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Keemun

#13860
November 18, 2007, 08:21:19 AM
Thanks to a recommendation by Mark a couple of pages back:



It really is quite good so far (I'm on the second movement).  :)
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

Que

#13861
November 18, 2007, 08:30:32 AM


Q

DanielFullard

#13862
November 18, 2007, 09:21:40 AM


Marvellous. One of my favourite discs in my collection.

Bogey

#13863
November 18, 2007, 09:37:37 AM
Three hours of "Sacred Classics" on the radio,  This week's cantata:

Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata #26 "Ach wie fluchtig, ach wie nichtig" BWV 26
English Baroque Soloists / John Eliot Gardiner
Monteverdi Choir
Joanne Lunn, soprano
William Towers, countertenor
Paul Agnew, tenor
Peter Harvey, bass
Soli Deo Gloria 115 
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

karlhenning

#13866
November 18, 2007, 10:21:20 AM
Quote from: A Deceptive Cadence on November 18, 2007, 07:21:52 AM
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem Previn/LSO

And what do you think?

Papy Oli

#13867
November 18, 2007, 10:22:55 AM
Maiden listening to Brian Havergal.

Symphony No.27 - downloaded off a topic here not so long ago.

:)
Olivier

SonicMan46

#13868
November 18, 2007, 10:29:43 AM
For Sunday, a new arrival and recently highly recommended in the Nov/Dec issue of Fanfare - 2 CD set (at a ridiculously low price, almost a 'give-away'!):

Gesualdo, Carlo (1561-1613) - Responsories for Holy Week. Miserere. Benedictus • A Sei Voci - beautifully performed a capella singing - thoroughly relaxing, in contradiction to the reputation of the composer (a prince, wife slayer, among other goodies - check out his BIO, if interested!); the booklet is brief w/o the translations - however, attached is a PDF file obtained from the WarnerClassics website - plan to print it out later -  :D

Solitary Wanderer

#13869
November 18, 2007, 10:36:18 AM
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Solitary Wanderer

#13870
November 18, 2007, 10:42:31 AM


Fantastic PC's deserving more [concert] attention  :)
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Lethevich

#13871
November 18, 2007, 10:49:50 AM


Audio only.
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

johnQpublic

#13872
November 18, 2007, 10:51:23 AM
Kosslovski - Overture to "Esther" (Yesipov/Chant du monde)
Rachmaninoff - Variations on a Theme by Corelli (Laredo/Sony)
Rimsky-Korsakov - Suite from "Pan Voyevoda" (Golovschin/Naxos)

Que

#13873
November 18, 2007, 10:56:26 AM


Q

Solitary Wanderer

#13874
November 18, 2007, 10:58:00 AM
Quote from: Que on November 18, 2007, 10:56:26 AM


Q

What magical cover art. Whats the music like? It may be something I wish to investigate  :)
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Wanderer

#13875
November 18, 2007, 11:01:05 AM
Excellent choices (especially the Hummel album, not to be missed by any pianophile), solitary namesake!  8)

Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Sinopoli).

Que

#13876
November 18, 2007, 11:57:33 AM Last Edit: November 18, 2007, 08:24:53 PM by Que
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on November 18, 2007, 10:58:00 AM
What magical cover art. Whats the music like? It may be something I wish to investigate  :)

The music is has quite a special feel to it: imagine somewhere were Haydn and Mozart left off, moving towards the later choral music by Mendelssohn and Brahms. Fascinating stuff, and exceptionally good music! Schubert wrote seven masses - that fills 4 CD's.

Sawallisch used to be the golden standard for this repertoire, but is now decidedly outdated.
I must say, it never really clicked untill these wonderfull recordings by Weil - as oustanding as his Haydn masses. Harnoncourt's series is very good as well, but is - as usual - more severe. I very much like the lighter textures produces by the boys choir - boys are also occasionally used for the shorter solos.

Q

71 dB

#13877
November 18, 2007, 12:29:40 PM
Hasse - Salve Regina A major - LE PARLEMEN DE MUSIQUE/MARTIN GESTER
Spatial distortion is a serious problem deteriorating headphone listening.
Crossfeeders reduce spatial distortion and make the sound more natural
and less tiresome in headphone listening.

My Sound Cloud page <-- NEW July 2025 "Liminal Feelings"

Lethevich

#13878
November 18, 2007, 12:40:50 PM
Berio - Voci (ECM)


The most acceptable "cactus music" ever :P - this would be a good recommendation to someone new to modernism. I've been enjoying this disc for a few years now.
Peanut butter, flour and sugar do not make cookies. They make FIRE.

Bogey

#13879
November 18, 2007, 12:50:04 PM
Beethoven Symphony Nos. 1 and 2
Hogwood/AAM
L'oiseau Lyre

Sparkling!

Now:

Haydn String Quartets Op. 77
Tátrai String Quartet 
Hungaroton 
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz
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