What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Florestan]

Fierce performances, and maybe the orchestra is a little to large for comfort, but fun music.

Fun? With hints of Schumann and Brahms here and there it's more than that: a forward-looking masterpiece. 

[ChamberNut]

Stravinsky

Symphony in Three Movements
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony in C

Sir Simon Rattle
Berlin Philharmonic
EMI Classics

[George]

Schumann

Piano Concerto in A minor op. 54

Emil von Sauer, Willem Mengelberg / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

rec. 1940

Wow! 

Can you link me to that CD? I thought I had the complete Sauer from Marston, but I guess not. 

[Florestan]

Can you link me to that CD? I thought I had the complete Sauer from Marston, but I guess not. 

It's not a CD, but you could rip the music from the video using www.flv2mp3.com (a thousand thanks to Mandryka for this invaluable tip!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcjimYyhq3k&feature=PlayList&p=62AEF37A87CD4255&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20

[Dr. Dread]

It's not a CD, but you could rip the music from the video using www.flv2mp3.com (a thousand thanks to Mandryka for this invaluable tip!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcjimYyhq3k&feature=PlayList&p=62AEF37A87CD4255&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20

Woah! Nice.

[George]

It's not a CD, but you could rip the music from the video using www.flv2mp3.com (a thousand thanks to Mandryka for this invaluable tip!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcjimYyhq3k&feature=PlayList&p=62AEF37A87CD4255&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=20

Thanks, I can't listen to it at "work" but I will check it out later.

[Florestan]

[karlhenning]

Stravinsky

Symphony in Three Movements
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony in C

Sir Simon Rattle
Berlin Philharmonic
EMI Classics

(* sips hot tea *)

[karlhenning]

Thread duty:

Дмитри Дмитриевич
Cello Concerto № 1 in E-flat Major, Opus 107
Cello Concerto № 2 in G Minor, Opus 126
Jiří Bárta, vc
Prague Symphony
Максим Дмитриевич

[Opus106]

With whom is Stravinsky seen conversing on that cover?

[Dr. Dread]

Thread booty:

chopin via sirota

[karlhenning]

Cannot be; Dyagilev was dead by the time Stravinsky was at the age of that photograph.

My guess is that it's Balanchine

[Opus106]

Thanks, guys.

[Tapkaara]

Der Rosenkavalier Suite by R. Strauss - Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra/Jesus Lopez-Cobos

[Dr. Dread]

It could be Balanchine.

[bhodges]

With whom is Stravinsky seen conversing on that cover?

It is definitely Balanchine.  Here is another shot from the same session, in which they were rehearsing Agon in 1957. 

--Bruce

[Dr. Dread]

I still think it's Balanchine.

[Opus106]

It is definitely Balanchine.  Here is another shot from the same session, in which they were rehearsing Agon in 1957. 

--Bruce

Yes. Thank you, Bruce. Most of the profile shots I found through Google seemed to match, but I could not find the exact photograph.

[bhodges]

I still think it's Balanchine.

--Bruce

[karlhenning]

Continuing the countdown:

Дмитри Дмитриевич
Symphony № 3 in E-flat Major (Первомайская), Opus 20
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Prague Symphony
Максим Дмитриевич