What are you listening 2 now?

[AnotherSpin]

The SQ is impeccable, with excellent clarity and balance, perfectly capturing the delicate interplay of the three independent lines.

[Florestan]

There's a profound logical fallacy in thinking that because I talked about the physical plane, I must therefore think the physical plane is the sum total. Profound.

I am reminded of Ludwig von Mises' reply when faced with the reproach that his economic liberalism was concerned exclusively with the material and physical conditions of people's life, not with their happiness. "This may be so", he said (I quote from memory), "yet perhaps you'll agree that a system, which spares mothers the grief of seeing most if not all of their children die from hunger, cold and disease before they reach 7, could contribute a little to people's happiness."

[Madiel]

I am reminded of Ludwig von Mises' reply when faced with the reproach that his economic liberalism was concerned exclusively with the material and physical conditions of people's life, not with their happiness. "This may be so", he said (I quote from memory), "yet perhaps you'll agree that a system, which spares mothers the grief of seeing most if not all of their children die from hunger, cold and disease before they reach 7, could contribute a little to people's happiness."

Maslow's hierarchy of needs is along similar lines. I get to spend time faffing about watching OperaVision, and indeed more generally enjoying music and being made happy by it, because so many other things are taken care of and not occupying me.

I'm well aware of my privilege. And grateful for it.

[Florestan]

From your message, I gathered you think modern life is totally different from how it used to be.

Indeed, @Madiel is just one of those poor benighted souls of whom the Western world is full, who laughably believe that not dying from small pox at 5 or of consumption at 30, or being one click away from any music or books they fancy is such a big deal of progress, and even that the reality of a Canberran neighborhood is any different from that of a Brazilian favela. All nonsense, of course, but that's life, not everyone is fortunate enough to be as wise and content as an illiterate leper beggar in Mumbai.

[ritter]

Let's not stray further off-topic, please. Thanks!

[brewski]

Ives: Three Places in New England (Ormandy/Philadelphia, recorded 1964). From this recording, I'd heard the Copland before but not the Ives, and it's quite something. Not many conductors were doing Ives in the 1960s — Bernstein comes to mind, of course.

Anyway, a superb performance. The middle movement, "Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut" is a riot.

[AnotherSpin]

I daresay I may have rather overdone it with organ versions of late, or perhaps there's another reason, but I do find Mr. Power Biggs's take on the pedal harpsichord a bit hard to warm to. Still, I've no intention of giving up just yet.

[Madiel]

Mozart: K.512 and K.513 are both concert arias for bass. They were written only a few days apart but apparently for different singers.

[Florestan]

Mozart: K.512 and K.513 are both concert arias for bass. They were written only a few days apart but apparently for different singers.

My favorite bass concert aria of Mozart, actually quite possibly my favorite concert aria by Mozart period, is Per questa bella mano KV 612, with obbligato double bass.

[prémont]

The SQ is impeccable, with excellent clarity and balance, perfectly capturing the delicate interplay of the three independent lines.

Thanks for mentioning this excellent recording which I have given far too little attention.

[prémont]

I daresay I may have rather overdone it with organ versions of late, or perhaps there's another reason, but I do find Mr. Power Biggs's take on the pedal harpsichord a bit hard to warm to. Still, I've no intention of giving up just yet.

It's a bit laboured IMO. Try this instead:

https://www.baroquemusic.org/759Web.html

[Roasted Swan]

Ives: Three Places in New England (Ormandy/Philadelphia, recorded 1964). From this recording, I'd heard the Copland before but not the Ives, and it's quite something. Not many conductors were doing Ives in the 1960s — Bernstein comes to mind, of course.

Anyway, a superb performance. The middle movement, "Putnam's Camp, Redding, Connecticut" is a riot.

Morton Gould - 1966

Leopold Stokowski - 1965

[Madiel]

My favorite bass concert aria of Mozart, actually quite possibly my favorite concert aria by Mozart period, is Per questa bella mano KV 612, with obbligato double bass.

I'll let you know when I get to it.  To be honest I'm tending to do the Mozart chronology faster than most, especially now that I'm in the Vienna period.

[brewski]

Morton Gould - 1966

Leopold Stokowski - 1965

Oh of course, the Stokowski! And might not have been aware of the Gould. Thanks for the memory jog.

[Selig]

It's a bit laboured IMO. Try this instead:

https://www.baroquemusic.org/759Web.html

Who is Lorenz Mikulas? Google doesn't find anything on him.

[Madiel]

Mozart: String Quintet no.3 in C major, K.515



This and no.4 are really BIG chamber works, on the sort of scale I'd expect more from the Romantic period.

Allegedly this one was part of the inspiration for Schubert's own, even bigger quintet in the same key.

EDIT: Great recording, but I'd forgotten how silly the liner notes are. I own a couple of La Dolce Volta releases that I can recall, and they both have booklets that are vapid.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat, Op. 110

[Dry Brett Kavanaugh]

Bloch: Israel, Nigun, and Schelemo. Evgeny Svetlanov & Russian State Symphony Orchestra.

[prémont]

Who is Lorenz Mikulas? Google doesn't find anything on him.

I think it's a faked name. Baroque music club has listed fake performers before. Concerning the recording I haven't found it elsewhere.

[Der lächelnde Schatten]

Now playing Debussy Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune



This recording comes from earlier in Nézet-Séguin's career. Beautiful interpretation and performance of an oft-recorded masterpiece.