What are you listening to now?

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Ligeti

1. Lontano 
  2. Atmosphères 
  3. Apparitions : I Lento 
  4. Apparitions : II Agitato 
  5. San Francisco Polyphony 
  6. Romanian Concerto : I Andantino 
  7. Romanian Concerto : II Allegro vivace 
  8. Romanian Concerto : III Adagio, ma non troppo 
  9. Romanian Concerto : IV Molto vivace 

[Marc]

Bram Beekman playing Bach, a.o. BWV 565 and Orgelbüchlein.

Schitger (FC sr.) organs in Zwolle and Vollenhove, NL.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRRwhS3S9Pg

[Karl Henning]

Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Oistrakh (violin), Richter (piano), Rostropovich (cello)
Berlin PO/Karajan

Classic

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Classic

Indeed,also the stories around this recording.

(Richter himself said of it: "It's a dreadful recording and I disown it utterly... Battle lines were drawn up with Karajan and Rostropovich on the one side and Oistrakh and me on the other... Suddenly Karajan decided that everything was fine and that the recording was finished. I demanded an extra take. 'No, no,' he replied, 'we haven't got time, we've still got to do the photographs.' To him, this was more important than the recording. And what a nauseating photograph it is, with him posing artfully and the rest of us grinning like idiots.")

[André]

Hi Milos! Which one do you prefer btw Neumann and Behlolavek? Are they much different from one another ?

[JCBuckley]

Spending a week with Hildegard

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Bach

CD 2

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Gombert

Is there something to be said otherwise that this is just beautiful.
CD 10

[Karl Henning]

D. Scarlatti
divers Sonatas
Babayan

[Papy Oli]

Good afternoon all,

Ligeti - Lontano
From the BBC proms (no.28) - National Youth Orchestra of G.B.

[Maestro267]

Schnittke: Ritual; Passacaglia
Malmö SO/Segerstam

[Papy Oli]

Mendelssohn - Piano concerto no.1 in G minor
Bertrand Chamayou (from the BBC proms)

[aligreto]

Mahler: Symphony No. 9 [von Karajan]





I always found this to be a wonderful overall interpretation and performance. The BPO strings are always self recommending but the brass and woodwinds also shine for me here. The first and final movements in particular are exquisitely played.

[aligreto]

Clementi, Muzio (1752-1832) - Symphonies, Nos. 1-4 w/ Ivor Bolton & Mozarteumorchester Salzburg - new arrival and will 'cull out' my older set w/ Claudio Scimone (never like the sound on those performances) - Clementi is thought to have composed 6 symphonies, but only 4 were apparently 'reconstructed' in the 1970s by Pietro Spada; curiously, there is an ASV 2-CD set w/ the 4 numbered symphonies + 2 Op. 18 symphonies from 1787 (see last 2 pics below); also, Bamert has recorded these Op. 18 works - BUT, for those interested, reviews are attached of the Bolton & Scimone performances.  Dave

     

I like the Clementi Symphonies. I find them to be both elegant and delightful, interesting and engaging. I have the Scimone and Bamert recordings.

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Mozart

CD 5

Sonata 16 - 17 - 18 - 15  &  adagio in B moll

[Mahlerian]

Mozart

CD 5

Sonata 16 - 17 - 18 - 15  &  adagio in B moll

How is Haebler's B Minor Adagio?  That's one of my favorite Mozart works, and I like her recordings of the Mozart variations sets.

[aligreto]

Soler: Harpsichord Sonata No. 79 [Rowland]





The Allegro is a fine piece of virtuosic music that is robustly played to great effect by Rowland.

[André]

Soler: Harpsichord Sonata No. 79 [Rowland]





The Allegro is a fine piece of virtuosic music that is robustly played to great effect by Rowland.

I have 2 discs of this series and Rowland totally satisfies me, as he does in Scarlatti too - more so than Ross or Belder. I have half of his integral set, but never got to find the missing volumes

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How is Haebler's B Minor Adagio?  That's one of my favorite Mozart works, and I like her recordings of the Mozart variations sets.

It is surprising that of all the sets I have,Pires,Zacharias,Larrocha (decca),Eschenbach,Uchida and Lilli Kraus this adagio in B moll is not included.However Ingrid plays it very well,poetical in a way I can appreciate.

I have also a Brendel set and he plays the adagio as well.

[SonicMan46]

I like the Clementi Symphonies. I find them to be both elegant and delightful, interesting and engaging. I have the Scimone and Bamert recordings.

Hi Aligreto - just own the 4 numbered symphonies, so curious what you think of the earlier Op. 18 pair from 1787?  This would be a nice disc to 'fill out' my collection - have a bunch of Bamert recordings and have enjoyed all - so, looked at some reviews and found several conflicting comments, i.e. one preferring Bamert (over Francesco D'Avalos) and another w/ the opposite thoughts; now D'Avalos is available on ASV w/ 2 discs having all 6 symphonic works at a decent price for a 'used' set - decisions, decisions!         Dave