What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Gustav]

The only reason that I downloaded this work is because Hurwitz gave it 1 and 4. I mean, if it's that bad, it deserves to be heard. So, I downloaded it (lucky me that i did not buy the CD!), and listened it through. I must say, that, while I don't always agree with Hurwitz's reviews, this one is just plain bad. Definitely one of those to stay away from.

[Harry]

Hugo Alfvén, Third Symphony (Järvi/BIS)

to be followed by

Eduard Tubin, Fourth Symphony (Järvi/BIS)

That is not a bad choice, by all means.......
Infact I state, that it is a excellent choice.
Better still, its a perfect choice, indeed it is....

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

That is not a bad choice, by all means.......
Infact I state, that it is a excellent choice.
Better still, its a perfect choice, indeed it is....

Alfvén is completely uninhibited in the last movement - he must have felt very fulfilled and virile when he wrote it. And that Tubin Fourth is SO beautiful - anyone with ears to hear must fall in love with it!

[Kullervo]

Arthur Lourie piano music. I am looking for more, but he is very scarcely recorded 

How is he? I've read that he's similar to Scriabin.

[M forever]

The only reason that I downloaded this work is because Hurwitz gave it 1 and 4. I mean, if it's that bad, it deserves to be heard. So, I downloaded it (lucky me that i did not buy the CD!), and listened it through. I must say, that, while I don't always agree with Hurwitz's reviews, this one is just plain bad.

Explain why. I haven't been able to figure out myself what exactly T-man was trying to do there.

[MishaK]

I haven't been able to figure out myself what exactly T-man was trying to do there.

Neither has the orchestra. Hence the result.

Listening right now to Barenboim/CSO in Schubert 9th from CSO website.

[Haffner]

Haydn op. 71 (Kodaly)


I never get tired of this set.

[The new erato]

[MishaK]

A very fine disc indeed.

[The new erato]

A very fine disc indeed.

Yes I know!   

[Maciek]

Beethoven: Trio no. 3 C Minor op. 1 no. 3, Trio no. 5 "Geister-Trio" D Major op. 70 no. 1
Hummel: Trio no. 4 op. 65 G Major
Andreas Staier - pf, Daniel Sepec - vn, Jean-Guihen Queyras - vc
(Harmonia Mundi)

Silly as this may be: I think this is the perfect, the definitive recording of these two Beethoven trios! And an excellent sounding one. The Hummel trio is somewhat paler - probably due not to any deficiencies in the performance but simply to the fact that it has to suffer the company of Beethoven's much better compositions. Sure, it's a great piece of music, and highly enjoyable - and I'm glad I now have it. But still, it's not Beethoven-great.

[Florestan]

Hello and A Happy New Year to everyone!

Some music I've been listening to these days, under a lit Christmas tree, a glass of red wine in hand, watching some heavy snow (and sometimes playing cards ).

Gabriel Faure
Pelleas et Melisande
Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp major op. 19
Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra in G major op. 111
Quartets for Piano and Strings in C minor & G minor opp. 15 & 45
Quintet for Piano and Strings in D minor op. 89

Arcangello Corelli
Violin Sonatas op. 5
Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

G. F. Handel
Violin Sonatas
Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 1 in G minor op. 13 "Winter Dream"
Philharmonia Orchestra, Ricardo Muti

Enrique Granados
Piano Music
Marylene Dosse

[marvinbrown]

  Inspired by D minor's and Karlhenning's attempts at challenging my opinion that Flastaff is not as GREAT as Otello and Aida I am listening to this:

 

  obviously I am listening to this with an open mind  0:).

  marvin

[Bogey]

op. 132

I've had the earlier mono set for a year or so, but my god, this one's something else. The way they caress the music in the adagio - is there anything more beautiful than that?

And I should add the mono set to my shelf....but not this year.    However, I will revisit and give 132 a spin later today due to your post, and hopefullly net 131 in the process.

[Harry]

Hello and A Happy New Year to everyone!

Some music I've been listening to these days, under a lit Christmas tree, a glass of red wine in hand, watching some heavy snow (and sometimes playing cards ).

Gabriel Faure
Pelleas et Melisande
Ballade for Piano and Orchestra in F sharp major op. 19
Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra in G major op. 111
Quartets for Piano and Strings in C minor & G minor opp. 15 & 45
Quintet for Piano and Strings in D minor op. 89

Arcangello Corelli
Violin Sonatas op. 5
Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

G. F. Handel
Violin Sonatas
Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr

Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 1 in G minor op. 13 "Winter Dream"
Philharmonia Orchestra, Ricardo Muti

Enrique Granados
Piano Music
Marylene Dosse

That is a fine list Andrei.
And a very Happy New Year to you too my dear friend, and Maria.

[Harry]

Marc Antoine Charpentier.
In Nativitatem domini Canticum.
Messe de Minuit.
Les Arts Florissants/William Christie.


What can I say! I played this a little to late in the new year, but the quality of the music is no less awesome.
Fine singing, and nicely recorded, this was a worthwhile acquisition.

[Harry]

Nicolai Medtner.
Complete Piano Works, Volume VI.
Hamish Milne, Piano.
Licensed from CRD, and recorded in 1998, by Steve Portnoi.

Forgotten Melodies, Second Cycle, opus 39.
Two Skazki, opus 48.
Etude in C minor.
I love thee, opus 32, no. 4.
Sonata Minacclosa, opus 53, No. 2.

As with all the other volumes this brings immense joy to my ears, and is easily the best so far I have played this year, and from the last 6 months of 2007. Medtners music is very appealing for me, and harbours all the things I need from music. Milne is a accomplished pianist, that is the right guy in the right place, and its hard to imagine anything better, but I am open for it!
The sound is as always most excellent.

[Florestan]

And a very Happy New Year to you too my dear friend, and Maria.

Thank you, Harry!

[karlhenning]

Hello and A Happy New Year to everyone!

And the same to you & yours, Andrei!

[ChamberNut]

I got this CD as a Christmas gift!