What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Que]

Final disc of this set, with alternative versions.

Overall verdict on this set is excellent indeed, perhaps the only drawback might be a touch too much "politeness" (and polish) here and there...

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Final disc of this set, with alternative versions.

Overall verdict on this set is excellent indeed, perhaps the only drawback might be a touch too much "politeness" (and polish) here and there...

Q

Hmmm, if I remember correctly this fault was also heard in Pinnock's account. Anyway hearing now both sets, my opinion is that sometimes Mozarts works are very politely composed, and subsequently polished as well. Mozarts fault
I am glad I have both sets.

[North Star]

Celebrating the weekend with

Scriabin
Sonatas nos. 3 & 9
Prokofiev
Sonata no. 8

Sokolov

[asin]B0000CNTJ3[/asin]

[Karl Henning]

Happy Friday, all!

Bruckner
Symphony № 6 in A
Cologne Radio Symphony
Günter Wand

[asin]B0042U2HLY[/asin]

[Karl Henning]

Karl, think of Lebensraum - living space!

Thank you, an excellent suggestion! (Ties in with early history reading, too.)

Enough posts had intervened, that at first, Brian, I puzzled what you meant by that comment on the Finzi Cello Concerto : )

[Que]

Hmmm, if I remember correctly this fault was also heard in Pinnock's account. Anyway hearing now both sets, my opinion is that sometimes Mozarts works are very politely composed, and subsequently polished as well. Mozarts fault
I am glad I have both sets.

I do not know the Pinnock set, but what you say about Mozart is true.

Still, Mozart by Van Immerseel or the Freiburgers has a less smooth and considered, more impromptu feel about it.

Q

[Opus106]

I chanced upon it while listening to some Graupner (YouTube sometimes works in weird but wonderful ways).

An Arabic musician, seated like a Carnatic music violinist, playing a Viola d'Amore

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

Jasser Haj Youssef
La Médina

[Mirror Image]

Happy Friday, all!

Bruckner
Symphony № 6 in A
Cologne Radio Symphony
Günter Wand

[asin]B0042U2HLY[/asin]

Serious table-pounding! Love Wand's Cologne set although I don't own this set, I own the slightly older, more weighty older one.

[Karl Henning]

Happy Friday, all!

Bruckner
Symphony № 6 in A
Cologne Radio Symphony
Günter Wand

[asin]B0042U2HLY[/asin]

I like this recording all right; but I must admit that the Haitink/Dresdeners recording, which Jens recommended, rocks supreme.

Must root around, for Cato, long since, kindly sent the Telarc recording of the Sixth (Jesús López-Cobos in Cincinnati, I believe) . . . I don't recall how that 'un sounds, and I am keen to compare . . . .

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I do not know the Pinnock set, but what you say about Mozart is true.

Still, Mozart by Van Immerseel or the Freiburgers has a less smooth and considered, more impromptu feel about it.

Q

I take your word for it. If there is a good offer on either the Immerseel or Freiburgers I will acquire them too, being a bit nuts about these Symphonies.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

And to get on a little bit further with this box, I proposed CD 17 to myself, and subsequently put it in my player.

This time the Orchestra is the Slovak Radio SO, under the guidance of Alfred Eschwe, and he does a great job



WOW posting 19.000, not bad at all, seeing posting canons like MI.

[Sergeant Rock]

I like this recording all right; but I must admit that the Haitink/Dresdeners recording, which Jens recommended, rocks supreme.

Yeah, Wand's Sixth didn't do well in the Death Match. But then Karajan's didn't either. The Sixth is one Bruckner symphony that pays dividends buying outside the box (boxes), e.g., that Haitink, or Klemperer, Stein, Dohnänyi, Norrington (for something completely different).

Sarge

[Gurn Blanston]

Final disc of this set, with alternative versions.

Overall verdict on this set is excellent indeed, perhaps the only drawback might be a touch too much "politeness" (and polish) here and there...

Q

I actually found that set to be the least polished of all, which was the source of its great appeal to me. True, it is damned difficult to make Mozart sound anything less than beautiful, but of all of the recordings I've heard (which is innumerable), the AAM/Hogwood are tops at it.

Thread duty:

Schuppanzigh Quartet / Martin Sandhoff - Kraus, J. Martin WoO Quintet in D for Traverso & Strings

[Karl Henning]

Yeah, Wand's Sixth didn't do well in the Death Match. But then Karajan's didn't either. The Sixth is one Bruckner symphony that pays dividends buying outside the box (boxes), e.g., that Haitink, or Klemperer, Stein, Dohnänyi, Norrington (for something completely different).

Sarge

Cheers, Sarge!

And now:

Bruckner
Symphony № 9 in d minor
Cologne Radio Symphony
Günter Wand

[asin]B0042U2HLY[/asin]

[SonicMan46]

Delius - a new acquisition w/ Davis; two of this composer's early works for orchestra w/ chorus - I liked the mellow atmospheric interpretation in Appalachia; a fact that I had forgotten was after leaving the Florida orange plantation, he had a short residence as a violin teacher in Danville, VA (on the NC border just 45 mins from my town).  For those interested, see the attached Fanfare review from 2011.

[Leo K.]

Martinu, symphony 4, Neumann set, very nice!

[Leo K.]

Delius - a new acquisition w/ Davis; two of this composer's early works for orchestra w/ chorus - I liked the mellow atmospheric interpretation in Appalachia; a fact that I had forgotten was after leaving the Florida orange plantation, he had a short residence as a violin teacher in Danville, VA (on the NC border just 45 mins from my town).  For those interested, see the attached Fanfare review from 2011.

Thanks for the review

[Sadko]

CD 1

Liszt: A Faust Symphony

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Ataúlfo Argenta

Ravel: Alborada del gracioso

Orchestre des Cento Soli
Ataúlfo Argenta

[Leo K.]

CD 1

Liszt: A Faust Symphony

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Ataúlfo Argenta

Ravel: Alborada del gracioso

Orchestre des Cento Soli
Ataúlfo Argenta

Looks like an interesting disk, thanks for the heads up

[Sadko]

Looks like an interesting disk, thanks for the heads up

VERY interesting, I'd say

And because of that I'll go on with CD #2. I remember this to be really breathtaking (El amor brujo):

Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major

Orchestre des Cento Soli
Ataúlfo Argenta

de Falla: El amor brujo

Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Ataúlfo Argenta