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The Diner / Re: Last Movie You Watched

Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 08:20:34 AM

Also taking The Eye of Sauron literally annoys me and shows marked superficial reading of the book.

Heartily agreed.

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Composer Discussion / Re: Mozart

Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 08:03:43 AM

I'm enjoying the performance.  It's apparently with Charles Hazlewood and the Mozart Collective.

PD

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

Last post by Que - Today at 07:34:51 AM

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

Last post by steve ridgway - Today at 07:24:49 AM

I have almost nothing to offer the World and vice versa.

Just don't confuse the World with the human race .

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Composer Discussion / Re: Mozart

Last post by San Antone - Today at 07:22:49 AM

A couple days ago I listened to this album:



And I really appreciated how much more intense and dramatic the 20th becomes in a driven, PI performance.  This isn't polite music at tea time.  This is storming the heavens!  I loved it.

I like that set, as well those by Bilson, Immerseel, Levin, and Sofronitsky.  About all I listen to for Mozart and Haydn are PI recordings.

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GMG News / Re: Bug Report 2024

Last post by Karl Henning - Today at 07:12:01 AM

Site rather logy at present.

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

Last post by Spotted Horses - Today at 07:11:04 AM

This version by Emre Yavuz absolutely blew me away - its quite individual and personal but it worked for me.....

I listened to this, along with the Ruth Laredo recording.



Both seemed to contrast with the Ashkenazy recording that I didn't like, more lithe. Yavuz plays the more extended original version, which was cut down in Rachmaninoff's final revision of the piece. Although I am not familiar enough to recognize exactly where things have been cut, I did find the more extended version vaguely more satisfying. Similar situation to the forth piano concerto.

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

Last post by Harry - Today at 07:08:58 AM

Something I picked up in Dutton's Spring clearance sale so cheap and very cheerful.  Heads up to Harry after his recent enoyment of the Chandos series of English Cello works - this is a lovely appendix to that.  Different artists but very well played.  Most of the music is very immediaely attractive and relatively undemanding but I must admit I was a bit surprised just how good it is in absolute terms.  Very well played and something of a find.... especially the Bainton Sonata

Well, I did my very very best to find this CD on Qobuz, but I am very much afraid it's not in their collection. Drat!

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Composer Discussion / Re: Mozart

Last post by Mandryka - Today at 06:55:38 AM

https://static.qobuz.com/goodies/45/000167154.pdf

Lovely 595, thanks for pointing the CD out, the booklet essay by John Irving is not without interest, I may investigate his books.

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The Diner / Re: What are you currently rea...

Last post by Florestan - Today at 06:48:21 AM