What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[owlice]

Barati Symphony #1.

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2, another set that arrived from MDT a few weeks ago to help bolster my Solti's collection ...

[not edward]

My favourite Left Hand Concerto and Gaspard helpfully packaged together in a long-oop disc:

[SonicMan46]

Sammartini, Giovanni (c. 1770-1775) - Complete Early Symphonies for String Orchestra w/ Daniele Ferrari conducting 'I Giovani di Nuova Cameristica' - 3 CD offering on Nuova Era; just on the first disc - these works are claimed in the liner notes to be 'the birth of the classical symphony' - an exaggeration?  Not sure, but these compositions come out of Milan in the first half of the 18th century and evolved from opera overtures into more purely orchestral works - regardless, quite enjoyable!


Britten & Bridge - Cello Works for Orchestra; mainly bought for the Oration w/ Hickox & City of London Sinfonia; Steven Isserlis on cello. 

 

[George]

Listening to some of the Beethoven sonatas in this set:

Pathetique, Moonlight, Op. 31/3

So far I prefer the interpretations in the Hungaroton set, but these earlier recordings are nice to hear. The set also includes her Op. 78, Waldstein, Op. 109 and Op. 111. 2 discs of Schubert and Schumann are also included. All recordings are from 1958 - 1965.  

[Keemun]

[mahler10th]

Track 15:
Nocturne in E. T. A. Hoffman Style, for 2 violins, viola & cello

This is great.  Now I need to look up Hoffman.

Thanks Andrei.

[Coopmv]

This set appears to be quite popular ...   

[Opus106]

Track 15:
Nocturne in E. T. A. Hoffman Style, for 2 violins, viola & cello

This is great.  Now I need to look up Hoffman.

The guy changed one of his middle names to reflect his enthusiasm for the music of a certain fraudulent composer.

[George]

Op. 78 - Certainly better than the Hungaroton version. In fact, one of the best that I have heard. Kempff's mono recording still is my favorite for this sonata though.

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from this set, which arrived from MDT a few weeks ago.
Sir Colin and the RCO together are awesome ...

[Brünnhilde forever]

Never stop tryin', that is my mantra.

After you have listened to this one, you can stop trying, you have heard the best!

Story goes, when the recording was finished, Kleiber was asked to stay around for possible corrections and changes. He told them it's perfect, no corrections and changes needed and he went home.  

[Coopmv]

After you have listened to this one, you can stop trying, you have heard the best!

Story goes, when the recording was finished, Kleiber was asked to stay around for possible corrections and changes. He told them it's perfect, no corrections and changes needed and he went home.  

Carlos Kleiber remains to be an enigma to me.  I have his Beethoven 5th and Schubert 8th. 

[Coopmv]

The guy changed one of his middle names to reflect his enthusiasm for the music of a certain fraudulent composer.

I missed some nice tidbits here.  Who was that fraudulent composer?

[Opus106]

I missed some nice tidbits here.  Who was that fraudulent composer?

The same fraudulent composer who had Salieri by his bedside to copy the Requiem in D minor for him.

Reportedly, Hoffman was so captivated by Mozart's music that he changed (or possibly created) the A in his name to Amadeus.

[Coopmv]

The same fraudulent composer who had Salieri by his bedside to copy the Requiem in D minor for him.

Reportedly, Hoffman was so captivated by Mozart's music that he changed (or possibly created) the A in his name to Amadeus.

Has there been any definitive evidence that WAM was a fraud?  New historical evidence unearthed recently?

[Opus106]

Has there been any definitive evidence that WAM was a fraud?  New historical evidence unearthed recently?

All tongue-in-cheek, sir. Appended with suggestive emoticons.

[Coopmv]

All tongue-in-cheek, sir. Appended with suggestive emoticons.

The movie Amadeus has certainly helped ...   

[Florestan]

Track 15:
Nocturne in E. T. A. Hoffman Style, for 2 violins, viola & cello

This is great.  Now I need to look up Hoffman.

Thanks Andrei.

You're welcome. 

[Valentino]

After you have listened to this one, you can stop trying, you have heard the best!

I have no problems with Carlos, I'm a fan. Richard on the other hand! 

To be honest, I managed to play the whole thing for the first time today, and I think I deserve my Ferrari now. Maybe I can get around to appreciate Wagner. That would be fine.