What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Сергей Сергеевич [Sergei Sergeyevich]
Symphony № 6 in e^b minor, Opus 111
SNO
Järvi

Some dodgy moments at the beginning of the third movement.  Doesn't actually fall apart, but the several layers are not quite together, either.  Not fatal, but . . . one of those things one notices.

[SonicMan46]

Thanks Karl and Opus106.  Just for the record, I was born in '74 and am now 36 years old.  Not born in '36 and turned 74.  Just to clarify. 

Ray - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  And have a great day - 

But, some of our members are of course closer to your opposite comparison above (another 10 years for Susan & I) - but we will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary next Monday (will be on a short trip to the Homestead in the VA mountains for our 'little' treat) - time goes by faster than one thinks!  Dave 

[Opus106]

But, some of our members are of course closer to your opposite comparison above (another 10 years for Susan & I) - but we will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary next Monday (will be on a short trip to the Homestead in the VA mountains for our 'little' treat) - time goes by faster than one thinks!  Dave 

My wishes to you and Susan in advance.



Thread duty: Mahler 3|Horne|CSO|Levine

[Brahmsian]

Ray - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  And have a great day - 

But, some of our members are of course closer to your opposite comparison above (another 10 years for Susan & I) - but we will be celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary next Monday (will be on a short trip to the Homestead in the VA mountains for our 'little' treat) - time goes by faster than one thinks!  Dave 

Happy Anniversary, Dave and Susan, or should I say Harpo Anniversary! 

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Friday (this recording):

Webern
Concerto, Opus 24
Aarhus Sinfonietta

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Friday (this recording):

Varèse
Octandre
Aarhus Sinfonietta

[Sergeant Rock]

Just for the record, I was born in '74 and am now 36 years old.  Not born in '36 and turned 74.  Just to clarify. 

Happy birthday, Nut.

Sarge

[Scarpia]

Listened to Mendelssohn, Opus 80, the Cherubini Quartet recording.  Not hugely impressed, but the performance seems tame to me.   Maybe it's worth springing for one of the Leipzig quartet recordings to see if it will be the key to unlock this particular door for me.

Well, I was going to put a comment on the Mendelssohn thread, then I found there is no generic Mendelssohn thread in the composers section (not that I can find, anyway), and I'm am not about to start one with a post that says Mendelssohn is a turd.  But my prior impression holds.   Early Mendelssohn has a certain youthful exhuberance, but late Mendelssohn strikes me as emotionally clipped and supercilious.  Any plans to get further recordings of this work have been canceled, especially since I'll have to lay out several thousand Euros to listen to it, apparently.   

[Opus106]

Perhpas Schoenberg should have left Brahms alone and orchestrated some Mendelssohn, instead.

[karlhenning]

Well, I was going to put a comment on the Mendelssohn thread, then I found there is no generic Mendelssohn thread in the composers section

There are reasons, mon vieux, there are reasons.

Thread duty — First-Listen Friday:

Lutosławski
Chain I
Aarhus Sinfonietta

[Brahmsian]

Listened to Mendelssohn, Opus 80, the Cherubini Quartet recording.  Not hugely impressed, but the performance seems tame to me.   Maybe it's worth springing for one of the Leipzig quartet recordings to see if it will be the key to unlock this particular door for me.

Well Scarpia, I have and really enjoy this recording of Mendelssohn's quartets.  I do admit that Mendelssohn's quartets took me a bit longer to warm up to (as did Brahms'), but they are definitely pearls of chamber music in my opinion.  I particularly warmed up once I heard the 2nd string quartet performed live.  That was a treat!

Perhaps the Emersons aren't your cup of tea, but I think this is one of their greatest performances, IMO, although I could have done without the 'cheesy' cover  .

[Brahmsian]

Brahms

String Sextet in G major, Op.36

Alberni Quartet
Roger Best, viola
Moray Welsh, cello

Brilliant Classics

[Scarpia]

Well Scarpia, I have and really enjoy this recording of Mendelssohn's quartets.  I do admit that Mendelssohn's quartets took me a bit longer to warm up to (as did Brahms'), but they are definitely pearls of chamber music in my opinion.  I particularly warmed up once I heard the 2nd string quartet performed live.  That was a treat!

Perhaps the Emersons aren't your cup of tea, but I think this is one of their greatest performances, IMO, although I could have done without the 'cheesy' cover  .

I'm luke warm on the Emerson (have several recordings of theirs that I regard highly, but non that I would consider my favorite).

[Brahmsian]

Happy birthday, Nut.

Sarge

Thanks Sarge!   

[Opus106]

There are reasons, mon vieux, there are reasons.

And what might those be? [Link]

[Coopmv]

Thanks Sarge!   

Happy birthday, Ray.

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Friday:

Takemitsu
Rain Coming
Aarhus Sinfonietta

[Scarpia]

And what might those be? [Link]

I saw that one, but is seems to be specifically about the Bicentennial celebration.   There are a few others in which Saul claims this or that piece by Mendelssohn to be the greatest thing ever written.  Didn't suit the bill.

[Brahmsian]

Сергей Сергеевич [Sergei Sergeyevich]
Symphony № 6 in e^b minor, Opus 111
SNO
Järvi

I'd love to listen to this right now, if the numbers would match my theme.  Oh well, I can do whatever I want anyways.    Same symphony.

[Opus106]

I saw that one, but is seems to be specifically about the Bicentennial celebration.

Well, the celebrations... um, the year is behind us now, so that makes it the de facto Mendelssohn thread.