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[Wanderer]

[val]

DVORAK:      Piano Quintet opus 81            / Andras Schiff, Panocha Quartet

A nice version, but Schiff seems very superficial, in special in the first two movements. The best moments of this version are the 3rd and 4th movements, with a good dynamic.

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Fridays!  Keep A-Listenin'!

Papa
Symphony № 38 in C Major, Echo
Symphony № 39 in g minor
Symphony 'A' in B-flat Major
Symphony 'B' in B-flat Major
Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra
Adám Fischer

[UB]

Shostakovich.
Complete SQ.
CD 4.
No. 2, opus 68.
No. 14, opus 142.

Sorrel Quartet.

This all female Quartet gives a totally different swing to this music. Softer, more rational. They keep the texture from clogging, or over accentuation. So rather a matter of fact recording, than a book of revelations. And thats okay too. Got this set for a song, 10 euro's, and thats money well spend. Recording is fine, with a lot of clarity.

Harry - Thanks for the bringing this set to our attention. I will have to look for it. However I am trying to picture in my mind how the 14th would sound if played softer and more rational... It does not seem to work for me. Same with the 13th and 15th...

[George]

Shostakovich.
Complete SQ.
CD 4.
No. 2, opus 68.
No. 14, opus 142.

Sorrel Quartet.

This all female Quartet gives a totally different swing to this music. Softer, more rational. They keep the texture from clogging, or over accentuation. So rather a matter of fact recording, than a book of revelations. And thats okay too. Got this set for a song, 10 euro's, and thats money well spend. Recording is fine, with a lot of clarity.

So you're not sorrel you bought it? 

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Symphonia serena
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Blomstedt

[Brahmsian]

SPOHR  Variations for Violin and String Trio in A op. 8,  in d minor op. 6
             Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra   op.131

Translation = String Quartet 

[Antoine Marchand]

Translation = String Quartet 

Tradutore, tradittore.

[bhodges]

Last night, an evening of chamber music by Elliott Carter, played by the New York Woodwind Quintet.  The highlights for me: Eight Etudes and a Fantasy (1949-50), which I don't recall ever hearing, and a world premiere, Nine by Five (2009), which the group generously played twice.  The title of the latter refers to the number of instruments which the quintet plays, although we all seemed to notice that there were ten instruments, rather than nine.  Oh well, at 101, Carter could be allowed a math error or two.   

Carter was there, as he almost always is, and was interviewed at intermission onstage.  Not only does he remain quite lucid, but he's really chatty, not really requiring an interviewer, e.g., "You might want to ask me if I...and the answer would be..." 

Joe Barron was also there; I'm sure he will chime in later with some comments.

--Bruce

[Florestan]

Beethoven

Op. 10 No. 3

Schnabel

Probably the most desolate Largo e mesto I've ever heard.

[Harry]

So you're not sorrel you bought it? 

[SonicMan46]

Pfitzner, Hans (1869-1949) - String Quartets w/ The Franz Schubert Quartett from the 4-CD CPO box which arrived earlier in the week; although written over a 50+ yr period in his life (from the age of 17 y/o to 1942) these are much more uniform in their composition and sound rather that divisible into stylistic periods - beautiful, melodic chamber music which is well performed by this group and superbly recorded - excellent purchase for me!   


 

[George]

Beethoven

Op. 10 No. 3

Schnabel

Probably the most desolate Largo e mesto I've ever heard.

Prompted by this, I put it on and I must agree. Gilels takes this movement almost as slow, but I don't recall if his is as dark.

[Florestan]

Prompted by this, I put it on and I must agree. Gilels takes this movement almost as slow, but I don't recall if his is as dark.

I'll have to re-listen to Gilels and Gulda as well, but OTTOMH Schnabel has the darkest, most desolate performance. He makes the last two movements almost irrelevant. What can one expect after such hopelessness?

[George]

I'll have to re-listen to Gilels and Gulda as well, but OTTOMH Schnabel has the darkest, most desolate performance. He makes the last two movements almost irrelevant. What can one expect after such hopelessness?

Good point.

But that's how life goes. It goes on despite those moments of hopelessness. That's one of the things that I love about Beethoven's music, it includes all of the emotions and experiences of life and yet it keeps pushing on, pushing forward.

[karlhenning]

Berlioz
Grande Messe des morts, Opus 5
London Phil Choir
London Phil
Previn
Recorded April 1980 in Walthamstow Town Hall, London

I've always loved this, though I suppose there would be no harm in finding another wonderful recording . . . .

[Florestan]

Good point.

But that's how life goes. It goes on despite those moments of hopelessness. That's one of the things that I love about Beethoven's music, it includes all of the emotions and experiences of life and yet it keeps pushing on, pushing forward.

Right. I think I'm going to play Brendel's Bagatelles, for balance.

Berlioz
Grande Messe des morts, Opus 5
London Phil Choir
London Phil
Previn
Recorded April 1980 in Walthamstow Town Hall, London

I've always loved this, though I suppose there would be no harm in finding another wonderful recording . . . .

Do try Colin Davis / Ronald Dowd / London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus,  Wandsworth School Boys' Choir .

[Brahmsian]

Do try Colin Davis / Ronald Dowd / London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus,  Wandsworth School Boys' Choir .

I think that's the one I have.

[George]

Right. I think I'm going to play Brendel's Bagatelles, for balance.

Enjoy, I have really grown to love those works.

[DavidW]

I've been listening to those Smetana chamber works (all of them) alot.  Got into the sqs now, just didn't warm to them as quickly as I did the other works.

Giving Jarvi's LvB 3 and 8 a second spin.  It's really cool!!