What are you listening 2 now?

[aligreto]

R. Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder
3. Beim Schlafengehen

Della Casa
Struder
Fleming
Isokoski
Janowitz
Norman
Popp

You really went for it 

[Traverso]

Haydn

Time for Haydn......

[The new erato]

Very worthwhile concertos.

[Harry]

Asger Hamerik.
The Complete Symphonies.
Disc II.

Symphony No 3 in E major. "Symphonie Lyrique".
No. 4 in C major, "Symphonie Majestueuse".

Helsingborg SO, Thomas Dausgaard.

[Mirror Image]

Honestly, I think it's going to take a while to really make this feel like home, but so far so good. The baby (grand) arrived this morning.

[Mirror Image]

Wonderful! I love the Vier letzte Lieder and have quite a few different performances, all of which I enjoy, but this one is my absolute favourite.

+ 1

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NP:

Villa-Lobos
Saudades das Selvas Brasileiras
Sonia Rubinsky

From this set -



This entire box set is a treasure trove of marvelous works. Much of which are either completely unknown or simply forgotten. Villa-Lobos was a wonderful composer of solo piano music.

[Mirror Image]

Two back-to-back Legends:

Schmitt
Légende, Op. 66
Nikki Chooi, violin
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta

Respighi
Leggenda
Francesco De Angelis, violin
Orchestra Filarmonica Della Scala
Riccardo Chailly

From these recordings -

[Karl Henning]

CD 15

Sibelius
Symphony № 2 in D, Op. 43

Turina
Danzas fantásticas, Op. 22

Donizetti
Don Pasquale—Overture

Lehár
Gold und Silber, Op. 79

Grieg (orch, Barbirolli)
Lyric Pcs, Bk VI, Op. 57—IV. Geheimnis (Secret)

[Papy Oli]

Rued Langgaard - Symphony No.2

[Harry]

Arnold Bax.

Complete Symphonies.
CD III.

Symphonies No. 5 & 6.
BBC Philharmonic, Vernon Handley.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Enrique Granados: Marcha de los Vencidos. Gonzalez/Barcelona.

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NP:

Pierné
Cydalise et le chèvre-pied Suite Nos. 1 & 2
Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris
Jean-Baptiste Mari

[Papy Oli]

R. Strauss
Vier letzte Lieder
3. Beim Schlafengehen

Della Casa
Struder
Fleming
Isokoski
Janowitz
Norman
Popp

You really went for it 

Quite but it was only one of the songs but it was a very beautiful 40-45 minutes...mostly 

I'll repeat the exercise with the other songs but on the basis of Beim Schlafengehen alone, the top to bottom would be:


Struder (my favourite voice in that song, the strings really stood out and drew me in too)

Janowitz (a very close second)

Popp / I'd put Schwartzkopf too here I think 

Norman

Isokoski (nonplussed)

Della Casa (lovely singing but that the speedy flaw in comparison to the other versions indeed kills it)

Fleming (God no, too much warble, too "operatic")

[LKB]

Some unusually 'mainstream' listening for me (both symphonies). V enjoyable. I was reminded of the 'Unfinished' when it is heard, in the background, during a scene, set above the Hollywood Bowl, in the Film Noir classic 'Double Indemnity':

Schubert's 9th ( or Great C Major ) was one of my first exposures to the composer, via the same recording. Got it for Christmas from an aunt when l was in school.

It sounds better in SACD format, but it's not a huge difference.

[Papy Oli]

[Bachtoven]

[Traverso]

Chopin

Scherzo No. 1 In B Minor, Op. 20   
Scherzo No. 2 In B Flat Minor, Op. 31
Scherzo No. 3 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 39   
Scherzo No. 4 In E, Op. 54
Berceuse In D Flat, Op. 57
Barcarolle In F Sharp, Op. 60 
Fantaisie In F Minor, Op. 49 
Boléro In C, Op. 19
Contredanse In G Flat   
Tarentelle In A Flat, Op. 43 

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Quite but it was only one of the songs but it was a very beautiful 40-45 minutes...mostly 

I'll repeat the exercise with the other songs but on the basis of Beim Schlafengehen alone, the top to bottom would be:


Struder (my favourite voice in that song, the strings really stood out and drew me in too)

Janowitz (a very close second)

Popp / I'd put Schwartzkopf too here I think 

Norman

Isokoski (nonplussed)

Della Casa (lovely singing but that the speedy flaw in comparison to the other versions indeed kills it)

Fleming (God no, too much warble, too "operatic")

Interesting. My favorites are Schwarzkopf/Szell, Janowitz/Karajan and Studer/Sinopoli, but I also really enjoyed Piau/Verdier (on Alpha) and I've actually been listening to this particular version the most lately.

[SonicMan46]

Going through my classical music collection and am in the early Bs (already did the Americans and British last year so will not be reviewed again) - finished Papa Back - now on:

Balakirev, Mily (1837-1910) - Piano Music w/ Nicholas Walker - own just 3 discs shown below on different labels; also 3 other discs of Symphonies, Piano Concertos, etc. - the ASV recordings were from the 1990s, then Walker went on to 'Grand Piano' and has a 'complete' set of 6 CDs there, now in a box but pricey - the latter recordings are felt to be better but ASV and the pianist are fine to me on these older discs (reviews attached).  Dave