What are you listening 2 now?

[Operafreak]

Haydn: Missa Cellensis & Jommelli: Te Deum and Mass in D major/  Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir, Rafael Kubelik

[Mirror Image]

The only recording I know is the Schønwandt. But if nothing else the sonic clarity is amazing.

Put it this way: I know some Danish. I can actually understand significant parts of what the singers are singing. I can't think of any other opera recording where the singers have that kind of clarity.  Obviously I don't listen to opera extensively, but I remember reviews that commented on the clarity of the recording as well - it's not just me.

Thanks for your feedback here. Looks like I made a good choice.

[Mirror Image]

A very good set and a good way of acquiring all Ravel's songs in excellent performances.

Very much agree! A terrific set.

[Traverso]

Very much agree! A terrific set.

+1

[Papy Oli]

Pergolesi - Stabat Mater (Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano, Mingardo, Bertagnolli)

[Mirror Image]

Now playing this entire recording:



A superb recording all-around. Aho's orchestration in Chinese Songs is particularly impressive, but this would mean nothing if the music wasn't great, which, fortunately, it is.

[Papy Oli]

John Kinsella - Symphony No.4

[Florestan]

You referred to "dirge", and I think that sums it up for me. She comes from a school of thought that tries to make Schubert as 'profound' as possible... by stripping all of the vitality and drive out of it. Schubert writes relatively lengthy structures anyway, and I don't think it does Schubert any favours to make it all slow and ponderous to emphasise this. To me, he's still a Classical composer when he's writing a sonata, and he's better played as a Classical composer pushing the boundaries of sonata form rather than as a Romantic composer who is intending to wallow.

Thanks, very helpful. Indeed, even the booklet of the set mentions that when playing the late sonatas Leonskaja thinks of Bruckner ---and that was enough to put me off. Last thing I need is a Brucknerized Schubert.

I'll try her D664, though, out of sheer curiosity.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

First-Listen Wednesday

Amirov
Kürd Ovshari (Symphonic Mugam)
Azerbaijan Capriccio
A Tale of Nasimi
Gülistan Bayaty Shiraz (Symphonic Mugam)
Moscow Radio and TV SO
Yalchin Adigezalov



Man, I'm digging this!

Killer album! Glowing and picturesque.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Selina Ott: Trumpet Concertos.

[Linz]

Tchaikovsky Symphony 4 Celibidache CD1

[Florestan]

Tchaikovsky Symphony 4 Celibidache CD1

Baremboim? 

[foxandpeng]

Nice!  Good to see that I'm not the only Simpson fan here!

*coughs*

[Karl Henning]

Good morning all:

Sergei Prokofiev's Suite from 'The Stone Flower' 
    Dima Slobodeniouk, Lahti Symphony Orchestra

Good morning!

[foxandpeng]

+1

The PMD Strathclyde Concertos have become a regular part of my listening.

[SonicMan46]

Haydn, Joseph - Seven Last Words - own about a half dozen versions of this work from solo keyboard > string quartets > orchestra - now on Papa in my collection, and own about 250 discs!  Cannot listen to them all (multiple versions of some works, e.g. piano sonatas and string quartets), so will just post selectively a minority, mainly when I have questions about keeping duplications, culling, or adding newer recordings.  Dave

   

[Traverso]

 Beethoven Octet Marches
Mozart Serenade No.12
Dvořák Serenade in D minor

[Karl Henning]

Again:

CD 45

Stabat Mater, Hob.XX:BIS

[Bachtoven]

Immensely enjoyable. Great sound, too. DSD128.

[Linz]

Listening to Cd 2 with the rest of Symphony 5 and the piano Concerto No. 1 with Daniel Barenboim on the piano