What are you listening 2 now?

[Harry]

Josquin Deprez.

Laments, Deplorations and Dances of Death, included in Tielman Susato's Septiesme Livre (Antwerp 1545)

Graindelavoix, Bjorn Schmelzer.

Its the Fourth time in a short period that I have listened to this disc, and I kind of hear the strong points now, but not able to block out totally the insistent voice of the counter tenor that pounds my ear in a unpleasant way. I can not completely ignore that he is unsettling the equilibrium in the choir. Quite upsetting really. It is the first time I have been at odds with this issue. The earlier recordings were more in balance so to say. Lets hope this is a temporary glitch in the otherwise perfect stream of recordings.
Sound is excellent, and the presentation as a whole is fine too.

[Irons]

A beautiful disc:



Thanks to relatively recent reminders on GMG of course!

Like the look of that.

[Irons]

Definitely the first 4 symphonies are stunning, just that I did feel that day I wasn't in the right mood for that symphony. You could enjoy the most accesible string quartets. They contain gorgeous and poignant music.

Thanks. Any SQ in particular?

Edit: Now read John's post above.

[Madiel]

Teenage Mozart: including Symphonies 48, 46 and 13 using this set which has become my streaming default.



Also Divertimento no.1 (Sandor Vegh and Camerata Salzburg). Not sure there's much of a gap between a symphony and a divertimento for strings and wind...

[Harry]

Johan Sebastiaan Bach.

Complete Organ Music, Volume V.

BWV: 535,571,705,719,737,742,1090-1103,

Ewald Kooiman plays on a Johann Andreas Silbermann organ (1745), Wasselonne, Temple Protestant.

[vandermolen]

Alwyn 'Pastoral Fantasia' (1939)

[vandermolen]

Like the look of that.

Definitely one for your collection Lol. When I first heard 'Concerto Gregoriano' on the radio I thought that it must be by Finzi! The 'Autumn Legend' is beautiful anf the 'Ballad of the Gnomes' is a macabre hoot!

[Irons]

Definitely one for your collection Lol. When I first heard 'Concerto Gregoriano' on the radio I thought that it must be by Finzi! The 'Autumn Legend' is beautiful anf the 'Ballad of the Gnomes' is a macabre hoot!

Searching I will go!

Listened on YT : Arrangement for orchestra of Elegy by John Barnes Chance.
The first "Like" is mine.
https://youtu.be/aaujUcD6B5I

[Tsaraslondon]

Klemperer had a reputation for slow speeds but he's certainly no slouch here with the first movement clocking in at a whole four minutes shorter than Rattles CBSO account.

This was my first recording of Mahler's 2nd and it is still, by and large, my favourite. The early 1960s sound is pretty good conisdering its age.

[Florestan]

Maiden-listen



This is superb, one of the very best vocal recital discs I've ever listened to. Vassallo's voice is velvety, versatile and above all beautiful. His diction is impeccable, every word is clearly audible and intelligible (okay, he's a native Italian but that's not always a guarantee with respect to diction). Tosti's music is in the best Italian vocal tradition, melodious, melifluous and sensuous. Zappa's piano accompaniment is at the same level. A corker of a recording.

[Biffo]

The Magic of Polyphony - Huelgas Ensemble directed by Paul Van Nevel.

I listened to all of Disc 1 from this set yesterday and it has many wonderful things but I found the Lamentations from Vadequano rather disappointing. I listened to them again this morning - again, beautifully sung but rather bland. I am sure there many more treasures to come in the remaining two discs.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Maiden-listen



This is superb, one of the very best vocal recital discs I've ever listened to. Vassallo's voice is velvety, versatile and above all beautiful. His diction is impeccable, every word is clearly audible and intelligible (okay, he's a native Italian but that's not always a guarantee with respect to diction). Tosti's music is in the best Italian vocal tradition, melodious, melifluous and sensuous. Zappa's piano accompaniment is at the same level. A corker of a recording.

I haven't heard of that singer before.  Are you familiar with Ben Heppner's album Ideale?  Tosti's songs are indeed lovely. 

PD

[Madiel]

Listening to Symphonie Fantastique. Because I'm not actually sure I've ever heard the work properly.

[Florestan]

Are you familiar with Ben Heppner's album Ideale? 

No, I'm not.

[Traverso]

Brahms

Symphony No.1

Concergebouw Orchestra

Eduard van Beinum

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bartok: Wooden Prince. Dorati, LSO.

[Traverso]

Bartok: Wooden Prince. Dorati, LSO.

Bartók and Dorati,a combination that can't be go wrong.

[Mirror Image]

Klemperer had a reputation for slow speeds but he's certainly no slouch here with the first movement clocking in at a whole four minutes shorter than Rattles CBSO account.

This was my first recording of Mahler's 2nd and it is still, by and large, my favourite. The early 1960s sound is pretty good considering its age.

I love Klemperer's Mahler recordings. He did the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th (plus Das Lied von der Erde and some song cycles). It's too bad he didn't record all of the symphonies.

[Mirror Image]

Bartók and Dorati,a combination that can't be go wrong.

Indeed not!

[Traverso]

I love Klemperer's Mahler recordings. He did the 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th (plus Das Lied von der Erde and some song cycles). It's too bad he didn't record all of the symphonies.

There is a rumor that he didn.t like all the symhonies and therefore not recorded them.