What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Bogey]

An earlier pressing of this:

[karlhenning]

Per this:

Bartók
String Quartet № 1, Sz. 40 (Opus 7)
The Emerson Quartet

[Joe_Campbell]

La Mer (1903-1905) for orchestra (23'37)
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Pierre Boulez, cond.

How do you like him conducting this work? A while ago, when I was obsessing over recordings of la mer, I never ended up picking up his interpretation. I settled down with Haitink.

[karlhenning]

How do you like him conducting this work? A while ago, when I was obsessing over recordings of la mer, I never ended up picking up his interpretation. I settled down with Haitink.

Interesting!

I've managed to accumulate:

Munch/BSO
Fournet/Cz Phil
Martinon/ORTF National Orchestra

I like them all; no clear favorite.

[karlhenning]

Per this:

Sergei Sergeyevich
Piano Concerto № 1 in D-flat Major, Opus 10
Michel Béroff
Leipzig Gewandhaus
Masur

[George]

Interesting!

I've managed to accumulate:

Munch/BSO

His is delicious. Pun intended. 

I like HvK's too.

[ChamberNut]

Today's listening so far:

Wagner

Tristan und Isolde - Prelude to Act I, Liebesnacht, Liebestod (Symphonic Synthesis arr. Stokowski)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Jose Serebrier
Naxos

Brahms

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99

Rostropovich, cello
Serkin, piano
DG

Bruckner

Symphony No. 7 in E major

Staatskapelle Dresden
Eugen Jochum
EMI Classics

[Joe_Campbell]

Interesting!

I've managed to accumulate:

Munch/BSO
Fournet/Cz Phil
Martinon/ORTF National Orchestra

I like them all; no clear favorite.

I have:

Haitink/RCO
Karajan/BPO
Saraste/RPO
Ashkenazy/CO
Giulini/PO

This doesn't seem like so much, but considering the size of my "collection," it's certainly too much! I think there was another, too...

[Joe_Campbell]

You should have gotten the Boulez/Sony one, it's THE one to have ...

I heard similar things about Haitink/RCO, but I will look into this recording now.

[springrite]

Aulis Sallinen String Quartets #1 thru #5 (Jean Sibelius Quartet, ONDINE)

This is marvelous music! Being mostly an opera and orchestral music composer, Sallinen composes chamber music once in a while to perform "mental hygene". It is lean and beautiful. In a way, it is like listening to the Bach Two Part Invention after the Rite of Spring. Feels good!

Happy New Year!

[Bogey]

Beethoven
Missa Solemnis
LSO/Sir Colin Davis
Brilliant 93525/73

[karlhenning]

You should have gotten the Boulez/Sony one, it's THE one to have ...

[Bu]

Just finished the Dies Irae and Offertorio; now on to the Sanctus.

[karlhenning]

Burying the old year: good!

[Bu]

Yes, quite apropos, Dr. Karl!      

[karlhenning]

Per this:

Bartók
String Quartet № 2, Sz. 67 (Opus 17)
Emersons

[Solitary Wanderer]

Symphony #1

Overtures:

Calm Sea & Properous Voyage
The Fair Melusina
Trumpet Overture
Ruy Blas

[karlhenning]

Per this:

Sergei Sergeyevich
Piano Concerto № 2 in G minor, Opus 16
Michel Béroff
Leipzig Gewandhaus
Masur

[Solitary Wanderer]

Mendelssohn
Symphony #4 'Italian'
Blomstedt/SFO/Decca

[J.Z. Herrenberg]

Fireworks in my neigbourhood... Happy New Year, everyone!