What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

I have also this set but I prefer the older one above.

Interesting; is it possible to say why you have a preference for the older one?

I always think of the movie Barry Lyndon when I hear the Andante con moto from D.929

A wonderful film.

[Que]

1+ - listening now to the first two discs - may go on?  At the moment, I own the first 6 volumes - the 7th is shown below and was released in 2008 according to the Analekta Website, so end of the series?  Interestingly, multiple keyboard instruments are mentioned, i.e. harpsichord, organ, and fortepiano - I'm sure Que has that last release and may want to make a few comments?  Dave

Not much, other than you won't be disappointed! 
And that is indeed the last volume of the series and all on harpsichord, a Hubbard & Broekman (Boston, 1998) after Hass.

Q

[Carlo Gesualdo]

Alsonso Lobo  missa beata Gentrix, what a master work put alive, greatly thought and conceived, love it, on Lauda label.

Excellent Alonso Lobo rendition , great works, fellows, and to you I say , please listen to this ensemble buy it on the label , the  album, very sweet stuff in the end of it all.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

That a great LP and CD.

Sadly, I heard some odd bits of hiss/static a number of times whilst listening to it on CD--coming out of my left speaker.  These are a borrowed pair from a friend that I have in my upstairs study/music room.  Afterwards, I checked the speaker wires, unscrewed them from the binding posts, clipped them off and then stripped the wires down and reattached them....hopefully this solved the problem.  If not, will have to consult with friend.      I put on this afterwards (but was doing some running around so wasn't listening as closely as previously).

[j winter]

Vaughn Williams symphonies 3 & 4, Haitink   First trip through this box, these are beautifully recorded...

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Vaughn Williams symphonies 3 & 4, Haitink   First trip through this box, these are beautifully recorded...

I have that set and greatly enjoy it!  Mine is the older EMI version though--before Warner acquired them.

PD

[Que]

Alsonso Lobo  missa beata Gentrix, what a master work put alive, greatly thought and conceived, love it, on Lauda label.

Excellent Alonso Lobo rendition , great works, fellows, and to you I say , please listen to this ensemble buy it on the label , the  album, very sweet stuff in the end of it all.

Agreed, great recording! 

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Q

[Traverso]

Interesting; is it possible to say why you have a preference for the older one?




A wonderful film.

A wonderful film indeed,
The first recording is more spontaneous where the later sounds more thoughtful and lacks a certain freshness that should bring this music to life.
There is more engagement in the first recording, but those who have never heard the older one will certainly be satisfied. My preference goes, as said, to the older recording. There is, of course, a difference between the two recordings in favor of the digital recording.

[vers la flamme]

I have not seen Barry Lyndon in years, I may need to change that soon.

Current listening:



Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58. Leif Ove Andsnes. OK, I didn't want to say it, but I don't find Andsnes to be very compelling here. Honestly, nothing of his has impressed me too terribly much. I like his Haydn concertos with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, but those are not exactly the most demanding pieces in the world. Anyway, I got this for cheap and will try again (and again) with it until I like it or decide it's not for me. I figure he is such a critically acclaimed pianist for a reason.

Oh, and happy birthday to Frédéric Chopin. One of the greatest of all time.

[vandermolen]

I thought you  were married for a reason?   

[vandermolen]

As a result of the great Household Music debate I thought I'd listen to this. I like all the works on this imaginative programme. I have the highest regard for 'Riders to the Sea' and 'Pilgrim's Progress' which I consider amongst VW's finest works. I have to confess, however, that I've never been able to sit through more that a few minutes of 'Hugh the Drover', 'Sir John in Love' or 'The Poisoned Kiss':

[SonicMan46]

Grieg, Edvard (1843-1907) - Piano Works, V.2,5 & 9 w/ Antonio Pompa-Baldi - own 10 of the 11 volumes of these works, so being selective; the recordings contain Peter Gynt Suites, Humoresques, Norwegian Folk Songs & Dances, Lyric Pieces, Bks. I-IV, et al.  Dave

P.S. just a single ClassicsToday review attached of V.2 - saw the pianist in concert a while back and enjoyed - excellent recordings of Grieg's piano music.

