What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[listener]

disc 3 fromthe Capriccio box of Busoni paraphrases and transcriptions.  "Big" pieces are the Fantasia after J.,S.Bach, P&F in E-flat BWV552, Liszt's Mephisto Waltz 1, and the Fantasia on Cornelius' 'Barber of Bagdad'
and Kurt Weill Der Kuhhandel (selections)

[DarkAngel]

Harpsichord & Fortepiano Concertos
Christine Schornsheim, harpsichord & fortepiano
Berliner Barock-Compagney
3-CD set
Capriccio

This set works out excellently like a sort of Short History of the Origins of Keyboard Concerto after J.S. Bach: CD1-Bach's sons (CPE, WF & JC); CD2-Bach's students (Kirnberger, Müthel & Nichelmann) & CD3- The Third Chapter in the Melodious History of the Piano Concerto (Rosetti, Wolf & Naumann).

Excellent performances by Schornsheim and the (HIP) Berliner Barock-Compagney; fine sound quality and convenient price (f.i., Presto Classical: $14.61).

A.M.
Reading your posts is dangerous to my financial health.......order placed
Schornsheim collection rapidly expanding

[Brian]

I have a $5 off coupon at NaxosDirect and am trying to decide which CD to buy. This is one of the finalists. But does anybody have any suggestions?

[Brian]

Ding ding ... we may have a winner!

EDIT: Post #6000

[greg]

Dallapiccola- Marsia (complete ballet) (Noseda)
Not sure I can offer much insight on this one, other than it sounds like pretty typical Romantic-styled music, though probably even more like film music. Enjoyable, though nothing incredible.

[OzRadio]

Decca's 30-disc Handel Masterworks. This is my first Handel aside from a one-disc "best of." They're all in my cd player now. What a way to end 2009.

[Marc]

Decca's 30-disc Handel Masterworks. This is my first Handel aside from a one-disc "best of." They're all in my cd player now. What a way to end 2009.

Yeah!
Don't forget his Music for the Royal Fireworks!
It has just started here!

My final piece of 2009 was Toccata & Fugue in E major, BWV 566, by a certain Bach. That final fugue ..... what a way to end 2009!

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!!

[Bogey]

This vinyl just arrived.  Gorgeous.

[George]

K. 1-5, 24, 25, 54, 94, 179, 180, 279-281

[Bogey]

K. 1-5, 24, 25, 54, 94, 179, 180, 279-281

It's good to be the King!

[George]

It's good to be the King!

Hey, Bill!

[Cristofori]

This vinyl just arrived.  Gorgeous.

Hey Bogey,

Is this a 2 LP set? It looks like it says "Partita 2" on the cover. Is this the actual Partita No.2, or do they mean Volume 2?

If so, then there may be another volume coming out, if there isn't one out already.

Keep your eyes open!

[jlaurson]

HAPPY NEW YEAR

to all GMG-posters.

Bach "Die Fledermaus" Wien, September 1950 originally on Decca LXT 2550-2551 Re-issued on any cheapo label imaginable mine on: "Centurion Classics" Julius Patzak, Wilma Lipp, Anton Dermota, Sieglinde Wagner, Hilda Gueden, Alfred Poell, Kurt Preger, August Jaresch Screw sound quality, to hell with dialog... this is the most authentically Viennese Fledermaus ever... even better than the live recording of HvK in some regards. (Never mind his ghastly one on Decca.) It's a tradition.

[listener]

Georgy Dmitriev All-Night Vigil   discounted 20% + 33 1/3%, how could I resist
D'Indy   Medée, Kardec, suites   and  Souvenirs

[George]

From the Naxos website:

Koczalski then studied for four summers with Karl Mikuli himself (1821–1897), a pupil of Chopin. Koczalski wrote of these lessons in a book published in 1936. Most important to the young boy was the way in which Mikuli analysed the works they studied together, revealing their spiritual and architectural qualities. Every aspect of playing the piano was addressed by Mikuli: 'Strictly based on Chopin's method, his teaching was so revolutionary that even today it commands all my admiration...' Koczalski went on to say that Mikuli stressed above all '...the care for authenticity with which Chopin's works must be approached. Here there is no camouflage, no cheap rubato and no languishing or useless contortions.'

Although Koczalski made a few acoustic discs and recorded in Poland after World War II, his main series of recordings was made in Germany in the late 1930s for Polydor. After his lessons with Mikuli, Koczalski had no other teacher, whereas Mikuli's two other famous pupils who recorded, Moriz Rosenthal and Aleksander Michalowski, both studied with other masters; and it may be true to say that Koczalski's recordings of Chopin are the closest we shall hear to the style the composer envisaged.

[CD]

Mathis Der Maler, Sinfonia Serena 0:)

[SonicMan46]

Well on New Year's Eve, I've added some additions to my holiday music collection - arrived in the last few days and have been listening:

Crystal Christmas w/ William Zeitler on the 'glass armonica' et al (variety of Christmas music mostly traditional)

Christmas Wishes w/ Aureole - all ladies on harp, flute, & viola; just a WIDE variety of choices here, including Greensleeves & White Christmas - this combination of instruments works quite well w/ this music

Sing We Christmas w/ Chanticleer - just great reviews & wanted another disc of them in this type of repertoire - 

   

[CD]

Symphonies 3 and 4

[Coopmv]

Now playing this set, which I have not listened to in many years ...

[PaulR]

Symphony #8 "Unfinished"

An old favorite of mine.  The actual piece that got into classical music.