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[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (This recording.)

“Papa”
Kyrie from Missa Sancti Bernardi de Offida, Hob.XXII:10

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[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays!

“Papa”
Te Deum for the Empress Marie Therese, Hob.XXIIIc:2

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[Papy Oli]

G. Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

Charles Dutoit - Montreal SO
Louis Lortie (piano) - Robert Crawley (clarinet)

[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (This recording.)

“Papa”
Kyrie from Missa in tempore belli, Hob.XXII:9

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[Sadko]

Mahler

Symphony No. 6

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Sanderling

[Papy Oli]

now, Cuban Overture.

[madaboutmahler]

Now:

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I just love this music so much!

[Lisztianwagner]

Before going to bed:

Neujahrskonzert 2012
Disc 2


I incredibly love this concert, one of the best of the last 20 years!

[madaboutmahler]

Now:

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Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra

Such a brilliant piece! It was so great to play this piece in our youth orchestra's concerto concert a few weeks ago! I love it so much!

[classicalgeek]

Up now:


A fine work - some nice woodwind writing in the slow movement.  Adequate performance, but it could be better.  Perhaps a label like cpo should take up the Malipiero symphonies...

[classicalgeek]

And now, some early Mozart.  Symphony no. 8 in D, K 48:
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Charming performance that has aged well.  Reminds me of Beecham's Haydn for some reason.  I like Mackerras best in the early Mozart symphonies, but there's a lot to like about Leinsdorf.

[Bogey]

[kishnevi]

Starting finally to  go through the Big Hanssler Bach Box systematically for the quasi-birthday boy. (as opposed to randomly dipping in and out)

"Vol 87: Ohrdruf, Luneburg, Arnstadt"   Andrea Marcon, on the "Schott Orgel Klosterkirch Muri (CH)".

[classicalgeek]

Up now: Bruckner 8, Haitink, Concertgebouw

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The Adagio playing at the moment.  One of the great slow movements in the entire symphonic literature (up there with Bruckner 7's Adagio!)  Just beautiful...

[Bogey]

Trio in D Major op.70, No. 1 "Ghost" (25:57)
Trio in B Flat Major, op.97 "Archduke" (31:03)

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Your take on the performances when you get the chance, James.

[Sadko]

Rachmaninov

Songs

Elisabeth Söderström
Vladimir Ashkenazy

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I'm listening to CD 1 of this interesting set. Although Söderström's vibrato sometimes is a bit strong, I like her, in general, and here too. And I like Ashkenazy's accompaniment too.

EDIT: But the famous Vocalise is not convincing, even a bit unpleasant.

[Bogey]

Big thumbs up. They're in the zone all the way ..

Thanks.  Just added to my wish list.  Always looking for another worthy "ghost" to add to the collection.

[listener]

BEETHOVEN   String Quartets op. 18/3 in D  op. 18/4 in c
Fine Arts Quartet
I haven't heard this in decades, I have a notation on the cover that it is out-of-phase, reverse one channel, a bummer with my çurrent set-up.  There used to be a phase reverse switch on amplifiers, but I've not noticed one for several years.
the inspired  by the ROTA (not Rott) surge yesterday
piano music: 2 Waltzes on the name BACH, Variations on the name BACH, 7 pieces for children, Ippolito Gioca, 15 preludes
Danielle Laval, piano
Concerto Soirée for Piano and Orch.,, Balli per piccola orchestra, Fantasia on 12 Notes from "Don Giovanni" for piano and orchestra, Sonata for Chamber Orchestra
+ Orchestra Città di Ferrara, Giuseppe Grazioli, cond.
another annoying issue: notes have to be found on line, if the website stll exists.

[TheGSMoeller]

My rare Wagner listen...starting at Siegfried's funeral march.

[Antoine Marchand]

Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Boy Soprano Voices of Regensburger Domspatzen (Chorus Master: Christoph Lickleder) & Men's Voices of the King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias - Chorus One]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Karl Ridderbusch; Sopranos [Arias - Chorus One and Chorus Two]: Two anonymous boy soloists of the Wiener Sängerknaben (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger); Alto [Arias - Chorus One]: Paul Esswood; Alto [Arias - Chorus Two: Nos. 33, 77]: Tom Sutcliffe; Alto [Arias - Chorus Two]: James Bowman; Tenor [Arias - Chorus Two]: Nigel Rogers; Bass [Arias - Chorus One]: Max van Egmond; Bass [Arias - Chorus Two]: Michael Schopper

Teldec

1970, 3-CD / TT: 174:27

Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria.


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