What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Coopmv]

Now playing this BIS SACD for a first listen.  I was again very lucky to have bought the recording at Presto at a great price, as Amazon wants $46 for this recording ...   

[Mirror Image]

Groovin' to some Arnold tonight. Listening to Concerto for 28 Players.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

[bwv 1080]

[CD]

Concerto 2

KZ somehow looks superimposed onto that photo.

[Sid]

Alkan - piano music played by Alan Weiss



Disc 2 of 2:
Promenade sur l'eau, morceau for piano in A major (Les Mois No. 6), Op. 74/6
Gros temps, morceau for piano in F major (Les Mois No. 10), Op. 74/10
Petites Fantaisies (3), for piano, Op. 41: No. 2
Petit conte, for piano in E flat major
Le tambour bat aux champs, 'esquisse' (piece) for piano in B minor, Op. 50bis
Recueil de Chants Book 1 (6), for piano, Op. 38: Nos. 1, 5 & 6
Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7

Weiss' playing on this second disc (recorded almost 20 years after the first disc) sounds less flamboyant and simpler. I'm not sure if it's the pieces or a change in his style over that time. The Symphony for solo piano is the most serious work here, with it's pivotal dark funeral march. I plan to get some more Alkan at some stage (perhaps played by our own Australian pianist Stephanie Maccallum or the classic analogue recordings of Roland Smith), but I want to fully absorb this two cd set which I got in March first...

[Que]

Listening earlier this morning:



Previous comments HERE.

Listening now:



Q

[Papy Oli]

good morning all 




D.664 & D.960

[AndyD.]

Bach Brandenburg Concertos 1-3 (Bach Edition Set)

I believe this was a gift from Harry, and I am quite grateful. I think this is a very good set. I even listened to it while I was working out today!

[Lisz]

http://www.youtube.com/v/7iVFncQADvc&feature=related


As a welcome to a world of music to my new nephew born in Barcelona on September 21st!

[Harry]

Fat, romantic Sibelius...I like it.

Sarge

And the sound is top notch too, if so I will finally push the buy button

[Harry]

http://www.youtube.com/v/7iVFncQADvc&feature=related


As a welcome to a world of music to my new nephew born in Barcelona on September 21st!

Congratulations.

[Sergeant Rock]

Sibelius 7th, Järvi




Sarge

[Lisz]

Congratulations.

Thank you, Harry! He missed your birthday by one day! 

[MDL]

Symphony No.7 to be precise. And next thing I've got lined up is:



My poor long-suffering neighbours.

[AndyD.]

I was recently impressed by Itzhak Perlman's performance of the Bach Chaccone. Now I'm listening to his interpretation of the entire Partita no.2.

I must say, I feel a bit ashamed having not owned a copy of these partitas to date. I am interested in checking out the Milstein and other reccomendations in the future. It's just that Perlman's interpretation is so gorgeous, I can't get over it.

[Scarpia]

 

My poor long-suffering neighbours.

One release better on LP.   



What does it sound like, by the way?

[AndyD.]

My poor long-suffering neighbours.

I actually felt I was doing my neighbors a service this morning, playing Jose Carrera's classic performance of Che Gelida Manina.

Now: Bach Violin Sonata In D minor (Janine Jansen)

Am starting the 2nd movement, and I have to say that Jansen so far is capable of some very beautiful notes.

[MDL]

One release better on LP.   

Back in the early '80s, I saw the LP in a Stockport record shop that was run by two very sweet old ladies. I remember being quite startled by it and I've always wondered how the shop's owners reacted. The "offending" pic is included inside the CD packaging; it was pretty brave of EMI to plaster that image on an LP in the '70s.

Edit: Is the image cropped or is there no mention of PMD on the cover? (I have a possibly phantom memory that his name was indeed omitted, which was another reason why this cover seemed so strange at the time.) Was that a crafty way of getting people to buy it thinking it was the R Strauss opera?

[Harry]

Thank you, Harry! He missed your birthday by one day! 

Believe or not I forgot my birthday completely, not unusual for me, no one around to remember it either...o, well, thats life I guess.