What are you listening 2 now?

[Mandryka]

Just been streaming this on NML also.

Debargue seems to pull off a trick of sounding entirely unostentatious yet setting off an entrancing display of iridescence, refinement and wit. He has all the precision and elan of Pogorelich but with an inner warmth, and seems to play Scarlatti almost as some play Haydn.
Very lovely, on first hearing I'm smitten and it becomes an immediate personal contender for 2019 disc of the year.

I can certainly hear why you say this. It's fabulous to have such a good recording of a wonderful piano being played by a pianist who knows how to drive it, how to vary colours and attacks, and indeed how to make the voices in counterpoint come alive. He's been lucky with sound on his CDs, I bet he really cares about it. The sound deserves more than NML.

At the level of interpretation I was struck  by a sort of airiness, space between the notes, phrases and voices. He uses piano effects, sometimes a sort of tear drop pianissimo which makes me think of a tone I've heard from  Sviatoslav Richter on Yamaha pianos. Sometimes I'm conscious of rubato, sometimes not, I'm not sure what's going on there.  I've only listened to a random selection of about a dozen sonatas by the way.

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Franz Berwald - Sinfonie Naïve/ Symphony No.4 in E Flat Major
Danish NRSO - Thomas Dausgaard

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[Iota]

The sound deserves more than NML.

First things first! I've only just chanced upon the thing ...

[SimonNZ]

Symphony No.1

[Papy Oli]

A very appealing and engaging set.

(RE Berwald)
Long ignored set for me but much it turns out much more enjoyable than i remembered.

[vandermolen]

Most enjoyable release. I especially liked the haunting and poetic 'White Night' and 'Night Calls' which were new to me. I was reminded of Einur Englund at times:

[Que]

Filled with delights.

Wonderful recording! 

[Christo]

Most enjoyable release. I especially liked the haunting and poetic 'White Night' and 'Night Calls' which were new to me. I was reminded of Einur Englund at times:

Great to hear! Hope this ONdine series surpasses the 'old' Forte releases with Peeter Lilje.

[vandermolen]

Great to hear! Hope this ONdine series surpasses the 'old' Forte releases with Peeter Lilje.

Yes, this is a super disc in all respects.

[vandermolen]

I have heard so many good things about this recording in one form or other I must invest.

You have to hear it Lol!
One of the greatest VC IMO.

[Todd]

This is one of the finest Franck discs I've heard.  The Prélude, Choral et Fugue is engaging start to finish.  I picked up Eduardo del Pueyo's recording earlier in the year, and together with Michel Block and Bertrand Chamayou, there are now enough fine versions to make me think I should do a shootout of a work I typically am not wild about.  The Piano Quintet finds the Novus Quartet in world class form, too.  While obviously live, one doesn't care at all.  Actually, that's not true.  Listening makes one a bit envious of those who were lucky enough to attend the performances in person.

[Florestan]

This is one of the finest Franck discs I've heard.  The Prélude, Choral et Fugue is engaging start to finish.  I picked up Eduardo del Pueyo's recording earlier in the year, and together with Michel Block and Bertrand Chamayou, there are now enough fine versions to make me think I should do a shootout of a work I typically am not wild about.  The Piano Quintet finds the Novus Quartet in world class form, too.  While obviously live, one doesn't care at all.  Actually, that's not true.  Listening makes one a bit envious of those who were lucky enough to attend the performances in person.

It's live, then. Good, that means I've heard the entire program on Mezzo TV last week. I must say that on the cover Mr. Dalberto looks slightly younger than in the broadcast.

[Traverso]

Monteverdi



Recorded in 1981,I remember vividly how enthusiast I was the first time I heard it,still is very enjoyable

[Todd]

It's live, then. Good, that means I've heard the entire program on Mezzo TV last week. I must say that on the cover Mr. Dalberto looks slightly younger than in the broadcast.

Yes, and the back cover refers to "Michel Dalberto Live" and lists Faure, Franck, Debussy, and Ravel.  I have the first three, but there is no Ravel disc out there.  There is, however, some Ravel on mezzo.tv, so I'm hopeful that a Ravel release materializes in the near future.

[SonicMan46]

Last few days, alternating a couple of boxes - Dave

 

[Florestan]

Yes, and the back cover refers to "Michel Dalberto Live" and lists Faure, Franck, Debussy, and Ravel.  I have the first three, but there is no Ravel disc out there.  There is, however, some Ravel on mezzo.tv, so I'm hopeful that a Ravel release materializes in the near future.

The Faure recital was very good as well, I was lucky enough to catch it almost from the beginning. I missed the Debussy and Ravel.

[André]

Recreating the May 7, 1824 concert where Beethoven introduced his opuses 123-125 to the public at the Kärtnertor Court Theater. First heard is the overture, followed by what is billed as « Drei Hymnen », aka Kyrie, Credo and Agnus Dei from the Missa Solemnis. Although the Mass was complete, it was forbidden to have one played outside of a liturgical (church) setting. Thus the choice of 3 separate movements with a secular title for the Academy.

Disc two contains the 9th symphony. Live 2007 performances, quite the best I know of on PI (superb playing and sound, with nicely prominent timpani and brass). Soloists and choir are excellent as well. One of my favourite Beethoven albums.

[André]

An operatic Saturday:





Excellent performances.

The Braunfels is a stage production from the LA Opera, the Maderna-led Wozzeck is a film (in colour despite the B&W cover photo) set in a german garrison town. Although obviously a playback production, I didn't detect any instances of unnatural voice/lips synchronization. The cast is extremely strong.

[Kontrapunctus]

[Christo]

Enjoying on this fine disc the not-unlike-Holmboe sounding Third (1948) by Swedish composer Erland von Koch especially: