What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[SonicMan46]

Bach, JS - Inventions & Sinfonias w/ Elisabeth Joye on a beautiful sounding (and recorded) harpsichord - an Antoine & Don recommendation; Don's review HERE - a little contrary at the beginning but a recording that he seems to enjoy for the 'lusciousness' of the instrument used - I liked the performance and the engineering is superlative!

Dvorak, Antonin - String Quartets, Op. 96/106 w/ Pavel Haas Quartet - Brian recommendation - enjoying at the moment - 

 

[Que]

On this New Year's eve (in Dutch we say Old Year's eve) one of the oldest CDs in my collection:



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[karlhenning]

No.1

Edit: Brilliant symphony - the first movement actually feels slightly too short rather than too long, and the slow movement has a stunning elegiac brass theme towards the end. I wonder why I never listen to this. Actually, I wonder why the supposed professionals so often shun the first three all together.

(Italics added.) Testify, Sara!

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BRUCKNER | Symphony No 7
SWR Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart
Kurt Sanderling

Boy, what a good recording. Warmth, depth, lyrical beauty, like looking out over an expansive vista of clear skies. The adagio is 25 minutes long and feels perfect. And, thank heavens, Sanderling agrees with me that the adagio requires no percussion whatsoever to be at its best. Bliss!

I've been wondering about Sanderling's Bruckner recordings. It's good to know he excels here as well. I thank you, but my wallet doesn't.

[Antoine Marchand]

I have sacrificed myself  to report here that these re-releases should be avoided if you love charm, delicacy or intelligence in chamber music. It's a real torture to listen to this wonderful music being mistreated by these guys. I should follow more strictly my own principles and one of them is NO Ashkenazy.

[karlhenning]

Prokofiev 1st violin concerto.
Not as immediately grabbing as the 2nd concerto, but still am enjoying it

While the two concerti are (quite impressively, I think) of entirely different character, I found both of them immediately alluring. The first is more ethereal, cooler (and sometimes chills-yielding), its graces are wispier . . . but I find it no less compelling than the g minor concerto!

[karlhenning]

Thread duty:

Albéniz
selections from Iberia, arranged by Christophe Dejour
Trio Campanella

[Conor71]

Good morning and Happy New Year everyone! .

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Explosive! I LOVE THIS PERFORMANCE! This may be my favorite performance of Symphony No. 4 yet, although I like Thomson's and Andrew Davis' readings, this one is just so sinister and fear-inducing.

[DavidRoss]

Sweet!

[Gurn Blanston]

A little simulated concert, a Haydn evening in London, 1793.


Hob 01_097 Symphony in C - La Petite Bande / Kuijken

Hob 02_26 Notturno in F for Wind & Strings  (London Version) - The Music Party / Alan Hacker

Hob 17_06 Andante with Variations in f for Keyboard - Christine Schornsheim

Hob 24a_08 Madrigal for Soprano & Chorus   "The Storm" - Orchestra of the Golden Age / Haydn Society Chorus

Hob 07h_3 Concerto in G for 2 Lira Organizzate (London Version) - Haydn Sinfonietta Wien / Manfred Huss

Hob 03_74 Quartet in g for Strings Op 74 #3 - Quatuor Festetics

Hob 15_32 Trio in G for Keyboard & Strings - Trio 1790

Hob 01_100 Symphony in G - Orchestra of the 18th Century / Frans Brüggen

All in all, a very pleasant lineup.

[Gurn Blanston]

Well, that pleased me so well that I have now started another.

Hob 08_03a March in Eb for The Royal Society of Musicians - Philharmonia Virtuosi / Kapps

Hob 01_101 Symphony in D - Collegium Musicum 90 / Hickox

Hob 04_03 Trio in G for 2 Flutes & Cello - Camerata Köln

Hob 26a_25 Song for Soprano & Fortepiano "The Mermaid's Song" - Jean Danton / Igor Kipnis

Hob 16_50 Sonata #60 in C for Fortepiano - Ronald Brautigam

Hob 24a_10 Scena & Aria - "Berenice, che fai?" - Freiburger Barockorchester / Jacobs  Bernarda Fink

Hob 15_26 Trio in f# - Trio 1790

Hob 16_52 Sonata #62 in Eb for Fortepiano - Ronald Brautigam

Hob 01_103 Symphony - Collegium Musicum 90 / Hickox

That march recording is the only orchestrated recording I have of any of Haydn's marches. He was really very good at them (judging by the piano reductions I have), I wish a PI wind group would put the lot on disk. Maybe mix in a few others like Beethoven's & Rosetti's. In any case, it is a rousing concert opener.

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 - B1 & B2 from this set, which arrived a few weeks ago for a first listen - my 24th Beethoven cycle ...

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Listening to Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva" and what an awesome perform this is!

[PaulR]

While the two concerti are (quite impressively, I think) of entirely different character, I found both of them immediately alluring. The first is more ethereal, cooler (and sometimes chills-yielding), its graces are wispier . . . but I find it no less compelling than the g minor concerto!

Once I actually got into the piece, it was as equally compelling, but to me, and of course, it's just me, the G minor concerto grabbed me quicker.  Not saying anything bad about the D Major concerto, which I really did like
anyways,
After a stressful day which involved me needlessly reformatting my computer (Fortunately, no music was harmed), I am relaxing with:

Masquerade Suite

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from this set for a first listen.  The opening movement was so beautifully played ...

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I'm listening to last movement of Symphony No. 5 right now. Man, Bernstein's performance is absolutely smoking.

Next:

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD6 from this set for a first listen.  Beautiful singing by Monica Groop once again ...

[PaulSC]

playlist:
Beethoven - PC 2, Perahia/Haitink/Royal Concertgebouw
Bartok - 6 Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm (from Mikrokosmos VI), Balazs Szokolay
Bach - Cello Suite 3, Bruno Cocset
Bach - Cello Suite 4, Jaap ter Linden

[Que]

A very good morning everybody, and a happy new year.

Q