 

[vers la flamme]

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No.7 in F major, op.59 no.1; String Quartet No.8 in E minor, op.59 no.2—two thirds of the "Razumovsky" trilogy of quartets. Budapest String Quartet; their later, stereo recording from 1959. I like what i'm hearing: a keen understanding of the score that can only be gained from decades of close association with these works, very fluid and unified ensemble playing, and sharp, virtuosic individual instrumental skill, though not without the occasional error in intonation.

On this last point, I am reminded of an idea that Mandryka once brought up in response to an accusation by someone of intonation problems in the Juilliard Quartet (I forget which repertoire this was in ref. to)...: is it fair to criticize someone's intonation as in error when in reality it could quite possibly be a conscious decision to play in a somewhat different tuning? I once heard that in some traditions of string playing, there is a difference of a few cents between, say, a violinist playing a G-sharp versus an A-flat. Does anyone know have any idea what I'm talking about, or am I making this up? I would be especially curious if anyone could relate that concept to the specific world of sounds and traditions into which the Budapest Quartet was born and grown.

Glad to be exploring the Beethoven quartets again... though I must say, the slow movements of these two works are challenging. Painful music.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I have not seen Barry Lyndon in years, I may need to change that soon.

Current listening:



Frédéric Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 in B minor, op.58. Leif Ove Andsnes. OK, I didn't want to say it, but I don't find Andsnes to be very compelling here. Honestly, nothing of his has impressed me too terribly much. I like his Haydn concertos with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, but those are not exactly the most demanding pieces in the world. Anyway, I got this for cheap and will try again (and again) with it until I like it or decide it's not for me. I figure he is such a critically acclaimed pianist for a reason.

Oh, and happy birthday to Frédéric Chopin. One of the greatest of all time.

Vers la flamme,

Have you heard his (Andsnes') recording of Grieg's Lyric Pieces?  I do love this album (CD).  I also recently ran across a CD of his called "The Long Long Winter Night" which I believe is a collection of various Norwegian composers' works...haven't listened to that yet.

Best wishes,

PD

p.s.  and yes, a good reason to celebrate Chopin's music!   

[SimonNZ]

[Zeus]

Song of the Stars
Voices of Ascension, Keene
Naxos



Always a thrill.

[vers la flamme]

Vers la flamme,

Have you heard his (Andsnes') recording of Grieg's Lyric Pieces?  I do love this album (CD).  I also recently ran across a CD of his called "The Long Long Winter Night" which I believe is a collection of various Norwegian composers' works...haven't listened to that yet.

Best wishes,

PD

p.s.  and yes, a good reason to celebrate Chopin's music!   

Awesome, I will check out that Grieg. I have a feeling his pianistic style and light touch would be perfect for the Grieg Lyric Pieces. I have been getting into the plays of Ibsen lately and have been meaning to check out more Grieg simultaneously, but I haven't, really.

[vers la flamme]

Morton Feldman: Why Patterns? for piano, glockenspiel & flute. California EAR Unit. I do not understand how Feldman's music has a way of stretching my attention span far beyond its usual reach, but I will take it. This is a phenomenal CD. I would recommend it to anyone curious about this composer's music.

[Symphonic Addict]

Rustic Wedding Symphony

The whole symphony is nothing but charming. All the movements are good, but the Hochzeitsmarsch (Variations) stands out. Such refinement and craft.

[Madiel]

Mismatching description and picture of the product is an Amazon specialty 

It's amazing how they simply haven't figured out that the same work by the same composer might be performed by completely different performers.

They've got people who have no idea about classical music keying in this stuff. "Oh right, that's the title and artist".