What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Mn Dave]

I'm just a newbie, so for what it's worth I'm liking it 

Cool!

[listener]

SIBELIUS  Symphony no. 1    Finlandia
Boston S.O. / Colin Davis
BEN-HAIM:   Symphony no. 2, op. 36       Concerto for Strings op. 40
Royal Philharmonic O.     Kenneth Alwyn, cond.

[Lethevich]

No.1: it wasn't quite as pointless as I was concerned about, so I'll return to these at some point
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Symphony: enjoying this more than I usually do, perhaps this is the performance for me. Boult did little for me, I think a work like this really needs ambience in the recorded sound or it just becomes a rather arid affair, thrashing around.
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Next (if I get time): The cello concerto from this
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[PaulR]

Scottish Fantasy

[Drasko]

[bhodges]

I have a composer friend who is very much into "new complexity" and...this is his favorite recording.

--Bruce

[PaulR]

Symphony #13 "Babi Yar"

good evening everyone!

[Brahmsian]

Symphony #13 "Babi Yar"

good evening everyone!

Very nice, Paul!  Good evening. 

[North Star]

Barbara Hendricks & Swedish court's baroque orchestra performing Handel & Purcell
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[Rinaldo]

The recording that opened my ears to Bach:

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Sometimes, less is more.

[haziz]

Beethoven Piano Sonatas Vol 3 (sonatas no. 32, 20, 7 & 10).  Pianist is Annie Fischer.

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Sincerely,

Hany.

[Coopmv]

Now playing the following CD, which arrived from Presto two days ago for a first listen.  Apparently, this CD is barely available stateside at the moment ...

[Sadko]

Dvorak: Rusalka (Chalabala)

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+++

[Lethevich]

Welcome to the forum, Hany.

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[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from the following twofer for a first listen.  This is the first recording of Forqueray for my collection ...

[Todd]

Heidsieck playing K331.  This set gets better every time I listen to a sonata from it.

[Mirror Image]

Now:

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Listening to Symphony No. 24. One of my favorite Russian symphonies. Miaskovsky's 27th is also incredibly powerful.

[DavidW]

The recording that opened my ears to Bach:

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Sometimes, less is more.

I take it OVPP?  I've been listening to Suzuki, but the Mass in B Minor.  At first I thought blah! (the performance not the work) but in repeated listenings I'm completely swept away by the solemn grandeur.  He doesn't really capture any of the moments I like in other performances but as a whole he makes it almost Brucknerian in majesty and scope.

[Mirror Image]

Symphony #13 "Babi Yar"

good evening everyone!

I'll get this set at some point, but man it's just so expensive. What are you thoughts on some of the performances or maybe a better is what are your favorite performances in this set?

[Mirror Image]

Now:

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Listening to Symphony No. 3. Great stuff.