What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Dr. Dread]

Owlice, as long as you have all those other LvB sonata recordings including the '50s Kempff (It is the '50s one, right?), don't get too upset about it.

Now playing...

[Dr. Dread]

[George]

Brahms
4 Ballades
Wilhelm Kempff
Mono

Good morning my friends! 

[Franco]

Still with the Beethoven Sonatas by Arrau.  Yesterday I got about half way through, this morning began with #14 ("Moonlight').  I have to say that this set gets better the deeper I delve into it. 

Arrau started out in the early works in what I thought was a somewhat restrained approach, but once I got to #8 ("Pathetique') it became clear that he was taking a long view for the entire set - the early works which are more classical he read in a disciplined style which became almost smoldering with intimations of held back emotion, now with the middle pieces, he is showing more drama, #8 was a kind of turning point.  I anticipate the late works to culminate this (so far very enjoyable) listening marathon.

The Moonlight was magical.

This set is the kind I will no doubt come back to again and again precisely because of Arrau's refusal to overindulge in the "Beethovenian" temperament approach.

[George]

This set is the kind I will no doubt come back to again and again precisely because of Arrau's refusal to overindulge in the "Beethovenian" temperament approach.

Can you clarify this please? I am not sure what you mean. Thanks. 

[Dr. Dread]

Still with the Beethoven Sonatas by Arrau.  Yesterday I got about half way through, this morning began with #14 ("Moonlight').  I have to say that this set gets better the deeper I delve into it. 

Arrau started out in the early works in what I thought was a somewhat restrained approach, but once I got to #8 ("Pathetique') it became clear that he was taking a long view for the entire set - the early works which are more classical he read in a disciplined style which became almost smoldering with intimations of held back emotion, now with the middle pieces, he is showing more drama, #8 was a kind of turning point.  I anticipate the late works to culminate this (so far very enjoyable) listening marathon.

The Moonlight was magical.

This set is the kind I will no doubt come back to again and again precisely because of Arrau's refusal to overindulge in the "Beethovenian" temperament approach.

Now I want to listen.  Nicely done. Unfortunately they are at home. 

[Dr. Dread]

[Catison]

Field Mass.  Beautiful!

I am fairly familiar with Russian choral music, but Czech choral music is completely off my radar, besides maybe the Glagolitic Mass.

[springrite]

Mahler 4
Bernstein DG

(I think I slightly prefer the Salonen/Hendricks one on Sony)

[Franco]

Can you clarify this please? I am not sure what you mean. Thanks. 

This is not a Sturm und Drang approach.   And because of the more slow burning style of playing, it will be one I will come back to more often than some of my other recordings of these works.

[karlhenning]

Field Mass.  Beautiful!

Yes, that is on my To-Listen-To list.

[Catison]

Trying out some Novak.

[Bogey]

Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 4
Furtwängler/BPO
Conrad Hansen, piano
Melodiya
Recorded 1943

and from the same cd:

Grieg
Piano Concerto, Op. 16
Furtwängler/Wiener Philharmoniker
Walter Gieseking, piano
Melodiya
Recorded 1944

Good morning, folks!

[karlhenning]

Good morning, Bill!

[springrite]

Roberto Schumann:

Allegro, Op.8
Novelletten, Op. 21
Drei Phantasiestucke, Op.111
Gesange der Fruhe, Op.133

Pianist: Ronaldo Brautigam

[Opus106]

Wonderin'-what-to-call-it Wednesday

Claude Debussy
Estampes
12 Etudes for piano

Claude Helffer



A moment of silence for post No. 1750.

[bhodges]

Field Mass.  Beautiful!

I am fairly familiar with Russian choral music, but Czech choral music is completely off my radar, besides maybe the Glagolitic Mass.

That's a great disc.  The performance of Memorial to Lidice is also very intense. 

--Bruce

[DavidRoss]

Mahler 4
Bernstein DG

(I think I slightly prefer the Salonen/Hendricks one on Sony)

I don't like the boy soprano.   Lots of great recordings with girl sopranos, however--though as much as I like Hendricks, Salonen doesn't quite float my boat in this.  

[Franco]

Roberto Schumann:

Allegro, Op.8
Novelletten, Op. 21
Drei Phantasiestucke, Op.111
Gesange der Fruhe, Op.133

Pianist: Ronaldo Brautigam

How is Brautigam?  I have his Haydn Complete Keyboard set in my Wish List, but am holding off since he is new to me.  This would be a second set of the sonatas, I already have McCabe. 

Is Brautigam significantly different from McCabe to warrant the duplication?

[springrite]

To be taken on my lecture trip, to be listened to at airports and during flights:

Ives Concord Sonata (Gilbert Kalish)
Prokofiev Sonata #8 and Shostakovich Sonata #2 (Youri Egorov)
Schumann and Brahms Piano Quintet (Vladar and Artis Quartett)
Mahler Symphony #5 (Bernstein, VPO, DG)
Mahler 2 (Abravenel, Utah)
Mahler 9 (Karajan, studio recording)
Brahms PC #2 and MacDowell PC #2 (van Cliburn, Reiner, Chicago)
Vagn Holmboe Symphonies #1, #3 and #10 (Hughes, Aarhus Symphony)