What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Mozart.
Complete Symphonies. CD V.
No. 16/17/18/19/26.

[Florestan]

[Florestan]

[Harry]

I like this recording very much Andrei!

[Florestan]

I like this recording very much Andrei!

It's very nice indeed.

[Harry]

Mozart Symphonies 17/18/19/26

In the repeat mode, but now with scores.

[karlhenning]

Interested to know your opinions of both of these.

I'll want a second listen to the Seventh before I can give much of an opinion beyond immediate enjoyment, and I want to listen some more.  The Eighth I didn't listen to just yet;  needed a palate-cleanser.  Will listen to it later today!

[Florestan]

Schubert

Rosamunde

The Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Claudio Abbado

[MN Dave]

Schubert

Rosamunde

Schumann didn't last long. 

[karlhenning]

Magnus Lindberg
Gran Duo
Finnish Radio Symphony
Sakari Oramo

[Florestan]

Schumann didn't last long. 

You're such a pain in the ass, Dave...

Thread duty:

Schumann

Manfred Overture

Rene Leibowitz / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Satisfied?

[George]

Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto 3
Ashkenazy/Fistoulari/LSO
Decca

I love to listen to this work while walking in the snow. Since it had been awhile since I heard this recording of it, I decided to bring it out for a spin. It wasn't as good as I remembered, lacking any real sense of excitement. The slowish tempos and the fact that Ashy never really catches fire contribute to this. Shoulda brought Rudy/Jansons or Janis/Dorati instead. Oh, well...

[karlhenning]

Magnus Lindberg
Chorale
Finnish Radio Symphony
Sakari Oramo

A fun, minor work . . . it would have been nicer if a longer work might have filled out the CD more (as it is, it clocks a modest 50 minutes).

[karlhenning]

Игорь Фëдорович [Igor Fyodorovich]
Le sacre du printemps (1947 version)
Cleveland Orchestra
Boulez

Stravinsky: Pierre Boulez Edition Boulez conducts Stravinsky, Messiaen, de Falla, Dukas Sony 4 CDs

Always a good listen, and especially in a fine performance & excellent recording.  Boulez does not 'elbow out' any of my already-faves, but there's nothing wrong with having another well-likeable recording.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Magnus Lindberg
Chorale

Did you dig the other 2 works on that disc? I think it's a fun disc as a whole - but yeah, they could have filled it out more

[karlhenning]

Did you dig the other 2 works on that disc? I think it's a fun disc as a whole - but yeah, they could have filled it out more

Yes, mostly the Clarinet Concerto, of course; but agreed, the whole disc is thoroughly enjoyable.

[Harry]

Josef Myslivecek.
Complete Wind Octets & Quintets.
L'Orfeo Wind Ensemble, Carin van Heerden.

[MN Dave]

You're such a pain in the ass, Dave...

Thread duty:

Schumann

Manfred Overture

Rene Leibowitz / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Satisfied?

Don't go changing to try and please me...

[Florestan]

Don't go changing to try and please me...

Well, I guess Schumann is a much better avatar for my username than anyone else, so I'll keep it.

You like his music, I presume... if you don't, shame on you!

[Harry]

Franz Schubert.
Symphony No 6 and 8.
Anima Eterna SO, Jos van Immerseel.