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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Madiel - Today at 07:25:07 PM

For a repeat of Haydn's symphony No.62 I went with Adam Fischer this time. Still enjoying.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by foxandpeng - Today at 06:30:18 PM

Night music ... Allegri's Miserere and more. Quite beautiful and appropriately soporific.

[Rochberg: Symphony No. 2]

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Løvfald - Today at 05:42:24 PM

Rochberg: Symphony No. 2

More compact and cogent than the 1st Symphony. The music has a Bergian quality to it, although this symphony sounds more approachable than anything of the Austrian composer methinks.




Braunfels: Concerto for organ, boys' choir and orchestra

It didn't succeed my expectations, the organ doesn't seem prominent enough to give a good impression. On the other hand, the incorporation of the choir adds a heavenly element to the music I found endearing.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Spotted Horses - Today at 04:34:35 PM

Tip-top Mozart from the Prazak, some of the very best I've heard.  But not better than the formidable Armida Quartet, though different.  Call it a draw.  Lucky for the listener.

I'm noticed that Amazon.com is selling the complete Armida Mozart set for $29.99, which seems anomalously low, given that Presto has it listed for $85.

[Nicolai MiaskovskyComplete SymphoniesSymphony 24SvetlanovState Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia]

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by foxandpeng - Today at 04:23:48 PM

Nicolai Miaskovsky
Complete Symphonies
Symphony 24
Svetlanov
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia


First run at 24

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...

Last post by Madiel - Today at 04:03:15 PM

Rewinding the first phases of the Haydn symphony randomiser but with different conductors. Because. Previn is conducting no.96 this time.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Purchases Today

Last post by Todd - Today at 03:23:08 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Took advantage of the Chandos site sale to complete a second Monteverdi Madrigals set and a second complete Soler sonata set, along with some other goodies.  At under $3/title, it's impossible to pass up.  (Qobuz is cheaper for multi-disc sets when they have a download sale, though.)

The Chandos download UX is the worst I have experienced. 

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The Diner / Re: Last Movie You Watched

Last post by SimonNZ - Today at 03:11:26 PM

Over the last two nights a rewatch of the Hollow Crown Henry VI. The first part still highly problematic and all too choppy and changey, but it overall went up in my estimation.

[I've had important requests for recommendations for students from MIT and various honors colleges almost trashed due to Outlook over-aggressively sending them to the junk folder.]

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Emotion in Classical Music...

Last post by Cato - Today at 02:29:38 PM

My experience is that emails from external to the school end up in the spam folder without the end user being aware.  I've had important requests for recommendations for students from MIT and various honors colleges almost trashed due to Outlook over-aggressively sending them to the junk folder.

Wow!  Well, I can always send a regular letter, if I never hear anything!

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Emotion in Classical Music...

Last post by DavidW - Today at 02:25:35 PM

I wrote again just now, and included the Chair of the Psychology Department as a recipient.

Perhaps they have a Spring Vacation right now.

My experience is that emails from external to the school end up in the spam folder without the end user being aware.  I've had important requests for recommendations for students from MIT and various honors colleges almost trashed due to Outlook over-aggressively sending them to the junk folder.