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[Symphonic Addict]

Toch: String Quartet No. 9 in C major

Unabashedly brilliant, refined and moderately moving music. This is one of the best things CPO has ever made. A pity that the first five quartets are lost.

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NP: Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le Divin Poème" (Muti/Philadelphia)



For me, this is still the best Scriabin symphony cycle available. Blows all of the others way.

[Symphonic Addict]

NP: Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le Divin Poème" (Muti/Philadelphia)



For me, this is still the best Scriabin symphony cycle available. Blows all of the others way.

Maybe yes, perhaps not. 

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Maybe yes, perhaps not. 

The for me should be an indicator that it's my opinion, but one I strongly believe in. FWIW, I've heard them all: Muti, Inbal, Kitajenko, Svetlanov and Ashkenazy. Muti comes out on top every time.

[Symphonic Addict]

Hindemith: String Quartet No. 5 (Amar Quartet, Naxos)

Vintage Hindemith. Man, this guy did know how to be funny by being soo serious and sarcastic at once.

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Hindemith: String Quartet No. 5 (Amar Quartet, Naxos)

Vintage Hindemith. Man, this guy did know how to be funny by being soo serious and sarcastic at once.

The Hindemith SQs are remarkable. Love them.

[Symphonic Addict]

The for me should be an indicator that it's my opinion, but one I strongly believe in. FWIW, I've heard them all: Muti, Inbal, Kitajenko, Svetlanov and Ashkenazy. Muti comes out on top every time.

Svetlanov for me, though sonically it's less polished.

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First-Listen Tuesday

Saint-Saëns La Nuit, Op. 114 (Natalie Dessay/Mercier)



Utterly ravishing!

[Symphonic Addict]

Brian: Symphony No. 2

First listen with this recording.

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

NP: Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le Divin Poème" (Muti/Philadelphia)



For me, this is still the best Scriabin symphony cycle available. Blows all of the others way.

Not so sure. 
For me, I like the Inbal, Kitaenko, Muti, and Konstantin Ivanov (1/2 cycle).
There are also Segerstam and Naxos series. Plus Petrenko almost complete.

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Not so sure. 
For me, I like the Inbal, Kitaenko, Muti, and Konstantin Ivanov (1/2 cycle).
There are also Segerstam and Naxos series. Plus Petrenko almost complete.

I liked Segerstam's pretty well, but Muti is still the man for me in Scriabin's symphonies.

[Madiel]

Muti is regularly cited as one of the top choices, so it's not as if MI is unorthodox here.

I chose the Ashkenazy set. Not entirely convinced that was the correct choice, however. I responded to some works more than others the first time around.

[Hans Holbein]

[lordlance]

The for me should be an indicator that it's my opinion, but one I strongly believe in. FWIW, I've heard them all: Muti, Inbal, Kitajenko, Svetlanov and Ashkenazy. Muti comes out on top every time.

What about Gergiev, Pletnev and Golovschin?

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Trio Sonatas BWV 1036-1039 [Musica Antiqua Koln]





A wonderful sonic massage for the soul.

[Irons]

NP: Scriabin Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 43 "Le Divin Poème" (Muti/Philadelphia)



For me, this is still the best Scriabin symphony cycle available. Blows all of the others way.

What do you think of the Svetlanov recording, any good?

[vandermolen]

Ibert: Orchestral Music:
'Bacchanale' (1956)

[Madiel]

Szymanowski, Słopiewnie



EDIT: From the same set, 3 Lullabies op.48 and Children's Rhymes op.49

[vers la flamme]

Carl Nielsen: Symphony No.5, op.50. Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

I don't always understand Nielsen's music but for some reason I keep coming back to this symphony.

[aligreto]

Wilfred Josephs: Concerto for Brass [Stobart]





I had not previously heard of this composer until yesterday let alone this work. I liked what I have heard here. The music is charming and inventive enough to have some interest. The instruments are well paired together to offer sonic variety within the given range of instruments. There are also interesting elements of drama and tension infused along the way. I like it.