What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Karl Henning]

Histrionics and Sibelius don't mix : )

[Opus106]

Here is a great disc that I have not listened to in ages - Mendelssohn Piano Concerti.

Ditto -- but mine is the one featuring Perahia, ASMF and Marriner. I used to like the Op. 40 a lot when I was in my "D minor" phase (no jokes about any GMG members, please ) but now I don't even remember how the tune goes.

[springrite]

Beethoven 5 (Furtwangler 42)

[KeithW]

Furtwangler / Haydn Symphony No. 88

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[mahler10th]

Histrionics and Sibelius don't mix : )

Tell that to Bernstein.  And thank you for correcting my spelling of Histrionics, it was apawling that I spellt it wrong.

[Opus106]

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Loving the new avatar, John!

[Florestan]

Fabulous, both musically and sonically. The Allegro molto vivace of No. 2 has an almost Haydnesquelly (if that's not a word, it should be) infectious joy.

[Karl Henning]

Tell that to Maazel.  And thank you for correcting my spelling of Histrionics, it was apawling that I spellt it wrong.

Thought you might have been Hooked on Histronics, Johnnie!

And, what are you saying? Maazel is histrionic in Sibelius? ARE YOU DAFT??!!! (← subtile jest)

[mahler10th]

ARE YOU DAFT??!!! (← subtile jest)

Yes.  I can't help it.  I was born this way. 
I don't know if its the deep acoustics or what, but the much lauded Maazel Sibelius is missing some fine subtleties in all that richness.  Yes, it is a fine set, beautiful sounding, but a more 'real' Sibelius, one with subtlety and nuance, can be found via Davis methinks.  The Gibson / SNO tone poems are somewhat starker, rich enough, but not 'blown up' like  the sound of Maazels Sibelius suggests to me.  It may be a recording thing rather than a performance thing...but this is all for another thread I guess.... 

[mc ukrneal]

Loving the new avatar, John!

Me too!

[Opus106]

Maiden Listen Monday (composer)

Daniel Hogan
Scherezando for Orchestra (a symphonic fragment or is it fragment of a symphony?)

http://www.youtube.com/v/nkINjePzYNE


Very enjoyable music. And there are triangles!

[Karl Henning]

Yes.  I can't help it.  I was born this way. 

I was just being a bit histrionic. For effect, you know.

[Mirror Image]

As I keep saying, if anyone fancies having the neutrinos going through their brain to be scrambled into a energetic starburst of wonderous curiosity whilst having the very atomic structure of their neurological pathways flipped around in a pancake cooking manner, Lutoslawski is the guy to listen to.  Baffling and brilliant.

It's good to see some love for Lutoslawski's music. I really need to listen to more of his later music. I've been seriously considering the Salonen recordings with the LA Philharmonic, but also the Edward Gardner recordings on Chandos.

[Sergeant Rock]

In memory of the disappeared Scarpia, his favorite Sibelius Sixth, led by the "histrionic" Maazel:




Sarge

[mahler10th]

Maiden Listen Monday (composer)
Daniel Hogan
Scherezando for Orchestra (a symphonic fragment or is it fragment of a symphony?)
Very enjoyable music. And there are triangles!

It is easy to hear this being played by a major orchestra.  I bet if Todd Handley was still living, and he looked at the score for this, it wouldn't be long before it was on commercial release.  I bow to young Daniel.  It is an honour to have contact with the future of British music.  I sincerely hope his music is published and pressed to disc for us all to hear it, as it surely will be heard.  Keep the triangles coming!

[Florestan]

In memory of the disappeared Scarpia

Scarpia died? How come and when?... RIP!

[mahler10th]

In memory of the disappeared Scarpia, his favorite Sibelius Sixth, led by the "histrionic" Maazel:

Sarge

Ach!    I withdraw my histrionic comment.  There are more appropriate, less offensive words I could have used.  In fact, that release is not 'overblown' like his earlier stint with the VPO, and I have no issues with it.  Just for that, I am going to sicken myself by playing the sixth from this:



Ach!

[Karl Henning]

No offense taken, not on my part, Johnnie!

[Sergeant Rock]

Just for that, I am going to sicken myself by playing the sixth from this:



Ach!

I love Bernstein's Vienna Sibelius performances but if you had said they were histrionic or overblown, I'd have agreed with you    But I question Maazel being characterized that way. I agree about Davis and Gibson's Sibelius. Neither get enough respect around these parts.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

I love Bernstein's Vienna Sibelius performances but if you had said they were histrionic or overblown, I'd have agreed with you 

I stand corrected: histrionic and Sibelius can be made to mix, but it takes a Lenny ; )

And you're reminding me, Sarge, that I need to spend some time with the Lenny/Wiener box-let.