What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Lisztianwagner]

So am I! All three of us are 

I'm waiting for the day when all three of use will head into a Mahler phase instead, hahaha 

[madaboutmahler]

I'm waiting for the day when all three of use will head into a Mahler phase instead, hahaha 

Well, two of us are! Just waiting for John....

[BobsterLobster]

Back to the following box and now playing CD4 - all Bach program with Keith Jarrett on the harpsichord (a scary thought from a jazz pianist?) for a first listen ...



CD4 is actually the same as the following CD, which has been in my Bach collection for a few years ...

Funny... I was just listening to this last night:

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(Vivaldi 4 seasons played by recorder)

nowhere near as bad as I was expecting... quite pleasant actually.

We also listened to this last night:


(Liszt Lieder- Fischer-Dieskau & Barenboim)

which was a bit disappointing. I know many of the songs are in German, but there's no need to go so over the top with the German sibilants, it's quite an ugly sound. Fischer-Dieskau is a bit over the top on this CD for me, it's like the equivalent of really bad Shakespearean acting. Especially on the opening track- 'O lieb, so lang du lieben kanst', which is normally a beautiful song.
Also, Barenboim's playing is really dull. I know there aren't many notes but this music needs to be played with an open heart, and there is absolutely no magic or heart in the piano playing.

A real shame, as I was really hoping it would complement one of my favourite CDs of all time:

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[BobsterLobster]

His works for orchestra are sonic marvels. The orchestration, the harmonic tension in the music, and those great melodies make Respighi a favorite of mine. I'm heading into a Respighi phase myself...

I gave the Rachmaninov Études-tableaux orchestrated by Respighi a spin yesterday:

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very nicely done. Not the most dynamic interpretation on this CD, I have to use my ears to hear what a really terrific performance would sound like.

[Daverz]

Haydn: String Quartet Op. 71, No. 2

I much prefer the warmer playing of the Festetics.  And the Buchberger interpretation is a too plain.  I have to say that I'm not really enjoying their complete set of the quartets.

[Conor71]

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 In Bb Minor, Op. 113, "Babi Yar"


Symphony No. 13 from the Barshai set playing now - I found this one of Shostakovich's more challenging works to listen to at first because of the Bass singing but I quite like it now. As before Barshai and his performers put in a good performance!.

[Lisztianwagner]

Well, two of us are! Just waiting for John....

Yes, that was what I meant

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD15 from the following set for a first listen ...

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[Coopmv]

Now playing CD5 from the following set for a first listen ...

[Conor71]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 In Eb Major, Op. 55, "Eroica"


Now playing Disc 1 of this famous set of the Beethoven Symphonies - currently on the Eroica: HvK's version of this work is superb and gets me going every time

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from the following set for a first listen ...

[listener]

not a common combination, Swedish and Catalan piano music =
ROSENBERG   Piano Sonata 1;  Plastika scener (8 short pieces, playing timr 8:34)
Ricard LAMOTE DE GRIGNON (1899-1962) Tres preludis a l'amic absent
Roberto GERHARD  Dos apunts   MOMPOU  Cançó i dansa no.3
José Ribera, piano
GRIEG  Piano Sonata op. 7      NIELSEN Chaconne
STENHAMMER Tre små klavierstycken    3 Fantasies, op. 11
Jacob Mioskovicz, piano

[Conor71]

Cherubini: String Quartet No. 3 In D Minor
Cherubini: String Quartet No. 4 In E Major


Now playing the Second Disc of this set which I have had on high rotation since recieving it a couple of weeks ago - this is infectious music and performed expertly by the Melos Quartett

[madaboutmahler]

Yes, that was what I meant

haha 
Hopefully one day John will find himself so completely engrossed in Mahler's music that he will become as obsessed as we are!

[Conor71]

Mahler: Das Lied Von Der Erde


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[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from the following set for a first listen ...

[Mirror Image]

I forgot to ask you before, do you usually listen only to Respighi's orchestral works, or maybe the operas and the ballets too? As you like Belkis, Queen of Sheba.......

I haven't heard any of Respighi's operas and I have yet to hear his ballets, which hopefully soon I will remedy. Belkis, Queen of Sheba is just an amazing work. I'm about to revisit the Piano Concerto, which I recall being quite nice.

[Mirror Image]

I gave the Rachmaninov Études-tableaux orchestrated by Respighi a spin yesterday:

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very nicely done. Not the most dynamic interpretation on this CD, I have to use my ears to hear what a really terrific performance would sound like.

Cobos-Lopez has done a good one on Telarc with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra that you may want to check out.

[BobsterLobster]

Cobos-Lopez has done a good one on Telarc with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra that you may want to check out.

I'll add it to my list, thanks!

[Mirror Image]

I'll add it to my list, thanks!

You're welcome, Bobster.