What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[sheffmark]

He (and I, and company..) won't stop until your avatar is changed to Gustav. 

Oh yes!!!!!!
I put that on when i first joined the forum.It's an old photo of me!!!!!!

[Karl Henning]

Pfui dich!

There's no mentioning of the Virgin Mary in that ancient story!



Play Händel's Israel in Egypt instead!

I think you mistake me. I speak of the Eastern Orthodox [Christian] Pascha (i.e., Easter).

Anyway, dude, I was listening to the g minor Mass : )

[Lisztianwagner]

Thanks!
I'll check that one out!!

You're welcome Enjoy Mahler's music!

[listener]

a BRAHMS session
Clarinet Quintet op.115
Richard Stoltzman  and the Cleveland Quartet
String Sextet 1 in B^b op. 18
Amadeus Quartet with Cecil Aranowitz 2^nd viola and William Pleeth 2^nd cello

[Que]

Maiden-Listen Mondays!

D. Scarlatti
Missa quatuor vocum in g minor
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini

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Aaahhhh ...that's a beauty, Karl! When I heard it for the 1st time. My whole image of Domenico solely being a keyboard music composer went out of the window just like that! Gripping and touching performance too.

Q

[Marc]

I think you mistake me. I speak of the Eastern Orthodox [Christian] Pascha (i.e., Easter).

Anyway, dude, I was listening to the g minor Mass : )

Sorry, I was being too orthodox.

Enjoy Wolfgang! I find both the Kyrie and Qui tollis thrilling, and I also love the Sanctus. Goose bumps.

[Karl Henning]

Aaahhhh ...that's a beauty, Karl! When I heard it for the 1st time. My whole image of Domenico solely being a keyboard music composer went out of the window just like that! Gripping and touching performance too.

Q

It is lovely, indeed. Curiously retro for the chap who was blazoning keyboard music trails, too!

[classicalgeek]

Bela Bartók   
Concerto for orchestra   
Lorin Maazel; New York Philharmonic

from a broadcast of a concert on May 24, 2007

[Karl Henning]

Hey! I actually got a Warner reissue CD to play in Windows Media Player!

Maiden-Listen Mondays! (This recording.)

Il prete rosso
Concerto for vn & strings in E, RV269 « La primavera »
Concerto for vn & strings in g minor, RV315 « L’estate »
I solisti veneti
Claudio Scimone

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[mc ukrneal]

Hans Huber - Piano Concertos 1 & 3. Very enjoyable. Very soothing and engaging - all at the same time. 
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[North Star]

Mahler
9th Symphony
Barbirolli & BPO
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There, Daniel

[Drasko]

[Henk]

I don't know all of his music well, but I love the piano works, and greatly enjoy the quartets and concertos. The quartets are a missing link between Bartók and spectralism, and the concertos feel perfectly written for the soloists. Most of all it is fun - I do not find much post-war music to express joy to me with any success, whether the composer intends it or not.

Interesting points. I agree it's fun. I remember the music now at least, so only with these points you make the impression already starts to last a bit more. I will give Ligeti another try soon.

[Henk]

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[madaboutmahler]

Thanks madaboutmahler!
Great advice and i'll certainly check out the Mahler-Mania thread too!
Hope you have a nice day too!

My pleasure! I hope you enjoy it all! Glad to see you have joined us on the Mahler-Mania thread too.

And it looks as if we were successful in the profile-picture change mission!

Mahler
9th Symphony
Barbirolli & BPO
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There, Daniel

It's impossible not too... just thinking of that finale makes me shiver... so powerfully beautiful. Heaven!  0:)

Karl has me in a clarinet mood; MAD has me in a Bernstein mood, so: the brilliant Prelude, Fugue and Riffs with Benny Goodman on clarinet




Sarge

Glad to hear it, Sarge! I think that I might be heading towards another listen to the Symphonic Dances this evening... just can't resist it! Such a brilliant piece!

[mc ukrneal]

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I was thinking of listening to this again one of these mornings. It's a good quality performance. But glad I paid $10 less than it is currently selling for at a mdt sale a couple years ago.

[madaboutmahler]

As expected....
another listen to this:

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Symphonic Dances


I love it so much!

[classicalgeek]

Winding down the work day with some charming Baroque chamber music:

Johann Ludwig Krebs   
Sonata da camera in G major
Ildiko Kertész, flute; Geoffrey Thomas, harpsichord

[Bogey]

Losing weight never felt sounded better.  Thank you, good Dr. W.  I absolutely love Handel and this is a beauty!

[TheGSMoeller]

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Rameau's opera-ballet dedicated to the arts (poetry, music, dance)