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Listening to Psalm 130. This is truly gorgeous music from a composer taken from world all too soon.

[Coopmv]

Now playing the following CD from my Bach collection ...

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Listening to LA Variations.

[Rinaldo]

Trying to decide on which set to invest in. Everywhere I read 'Bavouzet!' but I want to give others a fair chance.

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Enjoying the clarity of this recording so far.

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Good Idea, on my desert island Bartók would be very well represented!

love this album .. killer pieces.

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77.59
Piano Concerto No. 1 in A major, Sz. 83, BB 91
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127

Absolutely, I would probably just take my entire Bartok collection.

[Brahmsian]

Absolutely, I would probably just take my entire Bartok collection.

[SonicMan46]

A beautiful disc of sonatas for recorder & basso continuo by an almost unknown Roberto Valentini.

 

Well, I own nothing by this composer - the disc mentioned is of great interest to me; but while perusing Amazon I also found another (inserted above, right) on a label that I love & by an excellent group - might just order both; different composers w/ the same last name I assume!     Dave

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Interesting music. I read an Amazon review where a guy compared Shchedrin's music on this disc to New Age music. Hey, I'm not going to argue with that guy because I enjoy a lot of New Age music. Not all Modern classical music is supposed to be groundbreaking and aggressive. There are still composers writing music that works ways into the heart in a more subtle fashion.

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Interesting music. I read an Amazon review where a guy compared Shchedrin's music on this disc to New Age music. Hey, I'm not going to argue with that guy because I enjoy a lot of New Age music. Not all Modern classical music is supposed to be groundbreaking and aggressive. There are still composers writing music that works ways into the heart in a more subtle fashion.

Yeah, but the same guy says that one of his favorite composers is Jay Greenberg, so how can you take him seriously?

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Yeah, but the same guy says that one of his favorite composers is Jay Greenberg, so how can you take him seriously?

Very good point, Corey.

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Listening to Symphony No. 6. I have been addicted to this symphony for months now. I don't know how I let this pass by me for so long, but it's an amazing work. Kind of Sibelius's "pastoral" symphony.

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Interesting music. I read an Amazon review where a guy compared Shchedrin's music on this disc to New Age music. Hey, I'm not going to argue with that guy because I enjoy a lot of New Age music. Not all Modern classical music is supposed to be groundbreaking and aggressive. There are still composers writing music that works ways into the heart in a more subtle fashion.

I have to admit that this is one of those recordings I found absolutely no point to. After three listens it still gave me absolutely nothing, and it is currently in a part of the archive where I seriously doubt it will ever resurface from.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I have to admit that this is one of those recordings I found absolutely no point to. After three listens it still gave me absolutely nothing, and it is currently in a part of the archive where I seriously doubt it will ever resurface from.

You may send it to me my friend, I am sure I have something in return that will interest you:)

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You may send it to me my friend, I am sure I have something in return that will interest you:)

Not that I'm ungenerous, but my collecting (and listening) doesn't work that way. Some day I may hear something by Schedrin that ignites my interest, and then I will go back to this disc to try again....and maybe..... Happens all the time.

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Not that I'm ungenerous, but my collecting (and listening) doesn't work that way. Some day I may hear something by Schedrin that ignites my interest, and then I will go back to this disc to try again....and maybe..... Happens all the time.

I am quite sure of it, he is a great composer.

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I am quite sure of it, he is a great composer.

I know too little of him (I know the Carmen suite of course); maybe this was the wrong entry point.

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I know too little of him (I know the Carmen suite of course); maybe this was the wrong entry point.

No, I don't think so, the reworked Carmen suite is a excellent point to start from. He is a gifted orchestrator any time.

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Johann Christian Bach

Sinfonie Concertanti. volume III.

Budapest Strings, Karoly Botvay.

Within reason this is quite okay. the quality is a bit wavering, not in the technical execution, but more in the creativity of the performance.

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Alfred Schnittke.
Complete Symphonies.

Symphony No. 4 (1984) for counter Tenor, Tenor, mixed choir and Orchestra.

Stefan Parkman, Tenor.
Mikael Bellini, counter Tenor.
Lucia Negro, Piano.
Academy Chamber Choir of Uppsala.
Stockholm Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu.

A wonderful work full of contrast and deep divings into the spiritual, with magical overtones. a colourful and varied palette of emotions, written down with enormous passion. Kamu makes it into a success. It thrills me beyond my imagination.

[Tamsin]

Morning listening...

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BWV 1065 is my (current) favorite 

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Alfred Schnittke.

Concerto Grosso No.4-Symphony No. 5 (1988)

Gothenburg SO, Neeme Jarvi.

Another work of great art from this composer. Once you understand his idiom, doors open, and a plethora of understandable emotions come out, almost the inner workings of your mind, vividly put in notes. Quite remarkable this! Its very important to keep a fixed ear on all the details, and somehow forget all about that, the whole of this sum is admiration for the last true symphonist of his generation. His passion grips me, overwhelms me, takes me beyond what I understand. Well performed and recorded.