What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[SonicMan46]

At this price, I may as well pick up the Bertini's set as well, though I thought this Bernstein's set was the only set I would need.  There is no doubt the Bertini's set should have better SQ.

Stuart - I'm listening to the 3rd Symphomy at the moment - so far, quite impressed w/ these performances; the instruments are gloriously heard individually, esp. the winds & brass - the sound is quite satisfactory for me, although some complaints on 'compressed' dynamics have been voiced (just does not seem to be a major concern). 

Not sure that one can have just 'one' Mahler set, hopefully the Chailly & Bertini boxes will satisfy me - Mahler is just one of those symphonist open to varied interpretations, e.g. do you want to put your own personality into the music (Bernstein is an example IMO - I'm dumping the 3-CDs of his that I currently own in this music), do you want to see Mahler's vision, do you want to see this music as a representation of life & death (whether a positive affirmation or negative), or is there some other way(s) of interpretation.  One conductor's vision may just not enough, and certainly not for all of the works.  Dave 

[Coopmv]

Stuart - I'm listening to the 3rd Symphomy at the moment - so far, quite impressed w/ these performances; the instruments are gloriously heard individually, esp. the winds & brass - the sound is quite satisfactory for me, although some complaints on 'compressed' dynamics have been voiced (just does not seem to be a major concern). 

Not sure that one can have just 'one' Mahler set, hopefully the Chailly & Bertini boxes will satisfy me - Mahler is just one of those symphonist open to varied interpretations, e.g. do you want to put your own personality into the music (Bernstein is an example IMO - I'm dumping the 3-CDs of his that I currently own in this music), do you want to see Mahler's vision, do you want to see this music as a representation of life & death (whether a positive affirmation or negative), or is there some other way(s) of interpretation.  One conductor's vision may just not enough, and certainly not for all of the works.  Dave 

Dave,  I agree with your assessment when it comes to how a composer's works should be evaluated - through the interpretations of different conductors.  With close to 20 Beethoven Symphonies Cycles, 10 versions of St Matthew Passion and 20 versions of Brandenburg Concertos, I certainly have been a subscriber of such notion.  My only problem is, I have never been a big fan of Mahler works.  Twenty years ago, I could not stand Mahler works as they just sounded too depressing to me ...

[Franco]

Haydn: Op. 54 String Quartets
Amadeus Quartet

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from this set by Evelyne Crochet.   The performance on CD1 was fabulous IMO ...

[MN Dave]

Alkan - Preludes, Op. 31 - Laurent Martin

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD3 from this set by Evelyne Crochet.   The performance on CD1 and CD2 was fabulous ...

[Fëanor]

Hector Berlioz: Harold en Italie - Maazel / Berlin Phil

[MN Dave]

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin - NBC Symphony Orchestra/Reiner

[MN Dave]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C - Berlin/Karajan ('70s)

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD4, the last CD from this set by Evelyne Crochet.   This set has  been excellent ...

[MN Dave]

Shostakovich: op. 107 - Rostropovich/Philadelphia/Ormandy

[MN Dave]

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition/Ormandy

[MN Dave]

Bah, not in the mood for the above piece. Not even sure I like it much.

Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss - Chicago/Reiner

[Brian]

So far tonight ...

FRANCK | Symphony in D minor
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch

MUSSORGSKY | Pictures at an Exhibition
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse
Tugan Sokhiev

SCHUMANN | Dichterliebe
Christian Gerhaher
Gerold Huber

[MN Dave]

Varèse: Déserts - Polish National Symphony Orchestra/Lyndon-Gee

[Air]

Varèse: Déserts - Polish National Symphony Orchestra/Lyndon-Gee

Love this recording.

[MN Dave]

Love this recording.

Yes, I should play it more often.

[Brian]

BEETHOVEN | Sonatas 27, 30, 31, 32
Sviatoslav Richter
Live from the Soviet Union 1965-1975
Brilliant Classics

[MN Dave]

Sanabria: Elan
Great Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra/Encinar

[Brian]

Sanabria: Elan
Great Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra/Encinar

Whoa, what is that and how is it?