What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Q

This disc is a fine one Que, another NCA disc, that was a success for me.

[Harry]

I started this morning with some Mediterranean Christmas music. I find these medieval tones cheerful and interesting.

I will try to get that one before Christmas.....

[Kullervo]

Hmm . . . they even snuck in some of the more somnolent Sibelius while you're champing at the Beethoven bit . . . .

Hey, Andante Festivo is better than most "music for functions."

[Keemun]

My first listen to this one.  I'm interested to see if it's any good, considering Haitink's new Bruckner 7 with the CSO is awful (despite David Hurwitz's gushing review to the contrary).

[David Orea C]

  In the last 2 days :

  Penderecki.- Symphonies 1 & 5

  Rautavaara.- Cantus Articus; Piano Concerto No.1 (Laura Mikkola); Symphony No.3

  Tavener.- The Protecting Veil (for Cello and String Orchestra); Threnos for Solo Cello (Wallfish); Eternal Memory (for Cello and String Orchestra)

  Cage.- Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano (John Damgaard, Piano- 1971)

  Ligeti.- Chamber Concerto for Thirteen Instruments.

  Carpenter.- Sonatinas for Alto Saxophone and Ensemble.

 

[SonicMan46]

Some more listening from my 'holiday pile' last night & this morning:

Charpentier, Marc-Antoine (1643-1704) - Noels & Christmas Motets w/ Mallon & the Aradia Ensemble out of Canada - not sure 'how much' re-arrangement of Charpentier was done on this recording, but a delightful listening experience this time of the year, and at a bargain price!

Baltimore Consort - Bright Day Star - Music for Yuletide Season - most of the material is from the 1600s - Custer LaRue is in fine voice, as usual for her!  I own over about 8 CDs of this group's output and enjoy them all! 

 

[Lilas Pastia]

A hair-raising performance of Liszt's Hungarian Fantasia. Played in (presumably) authentic fashion by the hungarian pianist Edward Kilenyi (Felix Prohaska conducts). This is an old recording in quite ugly sound (orchestra). The piano is quite well captured: glittering and hard-hitting, with unbelievable colours. This pushes the limits of interpretive license farther than I thought possible without sounding like a travesty.

Download available on Rolf von Otter's web site. Also on offer is a Dvorak cello concerto with Tortelier (from 1948). Haven't heard that one yet.

A sample disc of vocal music from the vaults of the fine INA Mémoire vive label. Various things, from Debussy to Messiaen to Schubert to Poulenc.  Some real gems, like Irène Joachim's An Sylvia, quite the most beautiful version I've heard. This great Mélisande has the style, linguistic skills and vocal timbre to make this familiar song a thing of innocence, radiance and beauty. Speaking of pushing the limits farther than I thought posssible, there's Sarah Vaughan's weird Send In The Clowns. This song's simple musical line is tugged and pulled in all directions, and La Vaughan indulges in all kinds of wheezing, bellowing, meowing sounds. it has to be heard to be believed. I'm not sure I want to hear it again though. Perverse stuff.

[rubio]

Next Messiah up. Compared to the Dunedin Consort this one has amazing soloists in Schlick, Piau and Scholl. The Dunedin Consort is still fresher and more imtimate, while this one is beautiful. Still my preference goes to Dunedin.

[not edward]

I think I'm trampling on sidoze territory here, but I'm listening to Igor Zhukov playing Medtner's first piano concerto with infinitely more fire and passion than Alexeev's rather pedestrian reading in the Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto series.

[springrite]

I think I'm trampling on sidoze territory here, but I'm listening to Igor Zhukov playing Medtner's first piano concerto with infinitely more fire and passion than Alexeev's rather pedestrian reading in the Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto series.

I am usually not a big fan of Zhukov, but that was indeed one of his best recordings.

Now listening: Hindemith Cello Concerti (Courtesy: Harry's Refusal Bin)

[Harry]

I am usually not a big fan of Zhukov, but that was indeed one of his best recordings.

Now listening: Hindemith Cello Concerti (Courtesy: Harry's Refusal Bin)

Refusal bin yes, but I had it twice, so that means, that I liked it very much, and therefore is not refused.
You are the happy receiver of my buying mistake......

[springrite]

Refusal bin yes, but I had it twice, so that means, that I liked it very much, and therefore is not refused.
You are the happy receiver of my buying mistake......

Mistakes or different taste, many thanks and I'd be happy to help remedy either situation. 

[Harry]

Mistakes or different taste, many thanks and I'd be happy to help remedy either situation. 

I know that Paul..........

[Peregrine]

[Papy Oli]

Good Evening All

Just watched "Amadeus" properly for the first time...

Now listening to the Requiem (Hickox).

[Peregrine]

[Keemun]

BTW, Mark (and any other eMusic subscribers), this was added to eMusic this week, along with some other Telarc albums. 

[Mark]

This:



Generally, I'm not too enamoured of Gatti's insistence on fairly brisk tempi in all three of his Tchaikovsky symphonies recording (Nos. 4-6). At times, it feels as though he's barely left room for the music to breathe.

[Mark]

BTW, Mark (and any other eMusic subscribers), this was added to eMusic this week, along with some other Telarc albums. 

Yes, I spotted some good Telarc stuff appearing on eMusic. And going a little OT, I'm in dispute with the service provider at the moment, as I've had 19 defective downloads this month. I've threatened to cancel my subscription unless these tracks are fixed, or I get a 'refund' of 19 downloads.

[Keemun]

Yes, I spotted some good Telarc stuff appearing on eMusic. And going a little OT, I'm in dispute with the service provider at the moment, as I've had 19 defective downloads this month. I've threatened to cancel my subscription unless these tracks are fixed, or I get a 'refund' of 19 downloads.

I downloaded Mahler 2 by Ormandy/Minneapolis a while back and the tracks were defective (which really sucked because I liked it).  I reported it HERE and was eventually refunded the downloads.