What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Karl Henning]

More Schoenberg!

Arnie
Verklärte Nacht (string orchestra version), Op.4
Berliner Philharmoniker
HvK

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

More Christmas cheer.
From my collection, bought in 1998.

Christmas Oratorio

CD 1 for the first three Christmas days.

For me a unsurpassed performance, in every sense. Recommended.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Colinde (Christmas Songs) From my Romanian collection, a gift 2011.

Pentru Suflete Romanesti.

Performers: Sofia Vicoveanca, Irina Loghin, Laura Lavric, Ioan Bocsa, Polina Manoila, Raoul, Melos, Ana Hossu, Ileana Ciuculete.

Apart from a few duds on this CD, there are a surprising amount of beautiful Christmas songs, very traditionally done. I was given to me last year by a Romanian friend, amongst others.

[Keemun]

Schubert:  Symphony No. 9 (Szell/Cleveland Orchestra).  I believe this is the disc:

[The new erato]

Classic performances of stuff I'm not very familiar with:

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[Karl Henning]

Berg
Kammerkonzert für Klavier und Geige mit 13 Bläsern
Isaac Stern, vn
Peter Serkin, pf
Members of the LSO
Abbado

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[listener]

SHOSTAKOVICH   Chamber Symphonies  (arrangements)
op. 73a, op. 83a, op.110a, op.118a all arr. Barshai, op.141bis (Symphony no.15) arr. Dereviano
SCHNITTKE Prelude in Memoriam Dimitri Shostakovich
Kaerata Musica (op.141a, Schnittke)  Gidon Kremer¸
Chamber Orchestra of Europe.  Barshai, cond.  [asin]B0007DHPQM[/asin]
- "Organ Fireworks vol.12"  - Christopher Herrick at Haderslev Cahedral, Denmark
BUXTEHUDE, EBEN (Hommage à Buxtehude), VIERNE, KARG-ELERT (P&F on B-A-C-H),
DUPRÉ, GADE, RHEINBERGER, BRAHMS arr. Lemare - Academic Festival Overture

[TheGSMoeller]

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Splendid! Magnifique!
Recommended by my boy, Brian, this is some serious chamber music. So delightful, so natural, so French! Where's that repeat button?!

[Brian]

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Splendid! Magnifique!
Recommended by my boy, Brian, this is some serious chamber music. So delightful, so natural, so French! Where's that repeat button?!

An incredible album, right? So French despite being so high-voltage!

[Lisztianwagner]

Alban Berg
3 Pieces for Orchestra

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Listening to Violin Concerto. Superb performance. I see Neal, or some GMG member, mentioned Kennedy's second performance with Rattle being their preferable account, I highly disagree, for me, Kennedy's first performance has much more passion and fire. Just my opinion of course. Also, I don't think Rattle is an Elgarian. The only British composer Rattle did well with, IMHO, was Britten. He doesn't have the ear, or heart, for Elgar. Sorry Rattle. I love many of your performances, but you're not an Elgarian or a good RVW conductor either for that matter.

[TheGSMoeller]

Sorry Rattle. I love many of your performances, but you're not a Elgarian or a good RVW conductor either for that matter.

"How dare you!"

[Mirror Image]

"How dare you!"

HA! I love that picture, because it shows how much of a nut Rattle can be. He looks like a baby whose upset because his ice cream cone fell on the floor.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

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Splendid! Magnifique!
Recommended by my boy, Brian, this is some serious chamber music. So delightful, so natural, so French! Where's that repeat button?!

Yes, a great recording no doubt. Faure's chamber music is so gorgeous.

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Listening to A Pastoral Symphony. Remarkable performance.

[mc ukrneal]

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Listening to Violin Concerto. Superb performance. I see Neal, or some GMG member, mentioned Kennedy's second performance with Rattle being their preferable account, I highly disagree, for me, Kennedy's first performance has much more passion and fire. Just my opinion of course. Also, I don't think Rattle is an Elgarian. The only British composer Rattle did well with, IMHO, was Britten. He doesn't have the ear, or heart, for Elgar. Sorry Rattle. I love many of your performances, but you're not an Elgarian or a good RVW conductor either for that matter.

I had Shahan and was recommended either of the Kennedys as being better. I ended up with the Kennedy/Rattle and I finally see what the piece has to offer. Not having heard the other, I cannot say which is better.

[kishnevi]

Is it me, or do they look like twins?

Re: Grieg's piano
The CD is this one
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Have not heard it.  In fact, the only Lyric Pieces recording I have is the Gilels.
Six tracks of the above can be found on this:


Thread duty:
CD 4 (and final) of this set


LvB's music for wind ensemble,  played by Consortium Classicum on CPO.
Very satisfying to find the Great One played in different timbres than one is used to, and in some cases pieces one would never hear otherwise.  Some of the music included is arrangements of Beethoven's music by Beethoven's contemporaries.   Not an essential item, but good for those who want to delve into Beethoven's music, and certainly more interesting than buying set 11 of the symphonies (says the man who bought his 17th set last week).

[Mirror Image]

I had Shahan and was recommended either of the Kennedys as being better. I ended up with the Kennedy/Rattle and I finally see what the piece has to offer. Not having heard the other, I cannot say which is better.

I don't own the Shaham, but have heard some negative things about it. This concerto really takes a dedicated soloist with not only great technical facility but with a great intellect and a heartfelt conviction to Elgar's sound-world, because this concerto, for me, is one of those what I dub 'symphonic concertos" meaning that the work has a wide-ranging scope and isn't purely constricted to typical concerto forms. The musical narrative of this music is amazingly realized by Nigel Kennedy. He understands the hard, outer layer of the work, but he also understands this concerto is an outpouring of sadness and genuine heart-on-sleeve emotion. I don't think I've heard any violinist play this work with as much conviction as I've heard from this Kennedy performance, but I've heard good things about Tasmin Little's performance and Znaider's as well, so we shall see how they stack up against Kennedy. The Little should be good, because I believe she's a violinist who isn't about flash and virtuosity but rather about telling a story with the music through her own personal experiences with the music. I don't think anyone has played Delius' Violin Concerto as well as Little.

[Gold Knight]

On Spotify:

Piotr Chaikovskii--Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.13 {"Winter Daydreams"}, Symphony No.2 in C Minor, Op.17 {"Little Russian"} and Symphony No.3 in D Major, Op.29 {"Polish"}. All three works featrure the London Symphony Orchestra led by Valery Gergiev.