What are you listening 2 now?

[VonStupp]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony 3 in E-flat Major, op. 52
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan (1977)

Traversing Karajan's 70's Beethoven cycle today. Despite Berlin's muscular qualities, Karajan does not dawdle.

[Sergeant Rock]

Reger String Quartet in d minor (1988/89) played by the Berner Streichquartett




Sarge

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Scriabin
Eight Preludes, Op. 42
Ruth Laredo

[Sergeant Rock]

"Papa"
Symphony № 99 in E^b, Hob. I/99 « Le Chat »
The Hobbit, & al.

Excellent performance of my favorite Haydn symphony.


Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Reger String Quartet in d minor (1988/89) played by the Berner Streichquartett

This is really good (I especially love the emotionally troubled first movement). It was composed when Max  was just 16. He didn't think it worthy of an opus number and so it joins that group of pieces I love despite the composers disowning them (for example Kullervo and Die Nullte).

After listening to the D minor quartet once more, I'm moving on to the G minor op.54/1

Sarge

[aligreto]

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 [Moravec/Marriner]

[Karl Henning]

Excellent performance of my favorite Haydn symphony.


Sarge

Solid, Jackson!

[Karl Henning]

This is really good (I especially love the emotionally troubled first movement). It was composed when Max  was just 16. He didn't think it worthy of an opus number and so it joins that group of pieces I love despite the composers disowning them (for example Kullervo and Die Nullte).

After listening to the D minor quartet once more, I'm moving on to the G minor op.54/1

Sarge

Most interesting, thanks!

[SonicMan46]

Raff & Reinecke - just arrived order from JPC of 'sale items' - total about 18 Euros + shipping - Dave

     

[Sergeant Rock]

Reger String Quartet in A major op.54/2




Sarge

[Traverso]

Antonín Dvořák

Slavonic dances
Czech Suite
Prague Waltzes
Polonaise
Polka

[Daverz]

Revisiting Florent Schmitt's Janiana, op. 52,  for string orchestra, a very impressive work. Jean-François Paillard conduct his orchestra.

Paillard conducting the ultra-Romantic Schmitt!  I tend to think of him as only doing Baroque music in an antiquated style.

[steve ridgway]

Ligeti - Melodien.

[Stürmisch Bewegt]

I do love the 'old voices', ever-new and outwitting Death! 

[steve ridgway]

And the Chamber Concerto. All good.

[Mirror Image]

Antonín Dvořák

Slavonic dances
Czech Suite
Prague Waltzes
Polonaise
Polka

It's difficult to escape ol' Antonin eh, Jan? Not that I would want to of course as I adore his music more and more each time I hear it.

NP:

Janáček
Káťa Kabanová
Zdenek Svehla (tenor), Jaroslav Soucek (baritone), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano), Libuse Marova (mezzo-soprano), Jitka Pavlova (mezzo-soprano), Gertrude Jahn (mezzo-soprano), Vladimir Krejcik (tenor), Peter Dvorsky (tenor), Nadezda Kniplova (contralto), Dalibor Jedlicka (bass), Heinz Dressel (mezzo-soprano), Adolf Tomaschek (tenor)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Wiener Staatsoper
Mackerras

[VonStupp]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony 4 in B-flat Major, op. 60
Berlin Philharmonic
Herbert von Karajan (1977)

[Daverz]

Martinu: Symphony No. 6 conducted by Sawallisch.



Who knew Sawalisch had it in him to conduct such an exciting Martinu 6.  The playing is stunning, of course (the strings sound at times almost like a chorus), and the sonics are fully up to anything modern.

[Mirror Image]

Martinu: Symphony No. 6 conducted by Sawallisch.



Who knew Sawalisch had it in him to conduct such an exciting Martinu 6.  The playing is stunning, of course (the strings sound at times almost like a chorus), and the sonics are fully up to anything modern.

Nice! I own most of these RCO sets, I should get around to exploring them some time. There is some interesting repertoire in them.

[bhodges]

Martinu: Symphony No. 6 conducted by Sawallisch.



Who knew Sawalisch had it in him to conduct such an exciting Martinu 6.  The playing is stunning, of course (the strings sound at times almost like a chorus), and the sonics are fully up to anything modern.

I recall being surprised by that Sawallisch performance as well, mostly because I don't recall him conducting much of the composer's work. Totally agree about the playing and the sonics. Actually the sound is pretty good on even the oldest of these boxes (e.g., from the 1930s and 1940s), but anything from the 1960s on really shows the expertise of the Radio Netherlands engineers.

--Bruce