What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Keemun]

Glazunov
Symphony No. 3
Tadaaki Otaka
BBC National Orchestra of Wales

[greg]

Sibelius: Symphony 7/ Karajan

Probably because I haven't listened to Sibelius for months, this symphony sounds at least 20 times better than it did any other time I listened.

[Harry]

As a closing off for today this fine acquisition I bought some days ago. Wonderful music to end the day.

[Franco]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
John Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

[DavidW]

Listened to Herreweghe/Royal Flemish Orchestra performing LvB's 1st and 3rd.

Thoughts: just right tempo, neither too fast nor too slow.  I feel like everything is done pretty much right, but plays it safe.  Extraordinary sound.  I don't feel that there is much conductor bias, it would be the kind of recording that I would rec to someone new to Beethoven.

[Scarpia]

Bliss Quintet for clarinet and strings. 

[Conor71]

Bach: Cantata No. 198, BWV 198, "Laß Fürstin, Laß Noch Einen Strahl"

[SonicMan46]

Edelmann, Johann (1749-1794) - Keyboard/String Quartets w/ Miklos Spanyi on the tangent piano - I'm really enjoying this instrument (i.e. wooden slips striking the strings w/ a variety of ways to change the tone and coloring of the sound produced) - this performer's MAJOR output has been the CPE Bach solo & concerto keyboard works played on this instrument - I've not acquired any of these discs YET!  I guess that an eventual BOX by BIS may be offered, but when? 

Pfitzner, Hans (1869-1949) - Piano Trios w/ the Robert Schumann Trio - just acquired the CPO 4-CD set of this composer's 'chamber works' - my first exposure to him!  So far, late Romantic music entering the 20th century - 3 more discs to go and expect to enjoy!  Now, CPO is offering a BOX of his orchestral works, I believe? 


 

[Conor71]

Bach: Keyboard Partita No. 2 In C Minor, BWV826 

[greg]

Me- "The Bend of Time" for solo clarinet.
Same effect as listening to Sibelius 7 earlier... maybe the only reason I enjoyed them was because I haven't listened in so long and I listened for no reason I can think of.
Was actually thinking of trashing this piece, but I think I like it now...

[karlhenning]

Me- "The Bend of Time" for solo clarinet.
Same effect as listening to Sibelius 7 earlier... maybe the only reason I enjoyed them was because I haven't listened in so long and I listened for no reason I can think of.
Was actually thinking of trashing this piece, but I think I like it now...

I did send you the recording of the recital, yes? (Is that what you are listening to?)

[karlhenning]

By no means trash it.  Let me know if you entertain any suggestions from the performer (and to decline entertaining such suggestion is perfectly fine, too).

[mahler10th]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
John Gardiner, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique

That set remains my favourite Beethoven set.
Happy listening Franco.

Meanwhile, in 1995, a fellow recommended I listen to Saint-Saens Organ Symphony (No 3).  Unfortunately the same fellow died 3 weeks after recommending it.    
While my head is still stuck in the late 90's, I realise that it has been 15 years since that poor fellow waxed enthusiastically about this symphony (at the time I was telling HIM to listen to Bruckner.)  So this is the first time I've heard this work in 15 years.  For some reason I am disappointed as it doesn't sound nearly as grand as I first conceived it to be back then, perhaps because through time other music has revealed itself to me in greater and lesser forms. 
Still.  It's a nice wee toe-tapper.   

[Que]

 

Leonhardt at his best IMO - alternating between harpsichord and clavichord. Unfortunately, with this budget issue there is no information included on the instruments.

Q

[Harry]

Forqueray.
Complete Harpsichord works.
CD II.
Yannick Le Gaillard.

wonderfully done.

[Wanderer]

[Florestan]

[val]

DVORAK:    Piano Quintet opus 81              / Clifford Curzon, Vienna Philharmonic Quartet


A sublime version. Perfect articulation, an elegant phrasing (the first motif in the first movement played by Boskowski is a moment of pure grace) the beauty and the emotion of the dialogue between Curzon and the strings in the 2nd movement, the energy of the 3rd movement.
I think everyone should have this CD.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

I think everyone should have this CD.

I have it  (coupled with Schubert's "Trout"). An important disc because it convinced me that Dvorak was a great chamber music composer.

[Harry]

I ordered this one today Andrei, the collection has some unknown composer for me, and the samples sounded good. any more from this series you recommend?