What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Wim Statius Muller, plays Muller.
Antillean Dances opus 4.
Volume I.

Muller was born in Curacao in 1930, and to this day a active composer and musician. That he is a good pianist and composer I might add is clear from the opus 4. He writes Waltzes, Mazurkas, and all kind of dances, that are invigorating, melodious, well written salon pieces, of real high quality. And the recording is also well done. In toto a very pleasant passing of time with worthwhile music, that was send to me from a very good woman friend living in NY. She heard it on the radio, and did quite some work to find these recordings in Belgium, and also ordering this twofar to my address. I am grateful for that, for I clearly hear what she loves about this music. I hear it too.
Thank you Isa.

[Harry]

Stay indoors, drink lots of hot tea, Harry.  (Believe it or not, tea is actually better for you even than whisky  )

Good morning, Bill!

The weather is forcing me to stay indoors, and I will drink hot tea instead of single malt....this time!

[Bogey]

Stay indoors, drink lots of hot tea, Harry.  (Believe it or not, tea is actually better for you even than whisky  )

Good morning, Bill!

'Morning Karl.  I do not think I have had whisky in at least 20 years!  Here's to another 20 of tea! 

[karlhenning]

I raise a cup of hot Oolong to you, Bill! 

[karlhenning]

Carter
Symphonia "Sum Fluxae Pretium Spei"
BBC Symphony
Ollie Knudsen

[ChamberNut]

Beethoven

String Quartet No. 6 in B flat, Op. 18

String Quartet No. 2 in G, Op. 18

Quartetto Italiano
Philips

[Harry]

Josef Lanner.
Waltzes.
Berliner Symphoniker/Wiener Symphoniker/Robert Stolz.
Volume I, from XII.

Delicious music from Lanner, well played, reasonable recording, and fun to hear!
Most of it unknown music. And a box with 12 cd's from Lanner to all Strauss members.

[mahler10th]

Listening to...er...Mahler 10th (Adagio).
Kubelik
BRSO

After that (10 mins to go...):

Bruckner 9th
Karajan - BPO (1966 recording - best ever...)

[Hector]

A mixture because I have been on the road.

Arnold's 1st, Handley; Pagannini's 2nd, Accardo and Beethoven's opuses 22 and 26, Gilels.

[FideLeo]

[George]

Haydn
Tatrai QT
SQ's
Hungaroton

*All you Richterfans, check out my signature!* 

[bhodges]

Last night, excerpts from Salut für Caudwell (1977) and Grido (2001) by Helmut Lachenmann, played by Either/Or--a preview of their concert tomorrow night with the two complete works.  And even better, both are free.

--Bruce

[Harry]

Muzio Clementi.
Sonatas for Piano & Violin.
Volume I of VIII.
Opus 2 No. 1,2,3,5.
Opus 3 No. 4-6.
Opus 4 No. 1-3.
Pietro Spada, Fortepiano.
Vincenzio Bolognese, Violin.

Fine music, reasonable recording.

[karlhenning]

Dmitri Dmitriyevich
Symphony No. 2 in B Major, To October, Opus 14
Prague Philharmonic Chorus
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Maksim Dmitriyevich

[Danny]

[Keemun]

Harry, Karl and Bill, I commend you in your excellent choice of beverage.   I'm having a cup of green tea myself.  The last cup of tea for the day (the caffeine will disrupt my sleep if I have any more).  I'll have to switch to decaffeinated or herbal after this.   

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Presently listening to String Quartet No. 6 from this:

[rubio]

Lyrical and poetic accounts of the 3rd and 4th concertos.

[mahler10th]

Anyone know any better entries to the 4rth mvmnt of Bruckners 8th than this?
Can't be beaten.
Karajan - BPO

I'm listening to it again.

[The new erato]

Very enjoyable!

[rubio]

Cover CD of BBC Music Magazine, and fine it is. Bartok's and Lutoslwski's Concertos for Orchestra. Tadaaki Otaka/BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Bartok. Lutoslawski himself/BBC SO in Lutoslawski. It's the first time I hear both of these works, and my appetitie is wetted. I have some other recordings in the pile, so it will be interesting to compare performances.