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Opus106

#49720
June 23, 2009, 11:43:11 AM
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Regards,
Navneeth

karlhenning

#49723
June 23, 2009, 11:47:12 AM
I've got a hankerin' for Feldman now, somehow . . . .

not edward

#49724
June 23, 2009, 12:28:02 PM
I'd listened to this before I saw the direction the thread was trending:



I think I find the String Quartet in Four Parts a bit too in-your-face compared to the old Concord String Quartet recording on the American String Quartets VoxBox. But I very much like this rendition of Four, which seems more serene to me than the Ardittis' remake on Montaigne.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

Dundonnell

#49725
June 23, 2009, 12:28:47 PM
Venturing well outside my usual comfort-zone-

a newly purchased cd of Ginastera's two Cello Concertos(1966 and 1968) played by his widow Aurota Natola-Ginastera with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon(Max Bragado Darman) on the Pierian label.

Tough, tough stuff! I must admit that I am struggling to enjoy such demanding music :(

Keemun

#49726
June 23, 2009, 12:48:25 PM
Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life. - Ludwig van Beethoven

greg

#49727
June 23, 2009, 01:14:30 PM
Finished Beethoven op.59 (Alban Berg Quartet). One of his best!

jlaurson

#49728
June 23, 2009, 01:37:46 PM
Quote from: edward on June 23, 2009, 12:28:02 PM
I'd listened to this before I saw the direction the thread was trending:



I think I find the String Quartet in Four Parts a bit too in-your-face compared to the old Concord String Quartet recording on the American String Quartets VoxBox. But I very much like this rendition of Four, which seems more serene to me than the Ardittis' remake on Montaigne.

I first heard the String Quartet in Four Parts at a recital with the Zehetmair Quartet who played it from memory... and I absolutely loved this work, ever since. Because it was the first live work I'd ever heard of Cage's, it has inoculated me against all the easy and cheap attacks that can be made on Cage (who did, admittedly, give plenty material to make that easy).

prémont

#49729
June 23, 2009, 01:48:38 PM Last Edit: June 23, 2009, 01:54:54 PM by premont
Quote from: Todd on June 22, 2009, 11:56:39 AM
I thought you were ahead of me!  I just hit 50.  I ran into a guy on another forum who's at 53.  

Hm, my latest count says 49 sets. Some of them I even own in different releases (such sets are of course not included in the total count), but if I include the almost complete Gilels set (DG) and Gieseking set (Tahra) it makes up to 51.

But I also have to say, that I have throttled my purchases of LvB piano sonata sets down lately in favour of sets of his string quartets and symphonies.
Reality trumps our fantasy far beyond imagination.

prémont

#49730
June 23, 2009, 01:52:42 PM
Quote from: premont on June 22, 2009, 11:43:14 AM
Well, Todd surpasses me, and George is on the way.

Quote from: George on June 22, 2009, 11:44:42 AM
I disagree. I've been sick for years.  ;D

I agree. My post quoted above was quite an understatement. ;)
Reality trumps our fantasy far beyond imagination.

Solitary Wanderer

#49731
June 23, 2009, 02:35:24 PM


Disc.1.

Mountain Symphony
Tasso
Les Preludes
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

DavidRoss

#49732
June 23, 2009, 02:48:28 PM
Via Rhapsody streaming:



Haitink is lucky to be back at the helm of his old band, not just the finest orchestra on earth, but the finest Mahler orchestra as well.  No weaknesses.  Rich, lush, full, gorgeous, liltingly beautiful sound, utterly appropriate for this most heavenly symphony.  Yeah, sure, "Haitink is boring."  Right.  Well, I suppose Juliette Binoche seems boring to those attracted to Brittney Spears.  The surprise to me in this live performance was Schäfer, not at her best here.  She sounded a bit too dark, underpowered, her pitch a bit unsteady with a wide, wobbly vibrato.  Not to my taste.  Give me Barbara Bonney or Laura Claycomb or Juliane Banse or even Barbara Hendricks any time.  (But not Helmut Wittek...please!)
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Valentino

#49733
June 23, 2009, 03:01:44 PM
I love music. Sadly, I'm an audiophile too.
Audio-Technica | Bokrand | Thorens | Yamaha | MiniDSP | WiiM | Topping | Hypex | ICEpower | Mundorf | SEAS | Beyma

Solitary Wanderer

#49734
June 23, 2009, 03:40:01 PM


Disc.2.

Orpheus
Prometheus
Mazeppa
Festklange
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Coopmv

#49735
June 23, 2009, 05:08:52 PM
Quote from: Keemun on June 23, 2009, 12:48:25 PM


Did Karl Bohm ever make any recordings for DECCA or London?  I thought he only recorded for DG ...    ???

DavidRoss

#49736
June 23, 2009, 05:15:20 PM
Quote from: Coopmv on June 23, 2009, 05:08:52 PM
Did Karl Bohm ever make any recordings for DECCA or London?  I thought he only recorded for DG ...    ???
In addition to the Decca recording shown in your post, Arkiv shows 17 other Decca recordings in print, plus 11 EMI, plus a few dozen others for various labels.  http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Name/Karl-B%C3%B6hm/Conductor/56263-3
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Coopmv

#49737
June 23, 2009, 05:54:50 PM
Now playing this CD, which arrived from MDT yesterday ...

SonicMan46

#49738
June 23, 2009, 06:21:01 PM
Alfven, Hugo (1872-1960) - Complete Symphonies, Swedish Rhaposodies, et al w/ Jarvi and the Royal Stockholm PO on a great Brilliant box offering of 5-CDs licensed from BIS - finishing up the last discs tonight!  :D

I'm really enjoying this gloriously melodic music for the time period written; and wonderfully performed by this band & leader - others have already given their 'thumbs up' for this offering, so I can just agree - give it a try!  :)

Solitary Wanderer

#49739
June 23, 2009, 06:44:27 PM


Disc.3.

Heroide funebre
Hungaria
Hamlet
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte
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