What are you listening to now?

[ritter]

Holy Cow ! The Berlin Philharmonic on fire !

We have Bychkov conducting Parsifal here in Madrid these days. I attended last Saturday's the performance, and it was very good (but the time he really dazzled me was some years ago with Elektra--also here in Madrid)....

[aligreto]

Locatelli: L'arte del violino, Concerto No. 5....

[North Star]

Frank Martin
Sehchs Monolog aus Jedermann
Christian Gerhaher & Gerold Huber
[asin]B00DYFCZ5Q[/asin]

[aligreto]

A Bach Organ Recital by Karl Richter....

[Brian]

Deeeee-licious!!

[Karl Henning]

https://www.youtube.com/v/sjkipI5cIKI

[Drasko]

Bruch - Violin Concerto No.1
Leonid Kogan / RIAS Symphony Orchestra / Lorin Maazel

[Karl Henning]

http://www.youtube.com/v/YW-1uigZ-14

[North Star]

Сергей Васильевич [ Sergei Vasilyevich (Rakhmaninov) ]
Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op.42
Vladimir Ashkenazy
[asin]B00KZ73VDG[/asin]

[SonicMan46]

I would get this one, for the cover art alone.

Hi Bruce - those John James Audubon (1785-1851) pictures of birds were quite beautiful - I've seen a number of originals (of course in museums) - that cover is of interest to me relative to where I live - the bird is the Carolina Parakeet (or sometimes called a parrot) - it's range centuries ago was much beyond the Carolinas - the species was declared extinct in 1939.

The second image below is available as a giclee print (18" x 24") from HERE for $60 (framing also available) - I have little wall space left in my house, otherwise might consider a purchase -   Dave

 

[ludwigii]

Go on my obsession for Alfred Schnittke's Peer Gynt

Pas de deux : Solveig & Peer

http://www.youtube.com/v/zO1IysO4yv4

[André]

Wheeeeehheeeee !

Extraordinarily juicy execution from one of the world's best orchestras. Gloriously natural and deep soundstage. Alternately dreamy and impetuous conducting from YNS. It was time this old chestnut - a problematic score - found fresh, ardent advocacy. One of my records of the year.

[SimonNZ]

Sweelinck Choral Works, Vol.1 - Netherlands Chamber Choir

[Christo]

Sweelinck Choral Works, Vol.1 - Netherlands Chamber Choir

Not bad. 

[ritter]

More Brazilian opera na casa do ritter  :



Curious work, this last opera by Antônio Carlos Gomes. An oriental plot--the title refers to a queen of Samarkand--, composed by a Brazilian, but fully Italian in style (and premiered at La Scala in 1891, under the original title Condor--how anyone called "Condor" could make it to Samarkand beats me  ). Gomes's music is often described as being close to that of early Verdi (despite the age difference between both men), but this opera appears to me fully imbued by the spirit of Scapigliatura (think Catalani, for instance). The live recording from São Paulo was made in 1986, but sounds as if it were from the late 50s  . Interesting (and actually quite pleasant  ).

[André]

Eugene Onegin, by Tchaikovsky. 1956 Bolshoi production, in very good sound (why have I always shied away from those old russian recordings  ?  ).

[Mirror Image]

Go on my obsession for Alfred Schnittke's Peer Gynt

Pas de deux : Solveig & Peer

http://www.youtube.com/v/zO1IysO4yv4

Wonderful! Really love this ballet. Many consider it Schnittke's masterpiece. I'm inclined to agree, although I love so many of his other works that I can't agree completely.

Now:



Listening to the Bassoon Concerto. This is my second-listen. Great stuff.

[Karl Henning]

Hi Bruce - those John James Audubon (1785-1851) pictures of birds were quite beautiful - I've seen a number of originals (of course in museums) - that cover is of interest to me relative to where I live - the bird is the Carolina Parakeet (or sometimes called a parrot) - it's range centuries ago was much beyond the Carolinas - the species was declared extinct in 1939.

The second image below is available as a giclee print (18" x 24") from HERE for $60 (framing also available) - I have little wall space left in my house, otherwise might consider a purchase -   Dave

 

Saw that at the MFA when there was an Audubon exhibit, perhaps one of the last while still I slaved in the shop 

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[Que]

Eugene Onegin, by Tchaikovsky. 1956 Bolshoi production, in very good sound (why have I always shied away from those old russian recordings  ?  ).

Marvelous recording!

Q

[SonicMan46]

Saw that at the MFA when there was an Audubon exhibit, perhaps one of the last while still I slaved in the shop 

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Hi Karl - I've seen many of Audubon's original works over the decades - the colors and details are just outstanding - now, after posting those previous pics, I visited Art . com and a one-third OFF sale was going on, so picked an inexpensive frame w/ a mat (shown below) - total cost w/ shipping about $160 - expect to enjoy - Dave