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[SonicMan46]

Debussy, Faure, & Ravel - String Quartets w/ Quatuor Ebene; all 3 on one disc w/ 80+ minutes of music; superb playing and engineering w/ a very 'up front' sound stage (which I like) - 2009 Gramophone Award Winner - Best Chamber Recording and Record of the Year.  A dozen 5* reviews on Amazon, including one by our own Jens HERE; also a short but superb review from AllMusic - so, if you're looking for all of these French SQs on one disc in an award winning recent recording by a young French string group, then this one should greatly please!

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

What a pleasant and diverting music this is. With such a excellent performances and recording one lacks nothing. A very well produced disc!
I have listened to this disc now about 6 times, so it will be the last time before it ends in my collection. I for me can safely recommend this, others I urge to listen to some samples. The fine sounding Pianoforte is a copy of Walter, made by Paul MacNulty (Devisov), and the Baroque Violin is made by Pierre Jacquier in 1996. A perfect harmony.

CPE Bach
Sonatas for Violin & Piano.

Amandine Beyer, violin.
Edna Stern, Piano.





Recorded in 2005.

[Que]

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Top-Haydn IMO!

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[Que]

What a pleasant and diverting music this is. With such a excellent performances and recording one lacks nothing. A very well produced disc!
I have listened to this disc now about 6 times, so it will be the last time before it ends in my collection. I for me can safely recommend this, others I urge to listen to some samples. The fine sounding Pianoforte is a copy of Walter, made by Paul MacNulty (Devisov), and the Baroque Violin is made by Pierre Jacquier in 1996. A perfect harmony.

CPE Bach
Sonatas for Violin & Piano.

Amandine Beyer, violin.
Edna Stern, Piano.

I share your admiration, Harry!  One of the best CPE I've encountered so far.

So recommendation is hereby wholeheartedly seconded.

Q

[classicalgeek]

Magnard: Symphony no. 2 in E major
Malmö Symphony/Thomas Sanderling

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The third (slow) movement right now.  Lovely!

[Lisztianwagner]

Richard Wagner
Die Walküre, act 1^

Now:
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre, act 3^

When I've got flu, there's nothing better than Wagner's music to recover energies.

Finished a little while ago:

Was happy to have the time to listen to the whole opera. (with a little break half way through...)
Absolutely amazing music, so many thrilling and beautiful moments! I am happy to report that I am also getting on very well with the performance, so I think it was the right choice to go for the Karajan, so thank you to all who suggested that particular choice!

Very excited to continue! I'll probably listen to Das Rheingold again tommorow before moving onto Die Walkure. Looking forward to it!

That's music for my ears, so happy you liked the first opera of the Ring, Daniel!

[classicalgeek]

Wolfgang Fortner (1907-1987)
Intermezzi from the opera 'Bluthochzeit'
Berlin Radio Symphony, Fortner conducting



Atonal but highly melodic - reminiscent of Berg.  Brilliantly orchestrated, too!

[springrite]

Wolfgang Fortner (1907-1987)
Intermezzi from the opera 'Bluthochzeit'
Berlin Radio Symphony, Fortner conducting



Atonal but highly melodic - reminiscent of Berg.  Brilliantly orchestrated, too!

A great disc indeed!

Now listening:

Bach Cantata 82 (Ich habe genug) and 199 (Mein herz schwimmt im blut)
With the great Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

[classicalgeek]

A great disc indeed!

Now listening:

Bach Cantata 82 (Ich habe genug) and 199 (Mein herz schwimmt im blut)
With the great Lorraine Hunt Lieberson

Yes, it makes me want to find more recordings of Fortner's work - there's not a lot out there. 

Coincidentally, I also have a Bach cantata up now:

Cantata 'Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele', BWV 180   
Masaaki Suzuki; Bach Collegium Japan

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At the moment, the tenor aria 'Ermuntre dich, dein Heiland klopft'.  Outstanding!  I love what I've heard of Suzuki's cycle so far - I definitely prefer it to Harnoncourt/Leonhardt.  Gardiner, Leusink, and Koopman are still in my backlog, so this could get interesting!

[Karl Henning]

A first listen:

“Papa”
Concerto for Organ in C, Hob.XVIII:1
Christine Schornsheim
Neue Düsseldorf Hofmusik
Mary Utiger, cond

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[TheGSMoeller]

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Lang: Orpeheus Over and Under

[Karl Henning]

A first listen:

“Papa”
Concerto for Fortepiano in D, Hob.XVIII:11
Christine Schornsheim
Neue Düsseldorf Hofmusik
Mary Utiger, cond

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[madaboutmahler]

Now:
Richard Wagner
Die Walküre, act 3^

When I've got flu, there's nothing better than Wagner's music to recover energies.

That's music for my ears, so happy you liked the first opera of the Ring, Daniel!

Thank you again, Ilaria! And I hope you get better soon!
I'll probably listen to Das Rheingold again before moving onto Die Walkure on Thursday.

[Papy Oli]

Good evening everyone 

1st Listen to Lully with this CD.

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bit underwhelmed 

[Bogey]

Good evening everyone 

1st Listen to Lully with this CD.

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bit underwhelmed 

Consider it a shrimp cocktail and break out a Haydn Mass....

[Karl Henning]

First listen to this recording:

Sibelius
Symphony № 7 in C, Op.105
Pittsburgh Symphony
Maazel

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[Bogey]

First listen to this recording:

Sibelius
Symphony № 7 in C, Op.195
Pittsburgh Symphony
Maazel

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Spin #4 when you can, Karl.  I recall that one being top-shelf.  Let us know on the set as a whole as well.

[springrite]

Walter Pistone: Chamber Music (Quintet for Flute and String 4tet; String 6tet; Piano 4 tet and 5tet (NAXOS)

[Papy Oli]

Consider it a shrimp cocktail and break out a Haydn Mass....

damn I don't have any Haydn Mass in my collection....   

I have a Glagolitic Mass at hand... Will that do ?  0:) that's a maiden work composer/work for me too... let's start that set then, shall we...



Riccardo Chailly - VPO - Slovak Philharmonic Choir

[KeithW]

Argerich/Gitlis and the Franck Sonata

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