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[Mirror Image]

Good morning/afternoon all!

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Listening to the Oboe Concerto. Fantastic work and performance.

[Karl Henning]

LvB
Symphony № 4 in B^b, Op.60
Gewandausorchester
Masur

[Ghost Sonata]

Wishlisted.

[Karl Henning]

The Harpsichord Concerto is a great little piece.

[aligreto]

Alfven: Symphony No. 4 -





This was indeed a huge improvement for me over Symphony No. 1. It is a really wonderful work for the most part but I do not like the vocal elements. Perhaps different soloists would solve that issue but not sure as I thought that the vocal writing was not as strong as the instrumental writing in this piece.

[GioCar]

Feldman: Piano Piece 1952 (S. Osborne)

How to fill the space around you with just a sequence of tiny, easy, simple notes.

A fantastic piece.

[Spineur]

Brahms, Ein deutsche requiem, Rudolf Kempe, St Edwige Kathedral chorus, Berlin Phikarmoniker.
A Jo498 & aligreto recommendation.

Great chorus.  The sound is quite resonnable considering the recording date

[SimonNZ]

Géry de Ghersem's Missa Ave Virgo Sanctissima - Erik van Nevel, cond.

[king ubu]

earlier, from the big Gould box (arrived today!  )



now, to end the day:

[aligreto]

Monteverdi: Motets [Alessandrini]....

[aligreto]

Brahms, Ein deutsche requiem, Rudolf Kempe, St Edwige Kathedral chorus, Berlin Phikarmoniker.
A Jo498 & aligreto recommendation.

Great chorus.  The sound is quite resonnable considering the recording date

I am glad that you liked the choral singing; it is indeed quite wonderful. This version should be better known.

[André]

Debussy:Pelléas et Mélisande, Ansermet's OSR first version. Danco, Mollet, Rehfuss.

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Varèse: Amériques. 6 different versions. That was a friend's idea of a present for my/our last musical listening session. I don't know if I'll survive the ordeal.

[Kontrapunctus]

I started with disc 2. These are not her early DG recordings--they are from 1960 when she was 18 and were recorded by the North German Radio. The sound is mono but actually is quite decent. Besides, nothing could dim the brilliance of her playing, especially the blowtorch intensity of the last movement of Prokofiev's 7th Sonata. Perhaps too fast for every line to clearly come across, but lordy...

[HIPster]

Monteverdi: Motets [Alessandrini]....

This is a very fine recording.   

Just got back from a lengthy work trip; settling in with a new arrival ~

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[HIPster]

On another first listen to a new purchase ~

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The famous Swiss-American lute player Peter Croton plays on his Carpe Diem debut a collection of recercares and fantasias by the two Italian lutenist-composers Francesco spinacino & Francesco da Milano. The 15th century saw the lute emerge as a solo instrument, and the terms ricercar and fantasia were used for works created without preexisting models. The ability to improvise was apparently as widespread then as it is in jazz today. Peter Croton, also known for his contemporary and jazz-related musical projects, explores this beautiful musical world with the heart of a true improvisor, free of limiting preconceptions and sparkling with creativity.

[Mirror Image]

Wishlisted.

Yeah, this is a great recording. The Oboe Concerto is one of my favorites from Martinu.

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Listening to The Parables. Great work.

[Mandryka]

Feldman: Piano Piece 1952 (S. Osborne)

Is this on a commercial recording? I heard him play Feldman in London a couple of months ago.

[NorthNYMark]

The three final sonatas have practically taken my breath away!

[Wanderer]

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[Que]

Géry de Ghersem's Missa Ave Virgo Sanctissima - Erik van Nevel, cond.

That looks interesting!  Would you recommend it?

Q