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The Diner / Re: Non-Classical Music Listen...

Last post by AnotherSpin - Today at 12:03:02 PM

Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's content adapted for western ears.

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Composer Discussion / Re: The British Composers Thre...

Last post by calyptorhynchus - Today at 12:02:43 PM

I finished the day with Brian's English Suite No.5 and some of Tye's consorts played on recorders.

But I must listen to the Foulds.

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

Last post by Brian - Today at 11:50:03 AM

Rachmaninoff, Piano Sonata No 2, Ashkenazy



In find myself disappointed. I have trouble recognizing the musical themes that inhabit the sensuous musical texture. Can't complain about Ashkenazy, but Decca gives him surprisingly muddy, clangy sound. I was surprised to check the recording data and find that the recording was made in 1980.

Did a spot check of Shelley, who I also have on my shelves. Did not make a strong impression. Which version do people like best? I've decided to try Ruth Laredo, based on my positive impression of her Scriabin recordings.

I don't have a lot of experience with the sonata, just the recordings that have happened to enter my collection and that sound sufficiently musical (including Fiorentino and Sudbin). But I wanted to reply to validate your comments about Decca's recordings of Ashkenazy. The "Artist's Choice" purple box set of his favorite work for the label is plagued with poor sound from the beginning of the digital era all the way up through the mid or late 1990s. The 1994ish recording of Prokofiev "Romeo and Juliet" is so poor that I've sought out replacements from other pianists.

[Corelli]

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

Last post by Linz - Today at 11:47:15 AM

Corelli Trionfo Romano, Emmanuel de Negri, Ensemble Exit & Hemiolia, Emmanuel Eesche-Caserta

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

Last post by Todd - Today at 11:43:45 AM

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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024

Last post by Harry - Today at 11:07:51 AM

Rather slow just now. Even logging on and off takes some time.

I notice that a lot of the guests look at members profiles. How is this possible? If I access the forum as a guest I'm not allowed to se any members profiles. 

Absolutely true, I wondered about that too.

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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024

Last post by Spotted Horses - Today at 11:05:57 AM

Not sure why the timing is so different, but it definitely took between 4 and 5 seconds just to load this page.

The timing is for "page generated." There may be other operations necessary before the page appears on your browser. For instance, if the server is overloaded it may take some time before the page request from your browser is recognized by the server.

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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Mozart Symphonies

Last post by George - Today at 11:01:39 AM

Finally picked up my first complete set of the Mozart symphonies. For years I had a set cobbled together with Ward/Naxos in the early symphonies and the Kruips set of nos 21-41, along with Szell, Walter, Mackerras (SACDs) and Fricsay in the late works.

Hurwitz gave this set a thumbs up on his survey of Mozart sets, I sampled it on Spotify and loved it. Unfortunately it was OOP, so I waited until I could find a cheap copy. Today was the day! Scored a like new copy for $23 at a local used store.

Enjoying CD 1 now.

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

Last post by AnotherSpin - Today at 10:58:18 AM

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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024

Last post by George - Today at 10:54:26 AM

Taking about 5 seconds to load, even for only browsing.

(I counted 5 seconds, but bottom of page reads - Page created in 1.804 seconds with 30 queries.)

Not sure why the timing is so different, but it definitely took between 4 and 5 seconds just to load this page.