What are you listening 2 now?

[Madiel]

(In Romanian this slang word has two meanings, both of them hilarious, one of them quite erotic. Hence my laughter.)

Apparently it means "Moon" in Indonesian. So be careful if you travel!

[Madiel]

Loosely related to that "Moon" thing apparently...

Poul Rovsing Olsen, The Planets

[Florestan]

Apparently it means "Moon" in Indonesian. So be careful if you travel!

Well, the first Romanian meaning is "police baton"; the second (used mostly in the plural form bulane) is "long, beautiful, attractive female legs".

[Madiel]

Well, the first Romanian meaning is "police baton"; the second (used mostly in the plural form bulane) is "long, beautiful, attractive female legs".

There are only so many sounds the human mouth can make. These things are bound to happen.

[Florestan]

There are only so many sounds the human mouth can make. These things are bound to happen.

Of course.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Stravinsky
Duo concertant
Ilya Gringolts, Peter Laul

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Stravinsky
Danses concertantes
Columbia SO
Craft

[VonStupp]

Arnold Schoenberg
Gurre-Lieder

James McCracken, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos
Werner Klemperer - speaker

Boston SO & Tanglewood Ch. - Seiji Ozawa

Easily my favourite recording of Gurre-Lieder, mostly for the lineup of soloists and Colonel Klink providing sprechstimme. Many lament the audio, but I find it more than adequate, and I don't mind Ozawa's forward-moving tempos either.

[Mirror Image]

Arnold Schoenberg
Gurre-Lieder

James McCracken, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos
Werner Klemperer - speaker

Boston SO & Tanglewood Ch. - Seiji Ozawa

Easily my favourite recording of Gurre-Lieder, mostly for the lineup of soloists and Colonel Klink providing sprechstimme. Many lament the audio, but I find it more than adequate, and I don't mind Ozawa's forward-moving tempos either.

I've always liked this one, too. Great vocal cast! Tatiana Troyanos sings in my favorite recording of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle (w/ Boulez). Tremendous voice. Oh and Jessye Norman isn't too bad either. Anyway, Gurre-Lieder is such a vast work that it'll allow many different kinds of interpretation. I also enjoy Sinopoli and Boulez in this work.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

👍

A gorgeously lyrical reading by Tozer, the only caveat being he plays the "short" first movement cadenza. I hope you also proceeded to the Third Concerto. 😎

A little soft. Good for the listeners who like it.

[VonStupp]

I've always liked this one, too. Great vocal cast! Tatiana Troyanos sings in my favorite recording of Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle (w/ Boulez). Tremendous voice. Oh and Jessye Norman isn't too bad either. Anyway, Gurre-Lieder is such a vast work that it'll allow many different kinds of interpretation. I also enjoy Sinopoli and Boulez in this work.

I agree to this, and personal preference for voice types will always be particular to the listener.

[Karl Henning]

Arnold Schoenberg
Gurre-Lieder

James McCracken, Jessye Norman, Tatiana Troyanos
Werner Klemperer - speaker

Boston SO & Tanglewood Ch. - Seiji Ozawa

Easily my favourite recording of Gurre-Lieder, mostly for the lineup of soloists and Colonel Klink providing sprechstimme. Many lament the audio, but I find it more than adequate, and I don't mind Ozawa's forward-moving tempos either.

Love this!

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Jack Gallagher, Orchestral Music.

[vers la flamme]

Frédéric Chopin: 4 Scherzi, opp.20, 31, 39 & 54; Polonaise No.7 in A-flat major, op.61, the "Polonaise-Fantaisie". Claudio Arrau

This is an amazing Chopin disc.

[Karl Henning]

Weinberg
String Quartet № 7 in C, Op. 59 (1957)
Quatuor Danel

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Lutosławski
Livre pour orchestre
Polish National RSO
Wit



I love this work. The textures and general atmosphere are exquisite.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Frédéric Chopin: 4 Scherzi, opp.20, 31, 39 & 54; Polonaise No.7 in A-flat major, op.61, the "Polonaise-Fantaisie". Claudio Arrau

This is an amazing Chopin disc.

One of my favorite pianists.

Weinberg
String Quartet № 7 in C, Op. 59 (1957)
Quatuor Danel

Great art!

[Traverso]

I have read quite a bit of criticism about some of the performances in this box, I can only say that I am very happy with it.


Ravel

Daphnis et Chloé

Debussy

Jeux (Poème Dance)

[Karl Henning]

Myaskovsky
String Quartet № 8 in f# minor, Op. 59 (1942)
Taneyev Quartet

[SonicMan46]

Stanford, Charles Villiers (1852-1924) - Violin Suite & Concerto & Violin Sonatas w/ the performers on the cover art; another two BRO bargains!  Excellent reviews attached and outstanding liner notes by Jeremy Dibble, who wrote a book on the composer.  Dave