What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Karl Henning]

Hector Berlioz
Le Carnaval Romain, ouverture

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I'll join the party!

Berlioz
La mort d'Ophélie
Colin Davis, conducting

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[North Star]

I'll join the party!

Berlioz
La mort d'Ophélie
Colin Davis, conducting

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Party on!

Les nuits d'été
Susan Graham, John Nelson & Orchestra of The Royal Opera
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[Karl Henning]

Meanwhile, it's once more unto the breach with the Sarge!

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Симфония № 7 до мажор « Ленинградская », соч. 60 [ Symphony № 7 in C, Opus 60 "Leningrad" ]
Заслуженный коллектив России Академический симфонический оркестр Санкт-Петербургской филармонии [ St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra ]
Юрий Хатуевич [ Yuri Khatuyevich (Temirkanov) ]

[Mirror Image]

I'll join the party!

Me too!

Now:

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Listening to Romeo et Juliette. Stunning performance.

[DavidRoss]

It's been awhile since hearing Nielsen's lovely wind ctos!

[classicalgeek]

Thread duty:

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.7

M7 for me, too!

Solti and the Chicagoans in an intense, hair-raising performance that might well become my new favorite:

[listener]

LALO   Symphonie Espagnole
Yvonne Heurtevant - who?    Vienna Tonkunstler Orch.   no conductor given
First class playing, obviously a pirate reisssue of a performmance by someone else otherwise she (?) would be better well known.
REUBKE   Sonata "The 94th Psalm"     REGER  Toccata and Fugue op. 69/5,6,  Fantasia on "Straf' mich nicht in deinem Zorn"  op.40/2
Simon Preston      Westminster Abbey organ

[Lisztianwagner]

M7 for me, too!

Solti and the Chicagoans in an intense, hair-raising performance that might well become my new favorite:

Yes, it's one of my favourite Mahler's symphonies too, such an incredibly thrilling, powerful and hauntigly beautiful work; in particular, the 1st movement always leaves me speechless after I've listened to it, absolutely impressive. Solti's recording is wonderful, one of the best ever made in my opinion. Today is also the anniversary of the premiere of this symphony.

[Lisztianwagner]

Hector Berlioz
Hungarian March

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[Conor71]

Beethoven: Concerto For Violin, Cello & Piano In C Major, Op. 56, "Triple"


Now playing the Triple Concerto and after this I will listen to Brahms Double Concerto on the same Disc.


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[Sergeant Rock]

M7 for me, too!

Solti and the Chicagoans in an intense, hair-raising performance that might well become my new favorite:

Solti's recording is wonderful, one of the best ever made in my opinion. Today is also the anniversary of the premiere of this symphony.

Is it the anniversary? Then I have to listen too. For me, Klemperer, the anti-Solti 




Sarge

[Brian]

I had everyone beat on the Berlioz party. First-listened "Herminie" this morning. 

[Mirror Image]

Now:

[Conor71]

Quote from: ChamberNut on September 19, 2012, 08:23:58 PM>Haydn

String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 9/2
String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 9/5
String Quartet in A major, Op. 9/6

Kodaly Quartet
Naxos



*I am thoroughly enjoying my journey through all of Haydn's string quartets.  It is right up there with some of my top 'discoveries/journeys/experiences' so far in my years of listening to classical music.  Prior to acquiring the complete set here, I was only familiar with Haydn's Op. 20/74/77 and 'Seven Last Words...'.

Well, I'm only 1/2 way through the box set yet, and it is bliss!    And I love Kodaly Qt's performances (I know there are many detractors, but I don't care).

Ray I have the Kodaly Quartet box too and really enjoy it - happy listening! 

[Lisztianwagner]

For me, Klemperer, the anti-Solti 

The anti-Solti?

[North Star]

The anti-Solti?

Thank goodness they never shook hands 

[Sergeant Rock]

The anti-Solti?

Not intended to denigrate Solti's Seventh (one of my favorites too) but just an acknowledgment that, interpretively, Klemperer is about as far removed from Solti as is possible. They are like the tortoise and the hare 

To give you an idea: the timings of their first, second and last movements:

                        I         II           V

Solti             21:33   15:46    16:25
Klemperer    27:47   22:08    24:15


Sarge

[Wakefield]

Quote from: ChamberNut on September 19, 2012, 08:23:58 PM>Haydn

String Quartet in E flat major, Op. 9/2
String Quartet in B flat major, Op. 9/5
String Quartet in A major, Op. 9/6

Kodaly Quartet
Naxos



*I am thoroughly enjoying my journey through all of Haydn's string quartets.  It is right up there with some of my top 'discoveries/journeys/experiences' so far in my years of listening to classical music.  Prior to acquiring the complete set here, I was only familiar with Haydn's Op. 20/74/77 and 'Seven Last Words...'.

Well, I'm only 1/2 way through the box set yet, and it is bliss!    And I love Kodaly Qt's performances (I know there are many detractors, but I don't care).

Ray I have the Kodaly Quartet box too and really enjoy it - happy listening! 

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I'm doing a similar journey through this set. The early pseudo string quartets were all great. Regarding the opus 9, I liked very much the first part of the collection (Nos. 1, 4 & 3), which for some reason seem quite better in Classical articulation than the second part of the same opus. Now I'm exploring the opus 17. One of the remarkable features of these performances is, IMO, the sense of "experimentation" that they convey. This explains -in my arbitrary opinion, too- some apparently unexplainable changes of approach between one recording and another. Although I still prefer HIP performances - being the Festetics my absolute favorites - I don't regret at all the acquisition of this very interesting set.     

[Sergeant Rock]

Thank goodness they never shook hands 

Sarge

[Wakefield]

Robert Schumann - Complete Piano Works

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Jörg Demus, piano (or fortepiano or whatever)

CD11:
Novelleten Op. 21
Etüden für den Pedalflügel Op. 56

BTW: I don't really think the instrument played here is a fortepiano, as some listeners have guessed. Regardless the instrument, this opus 56 is near to be my favorite interpretation of these favorite pieces.