What are you listening 2 now?

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Janáček
String Quartet No. 2, "Intimate Letters"
Panocha Quartet

These are great! Damn, I don't have this CD with me here nor do I have it ripped. Recently I was listening to the Melos Quartet play them.

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More from the set:

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Q

I'm sure you have a good time.

[Roasted Swan]

Am I alone in feeling that melodically speaking this ballet is not on the same level as the other two?

Sorry Florestan - can't agree with you here!  OK - perhaps the sheer quantity of melody is not on the exalted level of Nutcracker or Swan Lake but the big set-pieces are every bit as good from the famous waltz to the heart-stopping Rose Adagio.  I have to say I think Jarvi in Bergen drives a great big indifferent cart through most of these big moments.  A contractual-obligation album if ever there was!

[Que]

I'm sure you have a good time.

Absolutely! 

Q

[Traverso]

Mozart

Die Zauberflöte

[Tsaraslondon]

Mozart

Die Zauberflöte

I have a special affection for this recording, mostly for Wunderlich's peerless Tamino. Fischer-Dieskau, though he never played the part on stage, is also excellent as Papageno, as is Franz Crass as Sarastro. The women are not quite on the same level, though Robert Peters's Queen of the Night is a lot better than she is usually given credit for.

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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, "Titan". Michael Halász, Polish National RSO. Haven't heard this or any Mahler symphony in a couple of months. Enjoying it, but kind of wishing I had chosen to listen to the Walter recording. I'm afraid I have far too many Mahler recordings now. I thought that if I avoided buying full cycles I would avoid this over-saturation point, but even with just one complete cycle I have managed to rack up a huge amount of Mahler. He is one of my favorite composers, but I don't need 4-5 recordings of every symphony.

Mozart

Die Zauberflöte

I really like this recording. I will have to listen to it sometime early in the new year. It's been a long time since I've listened to any opera, by Mozart or anyone.

[San Antone]

[Traverso]

I have a special affection for this recording, mostly for Wunderlich's peerless Tamino. Fischer-Dieskau, though he never played the part on stage, is also excellent as Papageno, as is Franz Crass as Sarastro. The women are not quite on the same level, though Robert Peters's Queen of the Night is a lot better than she is usually given credit for.

Wunderlich and Dieskau are indeed the real stars and I share with you a special affection for this recording.The day I heard,lying in bed in the morning that Wunderlich had died I felt a feeling of loss.I loved his voice,how could I not?

[Que]

Making a first dent in this:



Q

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Gustav Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D major, "Titan". Michael Halász, Polish National RSO. Haven't heard this or any Mahler symphony in a couple of months. Enjoying it, but kind of wishing I had chosen to listen to the Walter recording. I'm afraid I have far too many Mahler recordings now. I thought that if I avoided buying full cycles I would avoid this over-saturation point, but even with just one complete cycle I have managed to rack up a huge amount of Mahler. He is one of my favorite composers, but I don't need 4-5 recordings of every symphony.

I really like this recording. I will have to listen to it sometime early in the new year. It's been a long time since I've listened to any opera, by Mozart or anyone.

And there is Wagner and the choices you have to make,Solto or Karajan or,or,or.....
Solti is right in your face,Karajan is more like chamber music,this is a very rough description, I have both and enjoy both. Solti has the best soloists, but Karajan has a attractive,more intimate appearance with truly beautiful orchestral playing.

[Todd]

[Mirror Image]

These are great! Damn, I don't have this CD with me here nor do I have it ripped. Recently I was listening to the Melos Quartet play them.

They are, indeed. The Panocha Quartet's performances are top-drawer.

[Florestan]

Sorry Florestan - can't agree with you here!  OK - perhaps the sheer quantity of melody is not on the exalted level of Nutcracker or Swan Lake but the big set-pieces are every bit as good from the famous waltz to the heart-stopping Rose Adagio.  I have to say I think Jarvi in Bergen drives a great big indifferent cart through most of these big moments.  A contractual-obligation album if ever there was!

It 's possible, he seems to have recorded everyone and their neighbour. 

Please recommend me a cracking performance. (I have Previn/LSO and Dorati/Concertgebouw but never listened to them.)

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It 's possible, he seems to have recorded everyone and their neighbour. 

Please recommend me a cracking performance. (I have Previn/LSO and Dorati/Concertgebouw but never listened to them.)

You didn't ask me, but you must give a listen to Svetlanov.

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NP:

Stravinsky
Pétrouchka
Boulez
New York Philharmonic

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Mozart

Pianoconcertos 25 & 27

Wiener Philharmoniker  Abbado

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And there is Wagner and the choices you have to make,Solto or Karajan or,or,or.....
Solti is right in your face,Karajan is more like chamber music,this is a very rough description, I have both and enjoy both. Solti has the best soloists, but Karajan has a attractive,more intimate appearance with truly beautiful orchestral playing.

Ahaha, don't remind me! It really is a tough choice, but I think I'm ever so slightly leaning toward the Karajan.

Speaking of HvK...



Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic. I've never been moved by any of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, and listening to this now is no exception. Still, I'm glad to have a solid recording of these three famous symphonies in my library.

[JBS]

Ahaha, don't remind me! It really is a tough choice, but I think I'm ever so slightly leaning toward the Karajan.

Speaking of HvK...



Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.4 in F minor, op.36. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic. I've never been moved by any of Tchaikovsky's symphonies, and listening to this now is no exception. Still, I'm glad to have a solid recording of these three famous symphonies in my library.

Try Solti in the Fourth, Dudamel in the Fifth, and....nobody in the Sixth, which I just realized as I write this that I don't particularly like. Solti puts the con fouco in the Fourth's allegro con fouco better than anyone.  Dudamel made me realize that listening to a Tchaikovsky symphony does not necissitate toxic sugar overload.

TD
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[Florestan]

You didn't ask me, but you must give a listen to Svetlanov.

Your opinion is always welcome, John, thanks, duly noted.