What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Florestan]

Good morning all!

Beethoven

Violin Sonatas op. 12 nos. 1, 2, 3

David Oistrakh / Lev Oborin

[Harry]

Pancho Vladigerov.
Bulgarian Impressions
Complete Works for Piano Duo.
Piano Duo Genova & Dimitrov.

My first encounter with this composer, and not a unfortunate collision, for this music is very melodious and approachable.
Well recorded too. I was particularly taken by Danse Roumaine, No. 3.

[Florestan]

Bulgarian Impressions

Danse Roumaine, No. 3.

[karlhenning]

Ha, Andrei! 

[Que]

Disc 3: Kk 49-66

Wonderful to revisit this set again - marvelous performances.

Q

PS Note that this set is on special offer at MDT for an affordable price (£54,00/ €64,30/ $81). And that has been quite a while for this set, so if this is on your list...

[Harry]

Sampling this box from the Bach family that came this morning. 5 CD'S costing me 9,- euro's, and by what I hear that is a absolute bargain. I also sampled this one, a super bargain too, so good....Venetian vespers.

[Sergeant Rock]

Taking up where I left off yesterday:




Sarge

[karlhenning]

Songs from the British Isles
Disc 54 of the Sony/BMG
Beethoven: Complete Masterworks

Thank you, Harry!

[Harry]

Songs from the British Isles
Disc 54 of the Sony/BMG
Beethoven: Complete Masterworks

Thank you, Harry!

You are welcome to it Karl

[Harry]

CD IV, from this box.

Peer Gynt opus 23, last three movements.
Sigurd Jorsalfar, opus 22.
Funeral March in Memory of Rickard Nordraak.
Norwegian Dances, opus 35.
Gosta Ohlin's Vocal Ensemble & Pro Musica Chamber Choir.

[mn dave]

[Keemun]

[Harry]

Venetian Vespers. Part one!
CD 1.
Works from: Giovanni Gabrieli, Giovanni Antonio Rigatti, Alessandro Grandi, Claudio Monteverdi, Adriano Banchieri, Giacomo Finetti, Francesco Cavalli.
Gabrieli Consort Choir & Players, Paul McCreesh.
DGG Recording 1990

This is absolute superb. Well sung and played by all concerned, and a very good recording to boot. A lot of interesting music for a super budget price.
I would have liked this choir a little smaller, but that is a minor squabble. Fine solo voices.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

La legénde d'Eer (1977-78) electroacoustic composition for 8-channel tape (45'26)
Xenakis's most important contribution to music was his electronic output.

Agree. This is a staggering work. I'll never forget my first listen of it. Such an intense experience that I can only bear to listen to it about once a year - any more frequently and my head would explode!

[bhodges]

Agree. This is a staggering work. I'll never forget my first listen of it. Such an intense experience that I can only bear to listen to it about once a year - any more frequently and my head would explode!

This sounds like a great recommendation.    I'm a big Xenakis fan but don't know this piece at all (and it's been awhile since my head has exploded).

--Bruce

[mn dave]

Handel: Messiah / Harwood, J. Baker, Esswood, Tear, Herincx; Mackerras
George Frideric Handel (Performer), English Chamber Orchestra (Artist), Ambrosian Singers (Artist), Sir Charles Mackerras (Artist), Elizabeth Harwood (Artist), Dame Janet Baker (Artist), Paul Esswood (Artist), Robert Tear (Artist), Raimund Herincx (Artist)

Passively. 

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge

[The new erato]

So Christmas Eve comes early this year?

[Harry]

Second time around listening to it passively!

Venetian Vespers. Part one!
CD 1.
Works from: Giovanni Gabrieli, Giovanni Antonio Rigatti, Alessandro Grandi, Claudio Monteverdi, Adriano Banchieri, Giacomo Finetti, Francesco Cavalli.
Gabrieli Consort Choir & Players, Paul McCreesh.
DGG Recording 1990

This is absolute superb. Well sung and played by all concerned, and a very good recording to boot. A lot of interesting music for a super budget price.
I would have liked this choir a little smaller, but that is a minor squabble. Fine solo voices.

[Keemun]

Magnard: Symphony No. 3 (Sanderling/Malmo Symphony Orchestra)