What are you listening to now?

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Trio élégiaque in D minor, Op. 9. Ravishingly beautiful and top-drawer performance, too.

[Ken B]

Out of my own curiosity, what is it about Wand's Bruckner that you don't like, Ray?

I don't like them either. Partly it's the sound -- I have the Sony NDR set. It's hard to pin down the problem as I never listen to them. If I start it comes off lickety-split. Karajan gets the grandeur but Wand only gets the grandiosity.

Maybe he's better in Turangalila 

[kishnevi]

Dvorak, 8 and 9
Kubelik, the famous DG recording.

Is there an infamous one?
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CD 5
Ludwig Sonatas 13/14(Moonshine)/15

[Ken B]

Is there an infamous one?
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CD 5
Ludwig Sonatas 13/14(Moonshine)/15

I think there are mono ones.

[Mirror Image]

I don't like them either. Partly it's the sound -- I have the Sony NDR set. It's hard to pin down the problem as I never listen to them. If I start it comes off lickety-split. Karajan gets the grandeur but Wand only gets the grandiosity.

Maybe he's better in Turangalila 

Perhaps you're right, Ken. I haven't revisited any of Wand's Bruckner in quite some time, but I've never had any problems with his performances. He gets remarkable clarity from the orchestras he conducts. It may be just my ears, but I don't think Wand strives for grandiosity in Bruckner. I think he strives to let the music speak for itself in a flowing, natural way without much grandstanding. In this sense, he's the perfect anecdote to Karajan whose interpretations we all know I love.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125. Extraordinary symphony and performance.

[Pat B]

I don't like them either. Partly it's the sound -- I have the Sony NDR set. It's hard to pin down the problem as I never listen to them. If I start it comes off lickety-split. Karajan gets the grandeur but Wand only gets the grandiosity.

You mean the WDR (Cologne) set, no?

TD: the Schubert Trios Gordo mentioned (Paulik-Istomin-Sofronitsky on Centaur).

[The new erato]

But something good has come out of this, which is that I've spent the rest of the afternoon on Alessandro Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and now a composer new to me named Carissimi.

One of the good ones. The earnest devotion of early Roman music has always appealed to me.

[Que]

Morning listening - return to this new addition:

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I like it, but for some reason this early performance (Aug 1999/ Jan 2000) doesn't appeal as much as their "Music for Henry V" of nine years later...

Q

[aligreto]

Adam: Giselle [von Karajan]....





Music and a performance that is full of charm and character and just overflows with enchanting melodies.

[aligreto]

Morning listening - return to this new addition:

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I like it, but for some reason this early performance (Aug 1999/ Jan 2000) doesn't appeal as much as their "Music for Henry V" of nine years later...

Q

Different personnel in the ensemble perhaps yielding a different blend of voices?

[aligreto]

Telemann: Concerto in F for Recorder & Bassoon....

[Que]

Different personnel in the ensemble perhaps yielding a different blend of voices?

Yes indeed, the altos are now less "hooty"
I also think in approach they must have over the years moved (even) further away from the traditional "smoother" style and are more articulate.

Listening now (of course you saw that one coming!  ):

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A real pleasure to revisit, impressed by the quality of performances by not only the soloist but also the Drottingholm Ensemble.
Since I got this as a cheap set with vols. 1-3 many years ago, I have branched more in terms of various Baroque composers. I can tell that makes me listen to it with keener ears: some really  nice litlle musical gems here,  with the Fasch concero as the best surprise.

Q

[Que]

A similar themed disc from my collection:

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Pretty! 

Aligretto, this disc focuses more on chamber repertoire in Stylus Phantasticus with virtuosic solo parts for the trumpet.
Great performances,  beautifully recorded, strongly recommended....

Q

[aligreto]

Side two of this vinyl....





Two Fanfares - Interesting, quirky pieces.
Short Ride - Don't you just love the virile energy in this work!
Common Tones - It took me a bit of time to like this but I do now. It is a bit rambling but I enjoy the wayward journey.

[aligreto]

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A real pleasure to revisit, impressed by the quality of performances by not only the soloist but also the Drottingholm Ensemble.
Since I got this as a cheap set with vols. 1-3 many years ago, I have branched more in terms of various Baroque composers. I can tell that makes me listen to it with keener ears: some really  nice litlle musical gems here,  with the Fasch concero as the best surprise.

Q

Yes, it is a very fine CD and would be a great introduction to anyone who is not very familiar with this genre.

A similar themed disc from my collection:

[asin]B00000J862[/asin]
Pretty! 

Aligretto, this disc focuses more on chamber repertoire in Stylus Phantasticus with virtuosic solo parts for the trumpet.
Great performances,  beautifully recorded, strongly recommended....

Q

That looks very interesting Que and will be placed on the List. Thank you for that 

[jlaurson]

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[NikF]

Sauget: Complete Music for Guitar - Baschiera.

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[Que]

More Muzio Clementi:

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Listening to disc 2 with sonatas published during Clementi's stay in Paris (1780-81) when he was in his late twenties.
Costantino Mastroprimiano plays a fortepiano after Johann Gottfried Silbermann 1749 with an appropriate "silvery" tone....

Q

[Karl Henning]

Definitely not me. I'm not a fan of Wand's Bruckner.  The one I recommended to you Karl was the 7th by Giulini/Vienna Phil.

I do remember (correctly  ) your recommending that Giulini Seventh, mon cher.  Perhaps it was Jens who pointed me to that singleton Wand.