What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Haffner]

Wagner's Parsifal

Sampling on Rhapsody.com

My first ever, intent listen to this music drama.

Sitting with the libretto on another window, this is an Experience.

[Danny]

[Brian]

The original Broadway cast recording has a much better Maria and, of course, the unbeatable Chita Rivera, but this one has more of the original score (including a lively blues number before the mambo) and a very fine Tony indeed. 

[Haffner]

Wagner Verwandlungmusik


Perfectly named!

[Brian]

The original Broadway cast recording has a much better Maria and, of course, the unbeatable Chita Rivera, but this one has more of the original score (including a lively blues number before the mambo) and a very fine Tony indeed. 

This new "Gee, Officer Krupke" is better than the original! It's largely thanks to terrific singing of Action and the zany guy who plays the head-shrinker.

[karlhenning]

In high school, I played, not the head shrinker, but one of the assistant shrinkers . . . .

[Kullervo]

Gilles Binchois (c. 1400 - 1460) - Chansons, Missa Ferialis (Clemencic Consort)

[Brian]

In high school, I played, not the head shrinker, but one of the assistant shrinkers . . . .

"Take him to an assistant head shrinker!"

[not edward]

Rather odd symphonies. I'm not sure yet whether they add up to more than the sum of their parts.

[Brian]

[karlhenning]

Square Dance, played by the Ezra Clarinet Quartet

[karlhenning]

Out in the Sun, played by the NEC Wind Ensemble

[toledobass]

Henning
Three Things That Begin with 'C'

Any good?   

Allan

[Brian]

Any good?   

Allan

Depends. The three things beginning with C could be Caring, Cuddling and Chocolate, or Carnage, Cowpies and Crap. 

[Bogey]

Beethoven Bagatelles Op. 33, 119, and 126
Brendel
Philips

[Brian]

On the basis of this performance, I just downloaded and began listening to Gatti's Tchaikovsky Fifth.

[Dana]

Listening inspired by Luke's false relations lecture in the VW symphony thread: Walton's Viola Concerto:




Sarge

      If I could offer my unsolicited opinion - Kennedy sounds to violin-y in the viola concerto. All great violinists who tried their hands at viola concertos suffered from this - they concentrate too much on beauty of sound and not enough on depth; they get too much "sheen," for true viola playing. If you want to hear this concerto the way it was meant to be played, listen to Helen Callus, or another real violist (not to be elitist or anything).

[PerfectWagnerite]

Wagner's Parsifal

Sampling on Rhapsody.com

My first ever, intent listen to this music drama.

Sitting with the libretto on another window, this is an Experience.

Weren't you going to use your 25 free plays this month to listen to Domingo/Voigt sing the Walsung twins?

[Ephemerid]

Henning
Three Things That Begin with 'C'

In the key of... ?   

[Bogey]

A repeat of this morning's listening...yup, it's that good.

Mozart String Trios KV 563
Fernandez/Terakado/Zipperlimg
Brilliant