What are you listening to now?

[kyjo]

Great stuff!

[aligreto]

Knowing of your liking for the black stuff - records not Guinness I hasten to add, a chance that Ole Schmidt may feature?

I'm with vandermolen in being a fan of the 6th and Ormandy's recording of the work.

Very much so as I have his full Nielsen symphonic cycle both on LP and CD.

[Ghost of Baron Scarpia]

Strauss, Ein Heldenleben, Reiner, Chicago



A gorgeous recorded performance. For all the big boxes I snagged, I kick myself for missing the Reiner box (which is OOP and is generally offered for outrageous prices where you can find it).

[Mirror Image]

Cello Sonata

[SonicMan46]

Röntgen, Julius (1855-1932) - String Trios, Nos. 1-16 in 4 volumes w/ the Lendvai String Trio - composed in the early 20th century but harking back to the 1800s (Brahms & Dvorak come to mind) - all but one of the Trios were unpublished, residing in the Netherlands Music Institute in The Hague - attached are reviews of each volume, for those interested.  Dave

   
 

[vandermolen]

Cello Sonata

Is that a new release John? Looks like a fine collection of works.

[Mirror Image]

Is that a new release John? Looks like a fine collection of works.

Well, it's not a new release as it was released in 2013. Yes, it's a great disc all-around. The performances are superb. I'd say this is the best Cello Sonata on record (not that there are many of them of course).

[Kontrapunctus]

Great playing and sound. In fact, it inspired me to buy a guitar made by the builder on this recording, Kolya Panhuyzen! (It will be here on Wed...)

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PC2

[NikF]

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos - Krainev/Kitayenko/Moscow Philharmonic.

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I've another set by Krainev with the same conductor but a different orchestra (Frankfurt Radio?) and while enjoying both prefer the Melodiya recording. It seems to have a little more intensity from all involved.

[aligreto]

Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Badini]


   


This is an interesting version for me. It is well played by all and it has a bright clarity about its presentation. Where tempi markings indicate speed, these are moderately quick. However the slow sections are staid and lack atmosphere.

[Mirror Image]

Prokofiev: Piano Concertos - Krainev/Kitayenko/Moscow Philharmonic.

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I've another set by Krainev with the same conductor but a different orchestra (Frankfurt Radio?) and while enjoying both prefer the Melodiya recording. It seems to have a little more intensity from all involved.

I feel the opposite that you do. I feel that the Krainev/Kitajenko with the Frankfurt RSO are, uniformly, better performances. My main beef in this Melodiya set is with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Scrappy playing at best and the audio quality isn't as alluring as it should be like that found in the Teldec recordings.

[JBS]

Symphony 10 is both interesting to the ear and pleasant. I prefer it by a large margin to Symphony 5, which I thought was too dominated by the Speaker, and came across as a collection of poems with accompanying music, and not something recognizably symphonic. But I tend not to like works which have a spoken text recited to music, so my reaction may simply be another example of that dislike.

[North Star]

Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 2
Andsnes, Boulez & BPO
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[SymphonicAddict]

I listened to this symphony for the first time a couple months ago (in the Jean-Luc Tingaud recording on Naxos) and was rather disappointed by it. I liked the first movement quite a bit, but the second and third struck me as rather unmemorable and diffuse. I must have another listen, perhaps to the above Slatkin recording this time!

Unlike you, I do find it memorable throughout  I also know tunes/melodies are kind of necessary to enjoy works better, but not always. Possibly this symphony doesn't have the most striking tunes, but I think its charming lies more on its development than on its melodies, and it's very rewarding as a whole.

[pi2000]

Cortot, Thibaud, Casals - Beethoven Archduke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCS9bURe3y8
Still my favorite

[Maestro267]

Ravel: La Valse
New York PO/Boulez

MacMillan: Cello Concerto
Wallfisch (cello)/BBC Scottish SO/Vänskä

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 in G minor ("The Year 1905")
Royal Liverpool PO/Petrenko

[André]

[aligreto]

Purcell: King Arthur, Acts 1, 2 & 3 [Christie]

Purcell: King Arthur, Acts 4 & 5 [Gardiner]

[SymphonicAddict]

It's difficult not to consider this work as a favorite.