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[karlhenning]

Bartók
Violin Concerto № 2, Sz. 112
Menuhin, vn
New Philharmonia
Doráti

[SonicMan46]

Léonin (fl. 1150s — d. ? 1201) - Sacred Music - polyphonic music related to Notre Dame in Paris;  one of the first composers (later Perotin) of the period to emerge by name - I've been streaming a music course from CDNTwo, a free offering from Roku; 30 lecture series from Missouri State University w/ an excellent lecturer - currently on the Middle Ages w/ a discussion of the above two 'first known' composers - owned the Leonin disc! 

[karlhenning]

Bartók
Selections from Duets for 2 Violins, Sz. 98
Menuhin & Gotkovsky, vns

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn's amazing D minor symphony, #80




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An excellent recording by all accounts. Listening to Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 1. Up next Martinu's Violin Concerto No. 2.

[Brahmsian]

Beethoven

String Quartets, Op.59

Quartetto Italiano
Philips

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn "La Passione"



Sarge

[karlhenning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays (this recording):

Bartók
String Quartet № 3, Sz. 85
String Quartet № 5, Sz. 102
String Quartet № 6, Sz. 114
Keller Quartet

[DavidRoss]

An assortment of Beethoven piano Sonatas played by Richard Goode, freshly loaded on my new Sansa Clip in LAME insane.  Sounds amazingly good for a little solid state MP3 player about the size of a pack of gum. 

[Antoine Marchand]

CD2:

Symphony No. 43 in E flat major "Merkur"

Symphony No. 44 in E minor "Trauer"

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This is the first time I've listened to this work and so far it is truly an amazing work. Outside of the symphonies and string quartets, this might be some of the finest Shostakovich I've heard.

[Brahmsian]

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This is the first time I've listened to this work and so far it is truly an amazing work. Outside of the symphonies and string quartets, this might be some of the finest Shostakovich I've heard.

That is indeed some awesome music, MI!

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That is indeed some awesome music, MI!

There were some surprisingly beautiful sections in this ballet (I still haven't listened to it all as it's 3 hrs. long), but the section titled Dance of the Diva was so gorgeous. Do you own this recording, ChamberNut? Have you heard the other recording of it with Rozhdestvensky? I'm just curious how it compares with the Serebrier.

[Keemun]

I am slowly making my way through this Christmas gift box set today.  First the symphonies, presently:

Glazunov
Symphony No. 3
Valeri Polyansky
Russian State Symphony Orchestra

[karlhenning]

Love this piece:

Wuorinen
Trio for Bass Instruments (1981)
David Taylor, b tn
David Braynard, ta
Donald Palma, cb

[Brahmsian]

There were some surprisingly beautiful sections in this ballet (I still haven't listened to it all as it's 3 hrs. long), but the section titled Dance of the Diva was so gorgeous. Do you own this recording, ChamberNut? Have you heard the other recording of it with Rozhdestvensky? I'm just curious how it compares with the Serebrier.

No, I don't own a copy of The Golden Age, but I did listen to it once (Naxos recording) when I had checked it out at the library.  I really, really enjoyed it.  Just one more thing I need to eventually add to my Shostakovich collection.  Are there only two recordings of this?

[karlhenning]

And another beauty:

Wuorinen
Trombone Trio (1985)
Ronald Borror, trombone
Daniel Druckman, marimba & vibraphone
Alan Feinberg, piano

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No, I don't own a copy of The Golden Age, but I did listen to it once (Naxos recording) when I had checked it out at the library.  I really, really enjoyed it.  Just one more thing I need to eventually add to my Shostakovich collection.  Are there only two recordings of this?

Yes, there are only two recordings of the complete ballet, which is the best way to hear this work in my opinion. You have the premiere recording with Rozhdevensky/Royal Stockholm Philharmonic on Chandos and then the Naxos recording with Serebrier/RSNO. I would recommend the Naxos recording whole-heartedly. The price is also just right. I bought it for around $6 from an Amazon Marketplace seller. It's 2 discs.

[karlhenning]

A perennial Christmas favorite:

Berlioz
L'enfance du Christ, Opus 25
Florence Kopleff, contralto
Cesare Valletti, tenor
Gérard Souzay, baritone
Giorgio Tozzi, bass
Lucien Olivier, baritone
NEC Chorus
BSO
Chas Munch

[Brian]

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This is the first time I've listened to this work and so far it is truly an amazing work. Outside of the symphonies and string quartets, this might be some of the finest Shostakovich I've heard.

Okay, my curiosity is piqued. I am now listening to this for the first time!