What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[DavidRoss]

The Third, if you can drive quickly. You'll get all your angst out before hitting the traffic!

Maybe I'll take Salonen's 3rd, too -- I've not spun that one for a while, either!

[Lisztianwagner]

Dipping:

Die Walküre, Act II Sc. 2

*pounds the table*

May I ask which particular recording?

[DavidRoss]

No, I don't own them, haven't heard them. His Fourth, though, is a recording I've been keen to acquire.

Sarge

The fourth seems fairly easy to bring off well so the singer is the critical ingredient of a successful performance. For instance, Gielen's otherwise fine recording is marred by a clumsy soprano. Chailly's bland performance is rendered worth returning to (for me) by Ms Bonney. Ms Hendricks likewise makes a fine contribution to Salonen's recording -- but I'm biased, for she (and Bonney, too) has long been one of my favorite sopranos.

Heidi-ho, y'all!

[Sergeant Rock]

Listening to the controversial HJ Lim, the three op.2 Sonatas:




Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich
Symphony no. 8
Mariss Jansons

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With the Pittsburgh Symphony, yes? I seem to remember that one being very good.

[Karl Henning]

*pounds the table*

May I ask which particular recording?

From The Cube, so Böhm from the 1967 Bayreuth Festival.

[PaulR]

With the Pittsburgh Symphony, yes? I seem to remember that one being very good.

In my opinion, 4, 8, 10, and 13 are the highlights of that set, although I haven't heard all of the readings, but I also remember 8 being particularly good.

[Karl Henning]

LvB
Piano Sonata № 29 in B^b Op.106 « Hammerklavier »
Wilhelm Kempff

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[Todd]

Dusting off another set I haven't heard in years.  Reminds me why I bought it to begin with.

[Lisztianwagner]

From The Cube, so Böhm from the 1967 Bayreuth Festival.

Hmm, an excellent version.


Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No.1

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[madaboutmahler]

http://www.youtube.com/v/FukUz9z9HkY

Pärt Fratres

Beautiful music.

[Sadko]

Mozart

Symphonies 35/36/38 (Haffner/Linz/Prague)

Berliner Philharmoniker
Karl Böhm

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[listener]

Do let us know how you like that one! I have my eye on it.

RAFF (from several pages back)  a mixed bag, the Fantasy Sonata reminded me of an organist trying out a new instrument, a lot of improvisatory chords and then settling into an unknown tune and not going anywhere with it.   The Variations are a gem IMHO, nearly a half-hour in 5 and 7 rhythms, settling into a Lisztian Hungarian final with a 2/4 toe-tapper.  4 Parlour-type short pieces end it.   Worth getting for the Variations.   Playing could use a little more bravura, but secure.
thread duty for today:
PIERNÉ: Impressions de Music-Hall;  Fantaisie basque (violin & orch.), Izéÿl - incidental music, Divertissements sur un thème pastoral
Luxembourg Philharmonic Orch., Philippe Koch, violin, Bramwell Tovey cond.
and the Emil Gilels 3rd set in the Great Pianists series:
CHOPIN Sonatas 2 & 3, BRAHMS Piano Concerto 2, SCHUMANN Arabeske
GRIEG Lyric Pieces (4)   SCHUBERT Fantasy in f (with Elena Gilels)

[Karl Henning]

http://www.youtube.com/v/FukUz9z9HkY

Pärt Fratres

Beautiful music.

Yes, and I like the vn/pf version best of all.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Piano Concerto No. 2. This set is my preferred choice in Prokofiev's PCs. Though I haven't heard the Gergiev set nor do I own this one:



Anyone heard the one pictured above on the Fuga Libera label?

[North Star]

With the Pittsburgh Symphony, yes? I seem to remember that one being very good.

Yes, Pittsburgh. Good performance, indeed.

[madaboutmahler]

Yes, and I like the vn/pf version best of all.

Me too, Karl!

Now:

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Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite

Such great music!

[North Star]

Pärt Fratres

Beautiful music.

Beautiful indeed, thanks for this, Daniel. Performance is what one would expect from Repin & Lugansky. And definitely the violin & piano version.

[Karl Henning]

Maiden-Listen Mondays!

LvB
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43
Chamber Orchestra Europe
Harnoncourt

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[springrite]

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Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite

Such great music!

Both works are great. What a fine disc! I remember when I played it earlier this year, when it got to the War Dance, the 3 1/2 year old Kimi suddenly dropped what she was doing and shouted: "I want to hit somebody!"

Now, that music sure has lots of power! Even a child can feel it!