What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Birthday boy:

Mozart
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339
Sir Colin Davis, cond.

[DFO]

Today, Shosta' first v.c.by Oistrakh-Mitropoulos live, 1-1-56. IMO slightly better than the studio recording. Very difficult to find, only as part of the 10 CD box of historical NYPO recordings.

[SonicMan46]

Well, in my office today and starting to work on an updated chapter for a 3rd edition of a basic radiology text for medical students - brought in my 3 CDs (first one below) of Scarlatti Sonatas w/ Hantai - not sure if this is the best choice while trying to compose a radiology chapter, but many knocked on my door stating that the music was delightful! 

BTW - below is the 2nd edition of the book, so nice to be asked to do an 'update' by the publishers - my chapter is on the 'gastrointestinal tract' (hollow organs; one of my colleagues doing the 'solid' organs) - 

 

[karlhenning]

Birthday boy:

Mozart
Quartet in A Major, K.464
Quartet in C Major (Dissonant), K.465
Ysaÿe String Quartet

[George]

[aquablob]

The voice of reason.

[George]

The voice of reason.

Eventually, it will get boring. 

[ChamberNut]

Wagner

*Tristan und Isolde - Act III

Karl Bohm
Birgit Nilsson - Isolde
Wolfgang Windgassen - Tristan
Chor und Orchester der Bayreuter Festspiele
DG

*The performance of the Third Act Prelude here is absolutely devastating.  It made me tremble.  WOW!  That was great.  0:)

[karlhenning]

Eventually, it will get boring. 

Part-time anarchist 

[Bogey]

Chronological Mozart continues this evening with this 90 minute (2 disc) gem:


Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebotes, KV35
Werner Hollweg (Tenor), Arleen Augér (Soprano), Krisztina Láki (Soprano),
Sylvia Geszty (Soprano), Claes H. Ahnsjö (Tenor)
Berlin Cathedral Chorus/Roland Bader

Composed in 1767

[Brian]

DVORAK | Cello Concerto
Gautier Capucon
hr-Symphonieorchester, Paavo Jarvi

New Virgin CD.

DVORAK | Cello Concerto
Janos Starker
Philharmonia, Walter Susskind

Capucon's account is slow, a little too slow in spots of the first and second movements, which can occasionally drag or suffer from "stage pauses." There is some beautiful cello playing, to be sure, but the music does not work as fantastically well this way. Starker's account is taken at a clip which ranks among the quickest I know (10-minute slow movement!); I'm still on the first part, actually, but must note that Pierre Fournier can work at similar tempi with better technical proficiency and with an incomparably haunting solo in the development section.

[George]

Madien spin and I am already impressed!

[aquablob]

Madien spin and I am already impressed!

I'd be interested in your opinion of these after one or two thorough listens, as I've come "this close" to making this purchase in the past. I do enjoy his Scherzi. I've also come "this close" to buying Sokolov's live account of the Preludes... ::sigh:: if only money were no issue   

[Bogey]

How was the following Karl?

Vesperae solennes de confessore, K.339

I told Gurn that since I started this Wolfie run my favorite pieces have been the early vocal works so far.  I find myself letting these pieces play through multiple times.

[Bogey]

Easily one of my desert island discs.

[Brian]

DVORAK | Cello Concerto
Gautier Capucon
hr-Symphonieorchester, Paavo Jarvi

New Virgin CD.

DVORAK | Cello Concerto
Janos Starker
Philharmonia, Walter Susskind

Capucon's account is slow, a little too slow in spots of the first and second movements, which can occasionally drag or suffer from "stage pauses." There is some beautiful cello playing, to be sure, but the music does not work as fantastically well this way. Starker's account is taken at a clip which ranks among the quickest I know (10-minute slow movement!); I'm still on the first part, actually, but must note that Pierre Fournier can work at similar tempi with better technical proficiency and with an incomparably haunting solo in the development section.

Hey! Starker makes up takes some improvisatory liberties in a couple finale passages!

[George]

Is your cover that color? Mine is silver and black.

[Bogey]

Is your cover that color? Mine is silver and black.

Yup.  Silver and black here.  I believe ours is an earlier pressing.

[George]

I'd be interested in your opinion of these after one or two thorough listens, as I've come "this close" to making this purchase in the past. I do enjoy his Scherzi. I've also come "this close" to buying Sokolov's live account of the Preludes... ::sigh:: if only money were no issue   

I hear ya, bro. Listen number one already has me saying buy it! He plays a number of these so well that I was in awe! This happened in a number of the more technical preludes and the slower, more poetic ones as well. I like it more than Sokolov's for sure. Great sound too.

[George]

Yup.  Silver and black here.  I believe ours is an earlier pressing.

Great! I was hoping that there wasn't a second volume out there that I missed.