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[Florestan]

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[listener]

another WAGNER "misc" item
"The Ring Without Words"       Berlin Philharmonic,  Maazel
("See me get sea-sick, see me get sea-sick, sick in a car or sick in a tram...")
69:40    and enough today
MOZART Fantasia in d, K.397    CHOPIN  2 Nocturnes  op.15/2, 27/2
DEBUSSY Children's Corner Suite       BEETHOVEN Sonata 2    op.2/2
Mieczyslaw Horszowki, piano
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[Père Malfait]

First listen:



My impression so far - fascinating music, well-performed and recorded.

[DavidRoss]

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I didn't even know I owned this as it came in the big Chandos Milestones box set I got early last year. Really beautiful music.

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This is really an outstanding set from the Nash Ensemble. I'm going to be listening to Ravel's Piano Trio, which is such a masterpiece, then I'm going to revisit the Debussy works on these discs most notably the Sontas.

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Listening to Chamber Symphony right now and what a fun work! Up next is Grand Pianola Music.

[mahler10th]

Bach.
BACH.
I stand up for Bach.

[bhodges]

Hans Abrahamsen: Schnee (2006) - It's on YouTube here--the entire piece--apparently the recording by Ensemble Recherche.

--Bruce

[greg]

Bella Hristova isn't that attractive. She looks like a man. Sorry dude, I had to say it. But I know, I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I've always fancied Sarah Chang myself:

I've gotten her autograph and got to talk to her in person for a few seconds. She seems really cool, and just as cute in real life. 

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I've gotten her autograph and got to talk to her in person for a few seconds. She seems really cool, and just as cute in real life. 

Damn you! 

[SonicMan46]

Bach, JS - Organ Works w/ Ton Koopman; 16 CD box for $12 on Amazon (priced has already gone up!) - now I'm not much of an 'organ guy' (did have some sweetbreads the other night on a weekend get-away -  ) - I just hope this is a well respected collection, don't plan to add multiple other sets in this genre - enjoying the first disc so far - 

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Didn't get a chance to listen to this earlier, but I am now:

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Simply outstanding. This is really one of the best operas of the 20th Century and Rattle's conducting does the work full justice.

[Coopmv]

Bach, JS - Organ Works w/ Ton Koopman; 16 CD box for $12 on Amazon (priced has already gone up!) - now I'm not much of an 'organ guy' (did have some sweetbreads the other night on a weekend get-away -  ) - I just hope this is a well respected collection, don't plan to add multiple other sets in this genre - enjoying the first disc so far - 

Dave,  You should enjoy the set as Koopman is an outstanding organist.  I have 10 sets of Bach Complete Organ Works but have no intention of boosting that collection anytime soon ...

[SonicMan46]

Dave,  You should enjoy the set as Koopman is an outstanding organist.  I have 10 sets of Bach Complete Organ Works but have no intention of boosting that collection anytime soon ...

Thanks, Stuart - your support is appreciated; also, Jens gave this set a 'high five' - I own SO MUCH of Papa Bach but in the non-organ works, so thought that I needed at least one complete set of his compositions in this genre - believe that this will satisfy - Dave 

[Coopmv]

Thanks, Stuart - your support is appreciated; also, Jens gave this set a 'high five' - I own SO MUCH of Papa Bach but in the non-organ works, so thought that I needed at least one complete set of his compositions in this genre - believe that this will satisfy - Dave 

I have some 30 versions of the Brandenburg Concertos but they belong in a different subgenre as Bach Organ Works IMO ...

[Sid]

Beethoven
Piano Trios 1 & 5 "Ghost"
Chung Trio
EMI

Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije
Kodaly - Hary Janos
Dan Iordachescu, baritone (in Prokofiev)
Philharmonia Orchestra/Erich Leinsdorf
Seraphim LP

I was listening to the Beethoven while I was reading, and a funny thing happened. I noticed the strange harmonies underpinning the melody in the famous slow movement of the "Ghost" trio. I had not heard these before. It sounded almost c20th. & I got the LP for $1 & gave it a first listen. I have always liked Leinsdorf's interpretations. It was interesting to hear the baritone in two of the songs in the Prokofiev (I hadn't heard this version before & I think it must be pretty rare)...

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Totally amazing recording. One of my favorite recording of these works.

[Daverz]

Unfortunately, I find this recording boomy and annoying.  Maybe it's the music.  Or maybe Reference Recording's Chadwick CD is more listenable.

[mahler10th]

Unfortunately, I find this recording boomy and annoying.  Maybe it's the music.  Or maybe Reference Recording's Chadwick CD is more listenable.

I have never heard Chadwick Daverz, but I see he has a Tam O'Shanter in his works...must look it up.

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Unfortunately, I find this recording boomy and annoying.  Maybe it's the music.  Or maybe Reference Recording's Chadwick CD is more listenable.

I think a lot of it is the music itself. Chadwick wasn't a particularly inspired composer. He didn't really compose anything noteworthy.