What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[mn dave]

[karlhenning]

Dvořák
Slavonic Dances, Opus 46
Bamberg Symphony
Doráti

[Daverz]

Stravinsky, Agon with Tilson Thomas and the LSO.  This is on an RCA disc entitled Stravinsky in America.  A wonderful recording of one of Stravinsky's most beautiful late works.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Bartok's violin sonata. Argerich and Kremer bring such liveliness and color to this score. Zesty!

[val]

CORREA DE ARAUXO:      Libro de Tientos (1626)          / Bernard Foccroulle   (RICERCAR)

A splendid anthology of one of the greatest masterpieces of the Spanish organ. The CD includes the sublime Canto Llano de la Immaculada Concepcion, the last piece of the Libro, and the beautiful Salve Regina of Diego Ortiz, played by La Capella Sancti Michaelis conducted by Erik van Nevel. 

[The new erato]

Reger: Klaviertrio e-moll op 102 and Klarinettenquintet op 146

Hoppstock-Trio/ Keller-Quartett with Rudolf Gall.

Disc 1 from Da Camera Magmas 23 disc complete Chamber Music.

Fine works, good performances, OK sound from the late 60-ies. Thorough notes. This will be an interesting journey.

[Harry]

What to me is another essential purchase concerning baroque, pre-classical music, is this indispensable ZigZag recording.
A must have! For the music and talent that comes together here is nothing short of amazing. And most of the composers that are unknown,  will deliver music that will gladden your heart no end. Beautiful recording, and excellent performances. Budget priced 6,00 euros, excellent documentation and lay-out.

[Harry]

Reger: Klaviertrio e-moll op 102 and Klarinettenquintet op 146

Hoppstock-Trio/ Keller-Quartett with Rudolf Gall.

Disc 1 from Da Camera Magmas 23 disc complete Chamber Music.

Fine works, good performances, OK sound from the late 60-ies. Thorough notes. This will be an interesting journey.

Interesting to know Erato! If you thumbs will be up for this set, I will certainly invest in it!

[Harry]

Very interesting composer, indeed.

Yes he is rather. Just sampled his symphonies. It will be a interesting journey no doubt.

[The new erato]

What to me is another essential purchase concerning baroque, pre-classical music, is this indispensable ZigZag recording.
A must have! For the music and talent that comes together here is nothing short of amazing. And most of the composers that are unknown,  will deliver music that will gladden your heart no end. Beautiful recording, and excellent performances. Budget priced 6,00 euros, excellent documentation and lay-out.

What disc is that Harry? For some reason, this particular picture doesn't display on my compute.

[Harry]

What disc is that Harry? For some reason, this particular picture doesn't display on my compute.

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/2458566

[The new erato]

Your link shows it at 20 Euro, not 6......

[karlhenning]

Stravinsky, Agon with Tilson Thomas and the LSO.  This is on an RCA disc entitled Stravinsky in America.  A wonderful recording of one of Stravinsky's most beautiful late works.

Love that piece.

[Harry]

Your link shows it at 20 Euro, not 6......

Wow, they have raised the price since then, or they made a mistake when I ordered it, for I paid 6 euro's for it.
Cross my heart!

[prémont]

I have just listened to Niels Viggo Bentzon - Symphony 7 'De Tre Versioner' - Aarhus SO - Ole Schmidt. I have never heard a work by Bentzon that I have not enjoyed but few that I go back and listen to often. The 7th is one of the few that I think of as first rate.

Have you tried his "Tempererede Klaver"? Consisting of several books of Preludes and Fugues in all modes. I once heard him perform book One at a recital. Very imaginative and entertaining music, like a mixture of Bach, Hindemith and Satie.

[Lilas Pastia]

Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonata (no 29). Anton Kuerti, piano  (Analekta). I very seldom listen to this work (which I love), but this version has claims to be as good a try on it as any I've heard (admittedly not that many). It's forthright, concentrated, lyrical and searching. Vienna-born and trained, Kuerti's pianism reminds me of Serkin's: unfettered, concerned about structure vs the moment. He correctly realizes that Beethoven's lyrical moments are not about beauty of sound, but beauty of line. A very satisfying reading.

[Harry]

Not to long ago I bought at JPC 8 ZigZag cd's, for what I thought was 6,00 euros. I've got them for that price. Two days later is was corrected to 19,95. So basically I was lucky, I guess.
This cd is one of them.

Mattio Rampollini. (1497-1517)
Due Canzoni del Petrarca.
Ensemble Poiesis, <Marion Fourquier>.

And I love it, old vocal music, based on Petrarca's writings, of which I am for the obvious reasons a great admirer.
This is in my ears a winner, both in performance and recording, and I am glad that I bought it for so little money.

[ChamberNut]

Brahms

Three Intermezzi, Op. 117

Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony

[ChamberNut]

Brahms

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5

Emanuel Ax, piano
Sony

[Dundonnell]

Hey Luke - I know the top and bottom two of those ECM cds but the middle two are new to me. What can you say about them - are they worth knowing?

I have just listened to Niels Viggo Bentzon - Symphony 7 'De Tre Versioner' - Aarhus SO - Ole Schmidt. I have never heard a work by Bentzon that I have not enjoyed but few that I go back and listen to often. The 7th is one of the few that I think of as first rate.

I must say that I find both his 3rd and 4th symphonies exceptionally fine works, imaginative, purposeful, very well-written! I was less taken by the 8th Symphony 'Sinfonia Discrezione'(Classico label).