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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Linz - Today at 02:27:42 PMDebussy Préludes, Premier Livre and Deuxième Livre, Alain Planès
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Composer Discussion / Re: The British Composers Thre...
Last post by Big David - Today at 02:23:15 PMThis is a fascinating thread. I listen to a lot of British music and there's stuff here I've not heard of. I shall explore a lot of these works.
Today I listened to the Piano Concerto and Symphony no. 3 by John Joubert. The pianist is Martin Jones, with the BBC NOW con. William Boughton.
Today I listened to the Piano Concerto and Symphony no. 3 by John Joubert. The pianist is Martin Jones, with the BBC NOW con. William Boughton.
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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024
Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 02:19:06 PMSlow here at this end. Wonder whether or not that might have more to do with the time of day?
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Symphonic Addict - Today at 02:16:59 PMTwo eminently lyric quartets by this Lithuanian composer (1884-1941). The First Quartet is imbued with delightful rustic gestures. The Second Quartet is less memorable yet very beautiful.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 02:11:54 PMQuote from: Valentino on April 22, 2024, 10:32:06 AMI'm listening to Britten's Violin Concerto, the new recording with Isabelle Faust, Bavarian Radio SO and Jakub Hrusa. It is indeed rather good.Nice! I've been listening to her Bartók lately...haven't heard her Britten.
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Composer Discussion / Re: The British Composers Thre...
Last post by Luke - Today at 01:50:45 PMTo be listened to (loud) whilst bowling along through a sunny, verdant swathe of springtime English countryside. There's an alchemical brilliance about the piece: April (fanfares) + England (folksong style melody) = the stunning, mystical build-up over a ground bass in the central section, which represents growth, fertility, life, burgeoning etc. Ecstatic stuff.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Lisztianwagner - Today at 01:48:10 PMGustav Mahler
Symphony No.5
Sir John Barbirolli & New Philharmonia Orchestra
Symphony No.5
Sir John Barbirolli & New Philharmonia Orchestra
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Beethoven's Piano Sonatas
Last post by Brian - Today at 01:42:33 PMYes, Lydian is affiliated with Naxos...some of the recordings resurfaced later on the next super-budget Naxos label, "Amadis." And many of the artists (like Wildner and Michael Halasz) reappeared on dozens of Naxos albums.
I am going through now to clear out some of the off-topic comments; I hope it is understood that this is just to keep things on track.
I am going through now to clear out some of the off-topic comments; I hope it is understood that this is just to keep things on track.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Brian - Today at 01:40:24 PMQuote from: JBS on Today at 01:25:59 PMThe "Artist's Choice" series they did for Brendel is mostly live recordings with the BBC, ORF, and others that weren't commercially released except for that series. Is the Ashkenazy version just re-issues of Decca recordings?
Yes, it is a collection of 60 (I think) Decca recordings boxed up in purple, chosen from solo, chamber, and song recordings, apparently based on Ashkenazy's own input. So the choices are eclectic and generally represent his career highlights and things he is proud of that did not get much publicity otherwise, like his Rachmaninov songs with Elisabeth Soderstrom, his album of Howard Blake, etc. I suppose now it has been replaced by the more recent "complete solo" and "complete chamber/lieder" big boxes.