What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Coopmv]

Alfven, Hugo (1872-1960) - Complete Symphonies, Swedish Rhaposodies, et al w/ Jarvi and the Royal Stockholm PO on a great Brilliant box offering of 5-CDs licensed from BIS - finishing up the last discs tonight! 

I'm really enjoying this gloriously melodic music for the time period written; and wonderfully performed by this band & leader - others have already given their 'thumbs up' for this offering, so I can just agree - give it a try! 

Dave,  Just bookmarked this CD set and hopefully I will get to the set in the not too distant future, as my current shopping list is still relatively long, even after I have gone on a shopping spree for all the Handel works ...

[Dr. Dread]

[Dana]

Which one? There's a bunch of them around, including a fairly recent M&A radio broadcast release.

      Not entirely sure, but I think it's the 1984 one with Maria Cebotari and Rosette Anday. There's a lot of interesting interpretational stuff here, and I really appreciate what he draws from the orchestra, especially in the middle three movements, but the Vienna Philharmonic *gasp!* isn't quite on top of the work from start to finish.

[Dana]

Vaughan-Williams Pastoral Symphony, Boult's Decca release. Now THIS is mourning music.

[owlice]

Today, Kempff playing LvB piano sonatas; working my way through the set two or three at a time.

The Dies irae of the Verdi Requiem (Shaw/Atlanta), to celebrate the reckoning that arrived this afternoon (woo-hoo!).

And this evening, the Bruckner Fourth Symphony, twice (Jochum/Berlin PO, Tintner/Royal Scottish NO).

[Valentino]

God morgen. What a beautiful summers day, and last night (midsummers eve) was magnificent too. Doesn't happen to often, it's about as common as sleet in these parts. Maybe next year. 

Haydn: Op.50/6 "The Frog". Festitics Qt. Exquisite.  0:)

[Harry]

Good morning al.

Frederick Delius.
Violin Sonatas Complete.
In B major 1892, opus posth.

Not bad for the likes of Delius, more vigorous as I expected, but then it is performed with a certain aggressiveness, which suits the mood and the music well.
Recorded in 1994, the recording is somewhat closely miked, but is clear and straightforward.

[Harry]

Frederick Delius.
Violin Sonate No. 1 1905-1915.

Not easy stuff, typically for its time, but rather melancholy.

[Valentino]

That Festetics Haydn op. 50 set is a treasure! No.5 "Dream" just finished here now.

But now: Down to the Rhine again. Böhm at Bayreuth. Götterdämmerung; Prolog und Erster Aufzug.

[karlhenning]

Venturing well outside my usual comfort-zone-

a newly purchased cd of Ginastera's two Cello Concertos(1966 and 1968) played by his widow Aurota Natola-Ginastera with the Orquestra Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon(Max Bragado Darman) on the Pierian label.

Tough, tough stuff! I must admit that I am struggling to enjoy such demanding music

Ooh! That sounds right up my street!  (Not to make light of your struggle, my friend.)

[karlhenning]

The new avatar suits you, Sir!

Uh . . . .

[Valentino]

Every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man, you know.

[Dr. Dread]

bach sonatas and partitas milstein DG

[karlhenning]

Thread duty:

Ravel
Rhapsodie espagnole
Detroit Symphony
Paray

[Dr. Dread]

[jlaurson]

"Dead or Alive" -- Chopin, Etudes opp. 10 & 25
Welte Mignon recordings
(Where not available, Peter Orth fills--live, on the same instrument--the gaps of Horowitz, Pachmann, Paderewski, Schnabel, Serkin, Lambrino, Essipova et al.

[George]

"Dead or Alive" -- Chopin, Etudes opp. 10 & 25
Welte Mignon recordings
(Where not available, Peter Orth fills--live, on the same instrument--the gaps of Horowitz, Pachmann, Paderewski, Schnabel, Serkin, Lambrino, Essipova et al.

Very, very cool, Jens!

Are those piano rolls though, or actual recordings?

[marvinbrown]

 Despite being British I am not a very big fan of Anglo/American/Canadian/Australian composers, until it comes to this:

 

 My God talk about peer pressure!  This is a very disturbing piece and as far as I am concerned the GREATEST work of art in the English/American/Canadian/Australian "classical music genre" I have ever heard.  A man destroyed, driven to suicide by the malicious, never forgiving scrutiny of his fellow countrymen.  Is there no compassion, no forgiveness anymore in this world we are living in?? Have we all lost our humanity lately? I ask you!

 marvin

[Cato]

Mahler's Eighth Symphony with Boulez on DGG.

[Harry]

Frederick Delius.
Complete Violin Sonatas.

Be aware only to play this when you are cheerful, otherwise this music can unleash depressions.