What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[George]

Ives - SQ 2 - Emersons.
I am not ready for this  It gave me a headache 

If you feel any better, I doubt that I will ever be ready for the Emersons. 

[orbital]

If you feel any better, I doubt that I will ever be ready for the Emersons. 

It can't all be them.
I have their Schubert which I enjoy, and listened to some of their DSCH too, but that did not register with me (having listened to one or two only on one occassion).

Do you know this piece? It may be the most dissonant music I've heard 

[George]

It can't all be them.
I have their Schubert which I enjoy, and listened to some of their DSCH too, but that did not register with me (having listened to one or two only on one occassion).

Do you know this piece? It may be the most dissonant music I've heard 

I don't, but it sure sounds like Ives. I have Emerson's Schubert too. Perhaps I should revisit, esp the Quintet with Rostropovich. 

[Lethevich]

Vasks - Violin concerto & symphony no.1 [both for string orchestra] (Kremer, Teldec)

Probably my favourite recent concerto. It resembles Pärt superficially, but is more romantically inclined, alternating between eerie and ravishing. I believe that this concerto has already had at least three recordings - not bad for something written in 1996, but I find it hard to imagine a more accomplished one than this - every note sounds extremely secure. The symphony certainly proves this point - the other recording of it that I've heard was markedly inferior IMO.

His second symphony I find less impressive, but is more stylistically pointing towards Allan Pettersson, which may appeal to some.

[Wanderer]

How is it? - concerning McCallum's album of Alkan's op.39 -

Excellent overall, powerful performances, emphasizing the lyrical elements and inner voices where appropriate. She has also recorded the op.35 Etudes, an album which is surely on my wish list for the near future. (And also, sorry for managing to miss your post...until now )

[orbital]

Excellent overall, powerful performances, emphasizing the lyrical elements and inner voices where appropriate. She has also recorded the op.35 Etudes, an album which is surely on my wish list for the near future. (And also, sorry for managing to miss your post...until now )

No problem at all Wanderer and thanks. I love that opus immensely. I have a few versions and I am always hungry for more. Its scope is so vast that two performances can hardly be similar.

[karlhenning]

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Opus 83
Svyatoslav Richter

A glass raised to Choo Choo (the Other True Nigel)

[Solitary Wanderer]

Piano concerto #23

&

Rachmaninov ~  Symphony #2 Handley/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

[karlhenning]

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Opus 84
Svyatoslav Richter

A second glass raised to Choo Choo (the Other True Nigel)

[Papy Oli]

Bruckner's 8th
Jochum / Staatskapelle Dresden / Brilliant

[Harry]

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Opus 84
Svyatoslav Richter

A second glass raised to Choo Choo (the Other True Nigel)

Would that be two glasses of milk?

[Lethevich]

Bruckner's 8th
Jochum / Staatskapelle Dresden / Brilliant

Perfect + perfect = perfect²

[karlhenning]

Would that be two glasses of milk?

Kvas, Harry!

[not edward]

Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Opus 84
Svyatoslav Richter

A second glass raised to Choo Choo (the Other True Nigel)

Is this the DG recording? I find it really blown away by the Rome and Moscow live bootlegs.

I'm making my way through Chailly's Mahler set. So far, a good 10th that, for me, loses out to Rattle by being a little low-voltage; an outstanding 5th; a good but not exceptional 4th that's no competition for Reiner or Szell.

Now starting the 3rd, and the first few minutes are exceptional. I hope the rest of the recording holds up to this standard.

[Renfield]

Perfect + perfect = perfect²

Have you heard the recent Tahra issue of the same piece with the Hesse Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the same conductor?

Superb!³ (And I otherwise don't especially like Jochum's reading of the 8th, imagine. )

[Lethevich]

Have you heard the recent Tahra issue of the same piece with the Hesse Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the same conductor?

Superb!³ (And I otherwise don't especially like Jochum's reading of the 8th, imagine. )

Non, although I am a cheap git who hates buying anything even approaching full-price IMO Jochum is at his best in general in the 9th, but I have a strong bias towards him in most of the others.

[BachQ]

Have you heard the recent Tahra issue of the same piece with the Hesse Radio Symphony Orchestra, under the same conductor?

Superb!³ (And I otherwise don't especially like Jochum's reading of the 8th, imagine. )

I want ........ I want .........

[Papy Oli]

Perfect + perfect = perfect²

Definitely satisfying indeed ! 

[sidoze]

Is this the DG recording? I find it really blown away by the Rome and Moscow live bootlegs.

Rome and Budapest. Live Richter is always better

[Peregrine]

Smetana Quartet/Testament

String Quartet No.14 in A flat op.105. Terzet in C op.74 (Dvorak). String Quartet No.2 'Intimate Letters' (Janacek).