What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Opus106]

I don't think Ray would mind having a cup of hot tea on this Sunday afternoon.

J. Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Argerich/Bashmet/Kremer/Maisky

[nut-job]

Spring song, nicely done.

[Coopmv]

Spring song, nicely done.

I have this SACD set ...

[rubio]

Great performances of the Beethoven's 3rd and 7th with the Concertgebouw. However, for the 3rd the recorded sound is quite a bit better on the Decca Legends release than here (fuller and warmer), and generally I also slightly prefer his WP recording of this symphony.

[rubio]

Symphony 4, 5 and 6 from Kletzki's Beethoven cycle. This sounds really good. He is quite light-footed and the orchestra is adorable. It seems like I will have to order vol. 1 to complete the cycle .

[Coopmv]

Great performances of the Beethoven's 3rd and 7th with the Concertgebouw. However, for the 3rd the recorded sound is quite a bit better on the Decca Legends release than here (fuller and warmer), and generally I also slightly prefer his WP recording of this symphony.

Is this set still available and monaural?

[Coopmv]

Now playing ...

[MDL]

My other half is working in Africa at the mo, so we're chatting via MSN messenger. At the same time, I've been hopping here and there around Spotify. Listened to a startling performance of Ravel's Bolero with the LSO (sounding nothing at all like the LSO, more like some exotic, tangy band) under Arpad Joo, Rattle's Nielen 4, Lutoslawski's 3rd Symphony with Barenboim and the CSO. Now playing Siouxsie and the Banshees track Cascade and feeling the urge to have a blast of early X-Mal Deutschland.

[imperfection]

Gustav Mahler, Symphony No.1 in D major, "Titan"
Giuseppe Sinopoli
RAI Orchestra
Auditorium Giovanni Agnelli, Centro congressi Lingotto, Torino
Live, 1997


This rare, never-commercially-released recording. In loseless sound, too. Members who wish to hear a splendidly colorful, spontaneous and exciting M1 please PM me, I'll be glad to provide you links to the download.  

[jhar26]

Box set of the Alfven symphonies, rhapsodies and other orchestral stuff. I love this music (even) more than I expected I would. Especially symphonies nos.2 and 4 are very beautiful.

[MDL]

Telemusik (1966) electronic music (17'30)
A classic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemusik

Fab artwork! I've got the 6-LP DG Avant-Garde that has very plain block colours. Is that a kosher DG sleeve or some strange reissue?

[rubio]

 

Is this set still available and monaural?

It's OOP, but there are used copies.

[Lethevich]

Incantatie IV

[AnthonyAthletic]

Wuorinen:  Theologoumenon - Levine/Met Orchestra

Poulenc:
Concerto for 2 Pianos - K & M Labeque/Pappano/NYPO
Gloria (World Premiere) - Boston SO/Munch, Adele Addison (sop), 1961
Organ concerto - Jansons/RCO

Tchaikovsky:  Manfred symphony - RLPO/Petrenko

                   

[Lethevich]

The Tüür is actually really nice if not essential, considering that it is an early work. It is most suitable for a compilation such as this, due to its accessable nature. The Tubin chamber works are a great discovery, simply very fine music.

[ChamberNut]

I don't think Ray would mind having a cup of hot tea on this Sunday afternoon.

J. Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Argerich/Bashmet/Kremer/Maisky

*Goes to pound the table, but instead crushes the coffee cup and his hand to smithereens!*

[RussellG]

First listen.  This sounds very nice indeed.  It sits right in the groove of what I think this symphony should shound like.  And the sound!  Those Telarc engineers have always been something special.  This sounds much better than the Decca recordings at the Masonic Auditorium from the same era.  It was recorded on a Sony 1610 too, which is just about as old skool as you can get when it comes to A/D converters.  It's warm, smooth and detailed, which are often not characteristics attributed to early digital.  This one's a winner (I still like Vänskä on BIS too).  Recorded 1985:

[ChamberNut]

Shostakovich

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

Eder Quartet
Naxos

*Brian, I'm having my Shostakovich today! 

[ChamberNut]

Strauss, R.

Tod und Verklarung, op. 24

Rudolf Kempe
Staatskapelle Dresden
EMI Classics

[Fëanor]

Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Mugam Sayagi; Kronos Quartet & Franghiz Ali-Zadeh (piano)

• Oasis
• Apsheron Quintet
• Music for Piano
• Mugam Sayagi