What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[jlaurson]

The cat dragged it in today, and I'm already listening to it. At night, headphones... thunderstorms outside, but far away... sweltering heat... and a searing Elektra-scene...


R. Strauss
"Great Strauss Scenes"
Christine Brewer
& Eric Owens
Donald Runnicles / Atlanta SO

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to a fantastic performance of the Walton Violin Concerto, Szell conducting the Cleveland, Zino Francescatti, violin




Sarge

[Conor71]

I love this one too! I've put it on now too.

Have you heard Danczowska's recording of Szymanowski's violin concertos? Highly recommended!

Cool! - Cheers for the recommendation, I have added the Danczowska/Szymanowski Disc to my wishlist as there are still some 2nd-hand copies available .


Now listening:

[Daverz]

Cool! - Cheers for the recommendation, I have added the Danczowska/Szymanowski Disc to my wishlist as there are still some 2nd-hand copies available .

I love the Amazon Marketplace pricing on this one:

3 new from $141.86 6 used from $4.99

[Antoine Marchand]

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavichord, BWV 846-893
Jaroslav Tůma, clavichord
Arta Records
4-CD set





Now playing CD3
Book II (Leipzig 1744)
Preludes and Fugues 1-12
Clavichord by Martin Kather (1997) after German masters in a French style ( )




Clavichord built by Martin Kather from Hamburg in 1999, after the David Tannenberg manuscript from 1761 (Book I)


HERE an excellent review by Kemer Thomson Poway on his equally excellent blog "Midlife Music Musings". 

[Daverz]

Haven't put this one on in a long time.

[Mirror Image]

A beautiful disc. Wallfisch plays wonderfully and the conducting from Belohlavek, as usual with his Martinu recordings, is passionate and well-paced.

[Coopmv]

#9

Great Beethoven 9th by Karajan/BPO, 1963 version ...

[Daverz]

Great Beethoven 9th by Karajan/BPO, 1963 version ...

Where's the Blu-Ray edition?

[bhodges]

Finnissy: Gershwin (Nicolas Hodges, piano) - These arrangements for solo piano are really intriguing, and might serve as a good "bridge" for someone who wants to explore some contemporary music.  The Gershwin elements are all there, just slightly, subtly, and creatively altered and rearranged. 

--Bruce

[Coopmv]

Where's the Blu-Ray edition?

Isn't the upsampled standard DVD good enough?  I don't give a darn about BR ...

[Conor71]

I love the Amazon Marketplace pricing on this one:

3 new from $141.86 6 used from $4.99

Now listening:
Bach: Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba & Cembalo



Maiden spin of this recently aquired recording .

[The new erato]

[Que]

Music of the Paris School, or Notre Dame School. As with their Dufay album(s) Grueber and his ensemble deliver sterling perfromances.

SAMPLES  REVIEW

Good morning!

Q

[val]

STRADELLA:     San Giovanni Battista              / Musiciens du Louvre, Minkowski

An oratorio placed between Monteverdi and Alessandro Scarlatti, but without their talent. Remarkable direction of Minkowski, very dramatic, with good singers, in special Huttenlocher as Herode.

[Harry]

A beautiful disc. Wallfisch plays wonderfully and the conducting from Belohlavek, as usual with his Martinu recordings, is passionate and well-paced.

Wholeheartedly agreed!

[Daverz]

Wholeheartedly agreed!

The middle movement of the 1st concerto must be one of the most beautiful things Martinu ever wrote.  Hell, that anyone ever wrote.  (I have the Angelica May recording.)

[karlhenning]

Brahms
A Major Piano Quartet, Opus 26 (last night)
c minor Piano Quartet, Opus 60 (now)
Derek Han, pf
Isabelle Faust, vn
Bruno Giuranna, va
Alain Meunier, vc

I like the A Major quartet fine . . . was it Brian who didn't think he cares for it? . . .

[Sergeant Rock]

Berg Violin Concerto, Sinopoli, Staatskapelle Dresden, Reiko Watanabe violin.




Sarge

[SonicMan46]

Johann Sebastian Bach - The Well-Tempered Clavichord, BWV 846-893
Jaroslav Tůma, clavichord
Arta Records
4-CD set

Antoine - the WTC on clavichord looks quite appealing! 

Not available on Amazon USA, but JPC lists the 4-disc set for 35 Euros; interestingly, the Arta website has the same offering for 17 Euros (but have no idea what the shipping would be to the USA from eastern Europe?).

Read the blog review and assume that you agree?  Dave