What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Opus106]

I was there, it was a fabulous night at Symphony!

Great to know. Even the Boston Globe review had wonderful things to say about the concert, and especially about the performance of the wind section. Unfortunately, the air- (or perhaps optical fiber) check had a lot of skips (sounded like hiccups) which cut short my interest midway through the Rach. Instead, I listened to another Shosta 10 and ended the night with a wonderful performance of the 1st cello concerto (Ha-Na Chang, at the Proms -- available at Youtube).

[Benji]

Nice, Benji--great find!

Thanks, i'm glad you enjoyed it. Do you have a recording of the songs?

On the strength of that video I ordered the disc of Allen singing the Mystical Songs on Hyperion. I already have an Hyperion disc with the Mystical Songs (and the comical Tudor Songs - a great disc!), which I thought was pretty good, but I think (read: hope) the Allen disc will be my reference for those songs.

Fingers crossed that will come in the post today!

[Que]

Wow, I'm impressed and delighted.

Q

[Antoine Marchand]

Wow, I'm impressed and delighted.

Q

Have you listened to Stern playing Chopin, Q?



It's a beautiful disc, too; played on a Pleyel from 1842, IIRC. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn String Quartet in G minor op.20/3, Buchberger Quartet




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to Vol.2 from the Pfitzner Lieder box: op. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9




Sarge

[karlhenning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays!

Alkan
Sonatine, Opus 61
Barcarolle, Opus 65 № 6
Le festin d'Esope, Opus 39 № 12
Marc-André Hamelin

[Que]

Have you listened to Stern playing Chopin, Q?



It's a beautiful disc, too; played on a Pleyel from 1842, IIRC. 

Interesting! Seems that Chopin on period instruments is finally gathering momentum - we need it. I haven't hard it, but she is certainly a very good pianist.

Q

[Philoctetes]

The disc I'm most excited to hear:
Kocsis plays Chopin Waltzes

I also will be listening to:

Katchen playing Brahms's Handel and Paganini Variations

And this disc:

[Philoctetes]

Cool! Care to recommend me some Satie that isn't the overplayed obvious stuff that might make me take him more seriously? 

That's oddly worded.

But you can't really miss with any of his work.

My favorite pieces of his are his Ogives, but a fair amount of his worked is intellectually and conceptually charged.

[karlhenning]

Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé
LSO
Abbado

[Benji]

That's oddly worded.

But you can't really miss with any of his work.

My favorite pieces of his are his Ogives, but a fair amount of his worked is intellectually and conceptually charged.

Dude, it was quarter to two in the morning 

I only meant to say that I only know the Gymmopedies. Thanks for the rec, I will check that out.

[Sergeant Rock]

I only meant to say that I only know the Gymmopedies. Thanks for the rec, I will check that out.

Check out Pièces froides too. Listening to that right now and will move on to the songs in this box:




Sarge

[Philoctetes]

Dude, it was quarter to two in the morning 

I only meant to say that I only know the Gymmopedies. Thanks for the rec, I will check that out.

Quite all right.

Here's some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UejzK6NRMGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5HEy3CNTR8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbA50h3kjn8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGMfaS9v_a4

[Benji]

Check out Pièces froides too. Listening to that right now and will move on to the songs in this box:

Sarge

Quite all right.

Here's some links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UejzK6NRMGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5HEy3CNTR8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbA50h3kjn8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGMfaS9v_a4

Excellent. Thank you, gentlemen. I will do some exploration tonight. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Janacek Lachian Dances, Mackerras, London Phil


Sarge

[bhodges]

Steve Reich: Double Sextet (eighth blackbird) and 2x5 (Bang on a Can All-Stars)
Philip Glass: Orphée (Anne Manson/Portland Opera)

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

Steve Reich: Double Sextet (eighth blackbird) and 2x5 (Bang on a Can All-Stars)

--Bruce

Hey Bruce,

How is that new Reich recording?

[bhodges]

Hey Bruce,

How is that new Reich recording?

I'm writing an article on it, so I'll save more detailed comments for that, but I like it.  I've heard the Double Sextet live by eighth blackbird, and it seems to wear better on repeated listens than does 2x5 (despite the good playing by the Bang on a Can crew).  You can actually hear the performance I heard, here:

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/sound_insights/works/commissions/art_detail_DoubleSextet_commissions.html

But if you like Reich's work, you would probably want to hear these.  (They're both on this recent Nonesuch CD.) 

--Bruce

[Mirror Image]

I'm writing an article on it, so I'll save more detailed comments for that, but I like it.  I've heard the Double Sextet live by eighth blackbird, and it seems to wear better on repeated listens than does 2x5 (despite the good playing by the Bang on a Can crew).  You can actually hear the performance I heard, here:

http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/sound_insights/works/commissions/art_detail_DoubleSextet_commissions.html

But if you like Reich's work, you would probably want to hear these.  (They're both on this recent Nonesuch CD.) 

--Bruce

Thanks for the help, Bruce. I've followed Reich for a few years now and knew of this recent recording, I just didn't know how good it was seeing as it has received some mixed reviews, but when I think about it Reich always leaves people divided it seems.