What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Ataraxia]

What about Barenboim? Conductor or pianist?

This topic has the makings of its own thread.

[Cato]

I might have mentioned that I am revisiting (slowly) the Bruckner symphonies.

As time tick-tocks me closer to the grave, I listen to Bruckner with quite different ears, especially while hearing things like the Funeral March in the Sixth Symphony, not to mention the fist-shaking anguish in the later symphonies.   

Bruckner takes no prisoners, as you Brucknerians out there well know!   

I have reached #6 recently: "Die Sechste ist die Keckste," said Bruckner once upon a time.

i.e.  "The Sixth is the sassiest!"   0:)

[Karl Henning]

The minx!

Good morning, Cato!

[Sergeant Rock]

Hindemith Pittsburgh Symphony, Kegel conducting the Dresdner Philharmonie




Sarge

[TheGSMoeller]

This topic has the makings of its own thread.

Very true, and is that WASP I see in that tab in your sig?

[Wanderer]

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[Sadko]

Beethoven

Symphonies 5 & 7

Wiener Philharmoniker
Carlos Kleiber

The 2009 Kleiber re-issues have very good new digital transfers, worth having. (No need to comment on the famous interpretation)

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Listening to Choros No. 6. Wonderful music.

[SonicMan46]

Several new arrivals the last couple of days:

Arensky, Anton (1861-1906) - Suites Two Pianos w/ Stephen Coombs & Ian Munro - purchase stimulated by an excellent review of these works (by other performers on Chandos) in a recent musical periodical - quite nice!

Graupner, Christoph (1683-1760) - Bassoon & Violin Concertos - period performances w/ the superb Sergio Azzolini on a copy of a ca. 1720 Baroque bassoon - just getting into this composer over the last year or so; this is my 6th CD of his music - one of the lesser known (today) outstanding composers of the era (after Telemann's refusal of the Leipzig post, Graupner was second choice and did not take the job, opening the way for JS Bach!) - if you like the bassoon, late Baroque wind music and Mr. Azzolini, then I would say a MUST have!

 

[Karl Henning]

Пётр Ильич [ Pyotr Ilyich (Tchaikovsky) ]
Serenade for strings, Op.48
BSO
Chas Munch
Recorded 13 Mar 1957

[Lisztianwagner]

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.1

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[Karl Henning]

I know this will make Ilaria smile . . . .

Wagner
Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre
Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung
Eileen Farrell, soprano
BSO
Chas Munch
Recorded at Symphony Hall 1 Apr & 25 Nov 1957

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Listening to Symphony No. 10. Superb performance.

[Lisztianwagner]

I know this will make Ilaria smile . . . .

Wagner
Magic Fire Music from Die Walküre
Siegfried's Rhine Journey & Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene from Götterdämmerung
Eileen Farrell, soprano
BSO
Chas Munch
Recorded at Symphony Hall 1 Apr & 25 Nov 1957

Of course it will! Excellent choice, the Magic Fire Music is incredibly beautiful and haunting! And Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt is so powerful and passionate! Absolutely wonderful music!

[Karl Henning]

 Quote from: Lisztianwagner on Today at 02:50:11 PM

Of course it will! Excellent choice, the

Magic Fire Music is incredibly beautiful and haunting! 
Interestingly, one of the things I note is a motif (not that I know what it represents) whereof Shostakovich makes use in his Fifteenth Symphony . . . .

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[TheGSMoeller]

Always gotta find time every week or so for this desert island disc of mine.

[Conor71]

Jenkins: Pavan For 2 Bass Viols In A Minor


Listening to the first Disc of this newly arrived set, very good so far! 

[DieNacht]

Lots of fine choices on the GMG listening list today, I think 

Hilding Rosenberg: Caprice CAP 1283, LP, issued 1985.
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No 2 from 1953 played by Ola Karlsson, Swedish RSO, Stig Westerberg, recorded 13/10 1982.
Rosenberg had a fine melodic talent, as heard for instance in his 2nd Violin Concerto. The Cello Concerto is a rather subdued, beautiful work, it seems. The slow movement almost sounds "English" at times. Still haven´t got to the Finale though. I don´t recall hearing the LP before.

[Wanderer]

All over again.

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