What are you listening to now?

[Kontrapunctus]

After reading numerous positive reviews, I bought this disc, and I am not disappointed.

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After reading numerous positive reviews, I bought this disc, and I am not disappointed.

Good to hear. I bought both of Nelsens' Shostakovich on DG a few nights ago. Can't wait to hear his performances especially since I haven't heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra on record in years.

[Brian]

Good to hear. I bought both of Nelsens' Shostakovich on DG a few nights ago. Can't wait to hear his performances especially since I haven't heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra on record in years.

Karl recommended a James Levine BSO 'Daphnis' which the orchestra self-released. I never did get to hear it (yet).

[SimonNZ]

Haydn's Symphonies 50, 64 and 65 - Bruno Weil, cond.

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Karl recommended a James Levine BSO 'Daphnis' which the orchestra self-released. I never did get to hear it (yet).

Yeah, I own that recording, but it's been quite some time since the BSO has released anything as that Daphnis was released in 2009. As for how this Levine performance was, it was pretty good, but not on par with my favorites: Dutoit, Martinon, and Boulez (DG). This was actually Levine's second time recording Daphnis. The first-time was with the Wiener Philharmoniker on DG.

[Kontrapunctus]

Good to hear. I bought both of Nelsens' Shostakovich on DG a few nights ago. Can't wait to hear his performances especially since I haven't heard the Boston Symphony Orchestra on record in years.

Numerous members on this forum have praised the 10th, too, and after listening to it, I ordered his 5th/8th/9th today. I eagerly await his 11th!

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Numerous members on this forum have praised the 10th, too, and after listening to it, I ordered his 5th/8th/9th today. I eagerly await his 11th!

Yes, indeed. I'm not sure if he's doing the entire cycle or is he? The subtitle Under Stalin's Shadow suggests that he's only doing possibly Symphonies 4-10.

[bhodges]

Yes, indeed. I'm not sure if he's doing the entire cycle or is he? The subtitle Under Stalin's Shadow suggests that he's only doing possibly Symphonies 4-10.

According to a BSO press release, they are doing the entire cycle, as well as Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. I'm especially glad for the opera. When Nelsons and the orchestra did the Tenth here, they opened the concert with the Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth, and it almost - repeat, almost - overshadowed everything else on the program.

--Bruce

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According to a BSO press release, they are doing the entire cycle, as well as Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. I'm especially glad for the opera. When Nelsons and the orchestra did the Tenth here, they opened the concert with the Passacaglia from Lady Macbeth, and it almost - repeat, almost - overshadowed everything else on the program.

--Bruce

This is very good to hear. Can't wait to hear Nelsons in the 4th.

[bhodges]

Listening - and watching - the third program in last week's Ligeti Forward series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Zorn: Remedy of Fortune
Grisey: Talea
Ligeti: Violin Concerto (with Pekka Kuusisto)

The musicians are alumni from the Lucerne Academy, conductors are David Fulmer and Alan Gilbert, and both audio and video are excellent.

http://www.metmuseum.org/events/programs/met-live-arts/ligeti

--Bruce

[Ken B]

Shoz 10 HvK

Still the best 10 I know.

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Now:





Brahms: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 (orchestrated by Schoenberg)
Begleitmusik zu einer Lichtspielszene (Accompanying music to a film scene), Op. 34
Kammersymphonie No. 1 in E major, Op. 9 (Version for full orchestra)

One of Rattle's best recordings IMHO. Superb performances all-around.

[Pat B]

Shoz 10 HvK

Still the best 10 I know.

'66 or '81?

[Todd]

Pascal Amoyel's take on the Polonaises.  Not as intense and forbidding as Blechacz's set I picked up recently, but it has more moments of quiet and flexible playing and rubato and an occasional sense of fantasy.  A bit heavy, with distant and opaque sound, the disc nonetheless is a treat.

[Artem]

Fate and destiny; you need to own it 

It is really good. One of my favorite Brahms' disks. It is much better than a somewhat similarly programmed recording by Gardiner.

[Artem]

Disk suffers from a bad recording. It sounds like it was recorded in a well or something that makes it hard to appreciate the compositions.[asin]B007NCP8EQ[/asin]

[Ken B]

'66 or '81?

81. Had it on vinyl, a real splurge back then.

[28Orot]

https://www.youtube.com/v/HON-9Z1Greo

[bhodges]

Opera stars Ailyn Pérez and Luca Pisaroni, singing briefly on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

--Bruce

[Mookalafalas]

Boyhood Menuhin from this.

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Sound is verydated, but balance, etc. is very good--it's easy to listen to and very enjoyable.