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[SonicMan46]

Brahms, Johannes - Piano Works - 6 disc set on the Brilliant label w/ multiple pianists; now re-listening to the first two CDs of the Sonatas, Scherzo, & the Waltzes w/ Kamerhan Turan, Karin Lechner, & Helene Grimaud (on Sonatas 2/3) - now I do own the Katchen 'complete set' but have not made any comparisons; so far the Brilliant box is quite good and a great bargain!   

[karlhenning]

You are right, mon ami.  I should have used the French word, citron

Limon is a faux ami!

[Conor71]

Mendelssohn: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2
Dvorak: Piano Trio No. 3



Morning all - Listening to some enjoyable Piano Trios, all from Discs bought in the last couple of weeks.

[CD]

Next up (first listen!):



Lovely cover.

[George]

[Saul]

Right now

http://www.youtube.com/v/-TGKJ9MgCOQ

[PaulR]

Symphony #1

Getting away from my usual listens may prove to be helpful

[kishnevi]

In honor of the day:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn--Szell/Fischer-Dieskau/Schwarkopf/LSO
preceded by (in reverse order)
Das Lied von der Erde--Klemperer/Wunderlich/Ludwig/Philharmonia
Symphony 10--Rattle/BPO
Symphony 6--Bernstein/VPO
Symphony 3--Bernstein/NYPO
Fahrenden Gesellen--Hagegard/Masur/NYPO
Symphony 1--Masur/NYPO

Well, there were breaks for chores and meals in there, otherwise the list would be longer.

Evening will probably be completed by Symphony 9, but I haven't quite decided which recording.  Probably Rattle/BPO, since it's been quite a while since I've listened to that one.

[listener]

HINDEMITH Vocal Chamber Music
Melancholie for voice and string quartet, op. 13    Wenn es wär, wenn's anders wär for soprano and 8 instruments     Des Todes Tod for voice, 2 violins, 2 cellos op. 23a    Die junge Magd for alto with flute, clarinet and string quartet  op. 23b     Die Serenaden for soprano, oboe, viola and cello
Christine Oelze, sop; Cornelia Kallisch, msop;    Ensemble Villa Musica
more lieder... LISZT      Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Jörg Demus
BACH   Suites 1, 4, & 5  BWV 1066, 1069, 1070
Munich Pro Are Orch.      Kurt Redel, cond.

[Brian]

SCHOENBERG | Chamber Symphony No 1, original version
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
Robert Craft

First time listening to this, just to see what the hoopla is all about. And - whoa! I don't hate it at all! In fact, I very much dishate it!

[Mirror Image]

Listening to now:



Listening to the very Richard Strauss inspried "The Sea Reivers." Very short work, but effective.

[kishnevi]

Finishing off the day:
Mahler Symphony No. 9 /Rattle/BPO

Every time I listen to the Adagio, I love it more than before.

But is there anyone else who finds themselves reminded, during some parts of the inner movements of this symphony, of a German "oom-pah" band that's had too much gutes Bier?

[Mirror Image]

SCHOENBERG | Chamber Symphony No 1, original version
Twentieth Century Classics Ensemble
Robert Craft

First time listening to this, just to see what the hoopla is all about. And - whoa! I don't hate it at all! In fact, I very much dishate it!

Yes, the Chamber Symphony No. 1 is a great work! I'm about to listen to it myself. I might just listen to the Robert Craft version too!

[greg]

Ok, since Teresa mentioned Transfigured Night, I had an urge to listen to it again since it's been so long. The version I have on disc is the original String Sextet- so, I figured I'd listen to the string orchestra arrangement. I went on youtube and am now finishing up listening to Boulez's version.

All around, great, though there are some moments which could be better executed. That repeated pizzicato run a few minutes in, for example, was pretty sloppy and it was hard to hear the first notes of the phrase. I don't think Boulez conducted it well.

This music is just something you wanna listen to while going outside in the dark and getting lost. And then dissolving into nothing and ecstatically rising to heaven... or something. 

Finishing off the day:
Mahler Symphony No. 9 /Rattle/BPO

Every time I listen to the Adagio, I love it more than before.

But is there anyone else who finds themselves reminded, during some parts of the inner movements of this symphony, of a German "oom-pah" band that's had too much gutes Bier?

Be careful... you might become like me and declare the Adagio "your favorite thing ever" constantly. 

btw, with Rattle, even though I liked it on first hearing... you can't even hear the last note of the symphony. Wtf?!

[Brian]

Listening to the very Richard Strauss inspried "The Sea Reivers." Very short work, but effective.

Something to think about before you listen to Schoenberg: how can something be "very Richard Strauss" and "very short"?

[Mirror Image]

Ok, since Teresa mentioned Transfigured Night, I had an urge to listen to it again since it's been so long. The version I have on disc is the original String Sextet- so, I figured I'd listen to the string orchestra arrangement. I went on youtube and am now finishing up listening to Boulez's version.

All around, great, though there are some moments which could be better executed. That repeated pizzicato run a few minutes in, for example, was pretty sloppy and it was hard to hear the first notes of the phrase. I don't think Boulez conducted it well.

This music is just something you wanna listen to while going outside in the dark and getting lost. And then dissolving into nothing and ecstatically rising to heaven... or something. 

I own several versions of "Verklarte Nacht" the one arranged for string orchestra: Karajan, Chailly, Holliger, and Stokowski. My favorite is Karajan's. It is essentially a Romantic score and Karajan has no trouble in bringing out that dark lyricism that runs so deep through the work.

[Mirror Image]

Something to think about before you listen to Schoenberg: how can something be "very Richard Strauss" and "very short"?

Well the orchestration and the way Bantock gave the melodies to the horn lines that just explode at the end reminded me of R. Strauss.

[Sid]

F. Couperin - Organ Masses (for the parishes; for the convents) (Gillian Weir, organ) Decca Eloquence

D. Scarlatti - Stabat mater; Organ Sonatas; Salve regina (Choir of Oxford Cathedral) Hyperion Helios

I'm beginning to get into the organ repertoire more and more these days. I want to go to a live recital soon. They always seem to clash with other concerts. The two Couperin organ masses are virtuostic early works, the first more lively, the second more lyrical. D. Scarlatti's sacred works are truly sublime, and I also like the contrasts between dark and light in the organ sonatas.

[greg]

I own several versions of "Verklarte Nacht" the one arranged for string orchestra: Karajan, Chailly, Holliger, and Stokowski. My favorite is Karajan's. It is essentially a Romantic score and Karajan has no trouble in bringing out that dark lyricism that runs so deep through the work.

Listening to a clip of Karajan's on youtube... yes! That's how it should be played!

[not edward]

I'd say maybe this is how it should be played:



As for my listening, this interesting disc:



Maybe I need a more canonical version of the Mozart, but I'm very impressed by the Berg, and considerably prefer it to the DG one with Barenboim and Zukerman.