What are you listening 2 now?

[j winter]

Beethoven Sonatas, complete - Fazil Say

Curious to see some opinions, though I need another sonata set like a hole in my head...

TD, Haydn 49, 52, 58, Fey.  Darn shame they stopped this series, I've really enjoyed all of it that I've heard. 


I still need to get the disc with the horn concertos, but it's currently silly expensive at Amazon...

[aligreto]

Schumann: String Quartet No. 2 [Takacs Quartet]


   


This exciting and engaging work is given a very fine and intense performance here.

[Florestan]

Beethoven Sonatas, complete - Fazil Say

I. Need. This.

[San Antone]

Curious to see some opinions, though I need another sonata set like a hole in my head...

I. Need. This.

I am liking it, which surprised me since I haven't been a fan of Say.  But the sound acoustic was nicely present, live sound-stage and the playing came across as confident and capable.  I can't say more than that at this time since I have only sampled the box, here and there.

[San Antone]

A Quiet Place

[Florestan]

I am liking it, which surprised me since I haven't been a fan of Say.  But the sound acoustic was nicely present, live sound-stage and the playing came across as confident and capable.  I can't say more than that at this time since I have only sampled the box, here and there.

I very much liked his Chopin's Nocturnes (alas!, incomplete) and Mozart's Piano Sonatas (complete) so I imagine his Beethoven should be something else too.

I wonder if his trademark moaning&groaning is present on the Beethoven set as well. Have you noticed it?

[San Antone]

I very much liked his Chopin's Nocturnes (alas!, incomplete) and Mozart's Piano Sonatas (complete) so I imagine his Beethoven should be something else too.

I wonder if his trademark moaning&groaning is present on the Beethoven set as well. Have you noticed it?

Not on the selections I heard, but I didn't listen to much of it since I got interrupted by a long telephone call.  If you have access to a streaming service, it is on Spotify.

[Florestan]

Not on the selections I heard, but I didn't listen to much of it since I got interrupted by a long telephone call.  If you have access to a streaming service, it is on Spotify.

I think I have a Spotify account. Will check, thanks.

[vandermolen]

Pettersson, Symphony No.7 encouraged by conversations here. A very eloquent account of this gripping and searching score:

[SonicMan46]

Couperin, Francois (1668-1733) - Chamber & Keyboard Music - going through my collection of Couperin the last few days - chamber music first - had 3 versions of the Nations and culled out the Savall - reviewers (attached) seem to like all fairly equally (as I did), plus there are SO many good earlier recordings - needed to keep the Wentz box for the other chamber pieces.

As to the KB Works, again plenty of options - bought the Carole Cerasi harpsichord set a year ago from Presto for about $52 USD and enjoy - noticed that the Olivier Baumont box is now available for 20+ bucks on Amazon USA - does one need 2 harpsichord sets?  NOW, the controversial, I guess, Angela Hewitt recordings - I bought those on release when I belonged to one of the clubs back then, so cheap - but I like them as do others; however, see the concluding remarks by Jerry Dubins in the reviews - he seems to like her effort, skills and quality of the production but gives the project a 'thumbs down' for I assume inappropriateness -   Dave

   

     

[SimonNZ]

[André]

Disc one

[SimonNZ]

[Mirror Image]

A Quiet Place

Nice! Would love to hear your thoughts on this opera (once you've heard it all and absorbed the music).

Thread duty -

Britten
Cello Sonata in C, Op. 65
Rostropovich, Britten

[Mirror Image]

Britten
Eight Folk Song Arrangements for High Voice and Harp
Philip Langridge (tenor), Osian Ellis (harp)

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Juan Vasquez two albums on Brilliant Classical a composer so
under rated, no one talk about or like, it's should be criminal, since Juan Vasquez wrote some very pretty polyphony, and Brilliant Classical done wonder in is case, I have the secular album and sacred music.Trust me whit a blindfold on walking on a tight rope, this is that good, a stranger  name we never hear about, great polyphony, superb offering, clear and fluid voice. Quink vocal ensemble does secular and La Vandalia does his sacred music , two awesome albums, by a forgotten composer, not to be miss out on!

[vandermolen]

Early morning listening
Einar Englund: piano concertos

[Tsaraslondon]

Corigliano's Symphony no 1 is a powerfully emotional work, inspired by the rage he felt when so many of his friends were dying of AIDS.

[Tsaraslondon]

Disc 1

Symphony no 1 in E major

Larissa Avdeyeva - mezzo, Anton Grigoriev - tenor
The Republican Choir
State Academic Symphony Orchestra - Evgeni Svetlanov

Wallowing in this gorgeously lush symphony.

[Harry]

NEW ARRIVAL

Jan Antonin Losy.
Note d'Oro.
Lute music.
Jakob Lindberg.

A new release by BIS, and one that is overwhelmingly beautiful. Lindberg play on an almost original lute build in c. 1590 by Sixtus Rauwolf, and is one of the most gorgeously sounding lutes I ever heard. Recorded in a crystal clear sound in a exquisite acoustic. The music is contemplative, well almost spiritual, and will immerse you deeply into philosophical thoughts. It did with me!
Losy was a famous man in his time, and he wrote a lot of music, so this CD offers a choice of that, and what a marvel these compositions are. 82 minutes of it, no less.
This one I recommend to all lute lovers without hesitation.