What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Brahmsian]

Beethoven

Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op.60
Symphony No. 7 in A major, op.92

Harnoncourt
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Teldec

Oh my God, I haven't listened to the 4th in such a long time....and boy does it ever sound incredible to my ears! 

[Opus106]

... two years ago those terrible japaneses  charged me a harm and a leg for that set! 

Then I'd rather not remind you (or Gurn) about the three-CD Haydn-Staier set which can be bought for less than $20.  The violin sonatas are part of a series of recent re-releases from DHM and they are inexpensive. If only they would release the highly praised 'London' Symphonies by Kuijken and his band...

Beethoven

Oh my God, I haven't listened to the 4th in such a long time....and boy does it ever sound incredible to my ears! 

Oh, yes! I can relate to that.



Haven't listened to music all day, so I'm going to end the day with a maiden-listen: BWV 245, Johannes-Passion from Proms 2008.

[Antoine Marchand]

This is how looks my set of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas, edited in Japan:

I have just looked at the price on Amazon and it's around $15 for the complete 3-CD set. IMO, it's a no-brainer. 

[prémont]

.. my set of Beethoven's Violin Sonatas, edited in Japan:
I have just looked at the price on Amazon and it's around $15 for the complete 3-CD set. IMO, it's a no-brainer. 

Probably the SQ of your set is superior to the recent DHM rerelease.

[Antoine Marchand]

Probably the SQ of your set is superior to the recent DHM rerelease.

It would be a nice illusion, but I don't know it. Besides those Japanese characters are beautiful, but not too much informative for me.

Anyway, the only dates indicated in Latin alphabet (or indo-arabic numerals more properly) are, apparently, the recording dates.

[Renfield]

Some do, f.i. Sarge, even if his picture hopefully is morphed. 

Still I think that a picture of myself is more personal, than a picture of some spiritual aristocrate, whom I can not compare to.

An understandable sentiment. And good to see the young Premont, too - still quite older than the present Renfield!

Myself, the main reason I use the Mahler-via-Böhler avatar is that I love that picture, and it makes me smile to know it accompanies all of my posts. This is also why I'm probably the only one, along with Sarge, who has never changed their avatar.


Now listening to:



Symphony No. 7.

[listener]

lp's Paul WRANITZKY  (1756 - 1808)
   Characteristic Symphony for Peace with the French Republic, op.31
Wranitzky was the conductor of the first performances of Haydn's  The Creation and Beethoven's Symphony  no.1
Henri SAUGET   Les Forains - Ballet      Tableaux de Paris
POULENC  Le bal Masqué   secular cantata for baritone and chamber orch.
FRANÇAIX Sérénade B-E-A     phoney stereo!
cd ARNOLD  Viola Concerto    Serenade for Small Orch.   Concerto for 28 Players   Larch Trees
Rivka Golani, viola       London Players     Mark Stephenson, cond.

[Antoine Marchand]

Still I think that a picture of myself is more personal, than a picture of some spiritual aristocrate, whom I can not compare to.

For some reason just now I can clearly see your picture (the colours seem less brilliant now). Is that a Danish beer, Premont? 

[prémont]

For some reason just now I can clearly see your picture (the colours seem less brilliant now). Is that a Danish beer, Premont? 

The first picture I uploaded was an edited ( a cut and " beautified"  ) version, but later I decided to upload the original picture in order to display the laid-back situation.

Yes it is indeed Danish beer, the local Thor Pilsner.

[bhodges]

Nice photo!  (And how's the beer?)

--Bruce

[prémont]

Nice photo!  (And how's the beer?)

--Bruce

Thanks. The beer was good, milder (what I prefer) than the better known Carlsberg and Tuborg brew.

[Scarpia]

Thanks. The beer was good, milder (what I prefer) than the better known Carlsberg and Tuborg brew.

Oh dear, we've reached a new level of apathy if a bottle of beer in a grainy picture is the most scintillating topic of conversation on the board.   

[bhodges]

Thanks. The beer was good, milder (what I prefer) than the better known Carlsberg and Tuborg brew.

Ah interesting.  I've had both of those, but not Thor--which I'll keep an eye out for here.  I generally prefer the bitter flavor of pale ales, but like pilsners now and then.

Oh dear, we've reached a new level of apathy if a bottle of beer in a grainy picture is the most scintillating topic of conversation on the board.   

Listening to:

Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (Harnoncourt/COE)

--Bruce

[prémont]

Oh dear, we've reached a new level of apathy if a bottle of beer in a grainy picture is the most scintillating topic of conversation on the board.   

Bien sur, Sharky, but I am so well brought up, that I answer other posters questions in a polite manner, even if they are off topic.

[George]

Fine performances affected for their horrible recorded sound (or their transference to CD, I don't exactly know).

Some of the former, but mostly the latter. Sounds like the piano is down the hall, right? 

[George]

It's interesting to know it; this 3-CD set was licensed from Decca. Anyway, I do think currently there are better options for complete sets, especially Schroeder/Immerseel and Terakado/Vodenitcharov. 

I have the Decca set and have compared it to the Brilliant. You bought the better of the two. However, the OOP original Philips masterings were the best.

[Wanderer]

...I'm probably the only one, along with Sarge, who has never changed their avatar.

Think again. 

[Antoine Marchand]

Oh dear, we've reached a new level of apathy if a bottle of beer in a grainy picture is the most scintillating topic of conversation on the board.   

At least, we have to you to make the level higher, Scarpia.

Damn! I am not so polite as Bruce. 

[Antoine Marchand]

Some of the former, but mostly the latter. Sounds like the piano is down the hall, right? 

That's right, but I would add a general lack of medium ranges.

[Scarpia]

At least, we have to you to make the level higher, Scarpia.

Damn! I am not so polite as Bruce. 

Ok, Ok.

So, was that a pilsner or a lager?  I hope it was a lager, because drinking a pilsner while discussing Bach would be as in appropriate as drinking a pale ale while discussing Elgar.

Are we happy now?