What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Gold Knight]

On Spotify:

Johannes Brahms--Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor, Op.15, featuring pianist Stephen Hough and the BBC Symphony Orchestra led by Sir Andrew Davis.
Ottorino Respighi--The Pines of Rome, performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra under the baton of Riccardo Muti.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Dancing D, thanks for alerting me to that. I'm another huge fan of El Bacha's Proka.

Oh, I forgot to mention that it's available for cheap at BRO! It's where I got mine.

[Brian]

Oh, I forgot to mention that it's available for cheap at BRO! It's where I got mine.

Crap, BRO also has an El Bacha set of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. Definitely did NOT need to know that!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Crap, BRO also has an El Bacha set of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. Definitely did NOT need to know that!

Yeah, and he also did the complete Chopin! And from what I can tell from web sampling it's worth a listen. Hmm...

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Now:



Listening to Bloch's Voice in the Wilderness. Awesome work and performance.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Schumann's third symphony. Haitink w/ the Concertgebouw. Very nicely dramatic & sentimental but not overblown.

[Christo]

Ralph Vaughan Williams--Symphony NO.5 in D Major, Op.107 {"Reformation"}, once again featuring Maestro Boult, this time at the helm of the New Philharmonia Orchestra.

Ralph Mendelssohn Williams? Or Felix Vaughan Bartholdy? 

[Conor71]

Saint-Saens: Symphony In F Major, "Urbs Roma"


Playing Disc 2 of the Martinon set which has the Organ Symphony and the "Urbs Roma" on it. I have found this set to be pretty worthwhile. The Urbs Roma and Symphony No. 2 are real nice. The A Major and Symphony No. 1 werent very memorable but I will re-visit them a few times at least to find out if theres more to them. After the Symphonies I will listen to Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3. I hadnt heard any of these works until quite recently - I really like the PC No. 2 and the others are good too.

[listener]

Since I've had the SAINT-SAËNS Symphonies ready for several months I'll join in the pleasure.  I'm going to hear them all so that I can finally shelve it.
   - ORTF, Martinon   - same image as Conor's above.

[jlaurson]

Trying to get that out of my head led me to this intricate flashmob, courtesy of the Vienna Volksoper.
http://www.youtube.com/v/PJNp5UKRtbQ

And this rather kitschy film version by Ponnelle in which Orff himself was allegedly involved.  The production values are curiously low, and it may actually require more brain bleach than Nav's contribution.
http://www.youtube.com/v/Gj-tBVq61as

(Hoping these embed correctly)

ETA: They aren't.  What am I doing wrong? 
To get the videos look for "Carmina Burana flashmob" and "Carmina Burana Ponnelle" on Youtube,

There you go.

[not edward]

On my way Detroitwards on a business trip, so I packed a few box sets to keep me company:

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The massive sound of the CSO in Mahler's Ninth doesn't really fit with my preferred interpretative view of this work, but Giulini is never dull and it's an interesting contrast to the likes of Ancerl--much less intimate, almost monumental at times. It's still powerful stuff, which isn't surprising given the conductor.

[TheGSMoeller]

Great morning music.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

On wards with this fine example of a very successful enterprise coming out of the hands of Brilliant. I can do nothing else then heap praise on this box on which is recorded almost all of Cabezon's works for Keyboard, Harp and Vihuela. Expertly performed by the best in the field of old music, and musically rewarding in every sense. Its one of my best buys from 2012, and is recommended with confidence, its not likely to disappoint anyone. It breaths the times, and it lets you escape to Cabezon's world constantly. State of the art sound.

CD 6

Songs with diminutions in Four parts.
Magnificat verses on all Eight Tones I.
Works in Four parts

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Listening to the Requiem. A gorgeous work.

[Sergeant Rock]

Havergal Brian Symphony #5 "Wine of Summer"




Sarge

[Karl Henning]

“Papa”
Symphony № 22 in E^b, « Der Philosoph » (Hob.I:22)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

[Sadko]

A cappella choruses by Soviet composers

Leningrad Radio and TV Choir
conducted by Grigory Sandler

[Karl Henning]

“Papa”
Piano Trio in F, Hob.XV/40
Van Swieten Trio

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[Lisztianwagner]

Frederick Delius
Walk to the Paradise Garden

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

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Frederick Delius
Walk to the Paradise Garden

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

A completely gorgeous work. An intermezzo, actually, from his stellar opera A Village Romeo & Juliet. You should check out that opera at some point, Ilaria.