What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[SonicMan46]

Satie, Erik - Piano Music w/ Thibaudet - finishing up the last 2 discs - left a longer post in the Satie thread w/ a review attached by Jerry Dubins from 2004 for those interested?

Brugmüller, Norbert (1810-1836) - String Quartets V.1 w/ Mannheim SQ - own V.2 which includes his output in this genre; these are mature compositions wonderfully performed - one can only imagine what more great music this short-lived composer might have offered to the planet? 


 

[Keemun]

More from the aforementioned set:

Sibelius
Symphony No. 3
Bernstein
NYPO
1965

[Gurn Blanston]

Dude, I'm an almost complete raging intromittent organ, and I've not been booted. So man up, and quite acting like a person without intestinal fortitude. No one cares that much.

Self-moderation, Philo, even when it's difficult. Especially when it's difficult. It helps encourage personal growth. 

[Philoctetes]

Self-moderation, Philo, even when it's difficult. Especially when it's difficult. It helps encourage personal growth. 

lol 
That's the kind of moderation that I love. 

[Gurn Blanston]

The mods are unpredictable, I possibly have lost much credits, and policy is weak.

Not to worry, Henk, my opinion of you has always been the same.

[knight66]

Is this just us all being unpredictable?

Oh Henk, ease off, no victims for Christmas!

Knight

[Gurn Blanston]

Satie, Erik - Piano Music w/ Thibaudet - finishing up the last 2 discs - left a longer post in the Satie thread w/ a review attached by Jerry Dubins from 2004 for those interested?

Brugmüller, Norbert (1810-1836) - String Quartets V.1 w/ Mannheim SQ - own V.2 which includes his output in this genre; these are mature compositions wonderfully performed - one can only imagine what more great music this short-lived composer might have offered to the planet? 


 

I've also listened to a couple of disks from that Thibaudet set. Found it quite enjoyable. My only other Satie was a Ciccolini disk that I got from some guy in Carolina. It's pretty good too, but Thibaudet seems to have an edge. I prefer the angular, non-predictable works to the smooth, post-Romantic sort.

[DavidRoss]

More from the aforementioned set:

Sibelius
Symphony No. 3
Bernstein
NYPO
1965

What a great set.  And what a great symphony.  Think I'll throw it on, now that Proky's PCs are done!

Oh, yeah...crank it up! 

[Brahmsian]

Happy Birthday!

Beethoven

Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op.101
Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op.106 'Hammerklavier'

Barenboim
EMI Classics

[MN Dave]

[listener]

for the season
lp Old French Carols for the organ by LEBEGUE, BALBASTRE, & DAQUIN
Jean Costa,   Riepp organs at Ottobeuren
cd - new one, first listen LIAPOUNOV / LYAPUNOV (etc.) Sympony 2 in bb, op. 66
Radio France Philharmonic Orch.     Svetlanov, cond.

[Papy Oli]

Good evening all 




The Fifth.

[The new erato]

¨

Wonderful. And a beautiful series.

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Piano Concertos w/ Barenboim & the Berliner Philharmoniker - newly arrived box from BRO (Berkshire Record Exchange) - first 3 discs this afternoon; did not really need another set of these works but the GMG raves and the bargain price made for an irresistible deal - 

 

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony #31, Mackerras, RLPO




Sarge

[jlaurson]

Just to remind myself why my picks are so darn good...



Best Recordings of 2010 Countdown

# 2
http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2010/12/best-recordings-of-2010-2.html

Strauss (Richard, of course) & Raff.

[Que]

What label is that Que?

And all wishes for a speedy recovery to the Bulldog!

Can you believe: it's on Sony/BMG!

Q

[Brian]

Once that Raff gets to a good price, I'll snap it up. 53 euros on Amazon.de, but I have to think it will be cheaper somewhere, sometime.
The cycle is on Naxos Music Library so hypothetically I'm not missing anything.

[Sid]

Last night I listened to these three:

Bax: Symphony No. 6; Into the Twilight; Summer Music
Royal Scottish National SO/Lloyd-Jones
(Naxos)

Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 132
Kodaly Quartet
(Naxos)

Buxtehude: Organ Works - Prelude & Fugue in A minor BuxWV 153; Prelude & Fugue in D minor BuxWV 199; Passacaglia in D minor BuxWV 161; Ciaccona in E minor BuxWV 160; 8 Chorale Preludes
Wofgang Rubsam, organ
(Bellaphon)

I'm trying to give Bax a chance, particularly the 6th symphony, which I haven't been able to absorb properly for whatever reason. I like Bax's opening idea, with the brass & drums, it's very muscular & rhythmic. But I can't really readily follow what goes on after. In all these works, I like the depth of how he uses the winds and percussion, but I don't like the gauzy sound of the strings.

Then the Beethoven, which is more my territory (chamber) & a disc I have just acquired two weeks ago, and have been giving it some pretty intensive listening. I'll be seeing the Op. 132 next year, twice if I can. The core of this work is the Hymn of Thanksgiving pivotal slow movement, which contrasts a reposeful lyrical theme with a light march. I'm hoping to acquire more Beethoven SQ's in the near future.

To wrap up, I listened to this newly acquired disc of Buxtehude's organ works. The chorale preludes are more contemplative and song-like, whereas the other works have more movement and the counterpoint sounds much more involved. I particularly enjoyed the Ciaccona, which has this driving rhythmic dynamism. I got this disc for just $3, but am planning to order more of Buxtehude's organ works, because I have enjoyed it so much...

[MN Dave]

Happy birthday.