What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Brian]

SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No 10
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

Wow: not a bad first movement, but the scherzo is an absolute disaster.  The weakness of the opening chords sounds the alarm, but when Haitink steps on the gas pedal, the orchestra totally fails to keep up, and the weird sound balancing just adds to the slapdash messiness. Ack!

[Bogey]

I'm in love with her too    In fact she decorates one wall of my music library:




Sarge

Tell me that there is not any duct tape splattered on the back of those record covers, Sarge....even if you have to lie about it.

[Antoine Marchand]

If we accept/enjoy the Baroque music played on a Romantic instrument -i.e., the modern piano-, this is probably one of the most successful versions of the Clavier-Übung II (and some additional music for free).

Obviously, Bach himself (considerd as a Baroque composer and musician) and the Baroque discourse/articulation are dramatically modified, but apparently that's a requisite to preserve the life in this music when is "transcribed" for piano.

That said, I think it would be almost a redundancy to call over-romanticized these versions.

Great sound quality. 

[Que]

Q

[jlaurson]

Afternoon Coffee & Chamber Music


I. Xenakis
String Quartets
(Tetras, Tetora, ST-4/1,080262, Ergma)
JACK Quartet
Mode


and before that:


L.v. Beethoven
Cello Sonatas (v.2)
(op. 102, 1 & 2; Violin Sonata op.96 transcribed)
Friedrich Kleinhapl / Andreas Woyke
Ars SACD

(review / interview of vol.1: http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=652 and Best of 2009: http://www.weta.org/fmblog/?p=1471)

[Brian]

Well, folks, today is Kurt Atterberg's birthday, and you know what that means!!!


Right now, my first listen ever to Atterberg's Piano Quintet. The opening will be familiar to anybody who's heard the Symphony No 6!
EDIT: Oh, that's why! The whole Quintet is simply an arrangement of the Symphony! And a very effective arrangement, too.



New Budapest Quartet; Ilona Prunyi, piano

[SonicMan46]

Burgmüller, Norbert (1810-1836) - String Quartets & Symphonies - new composer to me; have the other volume of the SQs in the mail - just excellent works beautifully performed; review of the Symphony disc quoted HERE - 


 

[Coopmv]

Listening to A. Marcello's 'La Cetra' concertos. Beautiful concertos one falls easily in love with.

Is this a new recording?

Never mind, I already have this CD, but it may have a different CD cover IIRC ...

[Brian]

ROUSSEL | Suite in F
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Sergiu Celibidache

Couldn't he have sped it up just a little bit?? Some parts sound REALLY good, but some are just ponderous.

[Coopmv]

These CD sets arrived yesterday from Amazon US and Newbury Comics.  Unfortunately, the massive order from Presto Classical which was shipped 12 days ago has yet to arrive ...





Now playing CD1 from WTC 1 by Peter Watchorn for a first listen ...

[Sergeant Rock]

Tell me that there is not any duct tape splattered on the back of those record covers, Sarge....even if you have to lie about it.

    

Actually, Bill, I've used a slightly less destructive technique to hang them: tiny nails. The vinyl is stored elsewhere in Discwasher V.R.P. sleeves.

Sarge

[Coopmv]

ROUSSEL | Suite in F
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Sergiu Celibidache

Couldn't he have sped it up just a little bit?? Some parts sound REALLY good, but some are just ponderous.

I do not have a single CD by Sergiu Celibidache.  Not sure if I am missing anything here ...

[Sergeant Rock]

ROUSSEL | Suite in F
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Sergiu Celibidache

Couldn't he have sped it up just a little bit??

Celi? Speed up? No, no he couldn't 

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

I do not have a single CD by Sergiu Celibidache.  Not sure if I am missing anything here ...

You're missing one of the greats actually.

Sarge

[Coopmv]

    

Actually, Bill, I've used a slightly less destructive technique to hang them: tiny nails. The vinyl is stored elsewhere in Discwasher V.R.P. sleeves.

Sarge

Sarge,  Do you still listen to records?  I will attempt to give my LP collection a spin over the winter months.  Bill may be the only forum member that listens to vinyl religiously ...

[Coopmv]

You're missing one of the greats actually.

Sarge

Really, I have been under the impression that Sergiu Celibidache has a bit of a cult following ...

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge,  Do you still listen to records?  I will attempt to give my LP collection a spin over the winter months.  Bill may be the only forum member that listens to vinyl religiously ...

I do...or did. My Thorens turntable broke down. I need to get it fixed. I have a ton of vinyl that's never made it to CD--but beyond that, there are certain recordings I prefer to hear old school.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Really, I have been under the impression that Sergiu Celibidache has a bit of a cult following ...

I suppose so but we cultists follow him for a reason: he's unique; a rare individual in the classical conducting world. He's known chiefly for his Bruckner but I find his performances of the French and Russian repertoire as intriguing.

Sarge

[Coopmv]

I do...or did. My Thorens turntable broke down. I need to get it fixed. I have a ton of vinyl that's never made it to CD but beyond that, there are certain recordings I prefer to hear old school.

Sarge

Between my Thorens and Dual, I have the LP listening part covered.  I too have many records that have never been released on CD ...

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from WTC 1 by Peter Watchorn for a first listen ...