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stingo

#3040
May 19, 2007, 01:56:39 PM


Fernando Sor
Grandes Sonates, Opp. 22 and 25
Divertissement, Op. 23
8 Small Pieces, Op. 24
Adam Holzman, guitar
Naxos 8.553340

Solitary Wanderer

#3041
May 19, 2007, 02:04:25 PM


Sunday morning. Handels Fireworks and Water music on period instruments in SACD.
'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

BachQ

#3042
May 19, 2007, 02:33:46 PM
Shosty 1 (Barshai) . . . . . . likin' it . . . . . .  :D

Maciek

#3043
May 19, 2007, 02:47:33 PM
Quote from: dtwilbanks on May 19, 2007, 12:51:50 PM
They should have put a rubber ball in his mouth and gagged him.

Aw, come on, most if not all pianists hum now and then - only Gould does this in an especially audible way. Even Zimerman hums sometimes! (Don't remember the exact recordings at the moment but he really does!)

Maciek

#3045
May 19, 2007, 02:53:42 PM
Ah! :D

dtwilbanks

#3046
May 19, 2007, 02:55:31 PM
Quote from: MrOsa on May 19, 2007, 02:53:42 PM
Ah! :D

I'm into female vocalists lately. Could you tell?

Solitary Wanderer

#3047
May 19, 2007, 03:10:54 PM
Next up:

'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

Mozart

#3048
May 19, 2007, 03:53:52 PM
I just finished Zauberflote...Im exhausted!

Don

#3050
May 19, 2007, 04:08:30 PM
Quote from: dtwilbanks on May 19, 2007, 12:51:50 PM
They should have put a rubber ball in his mouth and gagged him.

And the creature in your avatar is just the guy to do it. 8)

orbital

#3051
May 19, 2007, 04:10:17 PM

A very fine recording. PArticularly Mehta's placing of the orchestra done according to the composer's recommendations suit very well with the surround sound and crystal clear Telarc recording

AnthonyAthletic

#3052
May 19, 2007, 04:49:08 PM


Final cd from a fine collaborated set.  Babi Yar, with Sergey Aleksashkin; A work which has taken many years for me to fully appreciate, along with Das Lied making up two very difficult symphonies for me...as much as I love them both.  Aleksashkin with his passionate vocal is one of the many crowning glories of this issue.  Marvellous playing and a wonderful chorus, runs Kondrashin close as my #1 choice for this symphony.

The whole set, has been quite a delight to hear  ;)

"Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying"      (Arthur C. Clarke)

Bogey

#3053
May 19, 2007, 05:24:18 PM
On the radio:

Camille Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto #3 in Eb Op 29
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Charles Dutoit
Pascal Roge, piano
London 443865
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Solitary Wanderer

#3054
May 19, 2007, 05:28:31 PM
Wagner ~ Symphonies in E & C Major  Wakasugi/Tokyo Met
'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

stingo

#3055
May 19, 2007, 06:05:02 PM
Quote from: Solitary Wanderer on May 19, 2007, 05:28:31 PM
Wagner ~ Symphonies in E & C Major  Wakasugi/Tokyo Met

I have that CD and very much enjoy it - what's your take on it?

George

#3056
May 19, 2007, 06:35:20 PM

Spring Sonata from:



I haven't heard earlier releases, but this one is clear as a whistle! Charming, delightful performance!  :)

George

#3057
May 19, 2007, 06:44:30 PM
Quote from: George on May 19, 2007, 06:35:20 PM
Spring Sonata from:



I haven't heard earlier releases, but this one is clear as a whistle! Charming, delightful performance!  :)

Is it me or is the violin balanced rather forward here?  :-\

George

#3059
May 19, 2007, 07:07:11 PM



Waldstein Sonata

It's too rushed for me in the first movement, but Freire generates an excellent tone that Decca captures wonderfully.
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