What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Am very curious about this one. I only have the Marriner (love it!).

I've found this one delightfully fresh, Andy:

[Haffner]

Last night:

Strauss, R.

Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40    (5 out of 5!)

Duett Concertino for clarinet, bassoon and strings.

Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe
EMI Classics Box Set

I'm beginning to seriously drool over your Kempe set.

Now listening to:

my own music, specifically the 1st movement of my Symphony (the one that will take forever to finish laughing)

[Haffner]

I've found this one delightfully fresh, Andy:

Alright! Fellow New Englanders!

[mozartsneighbor]

[karlhenning]

A recent ... *ahem* ... 'acquisition', shall we say?

Like many Melodiya recordings (particularly Polyansky's vocal ones), it's a mix of tremendous music making and dodgy sonics. Wonderful stuff on the whole, though.

"Dodgy sonics" reminds me . . . of a certain performance in Boston. Who shall 'scape whipping? 

[Kullervo]

Q

Thoughts on this when you get a chance, Q.

[springrite]

Moeran Symphony in G (Handley, Ulster, CHANDOS)

[ChamberNut]

Strauss, R.

Ein Alpensinfonie, Op. 64  *

Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe
EMI Classics Box Set

*I'm...............just blown away.  Feels like I've just been hit by a ton of bricks, and I'm gasping for air.

This was my first ever listen to this work.  I am floored......speechless.

One of THE most incredible "first listens" I've ever encountered.

Andy - I can totally see why you consider this your favorite R. Strauss work. 

[Kullervo]

(1, 2 and 4)

First listen to both the composer and the pieces.

[karlhenning]

(1, 2 and 4)

First listen to both the composer and the pieces.

Really!  Great favorites of mine.

[Keemun]

Strauss, R.

Ein Alpensinfonie, Op. 64  *

Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe
EMI Classics Box Set

*I'm...............just blown away.  Feels like I've just been hit by a ton of bricks, and I'm gasping for air.

This was my first ever listen to this work.  I am floored......speechless.

One of THE most incredible "first listens" I've ever encountered.

Andy - I can totally see why you consider this your favorite R. Strauss work. 

I just might have to listen to this work again a little bit later. 

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Now listening to:

Franck: Psyche (Tadaaki Otaka; BBC National Orchestra of Wales; BBC Welsh Chorus)



I really like this, the flowing melody seems to fit my mood today. 

[karlhenning]

Dmitri Dmitriyevich
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Opus 141
Prague Symphony
Maksim Dmitriyevich

[ChamberNut]

(1, 2 and 4)

First listen to both the composer and the pieces.

Corey, excellent!     I have not heard the concerti of Prokofiev as well.

Try the Romeo & Juliet suites, or the complete ballet.  And the violin sonatas.   

[ChamberNut]

Dmitri Dmitriyevich
Symphony No. 15 in A Major, Opus 141
Prague Symphony
Maksim Dmitriyevich

As silly as this sounds Karl, for the longest time, I did not realize that you were listening to Shostakovich all this time. 

[karlhenning]

As silly as this sounds Karl, for the longest time, I did not realize that you were listening to Shostakovich all this time. 

Not silly at all, Ray! We English-speakers don't start out aware of the Russian patronymics!  Apologies for obfuscation.

[Kullervo]

Really!  Great favorites of mine.

Yep, not sure how I managed to miss him in the three-plus years I've been in the classical world.

Try the Romeo & Juliet suites, or the complete ballet.  And the violin sonatas.  

Both are already on my wishlist.

[Opus106]

As silly as this sounds Karl, for the longest time, I did not realize that you were listening to Shostakovich all this time. 

And till you said that, neither did I.   

[springrite]

We all thought it was Dmitri Dmitriyevich Dmitriyevichov. 

[Harry]

Alexander Gretchaninov.
Piano trios No.1 in C minor & No.2 in G major.
Cello sonata in E minor.
The Moscow Rachmaninov Trio.

Major romantic chamber music, that has a lot to discover. Simply relax and let the flow of contentment roll over you. Melancholy, and emotional, this music goes straight to the heart, and without much ado. It is well written music, that sits comfortably on the lap of Brahms, and not being the worse for it. The first piano trio, is a most passionate affair to behold. It is well played and recorded. Another budget release from Hyperion.

[karlhenning]

. . . Dmitriyevichov. 

"Of the Sons of Dmitri"?