What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Karl Henning]

“Papa”
String Quartet in D, Op.76 № 5 (Hob.III/79)
Quatuor Mosaïques

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[KeithW]

I cannot answer to a comparison . . . but this recording is iconic:

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Iconic, indeed.  Another great is Gardiner's:

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I also have high regard for interpretations by Harnoncourt and Herreweghe.

[Sergeant Rock]

I wonder if BIS bought the rights to some of those Jarvi recordings with Gothenbergers?

No, the BIS recordings came first. Järvi made new recordings for DG. Same orchestra, same venue, different performances.

Sarge

[North Star]

Pollini: Beethoven - Piano Sonata no. 32
The first movement is partly hard to listen to because of the harsh sound on the louder passages, but the performance is definitely worth persevering.

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[Mirror Image]

No, the BIS recordings came first. Järvi made new recordings for DG. Same orchestra, same venue, different performances.

Sarge

Oh, cool. Thanks for the information, Sarge.

[Mirror Image]

Pulled out the only recording I own right now (have Jarvi's BIS performance on order) of Stenhammar's Serenade:

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It seems like a good performance, but, of course, I don't have anything to compare it to.

[Lethevich]

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[KeithW]

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I have the three discs in this series - they are quite wonderful - one of the best contemporary versions, and highly ranked in the legion of Beethoven sonatas.  The Kreutzer is stunning.

What do you think?

[Mirror Image]

Now:

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Listening to Nocturnes. A magical performance. I still can't decide which Boulez performance I like better though this one or the one on DG with the Clevelanders.

[Lethevich]

I have the three discs in this series - they are quite wonderful - one of the best contemporary versions, and highly ranked in the legion of Beethoven sonatas.  The Kreutzer is stunning.

What do you think?

I skipped to the Kreutzer, as it is my boringly unoriginal favourite. The playing offers wonderful sense of a gradient, not in Romantic undulations, but with a quicksilver approach which can be incisive where needed, but also impresses me with its restraint. The central theme of the first movement which passes leadership from piano to violin upon the repeat avoids the over-milking that I have come to expect in most performances, yet it shimmers with energy. The duo find an impressive balancing point where the music retains all of its power and dynamics, but this is delivered with an exceptionally refined technique. The central movement of the same sonata is just remarkable - the two instruments sing and meld, but again, I do not sense a particular Romanticism to it, the sound is more lean and playful but with great heart. I love it!

The sound quality is better than some other Wigmore releases (Doric Quartet/Haydn) - very high standard.

[Mirror Image]

While I'm waiting on Volmer's recording of Tubin's Kratt, this will do for now:

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[DavidW]

Twice over again, just tops with me beautiful, intimate yet powerful:

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[nesf]

I skipped to the Kreutzer, as it is my boringly unoriginal favourite. The playing offers wonderful sense of a gradient, not in Romantic undulations, but with a quicksilver approach which can be incisive where needed, but also impresses me with its restraint. The central theme of the first movement which passes leadership from piano to violin upon the repeat avoids the over-milking that I have come to expect in most performances, yet it shimmers with energy. The duo find an impressive balancing point where the music retains all of its power and dynamics, but this is delivered with an exceptionally refined technique. The central movement of the same sonata is just remarkable - the two instruments sing and meld, but again, I do not sense a particular Romanticism to it, the sound is more lean and playful but with great heart. I love it!

The sound quality is better than some other Wigmore releases (Doric Quartet/Haydn) - very high standard.

In the vein of the above:

Going to relisten to the Kreutzer in bed tonight:

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New go-to piece of music I think from the two listens I've given to it. Added the recording mentioned above to my wishlist, at that price it's hard not to!

[KeithW]

I skipped to the Kreutzer, as it is my boringly unoriginal favourite. The playing offers wonderful sense of a gradient, not in Romantic undulations, but with a quicksilver approach which can be incisive where needed, but also impresses me with its restraint. The central theme of the first movement which passes leadership from piano to violin upon the repeat avoids the over-milking that I have come to expect in most performances, yet it shimmers with energy. The duo find an impressive balancing point where the music retains all of its power and dynamics, but this is delivered with an exceptionally refined technique. The central movement of the same sonata is just remarkable - the two instruments sing and meld, but again, I do not sense a particular Romanticism to it, the sound is more lean and playful but with great heart. I love it!

The sound quality is better than some other Wigmore releases (Doric Quartet/Haydn) - very high standard.

Thank you for a characteristically eloquent review of a fine performance.

Two sets from recent years which have brought me great pleasure.  The Faust edges the Ibragimova, for me.

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[PaulR]

Good evening!

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String Quintet #1

[Lethevich]

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I've been curious about this, but am unsure whether it's a reissue of music from the Live at Lugano volumes (which I own all of), or earlier studio work.

[springrite]

Bach Art of the Fugue (Koroliov)

[KeithW]

I've been curious about this, but am unsure whether it's a reissue of music from the Live at Lugano volumes (which I own all of), or earlier studio work.

A bit of both - there are certainly some Lugano recitals in there, as I found when tidying ripped tracks but also some of the studio work.

[kishnevi]

Thank you for a characteristically eloquent review of a fine performance.

Two sets from recent years which have brought me great pleasure.  The Faust edges the Ibragimova, for me.

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Don't have the Ibragimova, but do have the Faust and the Capucon sets, as well as Perlman/Ashkenazy and  Stern/Istomin;  I pick Faust over the other three, in part because of the Kreutzer.

Thread duty:
finishing a run through of another recent purchase: Concertos 3 through 6 (CDs 2 and 3 of this set), very satisfying, although the music can't seem to make up its mind whether it's Mozart, Beethoven or Hummel.

BTW, anyone happen to know the source of the cover art on this set?

I've been curious about this, but am unsure whether it's a reissue of music from the Live at Lugano volumes (which I own all of), or earlier studio work.

Mostly, but not completely Lugano.  The Kreutzer in particular is with Perlman, recorded live at Saratoga (NY) in 1998, along with the Franck violin sonata.

[KeithW]

Thread duty: Stenhammar SQ 3, Oslo String Quartet (CPO)

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