What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

I am currently listening to Janacek's Sinfonietta (CzPO/Ancerl) ... for the third time in a row!!

(* sips some nice tea *)

[karlhenning]

Good morning, all!

Last night:

Sergei Vasilievich
Symphony № 1 in D Minor, Opus 13
BBC Philharmonic
Gianandrea Noseda

Now:

Copland
Symphony № 2, Short Symphony
Bournemouth Symphony
Marin Alsop

[aquablob]

Q

How do you like it?

[karlhenning]

The birthday boy:

Mozart
Adagio & Rondo, K.617

[Que]

How do you like it?

Re: Dufay

Very much indeed - one of my favourite Early Music CDs. Impressive music and impressive performance, beautifully recorded.
See some previous talk here.

Q

[ChamberNut]

The birthday boy:

Mozart
Adagio & Rondo, K.617

Ahh!  And I don't even have any Mozart CDs with me today. 

[ChamberNut]

Shostakovich

*String Quartet No. 5 in B flat, Op.92

Eder Quartet
Naxos

*Rapidly becoming one of my favorite Shosty quartets.  0:)

[Keemun]

The birthday boy:

Mozart
Adagio & Rondo, K.617

I guess that means I need to listen to some Mozart...

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 (Mitsuko Uchida, piano; Jeffrey Tate; English Chamber Orchestra)

[Harry]

That is one set that I wish I had on my shelf, Harry....and good morning to you.

Good morning to you too Bill!

[Harry]

From this box Symphony No. 3, "Eroica".

[Subotnick]

I was reading a piece on Carl Orff in the latest BBC Music magazine. It was quite an eye opener!  I previously knew nothing about his private life and had heard only one work. Can you guess which?  I was intrigued by their recommendation of Der Mond. I have since tracked this version down and have just completed my first wonderful listen.

[Moldyoldie]

I was reading a piece on Carl Orff in the latest BBC Music magazine. It was quite an eye opener!  I previously knew nothing about his private life and had heard only one work. Can you guess which?  I was intrigued by their recommendation of Der Mond. I have since tracked this version down and have just completed my first wonderful listen.

Both are very fun listens!  If you need a libretto translation and it isn't included with your CD release, the original LPs are occasionally available on eBay; that's what I had to do.

[George]

Nikolaj Rimsky-Korsakov:
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor op.30 ₂:
I. Moderato
II. Allegro quasi polacca
III. Allegro
Sviatoslav Richter
Mosca Youth Orchestra
dir. Kyrill Kondrashin

[Harry]

From the Hogwood Beethoven box, Symphony No. 2.

Marvelous music making.

[Opus106]

The celebration begins!

Serenata notturna, K. 239
Iona Brown, Malcolm Latchem (vln 1 and 2)/Stephen Shingles (vla)/Raymund Koster (double bass - what's the shorter version for double bass?)
ASMF/Marriner

followed by

Piano Concerto No. 19, K. 459
Alfred Brendel/ASMF/Marriner

[Subotnick]

Both are very fun listens!  If you need a libretto translation and it isn't included with your CD release, the original LPs are occasionally available on eBay; that's what I had to do.

Not heard Die Kluge yet. Saving that for later. Looking forward to it. "CD release"...  0:) The phrase "for evaluation purposes only" springs to mind. I know the story behind it, but for my next listen, a libretto might be in order. And a trip to Amazon...

[Keemun]

Chausson: Symphony in B flat (Yan Pascal Tortelier; BBC Philharmonic Orchestra)

[Harry]

From this box, Symphony No. 6.

Yummy

[SonicMan46]

From this box the very invigorating second Symphony.

Harry - well, coincidence!    Just received that same box of Martinu Symphonies a few days ago; listened to the first disc this morning (i.e. Symphonies 1 & 5) - will continue later in the week when I have some time off!  Enjoy - Dave 

[bhodges]

Still replaying in my head: Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian," from last Sunday afternoon's concert by James Levine and the MET Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.  Probably the most violent performance of it I've heard, and not to everyone's taste, but I sure liked it. 

--Bruce