What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Good afternoon Karl & Andy!

[Bogey]

Good morning my friends.  On tap:

Copland Quiet City Bernstein/NYPO

and

Copland Our Town Copland/LSO

[PaulR]

Good morning all.  Heading to Breakfast, then school, I'm listening to:

Shostakovich: Violin Concerto #2 in c# Minor Venegrov/Rostropovich/LSO

[Haffner]

Good morning my friends.  On tap:

Copland Quiet City Bernstein/NYPO

and

Copland Our Town Copland/LSO

I was recently introduced to Copland's marvelous book, "What To Listen For In Music", but I'm not familiar with his music. Do you think those would be good introductory cds, Bill?

[karlhenning]

Buona Mattina, Maestro Karl! Do you ever feel even in the least a bit gloomy, listening to such sometimes-infinitely-dark Shostakovich pieces?

I thought I'd take the reply over here, Andy!

[Harry]

Good morning my friends.  On tap:

Copland Quiet City Bernstein/NYPO

and

Copland Our Town Copland/LSO

Good afternoon my friend!

[Bogey]

I was recently introduced to Copland's marvelous book, "What To Listen For In Music", but I'm not familiar with his music. Do you think those would be good introductory cds, Bill?

Yes.  I would recommend both.  Here would be a decent four to start with:



There is also a box set with this material.  The Appalachian Spring is incredible.  However, I like Slatkin's Rodeo a bit more (see below).







I believe I can pick this Slatkin up for you used if you should have trouble locating it.

It may also be worth your time to start a Copland thread.

[karlhenning]

It may also be worth your time to start a Copland thread.

At your service, gents!

[Haffner]

Yes.  I would recommend both.  Here would be a decent four to start with:



There is also a box set with this material.  The Appalachian Spring is incredible.  However, I like Slatkin's Rodeo a bit more (see below).







I believe I can pick this Slatkin up for you used if you should have trouble locating it.

It may also be worth your time to start a Copland thread.

Bill, you are indeed a very good man!

[karlhenning]

Copland
Symphony No. 3
Ennzedd Symphony / Jas Judd

[Harry]

Allan Pettersson.

Symphony No. 5.

Rundfunk SO Saarbrucken/Alun Francis.

God almighty what good this is, a miracle maker with notes, profusely shattered like a blessing over our heads.
What can be more fullfiling as this plethora of miracles? More of course!
Come what may, Pettersson always infuses me with positive powerful, emotional laden issues, and brings me to the bottom of all feelings. I have heard and felt more in his music as all composers combined!
In awe I listen to the greatest composer of the 20th century, IMO.

[bobby quine]

A Good Afternoon to you all!

Ligeti: String quartet no 1 "Metamorphoses nocturnes" with Voces Intimae Quartet (BIS). I'll be hearing it live with the Cuarteto Casals on Friday!

[karlhenning]

Allan Pettersson.

Symphony No. 5.

Rundfunk SO Saarbrucken/Alun Francis.

That cover reminds me, Harry:

[marvinbrown]

   Two of favorite piano conecrtos back to back:

 

  marvin

[karlhenning]

   Two of favorite piano conecrtos back to back:

 

I had an earlier reissue of the Rakhmaninov concerto, Marvin, in which there was an obvious wobble near the beginning of the second movement, which I found all too annoying.  (Pity, too, since the coupling was the Prokofiev Fourth Concerto.)

Is this one clean?

[Haffner]

Allan Pettersson.

I have heard and felt more in his music as all composers combined!
In awe I listen to the greatest composer of the 20th century, IMO.

Really, Harry?  Do you consider Gustav Mahler to be a 19th Century composer?

I am not too familiar with Pettersson's works, but I can't imagine them being more powerful and/or effecting than,say,(mid-to-late era) Beethoven or Mozart (overall).

For the 20th century, I tend to think alot of Shostakovich as perhaps even the best of that era (if we consder Mahler as 19th century...it's kind of a stretch).

Perhaps I read your post wrong?

[Harry]

Really, Harry?  Do you consider Gustav Mahler to be a 19th Century composer?

I am not too familiar with Pettersson's works, but I can't imagine them being more powerful and/or effecting than,say,(mid-to-late era) Beethoven or Mozart (overall).

For the 20th century, I tend to think alot of Shostakovich as perhaps even the best of that era (if we consder Mahler as 19th century...it's kind of a stretch).

Perhaps I read your post wrong?

No Andy you read it perfectly.
And although it may sound unbelievable in your ears, you should listen to him, and than you know what I mean!
He is greatest for me, but that does not mean that I consider other composers less.
Pettersson goes a bit deeper with me, and that is hard to explain.

[Haffner]

No Andy you read it perfectly.
And although it may sound unbelievable in your ears, you should listen to him, and than you know what I mean!
He is greatest for me, but that does not mean that I consider other composer less.
Pettersson goes a bit deeper with me, and that is hard to explain.

Thanks for taking the time out to be considerate in your explanation, Harry. I understand that music is very personal... largely subjective.

And you decided me, Pettersson is definitely a composer I want to hear more of!

[karlhenning]

After the grandeur and extroversion of the Copland, I need to come back to:

Dmitri Dmitriyevich
String Quartet No. 11 in F Minor, Opus 122
Emerson Quartet

[marvinbrown]

I had an earlier reissue of the Rakhmaninov concerto, Marvin, in which there was an obvious wobble near the beginning of the second movement, which I found all too annoying.  (Pity, too, since the coupling was the Prokofiev Fourth Concerto.)

Is this one clean?

 Hello Karlhenning,  this recording is coupled with Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.1.  I bought this cd off of iTunes.  I played the second movement of Rachmaninov's piano concerto no.2 adagio sostenuto and tried to listen very carefully from the beginning to the middle of the second movement (first 4 minutes)  I detect no obvious wobble.  In that regard the recording is clean.  However,  at 2 min 25 sec into the SECOND MOVEMENT you can hear a ticking sound that (now I am not sure) if that is a string instrument being plucked or an error in recording?  I can confirm there is no wobble can you confirm the ticking plucking sound on any other recording?

 marvin