What are you listening to now?

[Que]

For years I only had the Gergiev version on Philips but a couple of years ago I bought the Previn version above and I must say that I prefer the Previn.

The Gergiev sounds if he is either nuts or on crack!  

Q

[Que]

Probably too serious for some tastes. 

Not me, of course. Are you hearing, Que? 

My mind always tells me Leonhardt's Bach harpsichord performances are performances of intelligence and integrity, but my heart has never really warmed up to them....

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[Que]

Music from a manuscript assembled by the Turin based cousin of François Couperin: Marc Roger Normand Couperin.

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[Que]

The performance was superb, but still couldn't sufficiently elevate what was, imo, light and forgettable repertoire.

Re: Epoca Barocca / Janitsch 

Thanks, when sampling I got the same impression.
I can recommend their two Schaffrath discs, the Heinichen and the Telemann as first priorities.

Q

[aligreto]

Same here. Gergiev, while a conductor I enjoy, just takes many of the tempi too fast (or at least the best I can remember). Previn's is definitely to be preferred here, but I really like Svetlanov's and Ozawa's.

Yes, the Previn made me realize that the Gergiev was just that little bit too fast. Previn lets the music breathe in his much more expansive version. The second reference to Svetlanov has been noted 

[aligreto]

The Gergiev sounds if he is either nuts or on crack!  

Q

[aligreto]

Onslow: Piano Trio Op. 26....

[The new erato]

The Gergiev sounds if he is either nuts or on crack!  

Q

I suppose he is a cracked nut.

[jlaurson]

Franz Schubert
Winterreise(n)
D.Behle / Oliver Schnyder Trio
Sony
German link - UK link

[The new erato]

You really need to have some coffee before taking those photos Jens!

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

My first time listening to Symphony no. 5

[Brahmsian]

My first time listening to Symphony no. 5

Very nice.  Hope you love that incredible 3rd movement Romanza.

Love the kitty avatar btw. 

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Sir Arnold BAX : VC
Lydia is the soloist, of course.
On Spotify.

[North Star]

From the Decca box

Rakhmaninov
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33
Ashkenazy

[Karl Henning]

From the Decca box

Rakhmaninov
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33
Ashkenazy

Pleased with this box, I am guessing?

[North Star]

Pleased with this box, I am guessing?

Most pleased, Karl. 

[Brahmsian]

Most pleased, Karl. 

Excellent!  Glad to hear, Karlo. 

[Maestro267]

Delius: A Mass of Life
Soloists, London Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra/Groves

[jlaurson]

Frederic Chopin
Mazurkas
Iddo Bar-Shaï
Mirare
German link - UK link

[Karl Henning]

Most pleased, Karl. 

I was rather afraid of that  0:)