What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Lethevich]

Remarkable stuff. I had avoided Lyapunov until now because Russian piano music of the period tended to be "nice" and not much more, but this is dazzling, poetic and ambitious.

[Antoine Marchand]

Disc 1 from this Matthäus-Passion:

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

So, if you were ever asking yourself, does Harry have a absolute favourite recording that he would chose above all others, which he reveres as if it were a deity on a shrine, I say its this one. I cannot imagine more comfort and bliss then listening forever to this disc. Its absolute heaven for me.

[madaboutmahler]

Just back from:

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Die Walkure: Act 2

Amazing music! Absolutely thrilling, with many many beautiful, moving moments. Looking forward to Act 3 which will be listened to tommorow.

[Antoine Marchand]

... because Russian piano music of the period tended to be "nice"...

"That wasn't nice, dear lady."

[Lethevich]

"That wasn't nice, dear lady."

My memory gaps are like black holes

[Sergeant Rock]

Prokofiev Piano Sonata #2 D minor, Richter




Sarge

[springrite]

Prokofiev Piano Sonata #2 D minor, Richter




Sarge

Richter absolutely love the 2nd and you can hear it. Great choice!

[Sadko]

More new Dmitri Alexeev:

Chopin:

Préludes

Dmitri Alexeev

[Sergeant Rock]

Richter absolutely love the 2nd and you can hear it. Great choice!

My favorite of the nine.

Sarge

[springrite]

My favorite of the nine.

Sarge

Richter's favorite as well, did you know?

[Sergeant Rock]

Richter's favorite as well, did you know?

No, I didn't. The man had great taste obviously 

Sarge

[pi2000]

Nice!
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[Bogey]

Yesterday:



Now:

[Lisztianwagner]

Just back from:

Die Walkure: Act 2

Amazing music! Absolutely thrilling, with many many beautiful, moving moments. Looking forward to Act 3 which will be listened to tommorow.

Glad you liked the second act, it's so touching and passionate, so impressive! The Vorspiel is absolutely thrilling, haunting, with the "Sword" and "Flight" motives powerfully bursting in, merged with the theme of the Walkurenritt! The atmosphere is higly intense and dramatic there, but incredibly beautiful.
The third act is even better, enjoy it tomorrow.

[madaboutmahler]

Glad you liked the second act, it's so touching and passionate, so impressive! The Vorspiel is absolutely thrilling, haunting, with the "Sword" and "Flight" motives powerfully bursting in, merged with the theme of the Walkurenritt! The atmosphere is higly intense and dramatic there, but incredibly beautiful.
The third act is even better, enjoy it tomorrow.

Thank you, Ilaria! Yes, it was amazing!!!!
Can't wait to hear the third act, you and Sarge are so enthusiastic about it!

[classicalgeek]

For a glorious, sunny Saturday morning - Spring has arrived in the Northwest!

Robert Schumann
Violin concerto in D minor
John Storgårds, violin; Leif Segerstam; Tampere PO



I don't believe I've heard this piece before.  Very nice!  Yet not nearly as well-known as his piano or cello concertos...

[mc ukrneal]

Remarkable stuff. I had avoided Lyapunov until now because Russian piano music of the period tended to be "nice" and not much more, but this is dazzling, poetic and ambitious.

A fine disc indeed! There is more out there if you enjoy this (a recent re-issue of an Olympia disc on Divine Art played by Anthony Goldstone, a disc on Helios with Stephen Coombs).

[Conor71]

Chopin: Nocturne No. 8 In Db Major, Op. 27/2

Now listening to Disc 1 of this set of the Nocturnes: Nocturnes Nos. 1-13

[listener]

finishing the set with parts 2 & 3 of HANDEL's Messiah
McGegan and the Philharmonia Baroque Orch.