What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Todd]

I'm not sure why it took me this long to listen to this disc of some of Kodaly's orchestral music conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, but I'm definitely glad I did.  This is easily the best disc of music by Kodaly I've heard, and his Hary Janos suite makes the other couple I've heard sound amateurish.  A superb disc.

[karlhenning]

Didn't he also work with deodorant? 

You may enjoy the Concertato, Old Spice . . . .

[karlhenning]

I'm not sure why it took me this long to listen to this disc of some of Kodaly's orchestral music conducted by Ferenc Fricsay, but I'm definitely glad I did.  This is easily the best disc of music by Kodaly I've heard, and his Hary Janos suite makes the other couple I've heard sound amateurish.  A superb disc.

I have this ongoing intention to try the Psalmus hungaricus again.

[Todd]

I have this ongoing intention to try the Psalmus hungaricus again.

This is probably a good recording to try.  I've also heard Ferencik's recording on Everest, and that was a drag compared to this one.  It's still not the greatest work, but it's worth a shot, that's for sure.

[mn dave]

A captivating disc.

[Wanderer]

Simply splendid!

Pff.. you haven't even heard the piece at all.

You'd think my experience with Nono is the same as yours with Korngold, wouldn't you? Are you familiar with Abbado's recording of (parts of) the 1992 Prometeo Suite? A superb performance, but the music still comes off as something positively ghastly.

I can't see why you're taking issue with my assessment, anyway (which, by the way, I don't see you denying in its description). I thought monotonous cacophony (not a bad thing per se) was one of your personal grails of artistic merit.

[Fëanor]

Symphony no. 6   

Q

EDIT:  On relistening after quite a while, I still feel this is a superb Pastorale.
On par with Erich Kleiber/RCO and Kletzki/CzPhO.

I agree the Sixth is great.  The fifth here is very good too, IMO, though it's a far cry from, say, Carlos Kleiber.

[Harry]

Took this out of my collection because someone was nagging me about it, saying it was so beautiful. So, the last time I listen to it was July 1999, and my listening notes are very clear. Nice entertaining music, which you can play while being occupied with your girlfriend, or something else of course.

[Wanderer]

Someone's keeping a score-card & carrying a chip on their shoulder lol. (that's the crux of this really, i.e Korngold?) Like I said earlier, clearly you have not heard the work at all. This conclusion is easily drawn based on reading your earlier 'assessment' which only makes you look foolish really. In otherwords, your description is way off.

Korngold's only there as a joke to show how easily you draw conclusions about others based on your own inadequate listening habits. And that's two people you claim have clearly not heard the work based on your not liking what they have to say about it. Now, that's foolish.

[mn dave]

Fighting about music is like skeet shooting about muffins.

Or something.

Now playing...

chopin / mazurkas / kapell

[mozartsneighbor]

Hummel, Piano Trios No. 1, 3, 4, & 7, Voces Intimae Ensemble, Riccardo Cecchetti, fortepiano

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge

[Wanderer]

you make no sense.

...too much Nono probably. Music can be intoxicating.  0:)

[ragman1970]

...too much Nono probably. Music can be intoxicating.  0:)

I know his disc with Liszt / Schubert.
Can you share your impression on this recording?

[Bunny]

[Harry]

Yiddish Folklore from Central Europe.
Budapester Klezmer Band.

So filled with gorgeous music, and no one is getting a bite of it, its all mine, mine I tell you. Its seriously OOP anyway, and you cannot get it anyway, so there.......

[Todd]

Barenboim and friends playing the Quartet for the End of Time.  The opening movement is a bit sluggish and some of the other movements are a bit quick at times.  Playing is bright and crisp and not always ideallty cohesive.  Also, the overall feel is a bit too on the upbeat side.  I still prefer Eschenbach and his cohorts on Koch - it's more mysterious and darker. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge

[Harry]

Folk Music of Greece.
Sirtos Ensemble.

Also seriously OOP, still one of my best folk music cd,s.
Please Tasos send me more.......

[Christo]

Yiddish Folklore from Central Europe.
Budapester Klezmer Band.

So filled with gorgeous music, and no one is getting a bite of it, its all mine, mine I tell you. Its seriously OOP anyway, and you cannot get it anyway, so there.......

Is it? Anyhow: I own a copy too, but never took much notice of it. Klezmer, errrr, well, Klezmer.  Must be fun to make it.