What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Finally someone that is actually playing the Symphonies by Parry.
I have those performances for ages, and like them very much, despite the fact that they are leaning heavily on Brahms.
Pity that these are not the best recordings Chandos ever made, and that the tempi are sluggish, but I rather have them this way, as not at all.

[springrite]

Bach English Suites (complete), Perehia

[Harry]

Goodmorning all!

A dark and rainy day here.
To lift the gloom of the day I start with,

Thomas Tallis.
The Instrumental Music and Songs Part I.
Volume IX.
Charivari Agreable & Lynda Sayce, Lutes.
Laurence Cummings, Virginals. & Harpsichord.
Andrew Benson Wilson, Organ.
Stephen Taylor, counter Tenor

Drawing to its end, this fine box with the complete music by Thomas Tallis, I realize that in terms of musicality and inspirational guidance, it has helped me through some pretty depressive situations. Such is the strenght of this music, and performance. For lets not forget, that how good the music, it falls or rises on the performers professionalism. In this case I have no complains at all. Seldom you clash with a set that is as a whole a success, but this box is most certainly. The last two discs are devoted to instrumental music, and some remnants of songs added for good measure. It sounds soothing, and is well played, with grace and a insightful approach.
The counter Tenor Stephen Taylor sings well. The sound is overall very good indeed.
Recommended.

[springrite]

Goodmorning all!

A dark and rainy day here.
To lift the gloom of the day ...

Good choice, but personally, I'd go with the flow and enjoy what comes rather than trying to "lift" any presumed "gloom". Maybe "Thirteen Ways to Describe the Rain" by Eisler.

[Harry]

Bach English Suites (complete), Perehia

Fine music on the wrong instrument?
I remember someone gave me these performances on cd, and I have put them somewhere.
Could not find them back though, which reminds me of opening my Refusal bin....

[Harry]

Good choice, but personally, I'd go with the flow and enjoy what comes rather than trying to "lift" any presumed "gloom". Maybe "Thirteen Ways to Describe the Rain" by Eisler.

That is a good suggestion.....

[Harry]

Thomas Tallis.
The Instrumental Music and Songs Part II.
Chapelle du Roi/Alistair Dixon.
Andrew Benson-Wilson, Organ.

A worthy closure of the complete set.

[Harry]

Andrea Gabrieli.
Madrigali e Canzoni.
Weser-Renaissance Bremen, conducted by Manfred Cordes.
Recorded 1998.

This is a fine set of Madrigali, well sung, good diction, good flow in the tempi, and with emotional impact.
The music by Andrea Gabrieli, is not often recorded, and is well worth your attention, for they are good examples of his art. The fact that he was a singer at St. Mark's under Willaert and being his pupil as well, must have helped him enormously in the composing of these works. On this cd are brought together a whole series of Madrigals from different publications and very diverse in their design. The insertion of instrumental pieces are equally well done. The texts often narrate little stories about mythological figures, with a fine division of emotions such as, love, grief, lament, despair and death, or a text in praise of King Henry of France, but also philosophical considerations are brought into the music. I think that Andrea Gabrieli's Madrigals, represents the zenith of this genre.
Recommended

[sidoze]

sidoze:

Not on a piano?  Are you a changed man?

changed in the sense that my ears are aching  I downloaded this one from a Hungarian website because I was so impressed by the musician (he plays some wonderful Bach on lute which can be heard on Youtube). However the sound of this lute-harpsichord is making my ears hurt.

[Harry]

Erika Koth, sings Operetta melodies.

Carl Millocker, "Der Bettelstudent".
Heinrich Berte, "Das Dreimaderlhaus".
Paul Lincke, "Frau Luna", & "Im Reiche des Indra, & "Lysistrata".
Leon Jessel, "Schwarzwaldmadel".
Eduard Kunneke, "Der Vetter aus Dingsda".
Fred Raymond, "Maske in Blau".

Additional performers: Christine Gorner, Ursula Reichart, Sopranos.
Rudolf Schock, Heinz Hoppe, Jurgen Forster, Tenors.
Gisela Litz, Alt.
Kurt Bohme, Bass.

Gunther Arndt-Choir & Choir des Bayerischen Rundfunk & Choir des Theaters am Gartnerplatz.
Berliner Symphoniker & FFB Orchestra & SO Graunke.

Conducted by: Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Frank Fox, Willy Mattes, Karl Michalski, Franz Grothe.

Recordings from 1956-1967.

All is well recorded, and excellent performed by all involved. So good to hear the old operetta melodies from long forgotten compositions.

[FideLeo]

JS Bach
The Complete sonatas and partitas for solo vol. 2  (P2, S3, P3)
Jacqueline Ross (Amati volin)
Gaudeamus Sanctury

I heard her inventions as being a bit on the erratic side, and so I may not want to get her vol 1 in a hurry. 

[springrite]

Schubert Impromptus (Curzon)

Faure: Pavane (Dutoit/Montreal)

Various operatic arias: Del Monaco

Various operetta arias: Tauber

[karlhenning]

Good morning/day, all!

Corey, how do you like Pli selon pli?

Just listened to a Bulgarian Alleluia which Ed wants the St Paul's choir to do for Easter.

[Harry]

Various operetta arias: Tauber

Cool!

[springrite]

Got to play something for Kimi on Uncle Harry's behalf. Tomorrow, Kimi gets The Merry Widow.

[Harry]

Anneliese Rothenberger, sings Operetta Melodies.

Franz Von Suppe, "Boccaccio".
Carl Zeller, "Der Voglerhandler".
Emmerich Kalman, "Die Csardasfurstin", & "Grafin Mariza".
Franz Lehar, "Das Land des Lachlens", & "Paganini".
Ralph Benatzky, "Im Weissen Rosl".

Additional performers: Gisela Litz, Adolf Dallapozza, Nicolai Gedda, Norbert Orth, Hermann Prey.

Choir des Wiener Staatsoper in der Volksoper, & Choir der Bayerischen Staatsoper & and Rundfunk.
Bayerisches SO, & Wiener Symphoniker, & SO Graunke, & Munchner RO.

Conducted by: Willi Boskovsky & Willi Mattes.

Recordings from 1967-1983.

Not such a good voice as Erika Koth but still impressive. Fine remasterings, and more than excellent performances.

[karlhenning]

Got to play something for Kimi on Uncle Harry's behalf. Tomorrow, Kimi gets The Merry Widow.

Kimi will also have mail from the US once Dyadya Karel steps over to the USPS truck at the curb this morning.

[Harry]

Got to play something for Kimi on Uncle Harry's behalf. Tomorrow, Kimi gets The Merry Widow.

What bliss, Kimi will waltz in happy anticipation of that.

[karlhenning]

Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony
London Phil
Haitink

[springrite]

Thank you to both Uncle and Dyadya, but meanwhile, this from me to Kimi:

Scriabin Sonatas (Glemser)