What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[DavidW]

XLD is supposedly the EAC equivalent for MAC. It takes a bit longer than a few minutes, often taking 10-15 minutes if the disc is long or scratched, but I don't currently have a need for it to go faster.    

Wow that's slow!   It takes around 5 minutes for EAC to be more precise than I was.  It's long enough that I can retag the previous cd, short enough that I don't get impatient.

[Franco]

[karlhenning]

Ongoing play w/ Dave's shuffle game:

The Bonzo Dog Band
"Turkeys"
Let's Make Up & Be Friendly

&

Palestrina
Sanctus from Missa Aeterna Christi munera
Oxford Camerata

&

Дмитри Дмитриевич
iii. Allegretto
Cello Concerto № 2, Opus 126
Jiří Barta, vc
Prague Symphony
Максим Дмитриевич

&

Nielsen
iii. Poco adagio
Symphony № 4, Det uudslukkelige
RSNO
Bryden Thomson

&

Zappa
"Zoot Allures"
from You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. III

[karlhenning]

The fun I am having with this! . . .

Ongoing play w/ Dave's shuffle game:

Mannheim Steamroller
"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"

&

Sibelius
Aallottaret (The Oceanides), Opus 74
LSO
Doráti

&

Игорь Фëдорович
Scene iii, At the Mill
Le baiser de la fée
LSO
Robt Craft

&

Zappa & The Mothers
"If we'd all been living in California"
from Uncle Meat

&

Bartók
i. Allegro
String Quartet № 5
Emerson Quartet

&

Nielsen
iv. Allegro
Symphony № 4, Det uudslukkelige
RSNO
Bryden Thomson

[Franco]

[Opus106]

[Bach Violin Sonatas Gould Laredo]

Never liked the combination of the violin and piano in Bach. Unless Gould was playing -- essentially, the keyboard component showing up -- I had a difficult time believing that it was Bach.

[karlhenning]

And, finally (as the game is a course of 15 random tracks) . . . .

Ongoing play w/ Dave's shuffle game:

Bartók
i. Allegro
Piano Concerto № 2
Géza Anda, pf
Berlin Radio Symphony
Ferenc Fricsay

(extra 16th track:)

Talking Heads
"(Nothing But) Flowers"
from Naked

[George]

Talking Heads
"(Nothing But) Flowers"
from Naked

...And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention...

[SonicMan46]

Giving this 3-CD set another spin this morn; more comments in the 'old wooden instruments' thread  HERE, if interested - 

[karlhenning]

...And as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention...

...If this is Paradise, I wish I had a lawn-mower...

[karlhenning]

Thread duty:

The MFA Masterpieces of Renaissance Venice CD

[Franco]

[Keemun]

Scriabin: Symphony No. 1 (Segerstam/Royal Stockholm PO)

[karlhenning]

The MFA Masterpieces of Renaissance Venice CD

Closing with a suitably exquisite Gloria a 16 by Andrea Gabrieli

[not edward]

All of it. And again.

[George]

This came up yesterday, so I thought I'd listen to it today. I hadn't heard it in awhile and was surprised to find that I didn't enjoy it very much. I missed that Debussian mystery heard in other pianist's Debussy. While she is technically flawless, when things heat up she remains too cool for my taste. The piano tone is thin overall, not sure if this is the fault of the recording or the pianist.  

[admiralackbar74]

This came up yesterday, so I thought I'd listen to it today. I hadn't heard it in awhile and was surprised to find that I didn't enjoy it very much. I missed that Debussian mystery heard in other pianist's Debussy. While she is technically flawless, when things heat up she remains too cool for my taste. The piano tone is thin overall, not sure if this is the fault of the recording or the pianist.  

George, do you enjoy Uchida in Mozart? I have no scientific evidence for this, but through my musical experiences, for whatever reason, I've found that pianists who do well in Mozart also do well in Debussy (and usually vice versa). I haven't heard Uchida in either repertoire, so I have no opinion, but I do find it interesting that her Debussy Etudes and her Mozart Sonatas are often highly recommended.

It'd be interesting to hear Michelangeli in Mozart (solo repertoire, in particular). Any suggestions?

[admiralackbar74]

In honor of International Lefthanders Day (I'm not kidding), I'm listening to
the Schumann Violin Sonatas.

No Composer Left Behind
http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=613

Anyone have recommendations for repertoire for piano, left hand only? (Other than the Ravel concerto, of course.) My wife and I were discussing this very issue the other day and wondering if there were any other worthy pieces written for left hand that would be worth exploring.

[bhodges]

Here are three more (I only know the Prokofiev, which is absolutely worth hearing):

http://www.amazon.com/Piano-Concertos-Martinu-Prokofiev-Nowka/dp/B0000267YC

Also, Hindemith wrote a very good one that was just uncovered in the last few years.  I heard it live with the New York Philharmonic with Leon Fleisher--liked it a lot--and now there is a recording, also with Fleisher:

http://www.amazon.com/Paul-Hindemith-Klaviermusik-Orchester-Left-hand/dp/B001UGIS6G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250185122&sr=1-1

--Bruce

[prémont]

Looks sweet!  What instrument(s)/location(s)?

Most of the works are played on the P.G.Andersen / Metzler organ (finished 1966), St. Pierre Cathedral, Geneve.