What are you listening 2 now?

[Spotted Horses]

Beethoven, Piano Sonata No 17, Op 31, No 2, (The Tempest), Annie Fischer, then Badura-Skoda





Another work where the descriptive title (The Tempest) was added without Beethoven's involvement, and there seems to be no consensus as to whether it refers to a storm or to the Shakespeare play.

I don't resonate with the first movement, which alternates between stasis and a tempestuous theme. The second, slow movement is attractive, but the part that I enjoy most is the finale. An allegretto with tarantella-like rhythms. Fischer is satisfying, and Badura-Skoda even more so. Maybe I will listen to this movement in one of Brendel's sets.

[Wanderer]

[brewski]

Coming up in a few minutes, live from Frankfurt:

Bottesini: Double bass concerto in F sharp minor
Tschaikowsky: Symphony No. 5

Frankfurt Radio Symphony
Bogusław Furtok, double bass
Roderick Cox, conductor

[Todd]

K475/457.

[ritter]

An old favorite in a fresh performance:

Great! A work I have loved since, well, ever... 

[Mandryka]

First try of the Czerny nonet after someone on another forum mentioned it in glowing terms.

[Linz]

Georg Philipp Telemann TelemannAlmut Rux: Grand Concertos, Vol. 1
La Stagione Frankfurt; Michael Schneider

[Linz]

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, 1890 Thorough revision Bruckner with Joseph and Franz Schalk Ed. Theodor Raettig
Wiener Philharmoniker,  Volkmar Andreae

[Todd]

K533/494.

[Lisztianwagner]

First listen to this recording, I'm very curious:

Arnold Schönberg
Variations for Orchestra

Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker

[ritter]

First listen to this recording, I'm very curious:

Arnold Schönberg
Variations for Orchestra

Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker

Please report, Ilaria. I'm tempted by that box... 

Buona sera a te!

[Lisztianwagner]

Please report, Ilaria. I'm tempted by that box... 

Buona sera a te!

Buenas noches, Rafael, I will! Though I can't express an opinion about the whole box set, I only have digital recordings of Verklärte Nacht, Variations for Orchestra and Chamber Symphony No.1.

[Linz]

Johann Sebastian Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part I (Beginning)
Scott Ross

[Brian]

My first listen to these Schoenberg arrangements. The Brahms piano quartet sounds wonderful, actually - I love it - and while most of the harmonies and moments sound very properly Brahmsian, there are two big exceptions. The march-like climax in the slow movement sounds absolutely like Mahler. And the finale is so colorfully orchestrated that its Hungarian soundworld becomes closer to Bartok, Kodaly, or Weiner. This exaggeration does make it clearer that the finale does not really match the other three movements. I am not sure the work holds together coherently but it is fun to hear. The Bach chorale orchestrations are slightly more gauche/sentimental.

[ritter]

After watching Act II of Wagner's Parsifal on DVD, now turning to Claudio Abbado's recording of a suite from Act III (which includes the Good Friday Spell, the transformation music , the knights' procession, and the final chorus). The Berlin Philharmonic is joined by the Swedish Radio Chorus).



One of the few "bleeding chunks" discs I really enjoy, and a great performance of some of the greatest music I have ever encountered (with the finale possibly being the most intense in the operatic repertoire).

[ritter]

I should listen to that recording, as I am great admirer of Gianadrea Gavazzeni's art...

[Cato]

After watching Act II of Wagner's Parsifal on DVD, now turning to Claudio Abbado's recording of a suite from Act III (which includes the Good Friday Spell, the transformation music , the knights' procession, and the final chorus). The Berlin Philharmonic is joined by the Swedish Radio Chorus).



One of the few "bleeding chunks" discs I really enjoy, and a great performance of some of the greatest music I have ever encountered (with the finale possibly being the most intense in the operatic repertoire).
 

You remind of the Columbia recording from the late 1960's or early '70's with George Szell and The Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Der Ring highlights.

It caused a sensation and many were wondering if Szell and the orchestra would record a complete Ring cycle to join those of Solti and Karajan in the stereo era.

Unfortunately, George Szell died before that could have happened.

[ritter]

You remind of the Columbia recording from the late 1960's or early '70's with George Szell and The Cleveland Orchestra in a performance of Der Ring highlights.

It caused a sensation and many were wondering if Szell and the orchestra would record a complete Ring cycle to join those of Solti and Karajan in the stereo era.

Unfortunately, George Szell died before that could have happened.

I have that recording on the Korean Szell edition. I should listen to it. Thanks for bring it to our attention!  

[Cato]

I have that recording on the Korean Szell edition. I should listen to it. Thanks for bring it to our attention!  

It is justly famous for excellent reasons!

Speaking of which...

The radio brought a work to me, which I have not heard for many years.

This recording with Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky was widely considered a "dream performance" in the old days!

Brahms: The Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

[Todd]

K545.