What are you listening to now?

[ritter]

Starting a new project today which will probably take a long time to complete - listening to Wagner's Ring Cycle.
I received the first of the 2 Cycles I ordered last month and the second one is dispatching tomorrow so theres a lot to listen to
Currently listening to Disc 1 of Das Rheingold - not sure if ill be able to make it all the way the disc tonight though:

You're embarking in a wonderful journey, Conor71! As Froh says at the end of the second scene, "Glück auf!"

Out of curiosity, which is the other cycle you ordered?

Cheers,

[Que]

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Hat tip HIPster!

Q

[Mandryka]

More Kuhnau:

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CD 2: Musicalische Vorstellung einiger biblischer Historien, sonatas 5 & 6.
Various Preludes and one Fugue.

And in reply to Harry's question: Molardi defintely pulls it off here, in a convincing way!
Thank God for the wise choice in instruments,  the Silbermanns in Freiburg and Rötha.

This all adds up to a major scoop for Brilliant: a complete Kuhnau organ set. There is not much else: though I noticed that Leonhardt did a mixed organ/harpsichord set of the Biblical Sonatas, included in the Warner Das Alte Werk edition.

I will defintely look for harpsichord versions as well.

Q

Leonohardt speaks a biblical narration throughout that recording, in Dutch (I think.) That kills it for me but maybe not for you!

I like the idea of a narration -- but in English or French please.

[Que]

Leonohardt speaks a biblical narration throughout that recording, in Dutch (I think.) That kills it for me but maybe not for you!

I like the idea of a narration -- but in English or French please.

I absolutely hate narration, irrespective of the language....

Q

[Que]

My first acquaintance,  I like it already!

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The Amazon rating is dumbed down by a one star review by an "audiophile" complaining that the harpsichord and clavichord insufficiently produce lower, bass tones.....

Could someone please help out these mental cases? 

Q

[Michael Sayers]

Recordings of Liszt's Réminiscences de Norma, trying to figure out if the pianist in this recording really is Ervin Nyiregyhazi or if the performer is someone else.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYaWjHWgepE


Mvh,
Michael

[Mandryka]

Could someone please help out these mental cases? 

Q

That's very strongly put! I too found Beghin an eye opener. If you can get it,  you may also like his op 111. His Mozart I need to go back too, it didn't leave any effect.

[Que]

That's very strongly put!

Well, complaining that a clavichord or a harpsichord produces too little lower tones is like complaining that donkeys have tails...

And if the earth were flat, we could all fall off the edge!

These people have issues, I tell you...

Q

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

I confess I would not have bought this full-price, but I become a gambler at discount prices (and I've enjoyed many Centaur recordings).  But I would have paid full-price if I'd only known; this is a program that alternately surprises, touches, amuses and ultimately impresses & delights.  The Henningmeister would like it, I think.

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          Sonatas for Trumpet and Piano by Karl Pills, Halsey Stevens, George Antheil and Kent Kennan; along with Three Bagatelles by Fisher Tull.

Thornburg's trumpet is as supple as a gymnast; Roederer's piano offers a friendly, helping hand.

[king ubu]

earlier:

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now:

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[North Star]

Bach
Cantatas BWV 146, 88, 43
Rachel Nicholls (S), Robin Blaze (c-T), Gerd Türk (T), Peter Kooij (B)
Bach Collegium Japan
Suzuki
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[Mirror Image]

Morning all!

Now:



Listening to the Sun God Symphony, which was music that was adapted from his ballet Baldur's Dreams.

[SonicMan46]

Well, I decided to pull out my recordings of Robert Scuhmann - last few days, the ones below - Dave

P.S. also have David Zinman on Arte Nova in the symphonies, but have not really added or detracted from those in a number of years - any more recent versions (or re-dos of older classics) in these works - curious?

 

 

[San Antone]

What do you think of the Gardiner Schumann symphonies?  I haven't listened to them, but enjoyed his Brahms.

[North Star]

What do you think of the Gardiner Schumann symphonies?

My favourite, FWIW.



Thread duty

Britten conducts Britten:
Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

[Todd]

My second disc from Nino Gvetadze.  I'm doing some prep work with Mussorgsky's piano music to compare to Maurizio Baglini's recording in The Italian Invasion thread.  I was most impressed with Ms Gvetadze's Debussy, and I'm impressed with this, too.  No, the main work does not match Byron Janis or Ivo Pogorelich, say, but Gvetadze plays with more heft and scale than I anticipated, and while not as tonally variegated as her Debussy, she brings a warm tone to most of the playing.  The Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks is most entertaining, and the Great Gate of Kiev is nicely large in scale.  (For some reason, I get the feeling that the heft of Ms Gvetadze's playing might sound bigger on disc than in person.  I would very much like to hear her play in person to get a sense of what she really sounds like.)  The assortment of short piano pieces offers a glimpse into Mussorgsky's other output, but I have to say that Gvetadze's refined playing smooths out what should probably be a bit rougher here and there, and there's a sheen of sameness to most of the small pieces.  Whether that is because she did not know the pieces well, or (more likely) because I have never heard them before and have nothing to compare them to other than Baglini (who does a true complete set), I can't say for sure, but the pieces are entertaining enough.

[Sergeant Rock]

Tournemire Symphony No.5 F minor op.47




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Roussel Symphony No.3 G minor, Cluytens conducting




Sarge

[Que]

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See my previous comments HERE.

Q

[king ubu]

My favourite, FWIW.

Great to hear ... they're on my listening pile, but as of yet not played. Guess I'll play the Szell ones first though, but that's for another day.

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Now:

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started with disc one, now into disc two - great!