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karlhenning

#9160
August 28, 2007, 11:07:49 AM
Igor Fyodorovich
Violin Concerto
Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Berliner Philharmoniker
Karel Ančerl

Florestan

#9161
August 28, 2007, 11:53:22 AM
Beethoven
SQ op. 131
Alban Berg Quartet


Mozart
Violin Sonata KV 378
Henryk Szeryng / Ingrid Haebler
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

rubio

#9162
August 28, 2007, 12:46:07 PM
Sibelius Kullervo performed by Colin Davis/LSO (Live). It's the first time I heard this work, and it was very interesting indeed. I look forward to compare it to Vanska where I suppose to find more nordic chill.

"One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain" Bob Marley

Don

#9163
August 28, 2007, 01:02:29 PM
Goldberg Variations from:

Walter Riemer (fortepiano - NF Audio)
Jill Crossland (piano - Apex)
Ottavio Dantone (harpsichord - Decca)
David Propper (piano - Skarbo)
Ramin Bahrami (piano-Decca)
Simone Dinnerstein (piano - Telarc)

Each has much to offer.  Riemer's seems to be the first recording of the Goldbergs on fortepiano, and it's a gem.  He does a great job in conveying the dancing elements.  Crossland is far from predicatable and likes to mix up legato and staccato phrasing; on the negative side, her right hand sometimes is rather weak, and she tends to be a "note-blaster".  Dantone is wonderful.  Propper has the best sonics of this group and he uses it well in conveying detail among the voices.  Bahrami is the virtuoso of the group and is "off to the races" whenever possible.  Dinnerstein is his opposite - slow and dream-like.

Robert

#9164
August 28, 2007, 01:03:48 PM

Paul Hindemith

Complete Sonata vol 1. for solo instrument and piano

Ensemble Villa Musica

Love this whole series......

Solitary Wanderer

#9165
August 28, 2007, 01:24:23 PM


Ravel ~ La Valse



Bartok ~ Concerto for Orchestra



Debussey ~ La Mer




Immolation Scene
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

Harry

#9167
August 28, 2007, 01:45:06 PM
Quote from: Robert on August 28, 2007, 01:03:48 PM
Paul Hindemith

Complete Sonata vol 1. for solo instrument and piano

Ensemble Villa Musica

Love this whole series......

Good choice, I yet have to begin listening properly to this set.
But me sampling a few items, became very happy just by that alone. :)

pjme

#9168
August 28, 2007, 01:59:19 PM
Bohuslav Martinu : Sinfonietta la Jolla (piano & small orch. / 1950) and Toccata e due canzoni for small orch (1946)

Panton 710580-2

Prague Chamber Orch. / Ondrej Kukal , with Josef Hala - piano.


beclemund

#9169
August 28, 2007, 02:22:55 PM


Fantastic stuff. Another GMG recommendation that I was glad to investigate.
"A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession." -- Albert Camus

Bogey

#9170
August 28, 2007, 03:24:53 PM
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

wintersway

#9172
August 29, 2007, 02:19:33 AM

Good morning/day to all!
"Time is a great teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students". -Berlioz

wintersway

#9173
August 29, 2007, 02:21:23 AM
Quote from: Que on August 28, 2007, 08:35:22 AM
Please, do tell how that is!  :)
It's still on my shopping list.

Q

Lovely Que! Most satisfying recording and exceedingly well played!  ;D
"Time is a great teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students". -Berlioz

Harry

#9174
August 29, 2007, 02:35:55 AM
Cesar Franck.

Piano Quintet in f major.

Ernest Chausson.

Piano Quartet opus 30 in A major.

Spiegel String Quartet.
Jan Michiels, Piano.

Apart from this being wonderful music, the performance is excellent too. Always had a weakness for Chausson, again these works strike me as magnificent. The recording is first rate too.

Harry

#9175
August 29, 2007, 02:36:58 AM
Quote from: wintersway on August 29, 2007, 02:19:33 AM

Good morning/day to all!

What are your thoughts about this one WW, and what label that is?

Florestan

#9176
August 29, 2007, 02:53:35 AM
Beethoven
Piano Sonata op. 10 no.3
Emil Gilels, live 1980

with a Largo e mesto to die for...
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

BachQ

#9177
August 29, 2007, 03:03:32 AM
Prokofiev, Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 (Järvi).  I utterly love this.   :D

Harry

#9178
August 29, 2007, 03:43:18 AM
Friedrich Kiel.

Works for Violoncello and Pianoforte.

Sonate WoO in D major.

Small Suite opus 77, in A major.

Hans Zentgraf, Violoncello.
Christoph Ullrich, Piano.

Utterly delightful music.

karlhenning

#9179
August 29, 2007, 03:54:51 AM
Splendid, D Minor!  :D
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