What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Que]

As for greatest composer, I'll go with Beethoven's view of Handel. This set is so incredibly great, one wonderful aria after another in an endless stream, with S Piau and Lee Ragin on top of their form relatively early in their careers, and thrilling, nearly weightless and transparent orchestral playing. I sat transfixed through all 3 discs.

I've heard that set years ago at a friend's in its original release on Fnac - good stuff! From the early days of Rouset's conducting career.

Q

[Harry]

Soupirs Mesles d'Amour.

Pierre Guedron.
Airs de Cour.
Claudine Ansermet, soprano.
Paolo Cherici, Lute.

No doubt this is a very fine performance of these works, She sounds almost like Emma Kirkby, but with more flesh on her bones, although no unnatural vibrato, but a warm voice totally immersed into this delicate music. To start the day with this will do, quite nicely.
Good morning all.

[Harry]

Carlo Tessarini da Rimini.

Contrasto Armonico.
Compagnia de Musici, Francesco Baroni.

This disc is a delight.

[Sid]

Heard last night on radio 2mbs-fm Sydney
www.2mbs.com

KEYBOARD CONTRASTS with Ian Dunbar Prepared by Paul Hopwood

Chopin, F. Sonata no 3 in B minor, op 58 (1844).
Mozart, W. Piano trio no 3 in G, K496 (1786).
Rachmaninov, S. Sonata no 1, op 28 (1907).
Haydn, J. Sonata no 33 in C minor, Hob.XVI:20 (1771).

The Rachmaninov was the work I found most interesting. It was based on the Faust story, it's three movements corresponding to Liszt's symphony - the first a portrait of Faust, the second of Gretchen, the third of Mephistopheles. This was a long, rambling work which was pretty dramatic in parts. I enjoyed the other works too, the only one I was familiar with was the Chopin.

[mc ukrneal]

Today begins a new journey. I am finally getting started on the box below. I am starting with No 1 (though I may not go in order - we'll see). This is wonderful music.  It's joyous and light.

[George]

Cortot plays Beethoven

[Harry]

Today begins a new journey. I am finally getting started on the box below. I am starting with No 1 (though I may not go in order - we'll see). This is wonderful music.  It's joyous and light.

It took me 2 years to get through it. These are very good performances. Find them better as Dorati, a box that took me three years.
Enjoy

[mc ukrneal]

It took me 2 years to get through it. These are very good performances. Find them better as Dorati, a box that took me three years.
Enjoy

Thanks! I'm torn on whether to listen to his last symphonies next (for contrast) or continue on with the early symphonies (for development).

[Sergeant Rock]

Beethoven "Pastoral"




Sarge

[jlaurson]

Thanks! I'm torn on whether to listen to his last symphonies next (for contrast) or continue on with the early symphonies (for development).

Early.early.early. little to be gained by the late symphonies in this--otherwise tremendous--set. For those, go somewhere--anywhere--else. I currently recommend Mark Minkowski.  (interview: "I'm American, You know" -- http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=574


J. Haydn
12 London Symphonies
M.Minkowski
Les Musiciens du Louvre, Grenoble
naive

[Keemun]

After I restart my computer, I will be listening to this:

[Lethevich]

Weird how the first movement's main themes of the 5th stick in my head as being by Haydn rather than Schubert. He was unusually lyrical and unforced in this piece.

[DavidRoss]

Like.

Uh-oh...do I really need more LvB sonata recordings?

Now playing:

[karlhenning]

have you listened to the Bruch and Benjamin works yet? 

I actually  like them better than the Britten.

Not yet, I haven't.

Thread duty:

Henning
three for two, Opus 97
Nicole Chamberlain, fl
the composer, cl

Mirage, Opus 79
Night of the Weeping Crocodiles, Opus 16
the composer, cl
Alexey Shabalin, vn
Eric Mazonson, pf

[Harry]

Beethoven "Pastoral"




Sarge

Apart from the 7th Symphony, and the choir part of the ninth, I found Norrington to be refreshing, and in places deliciously fast, which I like. The faster the better.

[Scarpia]

Symphony No 1 ("Classical") of Prokofiev, Jarvi.



Boring in the extreme.  No surprise.  I've had the same reaction to every recording I've heard of this work (Karajan and Weller, I think).

Listened to the opening of Symphony No 2.  Wow!  Big step up.  I'm going to like that one, I think, but no time today.

[karlhenning]

The Classical is a signal turkey in that set, Scarps. Endure! ; )

[George]

Uh-oh...do I really need more LvB sonata recordings?

Based on the amazon samples, I don't. 

[karlhenning]

Henning
Lunar Glare, Opus 98
the composer, cl
Paul Cienniwa, hpschd

Lutosławski's Lullaby, Opus 25
Gaze Transfixt, Opus 23
Eric Mazonson, pf

[Florestan]

Bruckner

S6

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