What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Antoine Marchand]

What a shame.  .  The covers would be near passable if Bachs name was actually on the walls rather than pasted on in such a disagreeable fashion.  Things like that stop me from buying some albums.

I agree. It's a shame, especially when they come from a small label like Delos. Anyway, both of them are stupendous discs, a bit faster in the fast movements than what I usually prefer, but overall excellent performances by a group of relatively young and skilled American musicians. 

[The new erato]

Things like that stop me from buying some albums.

Guess that's why I have no metal in my collection, the childish, garish and nasty designs makes it impossible to even approach them.

[Antoine Marchand]

Guess that's why I have no metal in my collection, the childish, garish and nasty designs makes it impossible to even approach them.

If that's the case, this one would be a nice first disc of (progressive) metal:



Mandatory for every natural-born rocker. 

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Here's a disc of pyrotechnics!! Khachaturian: Spartacus, Gayaneh, Masquerade (Excerpts), played by Bolshoi SO conducted by Alexander Lazarev. Extremely well done performances!  

A nice coincidence. I am very taken at the moment by his Second Symphony, The Bells, in Järvi's strong and stirring performance...

[mc ukrneal]

A nice coincidence. I am very taken at the moment by his Second Symphony, The Bells, in Järvi's strong and stirring performance...

Looks interesting. I only have his third symphony, although I cannot remember the last time I listened to that.

[The new erato]

If that's the case, this one would be a nice first disc of (progressive) metal:



Mandatory for every natural-born rocker. 

Not bad I admit.

[MishaK]

This one:

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I decided to give this one a spin myself. I love his Symphony No. 2. A wonderful work. That last movement is really mesmerizing.

[SonicMan46]

Marsh, John (1752-1828) - Symphonies w/ Bamert & London Mozart Players - new composer to me born a few years before Mozart; according to the brief Wiki article HERE, he was one of the most prolific English composers of his time (and he was actually a lawyer!) w/ over 350 works, including 39 Symphonies or so - much is likely not extant and certainly not recorded.

This is quite relaxing 18th century orchestral music perhaps in more of a galant style similar to JC Bach - a MusicWeb review reprinted HERE; and another from ClassicalSource HERE - 

[Lethevich]

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That's a neat one - I was a little concerned about the dynamic range at first, but it was mostly down to the compositions themselves.

[MishaK]

That's a neat one - I was a little concerned about the dynamic range at first, but it was mostly down to the compositions themselves.

No problems with the dynamic range. I've generally found the Noseda BBC stuff (I have a pile of his Respighi) much better than some of those older woolly Chandos releases.

[Opus106]

Marsh, John (1752-1828) - Symphonies w/ Bamert & London Mozart Players - new composer to me born a few years before Mozart; according to the brief Wiki article HERE, he was one of the most prolific English composers of his time (and he was actually a lawyer!) w/ over 350 works, including 39 Symphonies or so - much is likely not extant and certainly not recorded.

This is quite relaxing 18th century orchestral music perhaps in more of a galant style similar to JC Bach - a MusicWeb review reprinted HERE; and another from ClassicalSource HERE - 

Listening to the symphony numbered 7 at YouTube. The first movement ended as soon as it began.

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[jlaurson]

Rott'en Wednesday
Prepping for Salzburg


H. Rott (1858 – 1884)
Symphony No.1 in E-major
+ Pastoral Prelude
(available from Ries & Erler, Berlin)
Dennis Russell Davies, Vienna SO
cpo

[listener]

THALBERG  Piano Concerto in F, op. 5
"Les Huguenots" Fantasy, Airs variés anglais, irlandais opp. 72, 73
Les Capricieuses Valses 
Michael Ponti, piano            + Westphalian S.O., Richard Kapp, cond in the concerto
MASSENET  Scènes hongroises (Orch. Suite 2)
LALO  Norwegian Rhapsody
CHABRIER    Fête Polonais
Luxembourg Radio Orch.   Pierre Cao cond.

[DavidRoss]

Dare I?



I dare!

[SonicMan46]

Listening to the symphony numbered 7 at YouTube. The first movement ended as soon as it began.

Navneeth - yep, just checked the timings - No. 7 last just over 10 mins. and the first movement just 1 1/2 minutes - so, you're right! 

[SonicMan46]

Brahms, Johannes - Symphonies, Overtures, Haydn Variations, & Violin Concerto w/ Dohnanyi & the Cleveland Orch + Thomas Zehetmair on the violin; well recommended by a number of GMGers - 4 disc box - just getting started w/ CD1 - 

[MishaK]

Brahms, Johannes - Symphonies, Overtures, Haydn Variations, & Violin Concerto w/ Dohnanyi & the Cleveland Orch + Thomas Zehetmair on the violin; well recommended by a number of GMGers - 4 disc box - just getting started w/ CD1 - 

Oh, dear. Another Brahms cycle I'm gonna have to get... I'm on a little Dohnanyi/Cleveland binge right now, having just discovered their stupendous Dvorak recordings.

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