What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[The new erato]

Or perhaps she's referring to The Ashes.

I did get that, but I think I would prefer crickets to watching cricket.

[Opus106]

I did get that, but I think I would prefer crickets to watching cricket.

In the case, I would have expected a "yay" instead of a "yikes."

[Sergeant Rock]

Ligeti Violin Concerto, Frank Peter Zimmermann violin, Reinbert de Leeuw conducting the Asko/Schönberg Ensemble




Sarge

[The new erato]

In the case, I would have expected a "yay" instead of a "yikes."

These are subleties beyond me...

[The new erato]

Courtesy Drasko:

[Brian]

My 17th listen to this CD in precisely 8 months. No wonder I made it my 2010 recording of the year.

[Sergeant Rock]

Shostakovich Symphony #8 C minor, Kurt Sanderling and the Berlin SO




Sarge

[PaulR]

Good heavens, never heard the g minor concerto?!

Well, and what do you think? : )

I liked it, but I have to listen again sometime soon to actually get to know the piece better.  I really liked the first movement with the violin solo and the low strings had some interaction.  The third movement is one I really have to listen to it again, as I think first listen I didn't quite appreciate it.  But that's what 2nd and 3rd listening are for!

[Mirror Image]

Shostakovich Symphony #8 C minor, Kurt Sanderling and the Berlin SO




Sarge

A truly great performance. I love Sanderling's Shostakovich.

[Brahmsian]

Schubert

3 Klavierstucke (Impromptus), D.946

Brendel
Philips

*Listening to this, particularly the #2 in E flat major, I was so swept away and enjoying the piece that when the coda appeared I found myself a little sad the piece was coming to an end (I loved it so much I didn't want it to end).

The power of great music. 

[jlaurson]

J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
The Six Suites
The Sonatas for Cembalo & Viola da Gamba
Wieland & Piet Kuijken
Arcana (3CDs)

and now:


A.E.M. Grétry (1741– 1813)
Suites & Overtures
Stefan Sanderling / Orch. de Bretagne
ASV

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony #3 C sharp minor, Lionel Friend conducting the BBC SO




Sarge

[OzRadio]

My first experience with Bartok's ballet. Don't know if this is a good version but I'm sure enjoying it.

[Mirror Image]

My first experience with Bartok's ballet. Don't know if this is a good version but I'm sure enjoying it.

Alsop's reading is fair, but she's not a well-known Bartokian conductor anyway. I find her too rhythmically slack for Bartok. For The Wooden Prince I recommend this recording:

[springrite]

H. Saeverud: Symphony #3 and Violin Concerto (BIS)

Not great but enjoyable works.

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony #32




Sarge

[The new erato]

I'm pretty sure the first prelude opens with a theme from Shostakovich's op 87; though it's not mentioned in the booklet.

[springrite]

Russian Images (Russian Songs by Glinka, Cui, Dargomyzhsky, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, etc.) Savenko, Blok (Hyperion)

[Mirror Image]

Now:





This is an outstanding performance in every way. Petrenko clearly understands this music.

[Brian]

Ahhhhhh, bliss  0:)