What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Bogey]

Go for it.  This is a pretty comprehensive set.  I also have another 18-LP set by I Musici I bought some 20 years ago ...

Another wonderful ensemble that I enjoy.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Prokofiev, piano sonata no.2, Richter.

As much as I love Prokofiev, I admit this is the first time I've ever really sat down with the second piano sonata. "Early work" I must've thought to myself. Early work shmerly work. It's a dynamite piece! Mature, original, and as always with Prokofiev, thoroughly engrossing.

[Coopmv]

Another wonderful ensemble that I enjoy.

I think I Musici is history as I have not seen any recordings by the group in a very long time.

[Bogey]

Not in original form, but enjoying their 57th Anniversary:

http://www.imusici.info/homeng.html

[Coopmv]

Not in original form, but enjoying their 57th Anniversary:

http://www.imusici.info/homeng.html

Bill,  Thanks for the link.  Looks like I Musici has gone off to a different label these days.  The ensemble used to record for Philips exclusively for years. 
Giuliano Carmignola used to be a member of the I Solisti Veneti.  It looks like he has gone off to a very successful solo career and he is hot ...

[Brian]

The Freiburg Baroque Orchestra's excellent Mozart album. Thinking of introducing my parents to HIP for the first time with this fabulous CD...have already introduced two friends to HIP with it, including one who will be studying at a university in Freiburg on a foreign exchange program next spring!

[Valentino]

Good morning.

Bach. English Suite no. 2 in a minor, BWV 807. Perahia. This is very good.

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I have one Vivaldi disc by I Musici. Recordings from 1965 on Philips. To me it's way off. I'm sure glad that the likes of Biondi and Alessandrini came along.

[Valentino]

By divine inspiration (or at least compositorical) over at mozart: K. 589

First Quatuor Mosaïques
Then Hagen Quartett

[Christo]

Vagn Holmboe
Symphony #2



I quite like this.

Nos. 5-10 are even much better. 

[Opus106]

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4
Vladimir Ashkenazy

This is beautiful.

[Lethevich]

Do let us know what you think of it Sara! Hope you enjoy. 

I can see why it was pushed so strongly - it's kind of a "no brainer" disc - strongly played and clearly recorded, presenting fine music in an ideal way (with current high standards we should expect no less). The Novelettes are brilliant, the with the first movement as one of the most gripping openers to a disc of new music that I've heard in a while - it is joy incarnate. The quintet is great in its broad canvas and zippy tunes. The no nonsense playing of the quartet and guest help a lot, I suspect. I can detect some folk-tinged melodies, especially in the finale, but generally it's just great quality music on an absolute/objective level without any crutches. It does sound very different to the Glazunov I recognise from the rather limp symphonies, and in the field of lesser late Romantic era Russian chamber music in general I rarely hear such impetus, or even sense of purpose. The two pieces on the disc seem to have caught the composer at moments of great inspiration.

[George]

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Prelude in D major, Op. 23 No. 4
Vladimir Ashkenazy

This is beautiful.

Absolutely, a wonderfully tender and serene moment amidst the excitement of the other preludes. I remember hearing the performance of this prelude by Ashkenazy for the first time while waiting for the train a few years ago and being touched deeply. Enjoy!   

[Opus106]

Absolutely, a wonderfully tender and serene moment amidst the excitement of the other preludes. I remember hearing the performance of this prelude by Ashkenazy for the first time while waiting for the train a few years ago and being touched deeply. Enjoy!    

Thanks. This struck me as a wonderful piece just the second time I listened to it. (Something like this doesn't happen often.) I just laid down, closed my eyes and enjoyed it.

[karlhenning]

Prokofiev, piano sonata no.2, Richter.

As much as I love Prokofiev, I admit this is the first time I've ever really sat down with the second piano sonata. "Early work" I must've thought to myself. Early work shmerly work. It's a dynamite piece! Mature, original, and as always with Prokofiev, thoroughly engrossing.

Hmm.  Don't think I've listened to it as yet!

Thread duty:

Wolferl
Symphony № 35 in D Major, K. 385 Haffner
Academy of St-Vorpal-in-the-Wabe
Marriner

Good morrow, all!

[Harry]

Symphony No 14, opus 37.

What a great and impressive work this is. Not a weak point to be found. I am beginning to succumb to this composer in a major way.

[Harry]

From the box "Musica Mexicana", Volume VII, filled with works from Carlos Chavez.

Toccata for Orchestra 1947.
Paisajes Mexicanos(Variaciones sinfonicas)
La Hija de Colquide(Suite sinfinica) 1943.
Cantos de Mexico 1933.
Baile (Cuadro sinfinico 1953)
Claudia Coonce, Oboe.

What a wonderful collection of beautifully and well crafted music. The Paisajes struck me with awe, what a masterpiece that is. Well performed and recorded.

[karlhenning]

Wolferl
Symphony № 36 in C Major, K. 425 Linz
Academy of St-Martin-in-the-Fields
Marriner

Someone, please: send Rob Newman to school!

[karlhenning]

JSB
WTC Book II
Preludes & Fugues nos. xiii - xxiv [BWV 882-893]
Christiane Jaccottet, hpschd

[SonicMan46]

Re-listening to some recently acquired 'chamber music' discs this morning - both keepers for me! 


 

[bhodges]

Thank you, Bill! I'm honored, but please don't let yourself be associated with those fraudulent goods just because of me, too big a risk. Nuevohombre might come knocking

Nice to see you back, and with humor completely intact. 

--Bruce