What are you listening 2 now?

[Todd]

[aligreto]

Bach: St. John Passion [Bruggen] - Part II





The overall tone of this performance is both devotional and understatedly dramatic: nothing is overstated or over dramatic. However, it is never pedestrian or laboured; far from it, in fact. It moves along very well. It is well balanced throughout.
All of the performers, vocal and instrumental, are particularly fine. I especially find the choral singing to be wonderful. The instrumental ensemble sounds mellow and elegant. It is a wonderfully refined live performance. One very much gets the sense here of a story being told, and well told at that.

[Todd]

Disc three.

[Karl Henning]

Cracking the doorstop open, although skipping the symphonies for the nonce:

CD 34

Pf Cto in D H. XVIII:11
Pf Cto in G H. XVIII:4
Pf Cto in F H. XVIII:3

Jolanda Violante, fortepiano
L'Arte dell'Arco
Federico Guglielmo

[Mirror Image]

Richard Strauss
Schlagobers Suite, op. 70
Munich - A Commemorative Waltz

Detroit SO - Neeme Järvi

It appears that Järvi provides a little extra music from the Schlagobers opera than is provided in the printed concert suite, at least from what I can see comparing to Nott and Rickenbacher.

VS

Schlagobers isn't an opera, but a ballet. 

[VonStupp]

Schlagobers isn't an opera, but a ballet. 

Duly noted. It is rare that I opt for a concert suite over the complete ballet, I assumed it came from an opera. That, and all of the Strauss symphonic fantasies I have been sopping up lately.

I think I ordered this recording from one of the record clubs, BMG or Columbia House, but my interest was low at the time. I liked it better this time around than I remembered it in my mind.

VS

[Bachtoven]

[JBS]

I like it very much. He plays beautifully, and the sound is excellent.

Thanks. In the cart it goes.
TD
Speaking of pianists who record on Hyperion

[Karl Henning]

Thanks. In the cart it goes.
TD
Speaking of pianists who record on Hyperion

How is it?

TD:

Bruckner
Symphony № 7 in E
Wiener Philharmoniker
Böhm
Recorded 1976

[JBS]

How is it?

I liked it--some nice interesting touches.
But I'm not the type to microscopically compare it to 150 other Hammerklaviers. I'm not even the type to own 150 other Hammerklaviers.

[Karl Henning]

I liked it--some nice interesting touches.
But I'm not the type to microscopically compare it to 150 other Hammerklaviers. I'm not even the type to own 150 other Hammerklaviers.

You & me both, brother

[Klavier1]

[Mirror Image]

Duly noted. It is rare that I opt for a concert suite over the complete ballet, I assumed it came from an opera. That, and all of the Strauss symphonic fantasies I have been sopping up lately.

I think I ordered this recording from one of the record clubs, BMG or Columbia House, but my interest was low at the time. I liked it better this time around than I remembered it in my mind.

VS

I quite like Schlagobers, but I'm an ardent Straussian and love this man's music. Of course, it's not one of his "great" works, but there are some excellent musical moments throughout the ballet. The same with Josephslegende.

[DavidW]

Cracking the doorstop open, although skipping the symphonies for the nonce:

CD 34

Pf Cto in D H. XVIII:11
Pf Cto in G H. XVIII:4
Pf Cto in F H. XVIII:3

Jolanda Violante, fortepiano
L'Arte dell'Arco
Federico Guglielmo

Nice!  Make sure to try out the Baryton trios.

[Mirror Image]

NP:

Khachaturian
Violin Sonata
Adam Grüchot, Mariam Kharatyan



An outstanding work. This whole recording is a musical goldmine. I wish Khachaturian wrote more chamber music.

[Mirror Image]

Last work of the night:

Kancheli
Symphony No. 5, "To the Memory of My Parents"
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Djansug Kakhidze

From this set -



To Dry Brett, I'd jump on this set while you can. It's definitely worth your while.

[Operafreak]

[Karl Henning]

Nice!  Make sure to try out the Baryton trios.

Absolutely!

[Mirror Image]

Last work for the night:

Khachaturian
Toccata
Iyad Sughayer



Stunning!

[Que]

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