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Solitary Wanderer

#2680
May 13, 2007, 12:27:26 PM
'I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth.' ~ Emily Bronte

quintett op.57

#2681
May 13, 2007, 03:58:51 PM
Tod und Verklarung : Karajan/BPO
I'm surprised it never came to my mind before, the influence of Liszt is so immense in this work.
But it's Strauss'orchestration, fabulous as always.

not edward

#2682
May 13, 2007, 04:03:44 PM
Two strong Mahler performances that I rate just below the best: Zender in the 7th and Klemperer in the 9th.
"I don't at all mind actively disliking a piece of contemporary music, but in order to feel happy about it I must consciously understand why I dislike it. Otherwise it remains in my mind as unfinished business."
-- Aaron Copland, The Pleasures of Music

Lilas Pastia

#2684
May 13, 2007, 06:02:41 PM
Kalevi AHO : Concertos for tuba and for Contrabassoon. Two really strange works that work strangely well. A BIS release. Outstanding sound as usual.

Bogey

#2685
May 13, 2007, 06:04:24 PM
Quote from: Harry on May 13, 2007, 07:51:53 AM
Hi Bill, hope all is well.
Like to share your thoughts about Suzuki?
And no, not the car! but the Bach ;D

Quite good my friend....I would make room on the shelf for some without a second thought.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#2687
May 13, 2007, 07:20:33 PM Last Edit: May 13, 2007, 07:52:08 PM by Bogey
Due to Rubio's thread:



As stated on the other thread, if you enjoy Marriner, then you probably will enjoy this recording.  Smooth, cleanly recorded, not an over the top performance.  Overinspiring?  No, but then sometimes I just want to enjoy a musical piece without being taken to any pinnacle emotional heights....Marriner tends to keep my spirits at an even and enjoyable keel.
There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Bogey

#2688
May 13, 2007, 07:56:15 PM
However, sometimes those inspiring heights are welcomed:

There will never be another era like the Golden Age of Hollywood.  We didn't know how to blow up buildings then so we had no choice but to tell great stories with great characters.-Ben Mankiewicz

Que

#2690
May 13, 2007, 09:31:00 PM
Quote from: dtwilbanks on May 13, 2007, 04:07:41 PM


Would be very interested in your comments on this one! :)

Q

Florestan

#2691
May 13, 2007, 10:30:43 PM
Good morning/day/afternoon/evening/night to all!

Leos Janacek

Piano Music

In the Mist
Sonata 1.X.1905
On an Overgrown Path
A Recollection

Andras Schiff

The unbearable sadness of being...

Great music, excellent performance.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Harry

#2692
May 13, 2007, 10:38:32 PM
Good morning all.

J.C. Bach.

Symphonies Concertantes, Volume III.

In E major with two Violins, Cello, and Flute Soli.
In E flat major with Two Clarinets, Bassoon, Two Horns, and Flute Soli.
Flute Concerto in D major. (First recording)
In A major with Violin and Cello Soli.

The Hanover Band/Anthony Halstead

What can I say, delightful concerti, beautifully played, and great fun to hear, with such good performances.

Harry

#2693
May 14, 2007, 12:18:11 AM
Karol Szymanowski.

Violin concerto No.1 opus 35.

Ilya Kaler, violin.
Warsaw PO/Antoni Wit.

This Concerto is fabulous. And more so if it is played with such insight, and excellence as the present performers do.
The sound is superb too.
Its a big Romantic work, with not a boring moment.

Harry

#2694
May 14, 2007, 12:49:34 AM
Szymanowski
Violin Concerto No. 2 opus 61.
Nocturne and Tarantella opus 28.
Ilya Kaler, Violin.
Warsaw PO/Antoni Wit.

Marvelous recording. A real winner on Naxos.

val

#2695
May 14, 2007, 01:16:38 AM
MAHLER:   Das Lied von der Erde, by Giulini with the BPO

A version with beautiful colours, but too reserved, expressionless. The tenor, Araiza is not convincing, in special when we remember the extraordinary Wunderlich in Klemperer's version. Fassbaender, expressionist, excessive, seems to contradict in every moment Giulini's conception.

wintersway

#2696
May 14, 2007, 02:53:31 AM

Good morning/day to all!
"Time is a great teacher; unfortunately it kills all its students". -Berlioz

Harry

#2697
May 14, 2007, 04:54:40 AM
Ernst Krenek.

Symphony No. 1, opus 7.

Radio-Philharmonie Hannover des NDR/Takao Ukigaya.

You could say I am a Krenek disciple, for I almost play his symphonies daily, and dread putting the SQ in my player for fear I might only play them, for months. Its right in the core of my heart this finely structured and very well written music, so much his own man, like Allan Pettersson, which has become a addiction also, because I keep playing his Symphonies almost daily too.
O, sweet addiction, thou torments my heart.

karlhenning

#2698
May 14, 2007, 04:56:07 AM
Good morning day, Harry!  :)

Stravinsky
Renard
Craft, conductor

BachQ

#2699
May 14, 2007, 04:58:44 AM
Mz 41 (Jup) (Bohm)  0:)
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