What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Rodion Shschedrin: Carmen Suite, Mikhail Pltnev / Russian National Orchestra. Very nice.

One of the very best recordings of this work, and a marvelous piece to boot.

[RussellG]

Recorded 1999:

[Bogey]

An earlier pressing of:

[RussellG]

An earlier pressing of:

Mmmmm...earlier pressing...as in, West German, silver to centre, comes in a big fatboy box? 

[Novi]

Adams, Harmonielehre (Tilson Thomas, SFSO)

[karlhenning]

Kabalevski- Second Cello concerto: nice to be crossing this one off at last.

So you don't take any actual joy in music, do you? It's just striking items from a list.

[George]

Grieg and Schumann Piano Concertos
Richter/Matacic
EMI

From the incredible EMI big box.

[jlaurson]

How do you like it? I am generally a fan of Boulez' Mahler (riveting, passionate in the orchestral works, analytical and clear in the choral ones--to simplify it very much) and this is the only one of his I don't yet have.

Schade, from having heard him live, is not at all suited to this work--but perhaps in the studio he did well??

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Listening to right now:


BACH, Complete Organ Works, MC Alain II, Warner

[karlhenning]

Ravel
Rapsodie espagnole
LSO
Abbado

[Cato]

How do you like it? I am generally a fan of Boulez' Mahler (riveting, passionate in the orchestral works, analytical and clear in the choral ones--to simplify it very much) and this is the only one of his I don't yet have.

Although you did not ask me, I have the Boulez Das Lied von der Erde and find it excellent, right in line with the symphonies!

Right now, I am listening to the Jennifer Higdon Concerto for Orchestra with Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, a work which could also be called Bartok's Second Concerto for Orchestra.   

[Bulldog]

Kabalevski- Second Cello concerto: nice to be crossing this one off at last.

You've got some deficient musical taste here.  Kabalevsky's Cello Concerto No. 2 is his best composition and a wonderful one as well loaded with substance, harrowing emotional content, tremendous tension and fine melodies that stick in the memory bank.  Leaving aside historical recordings of the work, I recommend the Naxos offering; it brings out the darkness more effectively than the Chandos.

[Todd]

I listened to Homero Francesch's '70s DG recording of Schumann's Fantasiestucke, Kinderszenen, and Arabeske, and I can sort of hear why he moved on from DG's roster.  The slow playing is superb and nuanced, but the faster playing is frenetic and steely (though the latter may simply be a symptom of the recording).  He exaggerates too much.  It's not at all bad, but hardly great.

[Opus106]

First listen

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 4
Barbara Bonney
Vienna Phil./Riccardo Muti

Recorded live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, 8 May 1995

[Henk]

[Brian]

Grieg and Schumann Piano Concertos
Richter/Matacic
EMI

From the incredible EMI big box.

My copy shipped yesterday. 

"Album for Smart Children" is a rather charming title for a piece!

[The new erato]

You've got some deficient musical taste here.  Kabalevsky's Cello Concerto No. 2 is his best composition and a wonderful one as well loaded with substance, harrowing emotional content, tremendous tension and fine melodies that stick in the memory bank.  Leaving aside historical recordings of the work, I recommend the Naxos offering; it brings out the darkness more effectively than the Chandos.

I didn't understand Sean the same as you; nice to have finally heard it was more my reading, however I totally agree that this is major leaugue stuff and a favorite by me, I have the BIS recording BTW. Why didn't he write more on this level? Or did he?

[bwv 1080]

[Keemun]

[karlhenning]

Dvořák
Symphony № 5 in F Major, Opus 76
Berliner Philharmoniker
Kubelik

[Opus106]

I can so relate to Fleck (2:15). BTW, can someone tell me what piece he is playing on his banjo?

Thread Duty

Beethoven, Op. 49, Gulda [Brilliant Classics]