What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Harry]

Absolutely!  Missed you at the Dopper Requiem premiere at Stadskanaal. We'll report on the event in the concerts thread. Good to see you here!

It was a great regret to me, not being able to join both of you.. I read the review of the concert, and the performance will come to Groningen as I understood. Maybe I will be able to make that.

[SonicMan46]

This afternoon's listening - first misplaced in another thread - 

Shostakovich, D. - Symphony No. 4 from the Kitajenko box; WOW, dramatic, dynamic, devastating (and whatever other d-words can be added) - plus, performance 'delayed' nearly 30 yrs after the composition!

Clementi, M. - Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 w/ Mastroprimiano on fortepiano - these are 3-disc sets @ a great price - just buying them as released - 

 

[listener]

Höller: Symphonic Fantasy on a theme by Frescobaldi;, Sweelinck Variations

[CD]

[marvinbrown]

  Currently listening to CD2, Sonata for Violin and Piano and Dumka for Violin and piano.

 

  Lyrical, exquisite, relaxing albeit heartaching at times, is it any wonder I voted for the Romantic period as my favorite period in music on MN Dave's thread!
 
  marvin

[Antoine Marchand]

Anner Bylsma - 70 Years - Limited Edition
CD3 & CD4:
Beethoven - Complete Sonatas for Pianoforte & Violoncello
Anner Bylsma, violoncello
Jos van Immerseel, fortepiano
Wolf Erichson, producer & recording supervisor
Sony Classical

This is the best version that I know of these works: superbly performed and recorded by a genius as Erichson. 

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD2 from this set ...

[Antoine Marchand]

Shostakovich, D. - Symphony No. 4 from the Kitajenko box; WOW, dramatic, dynamic, devastating (and whatever other d-words can be added) - plus, performance 'delayed' nearly 30 yrs after the composition!
 

I have listened to some excerpts of the Kitajenko box set on JPC and, I would say, it has a superb sound quality. Has been that your impression, Dave? 

[Sorin Eushayson]

I'm not aware that Rousset did Rameau motets (or I am mistaken?) (for Rameau we also have Christie or Herreweghe) and assume you were thinking of F. Couperin's motets

Actually, no, I meant to say Christie instead of Rousset!  But now that Herreweghe has been thrown into the equation... Oh dear!   

[MN Dave]

[Not far in, but so far, very easy to like.]

[SonicMan46]

I have listened to some excerpts of the Kitajenko box set on JPC and, I would say, it has a superb sound quality. Has been that your impression, Dave? 

Hello Antoine - just have gone through 3 discs and am 'blown away' by the performances & the sound quality - expect to enjoy the rest of this box set; Sarge has also commented on the superb quality of this offering, not sure 'how much' he has experienced.  I also have the same conductor in the Prokofiev Symphony set, which is my favorite.  If one wants a Shosty box of Symphonies and can obtain at a good price, this would be a TOP recommendation from me.  Dave 

[Coopmv]

Now playing CD1 from this set, which arrived early in the week ...

[Air]

Sergei Prokofiev
Violin Concerto Nos. 1 & 2
Itzhak Perlman
Rozhdestvensky/BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Perlman is vivid in these concertos, one of the few recordings of his that actually exudes exotic color.  Is it just me, or was Prokofiev really spastic when he wrote these concertos?  I mean he's normally spastic to being with... but what is it with the "duck trying to sing" in the second movement of the 1st v.c.?

[Lethevich]

'Morning.



Eesh this is great stuff.

[listener]

late evening here, so some Haydn quartets

[Conor71]

This is awesome! - on second listen 
Bizet: Carmen

[Harry]

'Morning.



Eesh this is great stuff.

Yes, but by no means easy. You easily fall into a depression with this music........at least I did.

[Wanderer]

[The new erato]

'Morning.



Eesh this is great stuff.

Truly agree. Vol 1 was one of my discs of the year in 2008. Vol 3 have been released and will be ordered bye me real  soon now....

[The new erato]

Yes, but by no means easy. You easily fall into a depression with this music........at least I did.

Not me, but I'm not prone to that kind of thing. I even enjoy (yep) Petterson.