What are you listening 2 now?

[Iota]

Obviously, anyone may enjoy or choose either method. Although it is a while since I've done so, I've really enjoyed such a "randomized" listening experience. How else do I enjoy the exquisite wrench of going from a Chopin Ballade directly to a movement from a Carter string quartet, and then to a Captain Beefheart song?

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I've had a number of revelatory experiences doing just that.

[springrite]

Obviously, anyone may enjoy or choose either method. Although it is a while since I've done so, I've really enjoyed such a "randomized" listening experience. How else do I enjoy the exquisite wrench of going from a Chopin Ballade directly to a movement from a Carter string quartet, and then to a Captain Beefheart song?

You naughty boy!

[André]

Edvard Grieg, concerto in a minor. Jan Lisiecki, Orch. national de France, Manfred Honeck (live broadcast).

Just Wow !

[Brian]

I've had this disc in my collection for years, but according to my documents, have not listened to it since 2010. What a mistake - such genial, charming, likeable music, perfect for a weekend morning. Especially the Robert Fuchs clarinet quintet (a favorite of Harry's, also).

[Lisztianwagner]

Cool piece! How did you like it?

It was a very interesting work, I enjoyed it a lot; at first it sounded like those pieces where Schönberg wanted to re-explore tonality and paid homage to old composers, like his Suite im alten Stil, but that was just the surface, since he started from the beginning of Handel's movements, but then he developed thematic variations in a very original way, weaving the melodic lines in a denser counterpoint and with strident contrasts and dissonances in a modern style (I also recognized his style from the use of the pizzicato and the heavy strings passages). I liked the great trimbric colour and the tenser atmosphere very much, very well orchestrated.

[Karl Henning]

You naughty boy!

I let what must happen happen

[Karl Henning]

Disc 1
Matteo Messori (organ)

How on earth did Bach keep churning out such magnificent stuff again and again so relentlessly? It's simply breathtaking. Sometimes I forget. I don't know these organ works as well as I know the non-organ keyboard pieces, but having just discovered Messori's piano playing on the 'Bach on the piano' thread, he's yet again in joyful form here.

I just revel in his unflagging invention!

[springrite]

I let what must happen happen

Hahahahahahahaa!!!!!!!

[vers la flamme]

Franz Schubert: Mass in G major, D 167. Claudio Abbado, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Wiener Staatsopernchor

First listen, sounds nice.

[SonicMan46]

Scarlatti, Domenico - Sonatas w/ Claire Huangci on piano - own her recording of Chopin's Nocturnes and listening to this Scarlatti off Spotify this morning; own harpsichord, fortepiano, and piano versions of these works w/ much overlap - 6 total CDs on piano (Hewitt, Pletnev, & Sudbin) - do I need 2 more discs?

Villa-Lobos, Heitor - Symphonies w/ Karabtchevsky & Sao Paulo SO - likely these performances and will cull out my CPO box - Dave

 

[Traverso]

 Hendrik Andriessen


CD 2

Love this music

[springrite]

Scarlatti, Domenico - Sonatas w/ Claire Huangci on piano - own her recording of Chopin's Nocturnes and listening to this Scarlatti off Spotify this morning; own harpsichord, fortepiano, and piano versions of these works w/ much overlap - 6 total CDs on piano (Hewitt, Pletnev, & Sudbin) - do I need 2 more discs?

I'd say yes: Sergei Babayan!

[Mandryka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKnFShJbSc&ab_channel=PetraSittig

A long interview with Matteo Messori in English.

[SonicMan46]

Scarlatti, Domenico - Sonatas w/ Claire Huangci on piano - own her recording of Chopin's Nocturnes and listening to this Scarlatti off Spotify this morning; own harpsichord, fortepiano, and piano versions of these works w/ much overlap - 6 total CDs on piano (Hewitt, Pletnev, & Sudbin) - do I need 2 more discs?

I'd say yes: Sergei Babayan!

Thanks Paul for the Sergei Babayan suggestion - know the name but not his recordings - his Scarlatti is available on Spotify, so will certainly do a listen.  For those interested in these performers, some reviews are attached - in my listening to Huangci, I enjoyed her 'light' touch and little use of the pedal, almost sounds like a fortepiano - reading the reviews on Babayan, his approach appears different, thus will be quite curious about the comparison.  Dave

[vers la flamme]

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No.1 in C minor, op.68. Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic

Really felt like hearing the BPO play some Brahms, so here we are. Sounds excellent.

[Karl Henning]

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[springrite]

Beethoven Piano Sonata, Opus 90
Kempff, Gilels, Korstick, Fischer

[Karl Henning]

Beethoven Piano Sonata, Opus 90
Kempff, Gilels, Korstick, Fischer

Nice, Paul! I've especially enjoyed Korstick in the Hammerklavier.

[springrite]

Nice, Paul! I've especially enjoyed Korstick in the Hammerklavier.

Yes, and also the Op. 2/2 is great!

[Todd]