What are you listening 2 now?

[Que]

Szell with his orchestra are top drawer in Mozart. His recording with Serkin of the PC No.20 is my all time favourite recording of the composer.

And the concerto recordings with Robert Casadesus! 

[Linz]

Bruckner Symphony No. 1 Herbert von Karajan

[Traverso]

Have you heard the Mozart there? It's the only stuff from the box I know (good if one isn't only interested in HIP Mozart), together with the Berg 'Piano Sonata' (interesting, but at only 8:27 very fast), plus the '20 Regards', that are good as well, but where a better sound is important, IMHO.

I'd suppose that for example the Messiaen '8 Preludes' are fine as well...? How about Petrouchka? She can be exciting in lively pieces, such as the later 'Des Canyons ...' ...

Well her Mozart is fine too,she is a great artist,no doubt about that.

[Florestan]

[Traverso]

Bram Beekman, Leipzig Chorales.


Very good to have these well performance properly tagged - it makes listening more inviting. Thanks Jan. These chorales sound full of life.

Glad you like it  ,I really love these recordings.Yesterday I listened to the first CD 1 of volume one today   CD 2

[MusicTurner]

Well her Mozart is fine too,she is a great artist,no doubt about that.

Agreed

[Irons]

And the concerto recordings with Robert Casadesus! 

Yes.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2 with Kyung-Wha Chung, Rattle and City of Birmingham.

Hadn't listened to this one in some time...ahhhh! 

PD

[Harry]

Johann Pachelbel.
Complete Organ Works.
Volume II.
CD II of II.
Psalmlieder, III.
Michael Belotti, Organ. track 1-9.
James David Christie, track 10-17.
Instrument: Caspar Schippel organ (1711) and Nicolaus Seeber, (1721) Killianskirche in Bedheim.
Pitch:g1=438 Hz.
Temperament: after Bach/Kellner.

Ohh this second CD is fab! Love the organ.

[Karl Henning]

Bartok's Violin Concerto No. 2 with Kyung-Wha Chung, Rattle and City of Birmingham.

Hadn't listened to this one in some time...ahhhh! 

PD

Nice!

[SonicMan46]

Beethoven, LV - Wind Music w/ Dieter Klöcker (1936-2011) and Consortium Classicum - own probably 20 or so discs by this group; Klöcker searched out numerous of the lesser known composers from the classical era, i.e. those from around the time of Mozart and Beethoven - short bio of the group below - not sure if they remained active after his death?  I've seen pictures of the musicians w/ a different clarinetist - anyone know?  The Wiki article is short and stated to be updated in the last year or so but nothing mentioned as to their performing.  Dave

In the early 1960s, German clarinetist Dieter Klöcker founded the Consortium Classicum, a German chamber music ensemble to bring back to life rediscovered musical works. These works use only wind instruments as well as the combination of woodwinds and strings, up to nine players. The members of the ensemble are all soloists, professors from music academies and leaders from first class orchestras, who uphold the ensemble's concept in a very individual and consistent manner. (Source)

 

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Paul Dukas Symphony in C.

[Todd]

7.  Beautifully played and detailed, but too slow overall.

[Que]

[Todd]

Pure digital prestidigitation.

[ritter]

Bruno Maderna conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Berg's Fünf Altenberg-Lieder, op. 4 and Webern's Vier Lieder, op. 13. The soprano is Halina Lokomska. Live from January 1968.

Followed by Hans Werner Henze's Double Concerto, with Heinz and Ursula Holliger (oboe and harp, respectively) and the composer conducting (October 1968)

From disc 12 of this set:



I bought this set years ago at a "private" estate sale to which I several friends were invited by the widow of a distinguished Spanish critic (I've never seen a flat with so many CDs!). When I got home, I realised that this specific CD (which was among the ones that interested me most in this set, because of Maderna conducting) was missing. A friend kindly made a copy of it (and of the cardboard sleeve, that could be mistaken for the original) and gave it to me the other day. I'm really grateful!

[Karl Henning]

Bruno Maderna conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Berg's Fünf Altenberg-Lieder, op. 4 and Webern's Vier Lieder, op. 13. The soprano is Halina Lokomska. Live from January 1968.

Followed by Hans Werner Henze's Double Concerto, with Heinz and Ursula Holliger (oboe and harp, respectively) and the composer conducting (October 1968)

From disc 12 of this set:



I bought this set years ago at a "private" estate sale to which I several friends were invited by the widow of a distinguished Spanish critic (I've never seen a flat with so many CDs!). When I got home, I realised that this specific CD (which was among the ones that interested me most in this set, because of Maderna conducting) was missing. A friend kindly made a copy of it (and of the cardboard sleeve, that could be mistaken for the original) and gave it to me the other day. I'm really grateful!

Nice!

[ritter]

Good evening, Karl!

[Todd]

[vers la flamme]

Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 in G minor, op.13. Michael Tilson Thomas, Boston Symphony Orchestra

Hooked on this disc. Absolutely wonderful performances of both the Tchaikovsky 1st and the Debussy Images. This has been my introduction to this symphony. I must say, I'm reminded a lot of Sibelius's 1st, which of course came some 30 years later. I wonder if Sibelius took this symphony as a model.