What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[wilhelm]

[Harry]

No, listening for me, wife is very ill.

[Lethevich]

The quintet is incredible...

No, listening for me, wife is very ill.

Eek Hope the situation improves... 

[Mark]

No, listening for me, wife is very ill.

So sorry to hear this, Harry.

My best to you and her.

[Scriptavolant]

Quite evocative and decadent.

[Mark]

Quite evocative and decadent.

Good disc, it's true. Needs a fair amount of volume, though - they sent it to press with quite low output gain.

[Hector]

Finished, all dead!

As an antidote Boult's delightful disc of English composers Butterworth, Hadley, Howells and Warlock on Lyrita.

[wilhelm]

[locrian]

Hamelin - Haydn

[Wanderer]

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin (Allen, Freni, von Otter, Shicoff/Dresden Staatskapelle/Levine).

The quintet is incredible...

Isn't it? That's a particularly fine interpretation you've chosen, too (not that there are many alternatives ).

[orbital]

All in all an unsatisfying performance on most grounds. I have never heard Debussy played this harsh, not even by Weissenberg 

[karlhenning]

Performers? I've been thinking of picking up the Naxos disc with this piece.

I've got the Vox two-fer; the composer conducts L'homme et son désir; Louis de Froment conducts Le boeuf sur le toit.

[Sergeant Rock]

I'm taking my new box set out for a test drive: first up, the First, from the Original Jacket Collection:



Sarge

[karlhenning]

[ image of Mendelssohn's Lobgesang deleted for space ]

I've had for years in my collection the other CDs which complete this cycle, but never felt inclined until this week to finish it by buying this. An insanely low price from an Amazon seller forced my hand, and so now I'm rather enjoying it.

You don't find it running long rather? 

j/k . . . I had never heard this one until a year or two (?) ago, and it's one of Mendelssohn's sleepers — I mean, well, I don't mean — you know what I mean   

[locrian]

I'm taking my new box set out for a test drive: first up, the First, from the Original Jacket Collection:

For those of us who see a red x for your image, what the hell are you talking about? 

[Kullervo]

I've got the Vox two-fer; the composer conducts L'homme et son désir; Louis de Froment conducts Le boeuf sur le toit.

Thanks, that set is really inexpensive! How's the sound?

[karlhenning]

This is the one Sibelius symphony I've not listened to in quite a spell:

Sibelius
Symphony № 2 in D Major, Opus 43
SFSO / Blomstedt

(Raises glass, or rather, refillable coffee mug to Ben)

. . . and though I selected this disc actually because I want to listen to Tapiola, I do always enjoy this ol' chestnut!

[Sergeant Rock]

For those of us who see a red x for your image, what the hell are you talking about? 

Hmmmm.... Is anyone else not seeing it?

Sarge

[karlhenning]

Thanks, that set is really inexpensive! How's the sound?

The sound is very fine, good performances, all the pieces are ear-worthy  

[locrian]

Hmmmm.... Is anyone else not seeing it?

No, just me.