What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[TheGSMoeller]

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A desert-island disc of two of my favorite symphonies, well, actually two of my favorite pieces of music. No other performance can match Tennstedt's ability to reveal all the madness, intensity and beauty of this music. #7 is given a serious and dramatic reading with the Andante Espressivo flowing as smooth as silk. My goal is to turn every #7 fan to prefer the original slow ending, if you're not, this recording will change that, it's almost Wagnerian.

[Mirror Image]

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A desert-island disc of two of my favorite symphonies, well, actually two of my favorite pieces of music. No other performance can match Tennstedt's ability to reveal all the madness, intensity and beauty of this music. #7 is given a serious and dramatic reading with the Andante Espressivo flowing as smooth as silk. My goal is to turn every #7 fan to prefer the original slow ending, if you're not, this recording will change that, it's almost Wagnerian.

You sold me, Greg. Just bought it.

[TheGSMoeller]

You sold me, Greg. Just bought it.

I think you'll enjoy it, John.
If I remember correctly, I think this is even Sarge's choice for #7.

[Mirror Image]

I think you'll enjoy it, John.
If I remember correctly, I think this is even Sarge's choice for #7.

I can never have enough performances of the 5th or 7th. Wonderful symphonies.

[madaboutmahler]

Matthew played me the whole of this in our composition lesson today. Absolutely brilliant, beautiful music!

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Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Hiller

And during the train journeys in and out of London:
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Symphony no.9

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Symphony no.4

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Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg - Overture

[Coopmv]

Now playing the following CD, which arrived yesterday from Amazon MP for a first listen ...

[springrite]

For Chinese New Year, a Goldberg marathon interrupted by Beethoven's 9th.

Goldberg (Gould X2, Martin, Yudina, Nicoleyeva) and Beethoven 9 (Furtwangler)

[Que]

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[Marc]

Something 'completely' different now:

Anton Webern, Sechs Stücke für großes Orchester, opus 6 (1909).

Dutch radio broadcast recording of July 2nd 1959: Concertgebouw Orkest & Hans Rosbaud.

[Lisztianwagner]

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Die Meistersinger von Nurnburg - Overture

I wonder when you will listen to a whole Wagner's opera, and not only excerpts This Karajan's recording is always worth listening though.

For me now:
Symphony No.5

[Opus106]

Something 'completely' different now:

Anton Webern, Sechs Stücke für großes Orchester, opus 6 (1909).

Dutch radio broadcast recording of July 2nd 1959: Concertgebouw Orkest & Hans Rosbaud.

OTQ: Is there any difference in meaning between the words großer and großes? I noticed the latter for the first time in your post.

[Marc]

Something 'completely' different now:

Anton Webern, Sechs Stücke für großes Orchester, opus 6 (1909).

Dutch radio broadcast recording of July 2nd 1959: Concertgebouw Orkest & Hans Rosbaud.

One step 'back':



Seji Ozawa and the Boston forces giving a really great & convincing performance of this 'monster'.
Recording quality is enthralling!

http://www.amazon.com/Mahler-Symphony-No-Thousand/dp/B00000E2NV

[Conor71]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 In C Minor, WAB 108, "Apocalyptic"

[Marc]

OTQ: Is there any difference in meaning between the words großer and großes? I noticed the latter for the first time in your post.

It's not that easy to explain to people who aren't used to German. It's all about gender and case of the words. The German language is filled with rules (and exceptions) for these cases and structures.

In this case, the word Orchester is neuter and accusativus, without use of any article. Therefore großes. Einfach, isn't it?

I hope I explained it more or less OK. At school, I only narrowly passed my German exams.

[Opus106]

It's not that easy to explain to people who aren't used to German. It's all about gender and case of the words. The German language is filled with rules (and exceptions) for these cases and structures.

In this case, the word Orchester is neuter and accusativus, without use of any article. Therefore großes. Einfach, isn't it?

I hope I explained it more or less OK. At school, I only narrowly passed my German exams.

Thanks, Marc. In school I put up with Sanskrit, which is quite strict with its grammatical rules too -- for the first year or two, you end up memorising tables! -- so I can see the parallel here.

[prémont]

Something 'completely' different now:

Anton Webern, Sechs Stücke für großes Orchester, opus 6 (1909).

Well, I also listened to something rather different music now:

Paul Hindemith:

Clarinet concerto
Louis Cahuzac clarinet, Philharmonia Orchestra cond. Paul Hindemith

Concertmusik op.49 for piano, brass and harp
Monique Haas piano, Berliner Philharmoniker cond. Paul Hindemith

Concertmusik op.50 for brass and strings
Philharmonia Orchestra cond. Paul Hindemith

Generally robust and life-affirming music.

[nesf]

Beethoven - Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"



All because my wife likes it a lot.

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from the following twofer, which arrived yesterday for a first listen ...

[Marc]

Beethoven - Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
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All because my wife likes it a lot.

A good reason.
But I do hope you have some kind of enjoyment yourself, too.

Yours truly just finished listening to Mahler 8/Boston/Ozawa.
And, which is only rarely the case with this piece, did so with goose bumps. A really magical Alles Vergängliche ....!

[nesf]

A good reason.
But I do hope you have some kind of enjoyment yourself, too.

Well, any excuse to listen to Beethoven at high volume...

Yours truly just finished listening to Mahler 8/Boston/Ozawa.
And, which is only rarely the case with this piece, did so with goose bumps. A really magical Alles Vergängliche ....!

I was sure I had a set of his symphonies and went looking today to put no. 5 on my "to listen" playlist in foobar but I discovered annoyingly that I'd only bothered to pick up the odd symphony here and there and missed out on 5 for some reason.