What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[North Star]

Bach
Clavier-Übung III
Foccroulle

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[Karl Henning]

Chopin
Mazurkas, Op.59
Garrick Ohlsson
Andrzej Wasowski

[TheGSMoeller]

Music from the Forqueray family performed on various instruments.

[Fafner]

Das Rheingold, Solti

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[Karl Henning]

Whirlygiggin', babies!

Wuorinen
Fourth String Quartet (2000)
Brentano String Quartet

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[TheGSMoeller]

Whirlygiggin', babies!

Wuorinen
Fourth String Quartet (2000)
Brentano String Quartet

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This looks, and sounds, like a disc I need. Sounds interesting. What's the Henning's take?

[Karl Henning]

This looks, and sounds, like a disc I need. Sounds interesting. What's the Henning's take?

Greg, this disc has the reissue of Garrick Ohlsson playing the Third Piano Concerto, which was the first Wuorinen piece I listened to attentively (followed along in score, in fact).  I never did locate the socks which were on that occasion knocked off.

My take is, the Quartet and Concerto are top-shelf Wuorinen, and the Natural Fantasy for organ and On Alligators are no less than very good.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Dettifoss. Powerful, evocative music.

[springrite]

Greg, this disc has the reissue of Garrick Ohlsson playing the Third Piano Concerto, which was the first I never did locate the socks which were on that occasion knocked off.

I only lost one sock after listening to it, but it rendered the other sock useless.

[Karl Henning]

Whirlygiggin' on!

Wuorinen
On Alligators (1972) for wind and string quartets
Instrumentation: fl,ob,cl,bsn,2vn,va,vc
The composer conducting

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[Karl Henning]

This looks, and sounds, like a disc I need. Sounds interesting. What's the Henning's take?

A footnote to this, Greg.

[TheGSMoeller]

Greg, this disc has the reissue of Garrick Ohlsson playing the Third Piano Concerto, which was the first Wuorinen piece I listened to attentively (followed along in score, in fact).  I never did locate the socks which were on that occasion knocked off.

My take is, the Quartet and Concerto are top-shelf Wuorinen, and the Natural Fantasy for organ and On Alligators are no less than very good.

You da man, Karl.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Icelandic Folk Dances. Very cool work.

[TheGSMoeller]

Listening to this...




While staring at this...

[North Star]

Tippett
Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Barshai, Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Bath Festival Orchestra
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[Sergeant Rock]

Greg, this disc has the reissue of Garrick Ohlsson playing the Third Piano Concerto, which was the first Wuorinen piece I listened to attentively (followed along in score, in fact).  I never did locate the socks which were on that occasion knocked off.

I only lost one sock after listening to it, but it rendered the other sock useless.

Thanks for the warning guys. I just ordered the CD. Before the first listen, I'll take off my socks and then listen barefoot.

Sarge

[Que]

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Started off with his 78 rpm's - through he had a lighter voice then, it was already magnificent and so was the singing.

Q

[Karl Henning]

Thanks for the warning guys. I just ordered the CD. Before the first listen, I'll take off my socks and then listen barefoot.

Alternatively: strap your slippers on, Sarge.

[Karl Henning]

Whirlygiggin' on!

Wuorinen
Archangel (1977) for trombone and string quartet
David Taylor, tn
The Fred Sherry String Quartet

[DavidRoss]

Over the past few days we've been listening almost exclusively to Schubert piano sonatas (Lupu and Endres). However, I just popped in to get my tolerance tested (  ) and another member's note elsewhere reminded me of what a great set this is:

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I might just listen to the complete set in sequence (not continuously, however  ), starting with #1.