What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Benji]

Lindberg - Chorale, for orchestra. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Sakari Oramo.

Actually very enjoyable, but lacking the lyricism that makes the Clarinet Concerto on the same album so very delicious and moreish.

[Benji]

Vaughan Williams - Symphony No.5. LSO - André Previn

Simply glorious! Smashing performance, too.

[not edward]

So last night, I'm at Galapagos (a performance art space in Brooklyn), getting ready to hear an excellent program of music for flute and electronics by Claire Chase, of the International Contemporary Ensemble.  It's the first bar I've ever been in that had the following playing on the sound system (thanks to my pal, a Xenakis expert, who identified the recordings):

Xenakis: Metastasis (Le Roux/OTRF Philharmonic)
Xenakis: Kassandra (Debart/Anjou Ensemble)
Xenakis: Troorkh (Rundel/Bavarian Radio)

Loved it. 

--Bruce

That's my kind of bar.

Listening to the Friedemann Herz recording of Feldman's Principal Sound that I bought earlier today. Herz's reading is more relaxed than Hans-Ola Ericsson's on BIS, but this leads to a strangely sinister quality I don't get from that reading.

[Lilas Pastia]

And there it goes!  Leitner & the Sixth

This Bruckner 6th is one of the top ones, if not THE best.

[mahlertitan]

Mahler 7th Haitink 1982

[karlhenning]

Lindberg - Chorale, for orchestra. Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra - Sakari Oramo.

Actually very enjoyable, but lacking the lyricism that makes the Clarinet Concerto on the same album so very delicious and moreish.

Aha! A Ben sighting!

[George]

I don't recall having noticed anything like that in my system... But I'll listen again in search for it. I hope you didn't regret your purchase. 

For me, Pires' Schubert is really something special. She has a special affinity for his music and she manages to deliver interpretations devoid of sentimentalism yet full of the most profound sentiment.

No, I don't regret getting it at all. I just noticed the sound was a bit dull in the treble, not as bright as I expected a modern recording to be.

[Harry]

Telemann.

Trumpet Concertos, Complete.
Volume I.

Otto Sauter, Trumpet.
Kurpfalzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim/Nicol Matt.

Four concertos in D major, does not happen that often on one cd.
Decent enough performances, and decent recording. Fine music though.

[Que]

See my post on the Bach on Period Keyboard thread! 

Q

[Wanderer]

So, I'm not the only person who listens to Mutter's Beethoven. Wow...I'm so relieved. I was beginning to doubt my sanity

Sarge

Two and counting. Worry not... 

[Harry]

Arcangelo Corelli.

Volume I. Complete works 10 cd's.

Sonata da Chiesa a tre, opus I. Rome 1681.
Dedicated to Christina of Sweden.



Played on original instruments.

Musica Amphion/Pieter-Jan Belder.

www.musica-amphion.nl
www.ibizweb.nl/belder

Beautiful music, perfect performances, and very well recorded.

[Choo Choo]

   

[Maciek]

That's my kind of bar.

We had a whole live concert of contemporary music at one of the bars here during one of the Warsaw Autumns (2001). Unfortunately, it was a disaster: there wasn't enough space for all the people to fit in comfortably, the amplification was far too loud and it was very unpleasant to see all those esteemed composers (most of them Dutch, for some reason) not listen to their friends' music but get hopelessly drunk instead... It's one of those memories I'd rather not have...

[Haffner]

Beethoven Missa Solemnis (Gardiner)




Good Morning, and Best Blessings to All!

[Sergeant Rock]

Sampled three versions of Pachelbel's Canon this morning:

Slatkin and the St. Louis Symphony: with a full orchestra and at six minutes long it's slow, indulgent and romanticized.

Münchinger and the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra: smaller scaled, faster (4 and a half minutes) but still basically a big band arrangement. It's the one version I know, though, that will give me goosebumps. There's something about the way Munchinger shapes the melodies that's quite affecting.

Pinnock and the English Concert play the Canon (full title: Canon and Gigue in D major for three violins and basso continuo) the way Pachelbel scored it, for a chamber group: three violins, cello and harpsichord. Pinnock includes the short second movement jig. This performance is fresh and exciting but also makes the music sound 300 years old as it properly should.

Listening right now to Monteverdi's ravishing Magnificat a 6 performed by Gardiner and his usual forces.

Sarge

[wintersway]

Good morning/day to all!

[Drasko]

Trio pour Piano, Hautbois et Basson

Fevrier-Casier-Faisandier

[Sergeant Rock]

Rostropovich and Richter, the op.102 sonatas:




Sarge

[Haffner]

Rostropovich and Richter, the op.102 sonatas:




Sarge

OOOoooOOOO! Never even heard of this recording! I'm crazy about Rostropovich's playing. All I have are the Du Pre/Barenboim recordings. How is the sound on this, Sarge?

[Sergeant Rock]

OOOoooOOOO! Never even heard of this recording! I'm crazy about Rostropovich's playing. All I have are the Du Pre/Barenboim recordings. How is the sound on this, Sarge?

Excellent, Andy. You'll swear Rostropovich is in the room with you.

Sarge