What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[ChamberNut]

On the Galaxie Chamber Music cable station....

Verdi

String Quartet in E minor

Hagen Quartet

*I've heard this quartet a handful of times now, and it is really smoking hot!

[jlaurson]

Cool!  A few years ago I had the great fortune of hearing that piece live.  Which recording are you hearing?  I have the one below, the RIAS Kammerchor with Marcus Creed. 

--Bruce

The same one, in the hmGold edition.




Listening to now:

[val]

CAVALLI:       La Calisto                            / Janet Baker, Cotrubas, Cuenod, Leppard

Leppard's orchestration is not as subtle as the one made by Rene Jacobs, but it includes only music composed by Cavalli. In certain moments the direction of Leppard seems heavy and too symphonic.

This said, Leppard has real singers, some of the greatest opera singers of his time. Baker is sublime, Cotrubas made here perhaps her best recording, Gottlieb, Cuénod, Kubiak, Bowman are all remarkable, not only singing but also giving their characters a presence, a life, that we cannot find in René Jacobs version.

[Harry]

Joseph Haydn.
Baryton Trios Volume VIII.
No. 53-59.
Esterhazy Ensemble.

O, yea lovers of Haydn, purchase the nectar of the hands of this composer, for he may not like it if you don't.

[Harry]

And again I play my favourite recording this month, "Carl Millocker's Der Bettelstudent".
Nothing as good as to cheer you up when down a little.
The performance is exemplary as is the recording from 1966.
Hilde Guden, Rudolf Schock, Lotte Schadle, Peter Minich, Fritz Ottendorff, Hilde Konetzni.

[karlhenning]

Good morning, all!

Mozart‡

Quintet in E-flat Major, K.452
for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon & piano

Adagio & Rondo, K.617
for glass harmonica [celesta, here], flute, oboe, viola & cello

[DavidRoss]

Hmmmmm....

At the moment I'm listening to some of that music from the dark side, kd lang's jazz- & blues-tinged country under the guidance of Owen Bradley--but we don't talk about that here.  Shhh.

[Harry]

First time listen to this classic, and I like what I hear.

[ChamberNut]

Mozart

String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K.499 Hoffmeister

1976
Alban Berg Quartet
Teldec

[karlhenning]

Mozart

String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K.499 Hoffmeister

1976
Alban Berg Quartet
Teldec

(* sips hot green tea *)

[DavidRoss]

(* sips hot green tea *)

Good idea, Ray.  Haven't heard the ABQ since getting Hagen's set.  But now am about to spin Buchbinder playing the Hammerklavier.

[Dundonnell]

I-N-D-E-E-D!  I-N-D-E-E-D! I-N-D-E-E-D!

You will upset Lethe

[ChamberNut]

Mozart

String Quartet No. 20 in D major, K.499 Hoffmeister

1976
Alban Berg Quartet
Teldec

Wow!  Hadn't listen to this for some time.  It is such a gorgeous string quartet.  Even David Hasselhoff would approve! 

[ChamberNut]

Hammerklavier.

Ok.  It's official.  Everytime someone mentions the Hammerklavier, I must listen to it!

It can't be helped.  0:)

[ChamberNut]

You will upset Lethe

[karlhenning]

Mozart‡
Viola Quintet in E-flat Major, K.614
Amadeus Quartet & Cecil Aronowitz

[Opus106]

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra|Michael Tilson Thomas

Live|c. February 2004

The pastoral sounding opening reminds me of early Mahler.

[Opus106]

Even David Hasselhoff would approve! 

AHHHH...!

Why are people choosing such scary avatars, these days? Guys, doing this will NOT ward off Robert Newman.

[Florestan]

Anonymous Holy Roman Empire-ish Master

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in C major (aka KV 467)

Gulda / Abbado / Wiener Philharmoniker

[Opus106]

Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 82
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra|Michael Tilson Thomas

Live|c. February 2004

The pastoral sounding opening reminds me of early Mahler.

A new favourite fifth!

Beautiful and delightful middle movement; and the brass in the finale with one of most unexpected endings - great!