What are you listening 2 now?

[Sergeant Rock]

Un grand sommeil noir, original version [Chailly] The song seems more haunting because of the more stark accompaniment of the solo piano.

I'm going to listen to that piece now with Elizabeth Watts, soprano and Lyndon-Gee, piano:




Sarge

[ritter]

First listen (the CD just landed in my office) to Gustave Samazeuilh's piano music, played by Olivier Chauzu:


The opening Nocturne is, well, very nocturnal, quite pleasant to the ear, but it also sound like the second (or third) pressing of, well, something. 

[Brian]

Francisco Mignone



Gosh this is good stuff.

[Florestan]

First listen (the CD just landed in my office) to Gustave Samazeuilh's piano music, played by Olivier Chauzu:


The opening Nocturne is, well, very nocturnal, quite pleasant to the ear, but it also sound like the second (or third) pressing of, well, something. 

Chopin, right?

[Traverso]

More Varese; slowly, slowly....





Un grand sommeil noir [Chailly] I found this to be a wonderfully haunting work. The soprano sings with wonderful emotion.

Un grand sommeil noir, original version [Chailly] The song seems more haunting because of the more stark accompaniment of the solo piano. When you hear this you also realize what a wonderful job the orchestrator did with it.

And carefully.....carefully   

[bhodges]

Ligeti: Lux Aeterna (Latvian Radio Choir) - Still a favorite choral work, mysterious and beautiful. The Latvian ensemble sounds fantastic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxLzzF2_nJA

--Bruce

[Traverso]

Telemann

Such cheerful ,elegant music

Paris Quartets 7-8-9

[aligreto]

NP:

Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43
Moscow Philharmonics Symphony Orchestra
Kondrashin



Yikes! One does have to admire the sheer visceral quality of this music. The music goes for the throat.

That is a great set.

[aligreto]

And carefully.....carefully   

Yes, indeed, Jan. I like listening to this music with headphones on. They are open backed headphones so they do breathe a lot. I just push the volume up just a little higher than normal and it is a terrific sonic experience.

[aligreto]

I'm going to listen to that piece now with Elizabeth Watts, soprano and Lyndon-Gee, piano:




Sarge

I have not bought that CD, Sarge; not yet anyway.....

[Traverso]

That is a great set.

The only dowload I have from Qobuz ,otherwise too expesive.

[Mirror Image]

That is a great set.

Indeed. Between this set, Rozhdestvensky and Haitink, I don't think I could pick one.

[Florestan]

Telemann

Such cheerful ,elegant music

Paris Quartets 7-8-9

Cheerful and elegant --- indeed Telemann's middle names. And that specific recording is a crackerjack. 

[North Star]

Zemlinsky
String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 4  (1896)
Maiblumen blühten überall (Dehmel), for soprano & string sextet*
String Quartet No. 2, Op. 15 (1913-15)
Schoenberg Quartet
Susan Narucki (S)*, Jan Erik van Regteren Altena (va)*, Taco Kooistra (vc)*

[Que]

Telemann

Such cheerful ,elegant music

Paris Quartets 7-8-9

Cheerful and elegant --- indeed Telemann's middle names. And that specific recording is a crackerjack. 

+1 

[Mirror Image]

Now, for something fun!

Schuman
American Festival Overture
St. Louis SO
Slatkin



And, thankfully, this ain't Venzago's horrendous Bruckner! God help us if it was!

[Brian]

Francisco Mignone



Gosh this is good stuff.

Gadzooks! Maracatu is really incredible. Why is this stuff not played in concert halls?! It's absolute crowd-pleasing potboiling brilliance!

[Mirror Image]

Gadzooks! Maracatu is really incredible. Why is this stuff not played in concert halls?! It's absolute crowd-pleasing potboiling brilliance!

Is this a serious question or simply rhetorical?

[Daverz]

Gadzooks! Maracatu is really incredible. Why is this stuff not played in concert halls?! It's absolute crowd-pleasing potboiling brilliance!

Have you heard the Guarnieri and Santoro discs from Bis?  Mignone is good, but I'd rate those two higher.

[Mirror Image]

Janáček
String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"
Pražák Quartet



Between this recording, Panocha and Talich, I'd have a difficult time choosing a favorite in these SQs. I also like the Takács on Hyperion.