What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

Excellent, as expected.

Ooohh! New!! 

[Que]

Danzi, Franz - Piano & Wind Quintets on period instruments with Christine Schornsheim and the Reicha Quintett - if modern instruments are preferred, I also own the 3-CD set (3rd pic), which includes all of the quintets on well-filled discs.  Dave

 

Love those! 

(Modern instruments NOT preferred..  )

[Traverso]

Handel

Water Music

[Traverso]

Ooohh! New!! 

yeah.....tasteless cover, except if you favor hotpants on the moon ....

[Florestan]

yeah.....tasteless cover, except if you favor hotpants on the moon ....

I wonder why they didn't use their trademark naked torso in this case too... 

[nico1616]

A quick follow-up to this message:

@nico1616 it turns out I own that recording of Nelson's Semele, which is in The Great Oratorios box set on Decca/DG I purchased and have been thoroughly enjoying this past week or so (you may have seen me post about it before on this very listening thread). I'm going to be starting McCreesh's Theodora tonight, but I'll get around to Semele at some point.

I wonder what you will think of McCreesh. He is one of the Händel conductors I never could appreciate, McGegan is the other one that comes to mind.
For Theodora, you have to hear Lorraine Hunt with William Christie, absolutely legendary.

[Karl Henning]

[ritter]

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For Theodora, you have to hear Lorraine Hunt with William Christie, absolutely legendary.

Lorraine Hunt and Dawn Upshaw! 

[Harry]

Ooohh! New!! 

Already bookmarked 

[Linz]

Ottorino Respighi Linda Finnie, Ingrid Attrot, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Hickox

[LKB]

Love those! 

(Modern instruments NOT preferred..  )

I played one of the Quintets in college, but don't remember which anymore... 

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

I wonder what you will think of McCreesh. He is one of the Händel conductors I never could appreciate, McGegan is the other one that comes to mind.
For Theodora, you have to hear Lorraine Hunt with William Christie, absolutely legendary.

Being a Hunt fan in Handel, I most definitely will check out this recording, although I do have to ask what do you make of Christie's Theodora on Erato? Is this Hunt performance more preferable?

[nico1616]

Being a Hunt fan in Handel, I most definitely will check out this recording, although I do have to ask what do you make of Christie's Theodora on Erato? Is this Hunt performance more preferable?

It certainly is, Christie had a weird preference for Sophie Daneman at that time, she is a quite placid as Theodora, Dawn Upshaw is so much better. Moreover, Erato has Daniel Taylor who is no match for the great David Daniels. And of course no Lorraine Hunt on Erato. Theodora is a very introspective work, it is not easy to bring off on disc. Nor McCreesh or Christie/Erato are very succesful in my opinion, the Glydebourne is a miracle.
I have not heard the recent DiDonato version, it got quite raving reviews but DiDonato is a bit hit and miss for me.

[Que]

Cannot find this recording on Qobuz. Searched under composer name and performers. Horrible artwork though!

The artwork is as usual. 

Anyway, try this link? 

https://www.qobuz.com/nl-nl/album/marbrianus-de-orto-the-sound-and-the-fury/wa95ykc13tj0a

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

It certainly is, Christie had a weird preference for Sophie Daneman at that time, she is a quite placid as Theodora, Dawn Upshaw is so much better. Moreover, Erato has Daniel Taylor who is no match for the great David Daniels. And of course no Lorraine Hunt on Erato.

Thanks for the feedback. Okay, I was able to sample some of this recording and my problem was some of the stage noise was a bit too audible. Obviously, not a complete deal breaker, but a bit distracting. But I think I can tolerate it since it did sound so lovely.

[vandermolen]

Mahler: Symphony No.9
A great performance even if Klemperer remains my favourite. I also though that the Schubert 'Unfinished' is a very fine performance as well. This fine set was picked up very inexpensively S/H. The end of the first movement of the Schubert is my favourite Schubert moment.

[Lisztianwagner]

Mieczyslaw Karlowicz
Returning Waves
Episode at a Masquerade

Gianandrea Noseda & BBC Philharmonic

[ritter]

Pointed out by @Mandryka earlier today in the appropriate composer thread, Georges Auric's quite fantastic song cycle Quatre chants de la France malhrureuse. Martial Defontaine (tenor), Alain Jacquon (piano).

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 3 In D Minor, 1890 Thorough revision Bruckner with Joseph and Franz Schalk Ed. Theodor Raettig, Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Knappertsbusch

[nico1616]

Where has this recording been all my life? Stunning!