What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[RussellG]

No fear of Noise Reduction here, in fact, it sounds like they added some extra in. 

You can never have too much noise!

Now playing this fine performance from 2001 (although the sound quality pales in comparison to my other M3 - López-Cobos on Telarc):

[SonicMan46]

This had been waiting on the listening pile for quite a while - nicely cheap from MDT.
First impression: an unalloyed pleasure, top marks!

 

Hello Que - now I know that the listening will take a little time, but I believe that you also own the Christine Schornsheim package (inserted above, right) - any comparison comments would be greatly appreciated; I have her set, but have been 'eyeing' the other as an alternate!    Dave

[George]

Francis Planté, who was born in Orthez, France, in 1839, made a series of electrical recordings for French Columbia at his home in Mont-de-Marsan, France in July, 1928.

Enjoyable, if somewhat heavy handed at times.

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Kammermusik № 1, Opus 24 № 1
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Abbado

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Kammermusik № 2, Opus 36 № 1
Lars Vogt, pf
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Abbado

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Kammermusik № 3, Opus 36 № 2
Georg Faust, vc
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Abbado

[karlhenning]

Hindemith
Kammermusik № 4, Opus 36 № 3
Kolja Blacher, a 1730 Stradivari violin named Fifi
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Abbado

No, not Fifi—Triton

[Harry]

Julius Rontgen.

A wonderful CD.

[Henk]

disc 1-2

[karlhenning]

Sibelius
Tapiola, Opus 112
SFSO
Blomstedt

(* nods to Dave & "new Bruce" *)

[bhodges]

More from the Concertgebouw Anthology 1980-1990 box:

Mozart (or whoever wrote it, still not a bad effort ): Overture to Don Giovanni (Kurt Sanderling, recorded April 22, 1983)
Martinů: Symphony No. 6, "Fantaisies symphoniques" (Wolfgang Sawallisch, Jan. 5, 1986)
Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy (Antal Dorati, March 15, 1984)

--Bruce

[Harry]

Mesmerizing!

[Franco]

John O'Conor, Beethoven: Appassionata Sonata

O'Conor's cycle is generally pleasing, but not outstanding.  In a blindfold test, one might get him confused with Richard Goode - but with closer listening, O'Conor would appear to be more reserved.

Oh, George, you had asked about the Pollini Waldstein I heard yesterday - it is a live performance included in the Pollini Edition set.

[DavidRoss]

The past hour:

Henning, Stars and Guitars
Sibelius, numero uno -- Bernstein/NYPO  (nods to Alan)
Sibelius, numero tres -- same (follows the above on the CD and once it started I could not shut it off, though I'm listening as I type, it keeps demanding my attention!
Next up:  Sibelius, numero seis, Sakari/Iceland (nods to Alan again.  and to "new Bruce" for resurrecting the old Sibelius thread and getting us going once again!)

Got a feeling this is going to be a Sibelius day.  Started with The Wood-Nymph, and expect that Luonnotar and Tapiola are just over the horizon.  One of the cool things about not listening to Sibelius for awhile is that when I do I get to fall in love all over again!

I like Stars and Guitars more every time I hear it...as is the case with most of Karl's music.  The performances he linked to in his composition thread are the best I've heard yet.

Haven't heard the Bernstein recordings for quite some time--months or maybe more than a year.  As my old friends here know, I generally prefer leaner interpretations, but Lenny's old NYPO Sibelius cycle is every bit as great and lasting an achievement as his first Mahler cycle with the same band.

[karlhenning]

Hearty thanks, Dave!

[George]

Oh, George, you had asked about the Pollini Waldstein I heard yesterday - it is a live performance included in the Pollini Edition set.

Sweeeeet. 

[Bruckner is God]

Right now I am listening to one of my favourite operas, L'elisir d'Amore, a relatively new recording with Marcello Viotti conducting.

[Opus106]

decisions, decisions -    Dave

Isn't it always so...


Thread duty:

A Bach and Scarlatti Recital

Andreas Staier, harpsichord [Sorry. I don't have any more information on the instrument used.]
Convento de Santa Teresa, San Sebastián, Basque Country

August 12, 2008

Bach, Toccata BWV 914
Scarlatti, Sonatas K394 & 395
Bach partita, BWV767
Scarlatti, Sonatas K518 & 519
Bach, Caprice BWV 992
Scarlatti, Sonatas K141 &208
Bach, Tocatta BWV 912
Scarlatti, Sonatas K87 & 460
Encore: Bach, (WTC) E major Fugue from BWV 878

[Haffner]

Beethoven Opus 127 (Guarneri)


I'm so boring.

[karlhenning]

Sibelius
Symphony № 1 in E Minor, Opus 39
SFSO
Blomstedt