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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Purchases Today

Last post by prémont - Today at 03:22:25 AM

My friends just gave me a pile of CDs, mostly organ music. It includes most of this box. Do the organ-lovers here like the performances in it?

Indeed, it contains groundbreaking recordings of music that was rarely recorded at the time of the individual CDs' release, all performed on beautiful organs.

[Debussy: Children's CornerChopin: Preludes, Op.28]

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

Last post by Iota - Today at 03:21:29 AM

Debussy: Children's Corner
Chopin: Preludes, Op.28

Abduraimov superbly captures the magic and limitlessness of childhood in the Debussy pieces. And the Chopin is a riveting combination of fresh ideas, surpassing technique and penetrating musical intelligence. He makes the set feel like a cycle, as much if not more than any other I've heard. One of those pianists who is able to make you realise anew the wonder of the music he is playing, no matter how many times you've heard it.

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The Diner / Re: Pictures I like

Last post by Wendell_E - Today at 02:34:24 AM

Flame throwing robot dog.  The four most beautiful words in the English language?

And all for under $10K!  I'm buying two.

When you're really serious about keeping the cats off the countertops.

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Musical depictions of the ...

Last post by pjme - Today at 02:00:52 AM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezio_Bosso

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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Musical depictions of the ...

Last post by pjme - Today at 01:39:03 AM

Specially for the forum I have asked to translate from russian into english my 10-minutes lecture about "Ocean" symphony of Anton Rubinstein (please switch on english subtitles).
At the beginning you will hear excerpt from radio broadcast, and then I continue to tell myself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZIZ5uV79qE

And here it is exclusive record of that symphony that I recommend (you can listen online, it's 4
parts version): https://web.ligaudio.ru/mp3/%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD%2042%20dmg%20record

Thanks Dima, for taking the trouble to get the translation.
I'll come back to your lecture on Rubinstein's Ocean later.

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The Diner / Re: The football (soccer) thre...

Last post by vandermolen - Today at 01:19:10 AM

Being a Chelsea fan I'm not talking about football at the moment!
 

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

Last post by vandermolen - Today at 01:07:08 AM

Kalervo Tuukkanen
Symphony No.3
'The Sea':
The Violin Concerto is very good as well
This music is not at all like Sibelius. The Symphony sounds anachronistic for 1953 and the VC for 1955 - more like Novak or Nikolai Tcherepnin's 'Narcissus and Echo' - an interesting composer.

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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Golden Age of RCA and Merc...

Last post by LKB - Today at 01:06:29 AM

Sadly it does not.

That is unfortunate. Every SACD I've acquired has been an audible upgrade over the equivalent CD, in the cases where  I've possessed the latter.

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

Last post by vandermolen - Today at 12:58:30 AM

Did Muti do a Prokofiev 6? I don't think he did - and too bad, because I think it would have been great!

Not that I'm aware of although I really like his pioneering recording of 'Ivan the Terrible' with its great cover picture!
(CD and double LP set below). Unlike many I rather like the melodramatic narration.

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

Last post by vandermolen - Today at 12:51:10 AM

Did you end up watching it Jeffrey?  If so, what did you think of it?

PD

No PD but I may do on BBC Sounds