What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

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So far, it's great.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Sunday morning, its 9 o clock, and I am wide awake......so Good morning to you all 

[mc ukrneal]

Sunday morning, its 9 o clock, and I am wide awake......so Good morning to you all 

Good morning! Must be time to listen to some music. I've put on Albinoni. I always used to think he was bland and every piece similar. But last year, I picked up several cds that really crushed that image. I find the music quite wonderful and varied. Hogwood does a wonderful job here!
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[mahler10th]

Good morning folks with ye ears for the beautiful...
Prokofievs utterly brilliant cantata:



What a great way to start Sunday!
Yes, well, it's finished now, but I WAS listening to it.

[Que]

Good morning everybody!



Here we go! Will this outclass Vartolo on the Tactus set?  

Q

[The new erato]

It's cheap on jpc. But do I need more Frescobaldi - frankly no.....

[The new erato]

Disc 6 from this amazing - and great - set:

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[prémont]

These are two of my very favorite pieces in the wide world.

Then I recommend this cheap and interesting set in very good SQ:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Paul-Hindemith-1895-1963-Paul-Hindemith-Avantgardist-und-Freigeist/hnum/1156469

[listener]

saxophone! (and piano)
DEMERSSEMAN: Fantaisie on an original theme    A.TSCHEREPNIN: Sonatina sportif
Jeno von TAKACS: 2 Fantastics  op. 88/1 Paule  MAURICE: Tableaux de Provence     MILHAUD: Scaramouche
Ed Bogaard  Saxophone     Ton Hartsuiker, piano
MAHLER  Symphony no. 2  "Resurrection"
Marilyn Horne, Carol Neblett,  Chicago Symphonny, Claudio Abbado
both on vinyl

[The new erato]

First listen to this:

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3 very fine violin sonatas by Pijper, 1 for solo violin, 2 with piano.

[Que]

It's cheap on jpc. But do I need more Frescobaldi - frankly no.....

Understandable. The Tactus set was a try-out for me, considering the few euros that costed. As is this set by Aymes, whose Frescobaldi series was already in the back of my mind. The first disc sounded very promising indeed BTW.


And now.....it's party time!!



Q

[madaboutmahler]

Good morning, all!

No problem, glad you enjoyed it! Yes, you must provably have heard it, because once I posted that piece on facebook......
Tell me what you think about Der Ring after listening to it, the complete operas are much better than the excerpts.....absolutely more beautiful, powerful and thrilling, I'm sure you will appreciate them.
If maybe it didn't happen....well, Wagner never used the hammer as an orchestral instruments, but there would always be the sword Nothung

haha I'm sure I will love it, considering how much I love what I have heard so far; the overtures, Immolation Scene etc. Absolutely amazing music! By the way, in your video of your top 20 composers, Ilaria, what was the second Wagner excerpt you used? Of course I recognized the first one.

Okay, time to make some people gasp...

Now listening:

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Listening to Symphony No. 5. I've always admired Klemperer's Beethoven even more so than any other conductor's (I do like Abbado's last cycle on DG).

Did you enjoy it, John?! I never thought I would see you posting Beethoven on here...! 

[Lisztianwagner]

haha I'm sure I will love it, considering how much I love what I have heard so far; the overtures, Immolation Scene etc. Absolutely amazing music! By the way, in your video of your top 20 composers, Ilaria, what was the second Wagner excerpt you used? Of course I recognized the first one.


Did you enjoy it, John?! I never thought I would see you posting Beethoven on here...!

It is "Lachend muss ich dich lieben" from Siegfried.
Hmm, by the way, I'm quite surprised to see John posting Beethoven as well!

Now:

[Marc]

MAHLER    Symphony no. 2  "Resurrection"
London Symphony Orch.   / Gilbert Kaplan, cond.
Yes, I know this is a vanity project by one with an OCD but it comes with 64 pages of notes (all in English, not multi-lingual padding) and another 64 pages of letters by Mahler, AND I may get to hear a live performance on Monday (getting tickets has been made choresome.)

Did you manage to get some?
Mahler 2 'live' is always a prospect to long for!

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

I have a few complete boxes with Piano music by Antonin Dvorak, the one at present is far from complete, but absolute essential to have, for a better Dvorak you will never hear. Kvapil is a amazing musician, and he has charmed fingers. The emotion he puts in, I never heard before. You are moved by every note, and get to be part of this playing the minute you start up the CD. It simply draws you in. Sound is good too.
Today the third CD.

Mazurkas, Opus 56.
Impromptu in D minor.
Dumka, Opus 12/1.
Furiant Opus 12/2.
Humoresque in F sharp major.
Suite in A major, Opus 98.
Two Piano Pieces, Opus Posth.

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all 



Just Finished my 1st run through this RVW set with Symphony No.9 and Job (A Masque for Dancing).

Job is by far the best discovery of this set for me. Stunning work.

[nesf]

Afternoon all.

Piano Concerto No. 1

[Lisztianwagner]

Jean Sibelius
Finlandia
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Then, Pelléas et Mélisande

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

You do not often encounter music by Baldassare Galuppi so its always a welcome guest, for as a composer he deserves more attention as is currently given to him. These Harpsichord concerti are a case in point. As a composer he led a colourful life, and when employed at the so called immoral court of Gastone de Medici, before he reached his twentieth birthday, added to this, were his sexual powers, of which is written that he was quite capable too.   Maybe that influenced his music in a positive way, certain is, that these concerti are a great joy musically. In his time he was seen as a great composer, and I would readily accept that, if I could only hear more of his compositions. The performances are quite good, and the recorded sound is up to par.

2 CD'S.

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Did you enjoy it, John?! I never thought I would see you posting Beethoven on here...!

Actually, I did, Daniel. I was surprised I was even listening to it myself, but there's something about Klemperer's approach to Beethoven, especially in the 9th that just works for me. It's a darker hued approach.

Even though I don't hardly listen to Beethoven, I own quite a few sets of his symphonies: Bernstein, Abbado (2nd cycle on DG), Klemperer, Karajan (the 60s/70s cycle I believe on DG), Zinman, and Harnoncourt.