What are you listening 2 now?

[j winter]

Greetings!  Not a lot of listening time over the weekend, though I did squeeze in some of Toscanini's Wagner, both from the RCA box and from TV broadcast -- I always find it fun to watch some of the old conductors at work.  I'm by no means an expert, but I'm fascinated in particular by the precise way Toscanini uses the baton -- the beat is so amazingly clear, at times it's like he's got an invisible string on the the end and is literally pulling the orchestra along in real time.  Great stuff... I was particularly impressed with his Siegfried Idyll, which is not usually one of my favorite pieces.



After that, some Bach, an old favorite to lower the blood pressure:   

[Karl Henning]

The release consists of live recordings made at a series of concerts. I suspect the "essential" tag was added by a Hanssler ad writer without much thought as to the repertoire that Norrington selected.

Quite reasonable. Thanks.

[Maestro267]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7
London SO/C. Davis

[Spotted Horses]

Quite reasonable. Thanks.

..or perhaps Norrington thought of it as essential. There is some very good music in the low K numbers, but I think at that time the serenades and divertimenti were more memorable than the symphonies.

[Todd]

[j winter]

First listen for works & pianist, disc 2

[Brian]

In the Serenade for Strings - a work so perfect I thought it was untouchable - Svetlanov adds a chord! At the end of the first movement, he's apparently not satisfied with the ending and therefore has the orchestra play a full unison C at the end. And he has everyone hold the C as long as possible. I thought maybe the music player was malfunctioning. It adds a grim, dark feeling which is truly bizarre.

[Linz]

Bach Organ works Peter Hurford Vol. 1

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Ned Rorem: Piano Concerto No. 2. Royal Scottish/Serebrier.



 

[Lisztianwagner]

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.6

Herbert Blomstedt & Staatskapelle Dresden

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Greetings!  Not a lot of listening time over the weekend, though I did squeeze in some of Toscanini's Wagner, both from the RCA box and from TV broadcast -- I always find it fun to watch some of the old conductors at work.  I'm by no means an expert, but I'm fascinated in particular by the precise way Toscanini uses the baton -- the beat is so amazingly clear, at times it's like he's got an invisible string on the the end and is literally pulling the orchestra along in real time.  Great stuff... I was particularly impressed with his Siegfried Idyll, which is not usually one of my favorite pieces.



After that, some Bach, an old favorite to lower the blood pressure:   

I like the Bach recordings by Aldwell!

[Linz]

Mahler Symphony No. 6 in A minor Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Edo de Waart

[Karl Henning]

..or perhaps Norrington thought of it as essential. There is some very good music in the low K numbers, but I think at that time the serenades and divertimenti were more memorable than the symphonies.

The K. 162 is pleasant, but nothing to write home about, methought.

[JBS]

[Todd]

1 & 2.

[j winter]

[Linz]

Georges Onslow Symphonies 1 and 3 NDR Radiophilharmonie Johannnes Goritzki conducting

[Mandryka]

Colourful sewing machine from Karl Richter.  Every couple of minutes there's a little idea which maybe makes it sound like a human being's playing and not a plucking droid. I don't think I can get to the end of a whole partita.

[Lisztianwagner]

Ottorino Respighi
Church Windows

Geoffrey Simon & Philharmonia Orchestra

[Mandryka]

This one's a step in the right direction - but still, somehow I think - soulless - as if he's playing music for people to dance to almost. But it's lively at least.