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Lethe gave me an idea...time to revisit this excellent Liszt orchestral recording:

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[Coopmv]

Stuart - for a guy that claims to own nearly (or more) that 8000 LPs & CDs, I'm dumbfounded by the statement I placed in bold above - I can't imagine that you have not heard (and own) a LOT of chamber music - 

For myself, I have a mixture of this music but must say that the 'chamber works' are probably my favorite for routine listening (although I do have a TON of loud orchestral pieces) - for my spouse, chamber music is her preference so a lot of the type of music that I play esp. at dinner time -   

Dave   

I actually own a good many opera sets on LP (non-Wagnerian) and have a half dozen Ring Cycles and all of Wagner operas between LP's, CD's and DVD's even though I have not discussed about them much.  I did not start to collect chamber music in earnest until about a year ago.  For years, trio and quartet just were not that interesting to me.  My systematic collection of this sub-genre of classical music started late ...

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This may be my favorite performance of Job I've heard. The only ones I don't own are Boult (Decca mono) and Wordsworth (Collins Classics -- out-of-print).

[TheGSMoeller]

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This may be my favorite performance of Job I've heard.

I approve this message. 

[Antoine Marchand]

A delightfully fun opera.

Great music, great singers, superb sound quality.

Definitely Biondi should conduct more operas and oratorios.

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Yes! It's fantastic, Greg. Kudos for recommending it to me!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

I actually own a good many opera sets on LP (non-Wagnerian) and have a half dozen Ring Cycles and all of Wagner operas between LP's, CD's and DVD's even though I have not discussed about them much.  I did not start to collect chamber music in earnest until about a year ago.  For years, trio and quartet just were not that interesting to me.  My systematic collection of this sub-genre of classical music started late ...

Welllllll, chamber music isn't exactly a "sub" genre. If anything, it's a "über" genre. Just look at the list of works from any of the mainstream composers. Beethoven, for example. Chamber music far outnumbers his orchestral output.

Don't overlook what Beethoven (and many others) felt were major accomplishments.

[Coopmv]

Welllllll, chamber music isn't exactly a "sub" genre. If anything, it's a "über" genre. Just look at the list of works from any of the mainstream composers. Beethoven, for example. Chamber music far outnumbers his orchestral output.

Don't overlook what Beethoven (and many others) felt were major accomplishments.

Well, Better late than never.  There are now 3 Complete Beethoven String Quartets and a host of early and late Beethoven String Quartets by different chamber ensembles in my collection, all acquired within this past year.

[listener]

BUXTEHUDE   the  long pieces  Te Deum laudamus BuxWV 218  and Magnificat Nono Toni BuxWV 205
  Nunfreut euch, lieben Christen g'mein  BuxWV 210   and Prelude & Fugue in g BuxWV  143
Wolfgang Rübsam, Metzler organ rather dry sounding,  Catholic Church, Zurzach
ELGAR  Symphony no. 1
London Philharmonic       Solti, cond.
yes!

[Que]

I agree, Q.
I've been meaning to give Jakob Lindberg's collection a try, but have been so satisfied with Norths' that I never have.

Inspired to listen now to Vol.3...

I wouldn't bother with Lindberg, he didn't do it for me - too emotionally flat and wooden for my taste. If anyone - because I'm fully satisfied with North as well - the competition would be Paul O'Dette (HM).

Q

[mc ukrneal]

Eduard Franck, Trios:
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There are lovely, romantic pieces. I bought these some months ago when MDT were having a sale on Audite, and am only now finally giving them a listen. Well worth the wait - quite beautiful.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Eduard Franck, Trios:
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There are lovely, romantic pieces. I bought these some months ago when MDT were having a sale on Audite, and am only now finally giving them a listen. Well worth the wait - quite beautiful.

Apart from the music the cover is beautiful as well.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Piano concerto No. 4 in G minor & No. 7 in A major.

I cannot stress enough how beautiful these concertos are! Check them out.

[val]

RAVEL:     Piano Concertos; Miroirs   / Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Cleveland Orchestra, Boulez  (2010)

Beautiful recording, better than I expected. The version of the Concerto pour la main gauche is at the level of the famous  version of Samson François and Cluytens.

[mc ukrneal]

Apart from the music the cover is beautiful as well.

Yes - that didn't hurt at all! I also picked up the discs with the Violin concertos and symphonies. All this started with the Richard Franck disc on Sterling. There are still more discs with chamber music on it, but I hesitated to buy it all at once (and even on sale the audites are not that cheap).

[mc ukrneal]

Piano concerto No. 4 in G minor & No. 7 in A major.

I cannot stress enough how beautiful these concertos are! Check them out.

I would except I already got the Naxos discs with this music. I'm not sure I will listen to them often enough to justify a second recording, but I agree with you that they are worth a listen and quite attractive music to boot.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Yes - that didn't hurt at all! I also picked up the discs with the Violin concertos and symphonies. All this started with the Richard Franck disc on Sterling. There are still more discs with chamber music on it, but I hesitated to buy it all at once (and even on sale the audites are not that cheap).

True enough! I keep my purchases at a minimum. Just the things I really want to have, or good bargains. so far this year has been the lowest in spending on CD'S, so I finally have time to attack all that is waiting for listening, which would be about 500 discs.

[Conor71]

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 12, 14 & 2


Now listening to Disc 2 of this wonderful set


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[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11, 12, 14 & 2


Now listening to Disc 2 of this wonderful set


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Geza Anda is one of the few pianist of old times, I really appreciate, not least because of his famous recording of the Schumann/Grieg piano concertos.

[mc ukrneal]

True enough! I keep my purchases at a minimum. Just the things I really want to have, or good bargains. so far this year has been the lowest in spending on CD'S, so I finally have time to attack all that is waiting for listening, which would be about 500 discs.

That'll keep you busy!