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marvinbrown

#49480
June 20, 2009, 10:53:25 AM Last Edit: June 20, 2009, 10:59:14 AM by Que


  My God this is gorgeous....simply gorgeous!



  PS:  Karl what's with the new avatar mon frère  ??? ??

  marvin

karlhenning

#49481
June 20, 2009, 11:22:59 AM
A jeu d'esprit.  Will change it back after my recital.

marvinbrown

#49482
June 20, 2009, 11:28:37 AM
Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on June 20, 2009, 11:22:59 AM
A jeu d'esprit.  Will change it back after my recital.

  Ahh j'ai compris maintenant, vous pouvez le garder si vous voulez......


  marvin

Fëanor

#49483
June 20, 2009, 11:44:08 AM
Gustav Mahler:  Symphony No. 9

Due apology to whoever, but, man! this piece is a drag.  :P :-X  (Or is it just Karajan?)

George

#49484
June 20, 2009, 11:57:56 AM


Absolutely gorgeous playing here. I was very lucky to find a new copy of this recently on amazon for a decent price. The sound is better than the CD-R I had previously of these performances, which was clearly an amplified version of this one. If you see this, grab it!

George

#49485
June 20, 2009, 01:33:41 PM
Shostakovich
Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
David Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter
1968/69
VoxBox 2CD

Coopmv

#49486
June 20, 2009, 02:06:12 PM
Quote from: SonicMan on June 20, 2009, 05:23:53 AM
Hi Stuart - just learned about that Christmas concerto from the liner notes of the CD shown; actually that piece is the 12th concerto in the Op. 3 works, and also goes by the name Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale - Dave  :)

Dave,  Thanks for the info.  Except in the VERY early days of my venture in classical music, I have never liked to buy recordings with lacerated works, i.e. one concerto from a composer and another concerto from another composer.  I want the whole work.  However, I would make exceptions for Karajan and the BPO. 

Coopmv

#49487
June 20, 2009, 02:07:05 PM
Quote from: Feanor on June 20, 2009, 11:44:08 AM
Gustav Mahler:  Symphony No. 9

Due apology to whoever, but, man! this piece is a drag.  :P :-X  (Or is it just Karajan?)

I have this recording and like it ...

Coopmv

#49488
June 20, 2009, 02:11:10 PM
Now playing CD1 from this set, which arrived from MDT last month.  The overture is the recycling of a few other Handel's works ...

Solitary Wanderer

#49489
June 20, 2009, 02:12:47 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

Solitary Wanderer

#49490
June 20, 2009, 02:13:38 PM


Stirring stuff for Sunday morning  0:)
'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

Harry

#49491
June 20, 2009, 02:21:00 PM
Quote from: Feanor on June 20, 2009, 11:44:08 AM
Gustav Mahler:  Symphony No. 9

Due apology to whoever, but, man! this piece is a drag.  :P :-X  (Or is it just Karajan?)

This is one of the best performances I ever heard of the 9th Symphony.

Henk

#49492
June 20, 2009, 02:32:07 PM Last Edit: June 20, 2009, 02:54:14 PM by Que


disc 2.

Coopmv

#49493
June 20, 2009, 02:33:55 PM Last Edit: June 20, 2009, 02:54:32 PM by Que
Quote from: Henk on June 20, 2009, 02:32:07 PM


disc 2.

This is an excellent set that I have thoroughly enjoyed.  I hope to re-listen to the set in the near future ...    0:)

Fëanor

#49494
June 20, 2009, 02:36:55 PM Last Edit: June 20, 2009, 02:38:42 PM by Feanor
Quote from: Coopmv on June 20, 2009, 02:07:05 PM
I have this recording and like it ...

[Karajan+Berlin Phil: Mahler's 9th symphony]  OK, thanks for the input.  For me I guess it's the music, not the recording.

DavidRoss

#49495
June 20, 2009, 02:43:26 PM
Quote from: Feanor on June 20, 2009, 11:44:08 AM
Gustav Mahler:  Symphony No. 9

Due apology to whoever, but, man! this piece is a drag.  :P :-X  (Or is it just Karajan?)
Not the piece--it's one of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.  Karajan's Bruckner is pretty good.
"Maybe the problem most of you have ... is that you're not listening to Barbirolli." ~Sarge

"The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money." ~Margaret Thatcher

Coopmv

#49496
June 20, 2009, 02:44:26 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on June 20, 2009, 02:43:26 PM
Not the piece--it's one of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.  Karajan's Bruckner is pretty good.

BPO or VPO?

Fëanor

#49497
June 20, 2009, 02:47:06 PM
Quote from: DavidRoss on June 20, 2009, 02:43:26 PM
Not the piece--it's one of the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire.  Karajan's Bruckner is pretty good.

As you and I understand, everything is a matter of opinion.  I don't pretend to very familiar with Mahler's 9th so I will listen again a few times; sometimes things grow on me.

Fëanor

#49498
June 20, 2009, 02:49:52 PM
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying ...

William Alwyn: Symphony No. 2.

Coopmv

#49499
June 20, 2009, 02:50:29 PM
Quote from: Feanor on June 20, 2009, 02:47:06 PM
As you and I understand, everything is a matter of opinion.  I don't pretend to very familiar with Mahler's 9th so I will listen again a few times; sometimes things grow on me.

I think Mahler's works require a certain state of mind to appreciate.  As even Karajan pointed out years ago, Mahler works can be difficult for younger people to appreciate.  I could not stand Mahler's works twenty years ago ...
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