What are you listening 2 now?

[foxandpeng]

I'm a fan of the orchestral work so now it's time to meet the string quartets!

😁

[Karl Henning]

To say the least. Also a fan of her O'Keefe Images and Cloud Atlas, but her SQs do it for me, primarily.

Met her? Fortunate lady.

Our new choral music collective, Triad, sang a short piece of hers, she came to a rehearsal, it was a good time.

[Irons]

Sibelius: Symphony No 4 in A minor - Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

It is odd. Barbirolli's Sibelius receives high praise here, other places not so much with slow tempo often cited. I have pulled the same recording (LP) which I will listen with an open mind later today.

[Mirror Image]

It is odd. Barbirolli's Sibelius receives high praise here, other places not so much with slow tempo often cited. I have pulled the same recording (LP) which I will listen with an open mind later today.

I LOVE Barbriolli's Sibelius regardless of what any of the detractors say.

[Maestro267]

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 14
Brodsky Quartet

[Brian]

First ever listen to this - shout out to Florestan!

[Roasted Swan]

I LOVE Barbriolli's Sibelius regardless of what any of the detractors say.

The Barbirolli/Halle set on LP (one one with Sibelius' ear added in the booklet!)



was my introduction to the group of symphonies so I do rather suffer from first-love-syndrome.  But listening now to the latest remastering as objectively as I can, I still find it to be impressive and powerfully communicative.  For sure the Halle never was as sophisticated or polished an ensemble as many today but the engagement is palpable.  Neither do I find Barbirolli to be laboriously slow.  Probably the review that completely turned me off Jabba the Hurwitz  was his gleefully smug rude demolition of this set and Barbirolli specifically.

[Linz]

Now for CD2 of this set

[Traverso]

De Falla

[VonStupp]

PI Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Polonaise and Waltz
Berlin PO - Herbert von Karajan (rec. 1971)

There Tchaikovsky sits, in the wetlands.  What a strange series of covers this was.

VS

[Sergeant Rock]

Sibelius: Symphony No 3 in C major - Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy

Mrs. Rock's favorite Sibelius symphony and performance, and one of mine, too (along with Davis/Boston and Maazel/Vienna).

Sarge

[Mirror Image]

The Barbirolli/Halle set on LP (one one with Sibelius' ear added in the booklet!)



was my introduction to the group of symphonies so I do rather suffer from first-love-syndrome.  But listening now to the latest remastering as objectively as I can, I still find it to be impressive and powerfully communicative.  For sure the Halle never was as sophisticated or polished an ensemble as many today but the engagement is palpable.  Neither do I find Barbirolli to be laboriously slow.  Probably the review that completely turned me off Jabba the Hurwitz  was his gleefully smug rude demolition of this set and Barbirolli specifically.

Nice! The new remastering is wonderful and I never pay any attention to what Hurwitz has said about any recording, composer, conductor, etc. that I love. I'm actually thinking about going through his Sibelius cycle again soon.

[Sergeant Rock]

Nielsen symphony No. 5, Oramo conducting




Sarge

[Linz]

Szell and Cleveland with Wagner and his orchestral pieces

[Spotted Horses]

Lalo, Suite from Namouna, Ansermet, OSR.



An interesting work, featuring attractive melodies and lively use of the orchestra. Ansermet's thing is not perfectly integrated ensemble, which tends to make the music sound more boisterous and colorful.

[Florestan]

First ever listen to this - shout out to Florestan!

I heard you, Brian, thank you! 

[SonicMan46]

Scarlatti, Domenico - Sonatas on piano w/ Mikhail Pletnev - one of the best 2-CD bargains around and enjoyed by many reviewers, including our own Jens Laurson (see attachment, if interested) - Dave

[Brian]

I heard you, Brian, thank you! 

I had to switch on streaming from this issue to the previous Marco Polo issue, because the streaming service accidentally uploaded CD1 twice so when Act II started, it was the same as Act I. 

[Florestan]

I had to switch on streaming from this issue to the previous Marco Polo issue, because the streaming service accidentally uploaded CD1 twice so when Act II started, it was the same as Act I. 

Oopss. Anyway, this is a very recent release, right? Or is it a reissue?

[Sergeant Rock]

Szell and Cleveland with Wagner and his orchestral pieces

Sarge