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[Sergeant Rock]

the Siegfried Idyll was gorgeous 

I didn't think it was possible to drag the Idyll out longer than Glenn Gould does. I should have had more faith in Celi 

I agree: gorgeous.

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Sarge

[DavidRoss]

Sweet:
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[Lisztianwagner]

Now:

Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No.2
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gauk
Pianist: Dmitri Shostakovich

Very beautiful, one of my favourites of Shostakovich's works 

[madaboutmahler]

Now:

Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No.2
Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Alexander Gauk
Pianist: Dmitri Shostakovich

Very beautiful, one of my favourites of Shostakovich's works 

I love that piece so much! One of the very first pieces I got properly addicted to!
Haven't stopped loving it since hearing for the first time half my life ago!

[Conor71]

Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite, Symphony No. 2 [Disc 2]


Very cool!


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[madaboutmahler]

Khachaturian: Masquerade Suite, Symphony No. 2 [Disc 2]


Very cool!


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I love the Masquerade Suite, highly addictive pieces. The number of times I have listened to the Waltz, Mazurka and Galop!

[The new erato]

Been too long since my last listen to this:

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[Papy Oli]

Good evening all 

Celi / Munich PO
Debussy - La Mer / Iberia

Off the French/Russian set.

I didn't think it was possible to drag the Idyll out longer than Glenn Gould does. I should have had more faith in Celi 

I agree: gorgeous.

Sarge

IIRC, Brian said before of the Celi Bruckner 6 that he couldn't un-hear it anymore and the other/subsequent versions suffered the comparison.

I am dreading I could follow a similar path as half of the French/Russian set and the Sacred/Opera are maiden works to me and Celi will be my first benchmark for those  0:)

FWIW, the Ravel Bolero and the Barber adagio were stunning too.... 

[madaboutmahler]

Listening to:

the live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 of Chailly and the Gewandhaus performing Beethoven 7 at the Barbican.
Really great performance, making me even more tempted to buy their recent recorded release of the whole symphony cycle!

[madaboutmahler]

Listening to:

the live broadcast on BBC Radio 3 of Chailly and the Gewandhaus performing Beethoven 7 at the Barbican.
Really great performance, making me even more tempted to buy their recent recorded release of the whole symphony cycle!

Just finished - an excellent performance from start to end!

Now:
Glazunov Concert Waltzes - Again I just love these works so much!
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[listener]

RAVEL    Gaspard de la Nuit  Miroirs   Sonatine
            Menuet antique      Menuet sur le nom de Haydn
            À la manière de Borodin,  Chabrier
Louis Lortie
NOVAK Lady Godiva (overture to the play)  op. 41
           Toman and the Wood-Nymph, symphonic Poem,  op. 40
           de Profundis  Symphonic Poem  op. 67
BBC Philharmonic     /  Libor Pesek

[Papy Oli]

Gave up on Debussy, but sticking with Celibidache, this time with Mozart symphony No.40.

[TheGSMoeller]

[Coco]

Another first listen

Schubert - Piano Sonata in B flat major, D. 960, Five Pieces for Piano [Sonata in E major], D. 459

Wilhelm Kempff, piano

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I started this morning with another delightful CD from the Sweelinck collection, The fourth Book which will close the Psalms of David. Volume II.
Impeccable singing, impeccable sound, well researched performances. A very thorough preparation went into this project, and the fruits are most wonderful.

Gesualdo Consort Amsterdam, Harry van der Kamp.
Bernard Winsemius, Organ.
Lee Satana Harp.

Psalms: 55/57/58/59/68/71/73/76/81/83/85/87/88/93/94.
Fantasy for Organ over Sweelinck's Psalm 55, composed by Bernard Winsemius.
Canon for Organ over Psalm 68.

[val]

J S BACH:          Italian Concerto                   / Andreas Staier

Exuberant, dynamic, this is my favorite version, even better than those of Scott Ross or Leonhardt.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

One of the series "The sound of Cultures", this time Slovakia. Classical and Folk music with roots in the Baroque era.
Its well performed and recorded, and worth your while if you ever should stumble over it, for little money.

Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor.

Musicians from Bratislava: Jan Krigovsky, Contra Bass, Fujara, Koncovka, Canto, & Violin Primas ( Folk Music) Juraj Struharik, Tiorbe, Jana Pastorkova, Soprano, Martina Krigovska, Canto, Cimbalon.
Live recording, 24 september 2001, Germany.

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[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

A disc which is in itself already some kind of novelty, hearing the Six Quartette Concertante, for Oboe and String Trio, opus 7, by Jan Krtitel Vanhal, not so much recorded, gets almost cult status with as a soloist Sarah Francis on Oboe is participating. Whatever I heard from her, its always never less than exceptional, and this disc is no exception, rather one of the best she ever recorded. A warm yet non fatty sound, with the Tagore String Quartet expertly accompanying her. A small point of criticism is, that at several times the cello is a bit boomy, no doubt a miking problem. And there is of course the pleasure of this fine written music. Light, lyrical, and highly melodious. Recorded in 1999 it presents a very lifelike sound.

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I am sorry about the fuzziness of the image, but that's what amazon is giving me, will try to find another.

[Conor71]

I love the Masquerade Suite, highly addictive pieces. The number of times I have listened to the Waltz, Mazurka and Galop!

Yes its great music! - Even though this is my only Khachaturian Disc I have enjoyed it a lot




Now listening:


Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, Viola Sonata


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[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

After a long absence from this box, I re acquainted myself with Asger Hamerik and his Symphonies, a long overdue task, I have set my self. Today I have played Symphony No. 4 in C major. Hamerik takes time to sink in. Do not expect earth shattering music, but rather majestic, melodious late romanticism, with some very nice writing for brass and timpani. As for leitmotivs there are precious little of them, it pretty much sails on one time melodies. So its hard for me to pinpoint any thoughts, as I am sure I must listen really more often to form my opinion. Its good music that's for sure. The acoustic of the recording venue favors the lower region of the orchestra, and mid and upper range suffer a little, but as a whole the balance is lucid, and detail is well heard. Not so much dept as I would have wished for. The basses are tight though, as is the ensemble. A bit more rehearsal time would have done wonders, for I have constantly the feeling that it is unknown territory for the musicians, and here and there you hear them slipping. Not a serious issue though!

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