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[Drasko]

2nd trio op.87 (is awesome)

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Listening to Earth Cry.

[classicalgeek]

Just finished:

Robert Schumann
Fantasiestücke for cello and piano, op. 73
Jacqueline du Pré, cello; Daniel Barenboim, piano
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And up now, something completely different:

John Cage
Sonata for flute, alto flute, and piccolo
Eberhard Blum, flutes

[classicalgeek]

And following the Cage, this:

Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano concerto no. 5 in F major, op. 103
Jean-Philippe Collard, piano, André Previn; Royal Philharmonic

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I stand by this as my favorite Saint-Saëns concerto (from the discussion a few weeks back).  Just got to the second, D minor theme in the first movement.  Ravishingly beautiful... 

[Philoctetes]

Gotta love Zoltan!

http://www.youtube.com/v/OSeEiOPFsC8

[Gold Knight]

Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.1 in E Minor, Op.39 and Symphony No.4 in A Minor, Op.63, both featuring the Vienna Philharmonic led by Lorin Maazel.

[Drasko]

Gotta love Zoltan!

Gotta!

http://www.youtube.com/v/sHlkVrdBKR8

[KeithW]

KeithW
GG wrote that Richard Strauss was the greatest musician of the 20th century. He use to have great fun playing transcriptions of passages from the operas.

Peter Ostwald's biography of GG noted that "... Richard Strauss was a musician Glenn worshipped..."

The playing on this recording was incredible.

[Gold Knight]

On Spotify:

Pyotr Tchaikovsky--Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 {"Pathetique"}, performed by the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein.
Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.5 in B-Flat Major, WAB 105, featuring Bernard Haitnik and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra.

[kishnevi]

I have that set (in a previous incarnation) and while Villa-Lobos' quartets are certainly very good, and some of his best music IMO, I think it hyperbole that they should be considered the greatest string quartets of the 20th century over Bartok's or Shostakovich's.

As I said, in emotional expressiveness, Shostakovich wins hands down over everyone I've ever heard, including Beethoven.

But in terms of musical invention and compositional craft,  I think Villa-Lobos is superior.
Or to put it another way:

The things that Shostakovich did,  Shostakovich did better than anyone else,  but Villa Lobos did more things than Shostakovich.  And Bartok falls second to both.  (If there is a rival in terms of compositional craft, I'd say it would probably be Carter we should look to.)

ETA: almost forgot thread duty:
from the Hanssler Bach box:
Volume 100: Late Works from the Leipzig Period
Martin Luecker,  Rieger Organ,   Katherinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main

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Listening to Port Essington.

[Que]

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[fridden]

Julian Bream in Popular Classics for Spanish Guitar with works by Albeniz, Villa-Lobos, Falla and more.

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[Philoctetes]

Dipping my toe in the water:

http://www.youtube.com/v/582FRHTBVOs

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Listening to Symphony No. 3.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Good morning all!

A CD you can wake me for, and which will open up my heart regardless, must be the compositions on this CD. Daniel Danielis ( 1635-1696) may not be the greatest in his genre, but he sure kicks ass. A large part of this success has to do with the more than competent performance. It has the warmth of Michael Gorboz's late Erato recordings, and still retain authenticity. And a very committed recordings adds too. I can safely recommend this CD to anyone that loves this kind of music.

Soloists: Francine van der Heijden, Johannette Zomer, Sopranos.
Marcel Beekman, Counter Tenor.
Robert Getchell, Tenor.
Robbert Muuse, Bass.
Emilia Guozzi, Cello.
Laurent Le Chenadec, Bassoon.
Frederic Desenclos, Organ and Direction.

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Murray Perahia playing Brahms
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[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This is also a excellent bargain I got some weeks ago, which I recommend wholeheartedly.  Celine Frish, is not making one wrong move, and she plays on beautiful instruments. Recording is top notch too! See my reviews/ 23-4 and 27-4-2012, for more details.

CD I

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

This CD is a excellent choice if you want some worthwhile addition to your Vivaldi library, containing what are in my ears the best interpretations of the Mandolins concertos so far. I like them, because they are very melodious in content, and full of bright ideas. Two expert mandolin players to boot. But as a whole all the concerti on this CD get a classy treatment, in performance and sound. Period instruments, and some of the best musicians running around in Italy, all geared for success. Budget price too, so its worth a try   Additional reviews 25-4-2012.



And what a riveting piece of cover art!

[Karl Henning]

Good morning, all!

Sibelius
Aallottaret (The Oceanides), Op.73
CBSO
Rattle

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