What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Keemun]

Thanks Keemun and Karl for being so patient with me.

You're quite welcome, Harry.  It was my pleasure to help. 

~~~~~

Now listening to:

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (Yevgeny Sudbin, piano; John Neschling; Sao Paolo Symphony Orchestra)

[karlhenning]

First-Listen Fridays:

[DavidRoss]

Recently had the pleasure of hearing Rzewski himself play this and chatting with him after.  It will be interesting to hear your reaction.

Now playing:  Wifey just spun up Lakmé--Plasson/Dessay

[Catison]

First time listening to The Golden Dance.

[Franco]

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 5 in A major
Julliard Quartet (circa 1964-1970)

[PaulR]

Shostakovich: 8th String Quartet Emerson String Quartet

[Brian]

Karl, I'll be interested to hear how you feel about the Rzewski - I have it but haven't played it. However, I have used it to impress friends with the ol' "The longest song with no breaks or movements that I have in my iTunes is 62 minutes, top that!" gambit. Usually people can only counter with the "Well, the longest song I have is something like 20 minutes, and that's one of those goofy dead composer things you gave me on that burned CD, so it doesn't count." gambit.

Wow, looks like his head got stuck in a tanning booth.

[Henk]

Just came in:



Disc 1.

[Dana]

Hide that before Owlice sees it and decides she "needs" it!

[Opus106]

Hide that before Owlice sees it and decides she "needs" it!

What are you talking about? Of course she needs it!



(Well, maybe, except for the Apassionata.)

[Franco]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Herbert Blomstedt; Dresden Staatskapelle

[karlhenning]

As to the Big Piece:  I like it entirely.  I am still in absorption mode, and will not say more at present, except that this is a piece I will revisit many a time and oft.

I like the Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues well, too;  first six minutes remind me very favorably of the Prokofiev Opus 11.

[ChamberNut]

Beethoven

String Quartet in E flat, op. 74 "Harfenquartett" *

Quartetto Italiano
Philips

*One of my first loves when I started listening to string quartets.  Still one of my faves.  Also happens to be the first string quartet that I heard performed lived.

[owlice]

Just came in:



Disc 1.

Oh, dear God!

[Dr. Dread]

Oh, dear God!

What? Don't you have that either? 

[Bogey]

A bit from the radio earlier

Chopin
Nocturne in e Op 72/1 B 19
Daniel Barenboim, piano
DG

I really enjoyed this performance.

[George]

What are you talking about? Of course she needs it!



(Well, maybe, except for the Apassionata.)

I love the reviewer who said that on Gulda's recording of the Appassionata, he sounds as if he's being chased by hornets.  

I listened to that one again recently and from a technical perspective, it is mighty impressive. I made a CD for the VP of my department of that one, the live Gilels form the 50s? (Brilliant Classics) and the Annie Fischer. This was to show him that piano music can sound very differnet in different hands. He agreed.

[SonicMan46]

Bunch of 'little' packages have arrived in the mail the last few days & just getting around to some listening!

Albrechtsberger, Johann (1736-1809) - String Trios (disc split w/ similar works by Johannes Sperger) w/ the Belvedere Trio Wien - first exposure to Albrechtsberger, whose dates are almost identical to those of Haydn (latter 4 yrs older).

Danzi, Franz (1763-1826) - Wind Quintets w/ Schornsheim (on fortepiano) & Das Reicha'sche Quintett, all on period instruments, including a natural horn, as pictured on the cover art; already have a lot of this composer's 'wind quintets', but these are earlier Opus numbers. 


 

[owlice]

What? Don't you have that either? 

Not yet.....

[Henk]

As to the Big Piece:  I like it entirely.  I am still in absorption mode, and will not say more at present, except that this is a piece I will revisit many a time and oft.

I like the Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues well, too;  first six minutes remind me very favorably of the Prokofiev Opus 11.

Have that recording also. Drury, on recording below, performs it much better imo. I knew the work from that recording so van Raat's version was a bit disappointing. Can be that I was just used to Drury. But good to be reminded of giving him a second chance.