What are you listening 2 now?

[Tsaraslondon]

Verdi: Aida [von Karajan]





I find this to be a terrifically powerful performance that is infused with drama throughout.

I like it too. I prefer it to Karajan's earlier Decca performance with Tebaldi, which is a bit too self-consciously beautiful at times, and also to the Solti, whose way with the score is altogether too bombastic for my taste. I like Muti quite a lot too and sometimes wonder why I don't own it*.

I actually have five Aidas in my collection and did a comparative review of them on my blog a while back https://tsaraslondon.wordpress.com/2017/03/11/verdis-aida-a-comparative-review-of-5-different-recordings/

* Just ordered the Muti for a ridiculously low price from Amazon UK.

[Que]

Sampling on Spotify different recordings of Lassus' Prophetiæ Sibyllarum.

My current listening seems a strong contender:

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[San Antone]

Cage : Eight
Barton Workshop

[Traverso]

Vaughan Williams

Fantasy on a theme by Thomas Tallis
A London Symphony (No.2)

[vers la flamme]

Just finished this:



Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988. Chen Pi-hsien. Absolutely phenomenal... she really brought the music to life. Ms. Chen has won a fan in me. I see she has recorded a good amount of more Modern piano music in recent years, Schoenberg, Boulez, Stockhausen etc. I'm going to be looking into these recordings.

[Traverso]

Shostakovich

Symphony No.1
Symphony No.3

London Philharmonic Choir and orchestra

[Todd]

Two-thirds of the Trio Owon performing some LvB Violin Sonatas.  Good stuff.  I wouldn't mind if they recorded the rest.

[Mirror Image]

Snow is falling this morning and what a beautiful sight it is.

Debussy
Children's Corner
Kocsis



The Snow is Dancing movement seems entirely appropriate this morning.

[Traverso]

Korngold

Die Tote Stadt

[SonicMan46]

Georges Enescu Chamber Works this fine but chilly Saturday morning - reviews attached for the interested.  Dave

   

[Karl Henning]

Two-thirds of the Trio Owon performing some LvB Violin Sonatas.  Good stuff.  I wouldn't mind if they recorded the rest.

Good to see you, how are you doing?

[Karl Henning]

Janáček
Mša glagolskaja
Taras Bulba
Vol. 7 of the Ančerl Gold Edition

And, a piece I may possibly never have heard, if not for Luke:

Janáček
Mládí
Netherlands Wind Ensemble

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Janáček
Mša glagolskaja
Taras Bulba
Vol. 7 of the Ančerl Gold Edition

And, a piece I may possibly never have heard, if not for Luke:

Janáček
Mládí
Netherlands Wind Ensemble

Very nice, Karl. Love those works.

Edit - I'll probably join you in these works, but later on tonight. I might throw in Pohádka for good measure.

[Papy Oli]

Ralph Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge

Rattle- Birmingham SO - Robert Tear (tenor)

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[Papy Oli]

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Ten Blake Songs

Ian Partridge (tenor)
Janet Craxton (oboe)

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[Mirror Image]

Georges Enescu Chamber Works this fine but chilly Saturday morning - reviews attached for the interested.  Dave

   

Nice, Dave. That recording of the Piano Quartets is especially a favorite with Piano Quartet No. 2 being one of my top Enescu works.

[Traverso]

Delius

A village Romeo and Juliet  (rec 1971)

John Alldis Choir
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra  Meredith Davies

[Mirror Image]

Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
NYPO
Boulez

[Irons]

Ralph Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge

Rattle- Birmingham SO - Robert Tear (tenor)

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Is my team ploughing?

[Papy Oli]

Is my team ploughing?

I wouldn't have a Clun