What are you listening 2 now?

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich
Symphony No. 11 in G minor, "The Year 1905", Op. 103
Bernard Haitink, conductor
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra



One of the most terrifying symphonies ever written. For me, this is one of Haitink's best performances in his cycle of Shostakovich symphonies.

And, time I revisited that one, too!

[Daverz]

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Boulez/New York Philharmonic in Manhattan Center.

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Sounds better than I remember in my previous survey of the work.  This recording came up because someone mentioned a 24/48 version (not sure it is really a new transfer).  The 24/48 version has the channels reversed on every streaming service I checked (Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon)

https://tidal.com/browse/album/120675863
https://open.qobuz.com/album/j0ziohwwrpzib
https://music.amazon.com/albums/B07ZDGGCXM?tab=CATALOG&ref=dm_wcp_bp_albm_link_albm_t

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Utterly delightful.  I especially like the woody sound of the strings.

[Madiel]

Time I revisited that!

Just in time for Halloween...

I'm probably overplaying the "things crawling out of the dark" angle, it's just the kind of image that chunks of the music bring to mind for me.

[Mirror Image]

Continuing on with some pre-Halloween eeriness:

Ives
Central Park in the Dark
Bernstein
NY Phil.

[Karl Henning]

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra - Boulez/New York Philharmonic in Manhattan Center.



Sounds better than I remember in my previous survey of the work.  This recording came up because someone mentioned a 24/48 version (not sure it is really a new transfer).  The 24/48 version has the channels reversed on every streaming service I checked (Qobuz, Tidal, Amazon)

Nice!

[SimonNZ]

on the radio:

Jesse Norman singing the Four Last Songs

[springrite]

on the radio:

Jesse Norman singing the Four Last Songs

Probably my favorite version, and I have about ten or more versions.

[Daverz]

Continuing on with some pre-Halloween eeriness:

Ives
Central Park in the Dark
Bernstein
NY Phil.

I think it's in one of his lectures where Bernstein says that Central Park in the Dark wasn't a scary idea in Ives day.

[SimonNZ]

Probably my favorite version, and I have about ten or more versions.

Still Gundula Janowitz for me.

[springrite]

Still Gundula Janowitz for me.

Yes, another wonderful choice and, phonetically better German.

[Mandryka]

Playing a recent acquisition this morning:

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Enjoying this very much!   

Sound is outstanding.

I think that Fayrfax is a really fabulous composer.

[Mandryka]

I enjoy what Virumbrales does very much, though I've not explored this particular CD.

[Irons]

Yes, it is truly magnificent. One of my favorites too and the Downes is a great performance...although Previn's goes to the desert island. Listening to it now:



Sarge

As so easily can happen - to me anyway. Listen to a recording, being impressed, then put it back on the shelf and forgeting all about it. So thanks to fellow posters for the Korngold nudge. I don't have Downes or Previn but Rudolph Kempe I do have which will be gracing my turntable this evening.

[Daverz]

As so easily can happen - to me anyway. Listen to a recording, being impressed, then put it back on the shelf and forgeting all about it. So thanks to fellow posters for the Korngold nudge. I don't have Downes or Previn but Rudolph Kempe I do have which will be gracing my turntable this evening.

You guys gotta hear the Wilson recording.  Fantastische.

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http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/Oct/Korngold_symphony_CHSA5220.htm
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2019/Sep/Korngold_symphony_CHSA5220.htm

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/v/pdeckwHGoog

Julius Eastman Gay Guerrilla, I've just ordered a book about him.

[Harry]

Rerun, recent acquisition.

Toccatas in C, G, A; Psalmen Nr. 23, 36, 116, 140; Fantasia Chromatica in D; Echo Fantasia in C; Choräle "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr'" & "Puer Nobis Nascitur"

Simply had to play it again this morning. Gorgeous.

[Papy Oli]

Good morning all,

Relistening to Schnittke - Sketches 

https://www.youtube.com/v/h4rKh2JvC-I

[Tsaraslondon]

Thrilling performances of Beethoven's last two violin sonatas.

[Florestan]

Good morning all,

Relistening to Schnittke - Sketches 

https://www.youtube.com/v/h4rKh2JvC-I

Listening right now. Great fun.

[Madiel]

Barber, Second Essay for Orchestra op.17 (Alsop, RSNO)