What are you listening 2 now?

[Linz]

Bach St Matthew Passion in preparation for Easter with Nikolaus Harnoncourt CD1

[aukhawk]

Thanks Madiel & David for your thoughts on the London Haydn Quartet (LHQ); as I'm listening to them along w/ the Q. Festetics (QF) & now Q. Mosaiques (QM) in a kind of A:B comparison, I'm preferring the Quatuors period instruments and performances more - also returned to the Haydn Haus thread and searched on the LHQ - numerous posts w/ much varied opinions about the group - I was likely somewhat awed that the series was still ongoing and many of the reviews quite positive (and some dreadful such as the Classics Today reviewers - however, when Hurwitz goes that low I feel he must have eaten a bad meal -  ).  At any rate, I'm quite happy with the period recordings of QF and QM, so a third might not be needed in my collection - perhaps I should look for a 'modern performance'?  Thanks again - Dave

The Dorics have done some good Haydn SQ.  Modern instruments and style, but HIP-informed, a world away from LHQ (who I too don't like very much) but also a world away from QF and Kodaly for that matter.

[aligreto]

Elgar under the baton of Anthony Collins:





Introduction & Allegro for Strings: This is a powerful, intense and atmospheric presentation of this fine work.

Serenade for Strings: This work is light, bright and airy.

[aligreto]

We can still be friends, Fergus. 

True friendship is accepting one's friend's flaws even if they do not like the sound of solo piano. 

[Florestan]

True friendship is accepting one's friend's flaws even if they do not like the sound of solo piano. 

Or conversely, if they listen mostly to solo pano music. 

[SonicMan46]

The Dorics have done some good Haydn SQ.  Modern instruments and style, but HIP-informed, a world away from LHQ (who I too don't like very much) but also a world away from QF and Kodaly for that matter.

Thanks for the recommendation - will take a look - now listening to a 'modern' version of the Haydn SQs, Op. 50 that I've own for a long time - not sure if they did anymore?  Dave
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[Linz]

CD2 now

[Papy Oli]

What a striking cover !

[classicalgeek]

Beethoven Piano Concertos 3 & 4 Leon Fleisher and Georg Szell and the Clevelan Orchestra

Nice!! Fleisher/Szell have been always my reference recording for Beethoven Piano Concertos.

TD: more Atterberg, and more spellbinding music:

Atterberg
Suite no. 5 'Suite Barocco'
Suite no. 8 'Suite Pastorale in modo antico'
*String quartet
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Atterberg
*Saulesco Quartet
(on Qobuz)



The Suites are just charming, and full of beautiful music; the 'Suite Pastorale' has a distinctly Nordic flavor. They remind me of the works of Respighi in the same vein. The String Quartet didn't pique my interest quite as much, but it's still a fine work; it just takes me a little longer to "warm up" to chamber music than orchestral music.

[Linz]

Nice!! Fleisher/Szell have been always my reference recording for Beethoven Piano Concertos.

TD: more Atterberg, and more spellbinding music:

Atterberg
Suite no. 5 'Suite Barocco'
Suite no. 8 'Suite Pastorale in modo antico'
*String quartet
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Atterberg
*Saulesco Quartet
(on Qobuz)



The Suites are just charming, and full of beautiful music; the 'Suite Pastorale' has a distinctly Nordic flavor. They remind me of the works of Respighi in the same vein. The String Quartet didn't pique my interest quite as much, but it's still a fine work; it just takes me a little longer to "warm up" to chamber music than orchestral music.

Thank you

[SonicMan46]

Yes the Festetics reign supreme in my book.  For MI on the pre-Op 20 SQs I prefer Kodaly, and on Op 20 onwards Angeles and Auryn.  The former is oop though, and the latter is expensive.

Yep David - I've been looking at the MI offerings on Amazon and not much available from your post-Op. 20 suggestions above - the Kodaly box of 25 discs is going for $80 - not ready to buy (have about $20 credit there at the moment) but curious about the packaging, i.e. I hope that this is not 25 single jewel boxes vs. paper or cardboard sleeves?  Any help appreciated - thanks.  Dave

[Linz]

Finale CD now

[André]

I found Badura-Skoda's playing here rather ungainly. Impressive but stern and joyless. Another disc I listened to (with 475/457) was excellent. This one's not to my liking

[vandermolen]

Nielsen 'Pan and Syrinx' Rattle CBSO:

[DavidW]

Yep David - I've been looking at the MI offerings on Amazon and not much available from your post-Op. 20 suggestions above - the Kodaly box of 25 discs is going for $80 - not ready to buy (have about $20 credit there at the moment) but curious about the packaging, i.e. I hope that this is not 25 single jewel boxes vs. paper or cardboard sleeves?  Any help appreciated - thanks.  Dave

Looks like sleeves: https://denigma.io/post/226

I collected them individually back in the day.

[Linz]

C P E Bach Die Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt Jesu

[SonicMan46]

Looks like sleeves: https://denigma.io/post/226

I collected them individually back in the day.

Thanks David for the link above - definitely 'sleeves' w/ a large booklet - Discogs has the Auryn sets but at outrageous prices and probably true of many of the other suggestions - Kodaly seems like the best current deal?  Dave

[Todd]

Revisiting for the first time in a while.  As good as I remembered.  Primakov really ought to start recording again.

[DavidW]

Kodaly seems like the best current deal?  Dave

Yes and I thought so even when they had good competition (seems like all these box sets are going oop).  They launched me into the works and I think that they are a true joy to hear.  And the Festetics Q are a great contrast to Kodaly.

[Madiel]

Thanks Madiel & David for your thoughts on the London Haydn Quartet (LHQ); as I'm listening to them along w/ the Q. Festetics (QF) & now Q. Mosaiques (QM) in a kind of A:B comparison, I'm preferring the Quatuors period instruments and performances more - also returned to the Haydn Haus thread and searched on the LHQ - numerous posts w/ much varied opinions about the group - I was likely somewhat awed that the series was still ongoing and many of the reviews quite positive (and some dreadful such as the Classics Today reviewers - however, when Hurwitz goes that low I feel he must have eaten a bad meal -  ).  At any rate, I'm quite happy with the period recordings of QF and QM, so a third might not be needed in my collection - perhaps I should look for a 'modern performance'?  Thanks again - Dave

I don't actually own a recording of op.9 as yet, in part because there aren't many options available and some are hard to acquire on physical disc. Kodaly for modern? Otherwise you already have a couple of the groups that I know about. Did Mosaiques do op.9?