What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[karlhenning]

Houston Dunleavy
Fireball
(cl & pf)

[Brünnhilde forever]

Rossini Il Barbiere di Siviglia, the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra conducted by Rico Saccani, a performance and recording on a private label made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Hungarian Foreign Trading Bank and by the support of the Budapest Marriott Hotel - it says on the back of the jewel case!

Lovely voices and of course flawless conducting. The Franz Liszt Chamber Orchester is so highly regarded in Europe - here too? - Rico said he felt privileged being asked to conduct this performance.

[Bogey]

Earlier

Prokofiev
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3
Argerich/BPO/Abbado
DG The Originals 447 438-2
1967

[Que]

Hi Bill, hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

It's already morning again here, listening during breakfast:



Q

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Messiaen, Poèmes pour Mi.

Gweneth-Ann Jeffers - soprano
Stephen De Pledge - piano

This work passes before you like a series of geometric patterns, with the intent to mesmerize and baffle. The net effect is a kind of off-balance sensuality. Don't ask me how Messiaen does it.

[Bogey]

Hi Bill, hope you had a nice Thanksgiving.

It's already morning again here, listening during breakfast:



Q

Almost midnight here, so not quite the big day yet.  That looks like a wonderful recording my friend.

[Lethevich]

Beethoven 5/Munch/1955/RCA


I don't listen to these syms very often, so cannot make very useful judgements on the performance versus others. Two things did strike me, though. First is what good sound this is in - shockingly good compared to most recordings from the age. The second is how similar in feel the first movement is to the 5th in Norrington/Virgin cycle. Speed is not the only factor, the relative clarity of the recording also helps, and the old sound also adds comparisons to the kind of dry sound to the Norrington cycle. I never expected such an odd comparison to come to mind before listening Munch seems a little more lyrical, though.

[Harry]

Good morning all and everyone.

Venetian Easter Mass.
CD IV.
Works by: Orlande de Lassus, Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Merulo.
Gabrieli Consort, Choir & Players, Paul McCreesh.

A wonderful addition to this box which will go in the rerun right away.

[springrite]

Tanayev: At the Reading of a Psalm, Op.36

Wonderful piece!

[Harry]

Giovanni Gabrieli.
Music for San Roco, 1608.
CD V.
Gabrieli Consort, Choir & Players, Paul McCreesh.

[mozartsneighbor]

Q

Have been listening to that quite a bit myself. How do you find it?

[mozartsneighbor]

Now:
Haydn, Sinfonia Concertante, Violin Concertos. Wallfisch, violin and direction; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

[Harry]

From this box I tried the 8th Symphony. I always had huge problems with this Choir work with Orchestra, and for me this work is a abnormality in his oeuvre. That is my personal opinion, and only of worth to me, so don't take offense. If then two Soprano's, think that they should add to the normal vibrato, a round of artificially vibrato too, my cup floweth over with poisonous irritation. Because that is what Faye Robinson & Teresa Cahill do! I could not get through this monstrous abnormality, so I stopped after 10 minutes. I will try the Tennstedt version on EMI soon enough, and see what happens there.

Anyone interested in this CD, can PM me, and I will send this migraine disc to you!

[Harry]

From the same box a different answer, The  9th Symphony.
Absolutely blastfully.

[SonicMan46]

Tchaikovsky, Peter - Symphonies + other works w/ Rostropovich and the London PO; late 70s recordings - just getting started w/ this 5-CD set last night, but enjoying these exuberant recordings so far; outstanding Fanfare review in the most recent issue, Reprinted HERE - 

Continuing my journey through the new box set above - 

[ChamberNut]

Last night...

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 in C minor

now, this morning.....

Bruckner - Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Staatskapelle Dresden
Eugen Jochum
EMI Classics

Glorious!!    0:)

[Todd]

One of the only low-fat treats I'll have today, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's final volume of his Debussy cycle is quite possibly the best disc in the cycle.  Both the Images and Etudes are dazzlingly played, with a light touch where needed and perfectly poised powerful playing where needed.  A gorgeous tonal palette and superb sonics add to the allure.  He's got to be one of the best living Debussy pianists - right up there with Michel Beroff and Ivan Moravec.  An amazing disc.

[Harry]

CPE Bach.
Cantatas.

Gott hat den Hern auferweckt, Wq 244, "Easter Cantata".
Heilig, Wq 217.
Wer ist so wurdig als du, Wq 222.
Anbetung dem erbarmer, Wq 243.

Martina Linns, Barbara Schlick, Hilke Helling, Wilfried Jochens, Paul Eliott, Gotthold Schwarz.
Rheinische Kantorei & Das Kleine Konzert, Hermann Max.

Really marvelous performances and excellent recordings. I enjoyed this one immensely.

[SonicMan46]

Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762) - Cello Sonatas - another recent Fanfare recommendation - Reprinted HERE, and on the inexpensive Brilliant label - 

Bach, CPE - Cello Concertos - first disc from a set of 7, again on the Brilliant label - MusicWeb REVIEW for listings of the works and excellent comments - 

 

[mn dave]

BRAHMS Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No. 2 in E-Flat, op. 120 (transcribed for viola)

Barenboim & Zukerman