What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[George]

[The new erato]

Today:

Handel; Ezio Act 1, Curtis/Archiv
Melartin: Symph 3 & 4, Grin/Ondine

[Bulldog]

That one's a gem.

[George]

That one's a gem.

I had an old copy for a long time and recently found Book one (orginal edition) new in a used store, then a few days later grabbed the Images and Children's Corner, so I had to then grab a Book Two from amazon. Had it in under a week.

Great stuff for sure! Debussy with a clean shave. I love the cover too. 

[SonicMan46]

I never really warmed to Ashkenazy/Previn's Prokofiev set. The sound they produce is too dense, which I think suffocates the music. It's great for the heady romanticism of Rachmaninov, and I love the pairing in those concertos, but Prokofiev deserves a leaner, [meaner!] sound. I like this set:

   

Benji - I've had that Ashkenazy set for years - can't say that I love it but stopped looking and have not heard other options - so my interest is peeked! 

So, looked briefly on Amazon just to see what other sets might be of interest - inserted a couple above in your quote that seemed to be well recommended; would appreciate any comments from all who might have heard these recordings - thanks! 

[imperfection]

Absolutely stunning sound...hard to believe such high-definition can be possibly stored on a CD. The interpretation is extremely lifelike and charming...the dark sonorities of the legendary RCO needs to be heard to be believed.

[DavidRoss]

[RussellG]

$900? Mine is $20000, insulated coathangers for speaker cables included.

In defence of the approx $8K replacement value of my system:  http://i.gizmodo.com/5213042/why-we-need-audiophiles?skyline=true&s=x  (that's quite an interesting read actually).

Thread duty - 1988:

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 of this 2-CD set that just arrived two days ago.  Goldberg Variations that lasts almost 88 minutes is kind of long and this is the only version of my 10+ versions of Goldbergs that spans two discs ...

[jwinter]

Beethoven sonatas, John O'Conor vol 1.  So far, so good

[Diletante]

I'm listening to Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel).

[Que]

First spin. First impression: excellent!



Q

[Valentino]

Stereo Vegh?

The one on naïve with the magnificent cover picture. I don't care if the two channels are the same or different. Shall find out.

[FideLeo]

This is Parmigianino in sound; mannerism at its best!

[Valentino]

A celection of Dvorak Cypresses.



Hagen Quartett, with two girls in the band. That's a long time ago!

[George]

The one on naïve with the magnificent cover picture. I don't care if the two channels are the same or different. Shall find out.

That's the stereo.

[Valentino]

So much for the idea of selling off half my amps and speakers.



Sudbin's is the only recording of the Tchaikowsky 1 I can stomach. But it is very good.

[ChamberNut]

Beethoven

String Trio in E flat, op. 3
Serenade for string trio in D major, op. 8

Zurich String Trio
Brilliant Classics

Terrific early Beethoven to go with my first cup of coffee!

[Opus106]

The exploration continues...

Carl Nielsen
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 13, FS 4
Oslo String Quartet

[nut-job]

The exploration continues...

Carl Nielsen
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 13, FS 4
Oslo String Quartet

You've heard the wind quintet?