What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Can't compare with others, but what I heard of Haitink's set, I quite liked it.

I've heard some Boult, heard some Previn, heard some Bakels, and also own the Handley set.  I like the Haitink set very well.

Thread duty:

Last night,
LvB
String Quartet in E Minor, Opus 59, № 2
Quatuor hongrois

[George]

Brahms
Op. 116
Wilhelm Kempff
DG
Mono

Morning, friends! 

Now:

Op 117 and 118

[DavidRoss]

I've heard some Boult, heard some Previn, heard some Bakels, and also own the Handley set.  I like the Haitink set very well.

I hadn't thought I "needed" Haitink's RVW, having some Boult, some Previn, some Thomson, some Slatkin, and the complete Handley set, even though several fellows I respect like it quite a bit, Benji (an excellent guide for my tastes) among them.  Now between you and Harry it looks like a must buy--what say you in comparison with Handley?

Thread duty:  The usual Sunday morning baroque-fest continues, now with Zehetmair's Bach Sonatas & Partitas for solo violin

[springrite]

Brahms Piano Concerto #2; MacDowell Piano Concerto #2
(van Cliburn, Reiner, Hendl)

The Brahms is way too fast for my taste. Much prefer Ashkenazy/Previn and the Gilels recordings. The MacDowell is magnificent.

[Dr. Dread]

Johann Sebastian
Bach
Messe In H-Moll
Nikolaus Harnoncout

[Christo]

Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)

• Symphony for Double String Orchestra (1953)
• Serenata Concertante for Violin and Orchestra (1962)
• Music for Strings (1983)

Three substantial compositions from a composer who might be regarded the English answer - and "English" the music is, and remains so, in the end - to Martinů and Bartók.  

Indeed two symphonies for strings (but the second was, modestly, just named "music" for strings, seperated by a third work, the Serenatata Concertante, that is equally symphonic in structure, especially.

               

[Opus106]

Johann Sebastian
Bach
Messe In H-Moll
Nikolaus Harnoncout

How many versions of the Mass do you have, Dave?

[George]

Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
David Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter
1968/69
VoxBox 2CD

[SonicMan46]

Korngold, Erich - String Quartets & Sextet w/ Flesch Quartet; yet another Brilliant bargain; the 3 SQs were written between 1920-45, and the Sextet in 1914-15 when he was still a teenager!

Bartok, Bela - String Quartets w/ Keller Quartet; and another bargain 2-CD set on Apex; recorded in 1993-94 - just getting started this morn on the first disc - excellent MusicWeb review HERE -  

 

[Harry]

And again this excellent second Symphony by a unknown master, that is played very often in my home, a master in orchestration, that produces a lot of fine melodies, really well crafted.
A very fine recording and performance.

[Harry]

Korngold, Erich - String Quartets & Sextet w/ Flesch Quartet; yet another Brilliant bargain; the 3 SQs were written between 1920-45, and the Sextet in 1914-15 when he was still a teenager!

Very good recordings, and more than excellent recordings. I played this set very often Dave!

[Catison]

And again this excellent second Symphony by a unknown master, that is played very often in my home, a master in orchestration, that produces a lot of fine melodies, really well crafted.
A very fine recording and performance.

Nothing like kiddy porno on the front of a CD.

[springrite]

And again this excellent second Symphony by a unknown master, that is played very often in my home. a master in orchestration, that produces a lot of fine melodies, really well crafted.
A very fine recording and performance.

Girls in my neighborhood never seem to relax like that in a park on Sunday.

[Catison]

Girls in my neighborhood never seem to relax like that in a park on Sunday.

Yeah, honestly, what are the folks at CPO thinking?

"Gee, Introduction and Rondo..."  " I know! A painting of naked girls on a see-saw."

[Lethevich]

Some of you Haitink/RVW dissenters need to start Amazon reviewing - the set has 5/5 on both US and UK. I don't hate the set, but find it a bit superfluous. Thomson does this "heady" kind of RVW better, I find.

np:

[Catison]

Elizabeth Maconchy (1907–1994)

• Symphony for Double String Orchestra (1953)
• Serenata Concertante for Violin and Orchestra (1962)
• Music for Strings (1983)

Three substantial compositions from a composer who might be regarded the English answer - and "English" the music is, and remains so, in the end - to Martinů and Bartók.  

I have the string quartets, and I still haven't warmed up to them.  I shall try them again when I return to the states!

[Harry]

Girls in my neighborhood never seem to relax like that in a park on Sunday.

It has nothing to do with any kind of porn you perverts!
The cover painting is from Franz von Stuck, and called "Die Wippe" 1898.

[ChamberNut]

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads, Stepdads (including me ), Grandads out there!

Mozart

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551 'Jupiter'

George Szell
Cleveland Orchestra
CBS Records

[George]

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads, Stepdads (including me ), Grandads out there!

Mozart
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550
Symphony No. 41 in C major, K.551 'Jupiter'
George Szell
Cleveland Orchestra
CBS Records

Happy Dad's Day, ChamberDad! You got some nice music/performances there! Still my favorite K550.  

[Harry]

Hermann Bischoff.
Introduktion & Rondo.


What a gorgeous pastoral piece, so well played.