What are you listening 2 now?

[Mapman]

Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Vaughan Williams: BBC

This historical recording (1936) sounds historical, and does not compare favorably to modern recordings.

[kyjo]

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 1

I like the somewhat "vintage" sound of this recording.

The outer movements of this concerto never fail to fill me with unbounded joy! And the somber slow movement provides appropriate contrast.

[Symphonic Addict]

Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem
Vaughan Williams: BBC

This historical recording (1936) sounds historical, and does not compare favorably to modern recordings.

Historical is not precisely my favorite word regarding a recording. 

[Symphonic Addict]

Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2

This was superb. Just fascinating how the composer manages to express such depth, lyricism and intensity. Masterful.

[JBS]

I've listened to Paulus in the Herreweghe box (an outstanding affair, overall). I remember not objecting to the piece, but I don't see myself becoming an enthusiast.

Mendelssohn's best effort in the Biblical oratorio department is the Second Symphony.

Shostakovich: Piano Sonata No. 2

This was superb. Just fascinating how the composer manages to express such depth, lyricism and intensity. Masterful.

Scherbakov's recording of the 24 Preludes and Fugues is my favorite for that work.

TD
The Violin Concerto
Walter Forchert violin
Horst Stein conductor
Bamberger Symphoniker

55 minutes is not too much of a good thing in the case of this concerto.

[Spotted Horses]

The good thing about this Matthies-Köhn Brahms series is that you get analytical clarity of transcriptions which really reveal all the music's inner workings, counterpoint, idea development, and all those other intellectual things - it's like looking at an X-ray - and you get performers who are sensitive interpreters in their own right. Perfect middle ground. I still think their readings/vision of the Second and Third Symphonies are better than, say, 70% of most orchestral conductors'.

Wow, and you can get all 18 volumes boxed up! I think I may need this thing.

[Karl Henning]

Mendelssohn's best effort in the Biblical oratorio department is the Second Symphony.

Scherbakov's recording of the 24 Preludes and Fugues is my favorite for that work.

Truly, the Mendelssohn Second is a piece worth returning to.

And I've always liked Scherbakov in the Op. 87, too.

[Symphonic Addict]

Prokofiev: Le Pas d'Acier

Such a cool ballet.

[Mirror Image]

Prokofiev: Le Pas d'Acier

Such a cool ballet.

A seldom discussed ballet at that! The same with On the Dnieper and The Prodigal Son. The Stone Flower doesn't get much attention either.

[Mirror Image]

Now playing Vaughan Williams Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 with Elder/Hallé:

[Operafreak]

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 'Organ Symphony'

Jean Guillou (organ)- San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart

[Karl Henning]

Prokofiev: Le Pas d'Acier

Such a cool ballet.

Love it!

[MusicTurner]

Chopin: 2nd Piano Concerto - Rubinstein, Steinberg, NBC (1946). Membran ArtOne 4CD box

I love the very free, wild and bluesy approach to the work in the early Rubinstein recordings. Didn't make a comparison with the 193x Barbirolli recording. But the sound is better, of course.

The 1st Movement is 12:20, versus for example the more recent Zimerman/Polish Festival O on DG at 15:36.

[vandermolen]

Yes, indeed.

Now playing this entire Janáček Ančerl recording:



For me, this is one of the greatest recordings of Janáček ever recorded. Ančerl is in his element and I don't think I've ever heard as terrifying of a performance of Taras Bulba as this one. Holy smokes!

Another fine CD! My earlier Supraphon release of the Glagolitic Mass is coupled with Kabelac's 'Mystery of Time' which was a great combination as well.

Early morning listening:
Sibelius Lemminkainen Legends.
Thank goodness the Hi-Fi shop which is repairing my CD player ('waiting for spare part from Canada') has finally lent my a decent CD player (NAD) which means that I no longer have to listen to my CDs on a small portable player. 

[Traverso]

A succession of marvellous pieces on that disc, culminating in the hauntingly beautifully Mémoriale (a perennial favourite of mine). Good evening to you, Jan.

Thank you Rafael,I hope that it is not too hot in Spain 😀

[Operafreak]

Tharaud plays Rachmaninov

Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Aleksandar Madžar (piano) & Alexander Melnikov (piano)

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexander Vedernikov

[Que]

This morning another recent purchase:

[Mandryka]

[Que]

[Operafreak]

 
Weber- Martin Fröst (clarinet)-  Tapiola Sinfonietta, Jean-Jacques Kantorow