What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Bulldog]

It was the concerto that really disappointed me. Compared to Gould I felt she was just skimming the surface.

Sarge

I"m not much interested in the concerto on the disc, not wanting it on the program at all (same for the transcriptions).

[Antoine Marchand]

I"m not much interested in the concerto on the disc, not wanting it on the program at all (same for the transcriptions).

25 minutes over 75 is not a great average to purchase a disc.

[listener]

a crossover from another thread to hear and re-shelve:
POULENC  Sextet for Piano and Winds   (the one with what appears to be the quote of 'Melancholy Baby' in the first movement and reprised in the last)
so nice, I listened twice.   I wonder if 50 years ago performances were more relaxed as there was yet less competition.    This one is a bit quieter and less forced in tempos than some later ones that I have heard.
RIEGGER Concerto for Piano and Woodwind Quintet
    Frank Glazer, piano     New York Woodwind Quintet

J.S. BACH  6 Sonatas for Violin Solo  BWV 1001 - 1006 with accompaniment for piano by
Robert SCHUMANN
Benjamin Schmid,  violin  (Stradivarius, 1707),  Lisa Smirnova, piano

[George]

Anyone ever notice the melody from Mahler's 8th (heard in the winds at the start of Part II) that sounds a great deal like Rapture by Blondie?

[Bogey]

A snippet from this....



....while watching this:



Now I will grab it off the shelf and give it a full spin.

[springrite]

A snippet from this....



....while watching this:



Now I will grab it off the shelf and give it a full spin.

Interesting soundtrack...

[Bogey]

Interesting soundtrack...

Never made the released soundtrack, but it did not get by me on the screen. 

[kishnevi]

I"m not much interested in the concerto on the disc, not wanting it on the program at all (same for the transcriptions).

Chacun a son gout.  (Or in this case, possibly, chaconne a son gout.)

I found the transcriptions to be the best part of the disc.

I'm not sorry I bought this disc, but if I had to do it again, I probably wouldn't.

[Bogey]

Beethoven
Piano Sonatas 1-3/Rondo WoO 49/and a bit of penny rage
Schnabel
Pearl
Recorded between 1933 and 1937

[Que]

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[Que]

Staying in an Italian atmosphere.



Q

[Que]

More Vivaldi. 



Q

[Harry]

First listen.

From this box, CD IV.

Johann Sebastian Bach.

Musical offering, BWV 1079.

Barthold/Sigiswald/Wieland Kuijken.
Robert Kohnen, Harpsichord.
Recorded 1995

First impression is very favourable.

[George]

Beethoven
Piano Sonatas 1-3/Rondo WoO 49/and a bit of penny rage
Schnabel
Pearl
Recorded between 1933 and 1937

Call him butter... 

To me, those three sonatas are Schnabel's finest hour.

[karlhenning]

Chacun a son gout.  (Or in this case, possibly, chaconne a son gout.)

Very nice!

[DavidRoss]

Brahms's Intermezzo n°2 in A Major Op 118, performed by Alain Planès via youtube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxFJ-NR1PF0

[karlhenning]

Good morrow, Dave!

[Antoine Marchand]

J.S. Bach - Violin Sonatas
Andrew Manze (violin)
Richard Egarr (harpsichord)
Jaap ter Linden (gamba, cello)
2 CDs
Harmonia Mundi USA

This would be beautiful without so much left hand in some sonatas. 

[Harry]

First listen.

From this box CD V.

Johann Sebastian Bach.

Motets.
Cantus Koln, Konrad Junghanel.

Absolute wonderful singing.

[Antoine Marchand]

First listen.

From this box, CD IV.

Johann Sebastian Bach.

Musical offering, BWV 1079.

Barthold/Sigiswald/Wieland Kuijken.
Robert Kohnen, Harpsichord.
Recorded 1995

First impression is very favourable.

Well, that recording is a true classic, dear Harry.