What are you listening to now?

[aligreto]

Schubert: Impromptus D 935 [Brendel]





Wonderful music that is well played.

[aligreto]

That for this little discussion, I've never heard this or indeed anything by Roy Goodman as far as I can remember. I got hold of the Muffat and I'm listening now, and it sounds good. I'm a sucker for these concertos though, I always love to be prompted to hear them.

Another member is trying to send you a mail but your mailbox seems to be full. If you delete a few messages I can forward the message to you.

[Iota]

I heard a tiny fragment of Graindelavoix's Machaut Messe de Nostre Dame on the radio the other day and felt compelled to track it down. I now turn up on this thread and find it almost peppered with different versions of it! 

Anyhow, this whole Graindelavoix disc is disorientatingly wondrous. The Messe de Nostre Dame now joins the Peres Ensemble Organum recording atop an inner Mount Olympus here.

[André]

Second run at symphonies 3 and 4. Both are considerable works and yet the musical language is terse, the discourse micro-managed. This time round I felt drawn in instead of watching from a distance.

[vandermolen]

And mine. Just listening to Herrmann's Mars,makes me wish he could have had a crack at Mahler's Seventh!

     

And then there's this recording,which Mike Batt conducted,after picking up litter on Wimbledon Common!

     

Excellent!

[Kontrapunctus]

Great playing and sound. (24 bit/96k FLAC)

[Madiel]

Kullervo again. It really is an amazing work.

[vandermolen]

Great playing and sound. (24 bit/96k FLAC)

Nice cover art as well.

[vandermolen]

Kullervo again. It really is an amazing work.

I agree - one of my favourites by Sibelius. Recently I've been greatly enjoying the original (1915) version of Symphony 5.

[Que]

Mozart: Horn Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 [Koster/Weil]



These are strong, refined and very engaging performances which are energetic and have a wonderful presence.

A sterling performance, the recording is almost a Classic by now! 

Q

[Que]

Morning listening (presently available issue right hand side):

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Q

[pi2000]

Szeryng-Beethoven Violin Concerto
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Recorded live  from 1961(Enesco Festival)... but the sound is excellent!! (You may think today broadcast )

[Wanderer]

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[aligreto]

Scarlatti: Sonatas K118, K426 & K427 [Rowland]

[Note: not from the LP above but from Vol. 18 of this series]

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[aligreto]

Nice cover art as well.

Agreed: very good cover art.

[aligreto]

A sterling performance, the recording is almost a Classic by now! 

Q

Yes, one of my favourites in this music.

[Que]

Me getting into the  organ music of Nicolas de Grigny was long overdue, this bargain from jpc might kick things off:

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Someone asked for my impressions, but I'm not sure who?
Some short listening notes. So what do we have here? The organ of the royal basilica of Saint-Maximin la Sainte-Baume, built from 1772 to 1774 by Jean Esprit Isnard, is quite famous. Turns out this was recorded here just before its last major overhaul. That might explain why it sounds still reedy, but much smoother and more "beefy" than I had expected. I'd love to hear it in its new state (post 1991).

The playing is done by oldtimer Pierre Bardon (b. 1934) , organist in residence. I would describe as an Old School organist that has adapted to HIP. A French Ewald Kooiman, so to speak. Not bad at all, but not quite ticking all the boxes. His approach can be a bit generic and even crude at times. Recording quality is good, but not entirely consistent in closeness and level.

To sum up: an organist and an organ somewhere on their way to authenticity,  but they weren't quite there yet...

Q

[Biffo]

Ligetti: Melodien - Jonathan Nott conducting the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - a spur of the moment purchase from eclassical - just bought the Ligetti track, not interested in the Strauss or Debussy.

[aligreto]

Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 Nos. 2 & 5 [Davison]





Very fine performances in a recording that has great presence.

[aligreto]

Me getting into the  organ music of Nicolas de Grigny was long overdue, this bargain from jpc might kick things off:

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Someone asked for my impressions, but I'm not sure who?
Some short listening notes. So what do we have here? The organ organ of the royal basilica of Saint-Maximin la Sainte-Baume, built from 1772 to 1774 by Jean Esprit Isnard, is quite famous. Turns out this was recorded here just before its last major overhaul. That might explain why it sounds still reedy, but much smoother and more "beefy" than I had expected. I'd love to hear it in its new state (post 1991).

The playing is done by oldtimer Pierre Bardon (b. 1934) , organist in residence. I would describe as an Old School organist that has adapted to HIP. A French Ewald Kooiman, so to speak. Not bad at all, but not quite ticking all the boxes. His approach can be a bit generic and even crude at times. Recording quality is good, but not entirely consistent in closeness and level.

To sum up: an organist and an organ somewhere on their way to authenticity,  but they weren't quite there yet...

Q

Good, honest review there.