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[Sergeant Rock]

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, Schiff & Maxim Shostakovich




Sarge

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Now playing Kabalevsky Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 99 with Yuri Popov and the composer at the helm conducting the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra:

[Linz]

Sarah Chang, Leif Ove Andsnes - Colin Davis, LSO in Dvorak Violin Concerto and the Piano Quintet in A major, op.81

[Spotted Horses]

Listened to the third (slow) movement of Casella's second symphony, La Vecchia.



Very dramatic, overheated romanticism. Nicely done.

Need a break before going to the long finale, so switched to a palette cleanser, Mozart Divertimento No 1, KV113, Marriner.



Pleasant enough, could have used a performance with a bit more panache. I have a few other choices on the shelves (Harnoncourt, Vegh) maybe I should switch over.

[DavidW]

Interesting combination of symphonies David. Segerstam is very good in Pettersson.

Yes it is too bad that Segerstam recorded so few of the symphonies, he definitely has a great affinity with the music.

[San Antone]

Schoeck | Notturno | Christian Gerhaher / Rosamunde Quartett

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Now playing Kabalevsky Sonata No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 45 with Murray McLachlan:



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[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Prokofiev pc3. Krainev/Kitajenko/Moscow.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Now playing Kabalevsky's Requiem from this 2-CD set (long OOP) -



Marvelous!

Nice!

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Prokofiev pc3. Krainev/Kitajenko/Moscow.

Great stuff!

[Florestan]

Various works from the above set

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Nice!

I thought it was fantastic to begin with, but I think the work lost a lot of steam as it progressed. I'll give a C- rating --- not top-tier Kabalevsky for me.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

I thought it was fantastic to begin with, but I think the work lost a lot of steam as it progressed. I'll give a C- rating --- not top-tier Kabalevsky for me.

B plus or A minus.

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B plus or A minus.

You're more gracious than I am, Manabu.

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Now playing Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61 with Jean-Jacques Kantorow and Kees Bakels conducting the Tapiola Sinfonietta:

[Irons]

Elgar: 1st Symphony.

Great conductor of Czech music and it seems Mackerras can turn his hand to Elgar too. Not at all like my reference (Boult) but a refreshing alternative. 2nd and others under the Mackerras baton which I look forward to exploring.

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, Schiff & Maxim Shostakovich




Sarge

Cheers, Sarge!

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Now playing Sculthorpe Piano Concerto with Tamara Anna Cislovska and James Judd conducting the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra:

[kyjo]

Concerto for Two Pianos
Sonata for Two Pianos K. 448
Concerto for Three Pianos

Superb performances of these splendid and rather underrated works. SOTA sound. Highly recommended.

The Concerto for 2 Pianos is just lovely. Mozart was often at the peak of his inspiration when writing in the key of E-flat major, IMO.

[Florestan]

Mozart was often at the peak of his inspiration when writing in the key of E-flat major, IMO.

Indeed.