What are you listening to now?

[Biffo]

Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Op 43 Ballet in 2 acts - Orchestre National de France conducted by Georges Pretre. A fine dramatic performance.

[Traverso]

Praetorius

[aligreto]

Mozart: Symphony No. 33 [Leinsdorf]

[aligreto]

I have not come across or realised that The Salomon SQ made recordings for L'OL. I have two LPs of Op.74 no.2 & 3 and Op.71 no.3 & Op.74 no1 on Hyperion (I believe there were three issues). I'm not totally convinced of HIP performances of Haydn string quartets.

That is,  obviously, down to personal preferences. I listen to the music played on both modern and period instruments and, provided that it is played well, I enjoy both. If you do ever come across this album I suggest that you buy it. I think that the performances are excellent despite the recessed recording.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

That is,  obviously, down to personal preferences. I listen to the music played on both modern and period instruments and, provided that it is played well, I enjoy both. If you do ever come across this album I suggest that you buy it. I think that the performances are excellent despite the recessed recording.

I also enjoy string quartets of Haydn and Mozart on both modern and period instruments. The Festetics Set of Haydn Quartets is sublime, and I've been listening to it in tandem with the Aeolian Quartet, which is equally satisfying to me.

[Biffo]

Dvorak: Symphony No 8 in G major - London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Constantin Silvestri

[aligreto]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 [von Karajan]





No comment necessary IMHO.

[aligreto]

I also enjoy string quartets of Haydn and Mozart on both modern and period instruments. The Festetics Set of Haydn Quartets is sublime, and I've been listening to it in tandem with the Aeolian Quartet, which is equally satisfying to me.

The Festetics Set of Haydn Quartets seems to have received quite a lot of traction around here over time but unfortunately I do no own it.

[Que]

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Does a rerun mean good or bad in this case?

I guess you sensed that I was undecided how to answer your previous inquiry. 
On the 1st run, the music didn't leave much of an impression. I enjoyed it better 2nd time around, but it still sounds pleasant but as also rather inconsequential as viol music in French style next to Marais, Boismortier or Sainte Colombe.
Excellent performances by Les Voix Humaines.

Q

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

The Festetics Set of Haydn Quartets seems to have received quite a lot of traction around here over time but unfortunately I do no own it.

I was lucky enough to pick up a copy of the set when it was briefly available. It was issued by one of those French labels that lets everything go out of print and goes bankrupt every 12 months or so then reappears with a different name. Hopefully the set will be back in print at some point.

[Karl Henning]

From April:

http://www.youtube.com/v/Fa_q4yX9CIs

[Traverso]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 [von Karajan]





No comment necessary IMHO.

What happened to the cover? 

[Que]

The Festetics Set of Haydn Quartets seems to have received quite a lot of traction around here over time but unfortunately I do no own it.

Definitely recommended if you would ever spot a copy...
ARCANA is under new ownership, and is steadily reissuing. I guess in this case they underestimated demand, since this Haydn SQ set got sold out pretty quickly.

Q

[SymphonicAddict]

Concerto for ondes martenot and orchestra

Wow!! A very singular and curious concerto in my view. The ondes martenos sonorities are just mesmerizing and psychedelic. A great revelation has been this work and a new favorite in the field of concertos for rare-exotic instruments. And the ending is... unexpected.

[The new erato]

After restructuring and reordering my formerly quite disorganized collection, replaying this lovely set:

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[Ken B]

Beethoven String Quartet 10
Medici Qt

[Karl Henning]

Rehearsing for November:

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

[ritter]

Listening to Georges Auric's ballets Les Facheux and La Pastorale, conducted by Christoph Poppen:

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[listener]

last Friday: GORECKI 3 Dances in Olden Style,  KORNGOLD Violin Concerto   SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no.9
Michal Nesterowicz cond.   Vancouver S.O.   Scott St. JOhn, violin
now: REGER: 3 Sonatas for Viola and Piano   opp.48/1&2, op.107
Josef Kluson, viola  Sachiko Kayahara, piano

[steve ridgway]

The last two works, Dream/Window and Spirit Garden sounded better after a break from the rest of the album. I might start with CD 2 next time, Gemeaux plus these.

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However I much preferred the more experimental Asterism and The Dorian Horizon on CD 2 of this

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which looks like it was originally