaction each time I hear this music (in whatever performance) is the same as it was when I listened to it for the first time: *this is the most melancholy beautiful music I have ever heard.*

[Papy Oli]

Good evening, Olivier! I bet that's a great recording, how do you like the piece?

Hi Karlo.

First listen to it, never got that far in the Raekallio either...Quite challenging 

[Papy Oli]

Richter
Haydn - Sonata in C Major
Schumann - 3 Novelettes

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Listening to Symphony No. 5. Surprisingly good performance.

[Brian]

Jed Distler really enjoyed this, so I'll give it a try. George Emmanuel Lazaridis plays three of my favorite Schubert solo piano works.

This was totally terrific Schubert. Great light touch; the pianist sounds like he'd be very good in Debussy or late Brahms. Lazaridis is another pianist to watch.

[Florestan]

This was totally terrific Schubert. Great light touch; the pianist sounds like he'd be very good in Debussy or late Brahms. Lazaridis is another pianist to watch.

Gosh, another D 960 I must hear... Should I thank you or hate you? 

[Brian]

Gosh, another D 960 I must hear... Should I thank you or hate you? 

You should do the thanking and your wallet/subscription queue should do the hating!

[Sergeant Rock]

Very nice, Sarge. What do you think of Saraste's cycle in general?

Haven't heard enough yet to form even a general opinion.

Sarge

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Haven't heard enough yet to form even a general opinion.

Sarge

Okay, then how do you like that performance of the 4th you just listened to?

[André]

Prokofieff: Romeo and Juliet, extracts (75 minutes) by Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony (Decca). Superlative.

Bruckner: Symphony no 8. Last week with the Hamburg (NDR) Radio symphony from 1955, today from the Muskverein in Vienna (WP of course) from November 1961 sessions. Superlative too.

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Listening to Symphony No. 4 'Sinfonia Lirica'. A gorgeous work.

[Wakefield]

The whole last week I´ve been listening alternatively to these two sets:





My reaction each time I hear this music (in whatever performance) is the same as it was when I listened to it for the first time: *this is the most melancholy beautiful music I have ever heard.*

Same feelings here.

Now:

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Great music and performances; maybe my favorite interpretation of the piano trios on modern instruments. 

[Ken B]

Beethoven
Razumovsky Quartet by the Vermeer Quartet
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This Vermeer cycle is one I like a lot. It seemed to fly under the radar. Too bad.

[TheGSMoeller]

Sibelius: Symphony No. 4
Karajan - Berlin

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[TheGSMoeller]

Dutilleux: Mystere de l'instant (Mystery of the moment)

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[San Antone]

[Todd]