What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Sibelius
Symphony No. 4 in A Minor, Opus 63
SFSO / Blomstedt

[orbital]

[karlhenning]

Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Opus 82
SFSO / Blomstedt

Thrilling!

[Kullervo]

[Solitary Wanderer]

Rachmanioff ~ PC # 2 & 3 Bryon Janis/Dorati/LSO

[AnthonyAthletic]

Corigliano - Fantasia on an Ostinato for solo piano
Beethoven - Piano sonata no.17 'Tempest' & Choral Fantasy
Part - Credo for piano, mixed choir & orchestra



Grimaud : Swedish RSO/Salonen

A naughty but nice cd, very interesting notes inside the booklet.  Grimaud seeing 'colour' as numbers and assigning each colour to a number (can't remember the scientific word for it at the moment).

The Corigliano and Part works for me were the 'selling' points for the cd, pretty decent program, one of those cds where the artist had the power to pick an chose what she recorded and fair play to HG, it comes off well.  Lots of heart in the Tempest, the Choral Fantasy (with a bit of Dittersdorf thrown in) isn't half bad either.

[Drasko]

Rzewski - Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues

http://www.youtube.com/v/uDNy4YuCxdk

[Solitary Wanderer]

[Kullervo]

A naughty but nice cd, very interesting notes inside the booklet.  Grimaud seeing 'colour' as numbers and assigning each colour to a number (can't remember the scientific word for it at the moment).

Synaesthesia?

[Solitary Wanderer]

Wagner ~ Symphonies in E & C Major Wakasugi/TMO

[George]

Rachmanioff ~ PC # 2 & 3 Bryon Janis/Dorati/LSO

[AnthonyAthletic]

Synaesthesia?

Yes, that's the condition.  Synaesthesia.  Never knew Grimaud saw things this way.

[Papy Oli]

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(bought £1.86 + postage used on amazon ...had to  )

[bhodges]

now listening to :



(bought £1.86 + postage used on amazon ...had to  )

After hearing a lot of Mahler 2's, I still think this is one of the best ones around.  And this, despite the Slatkin-bashing, the Battle-bashing...  I re-listened to this about a year ago and was really surprised at how well it holds up. 

--Bruce

[AnthonyAthletic]

now listening to :



(bought £1.86 + postage used on amazon ...had to  )

LOL

Direct Offers or Marketplace?

I have warmed to Slatkin over the years, his Barber twofer is wonderful, esp the concerto with Elmar Oliviera, his big box Elgar is loud n proud, coming from a Yankee , this Mahler 2nd has great depth and clarity, and the organ in the finale is thunderous.  Well shaped and nicely held together and at that price its a (Bargain) without a doubt.

Got mine last week, like you I couldn't say no.  They also had the 3rd and 9th on Teldec at similar prices    Didn't say no to those either.

Also consider snapping up Zdenek Macal's Ma Vlast, a powerful version with the Milwaukee Orchestra for under £1.50 IIRC

[karlhenning]

. . . despite the Slatkin-bashing . . . .

Well, Bruce, first of all, any American conductor is going to get slagged for not being von Karajan, and not being Klemperer, and not being Walter, and not being Toscanini, and not being Kleiber, and not being Furtwaengler.

Then, when the slagger's caught his breath, the American conductor's fault is that he's not Lenny  

[bhodges]

Well, Bruce, first of all, any American conductor is going to get slagged for not being von Karajan, and not being Klemperer, and not being Walter, and not being Toscanini, and not being Kleiber, and not being Furtwaengler.

Then, when the slagger's caught his breath, the American conductor's fault is that he's not Lenny  

Yes, too often true.  I've heard Slatkin in plenty of excellent recordings, and some insightful concerts, such as his version of Pictures at an Exhibition that uses sections from about 7 or 8 different orchestrators.  It was enlightening enough that it made me wish the Ravel version weren't automatically played all the time. 

And while he might not be as versatile as some, his enthusiasm for music in general is infectious, and I think he will be forever admired for bringing the St. Louis Symphony to a new level of accomplishment and visibility.  I like that Barber Violin Concerto recording that Tony mentions, too.  It was one of the first CDs I bought, and still a favorite.

--Bruce

[AnthonyAthletic]

Well, Bruce, first of all, any American conductor is going to get slagged for not being von Karajan, and not being Klemperer, and not being Walter, and not being Toscanini, and not being Kleiber, and not being Furtwaengler.

Then, when the slagger's caught his breath, the American conductor's fault is that he's not Lenny  

Can't knock Slatkin or Zinman in Elgar (has Poju heard them) LOL  Zinman's Baltimore Elgar 1st is very dramatic, Poju needs to hear this if he hasn't already.  I am under the impression that you do not have to be a Brit to play Brit music; but it does help 

Its the people who don't have anything in their collections of said conductors, who slag them off    There's a lot of opinions on here based on hearsay!!  One day I will form an opinion on Stravinsky if I ever get time to open this 21cd set....or is it 22cds.  Made do with the Abbado twofer for years before discovering there's more where that came from

[wilhelm]

[Peregrine]

LOL

Direct Offers or Marketplace?

I have warmed to Slatkin over the years, his Barber twofer is wonderful, esp the concerto with Elmar Oliviera, his big box Elgar is loud n proud, coming from a Yankee , this Mahler 2nd has great depth and clarity, and the organ in the finale is thunderous.  Well shaped and nicely held together and at that price its a (Bargain) without a doubt.

Got mine last week, like you I couldn't say no.  They also had the 3rd and 9th on Teldec at similar prices    Didn't say no to those either.

Also consider snapping up Zdenek Macal's Ma Vlast, a powerful version with the Milwaukee Orchestra for under £1.50 IIRC

I found loads of stuff the other day, even under a pound! Don't know if still applicable, but worth doing a search on the Amazon database for Telarc items, ridiculous prices, partic. those sellers you mention.