What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Solitary Wanderer]

[PaulR]

Sibelius:  Violin Concerto Bell/Salonen/LAPO

[Solitary Wanderer]

An intense and difficult work.

[PaulR]

Dvorak:  7th Symphony Levine/CSO

[George]

I can't decide!

Help! 

[PaulR]

I can't decide!

Help! 

Shostakovich Violin Concerto #1 in A minor?

[George]

Shostakovich Violin Concerto #1 in A minor?

Thanks, but I needed something chamber. I had finished earlier with DSCH's 14th and 15th SQs, so I went with:

Chopin

Intro and Polonaise Brilliante, Argerich/Rostropovich

Grand Duo concertant, Bylsma/Orkis

Cello Sonata, Argerich/Rostropovich

[Que]

Good morning everybody...

Pergolesi's Stabat Mater only made his true impact on me when I bought this performance.


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Wintersway, how is that Beethoven set? 

Q

[RebLem]

In the week ending Saturday, 14 Apr 2007, I listened to the following:

1. 10/10 Bach, J.S.: Bach as teacher--Keyboard works from the Cothen period--Robert Hill, harpsichord--2 CD hanssler set, Vol. 107 of CBE

2. 10/10 Bach, J.S.: Cantatas 77, 78, 79--Helmuth Rilling, cond, usual suspects--hanssler CD, Vol. 25 in CBE. Another series of 3 masterpieces all on one CD. In fact, I would say this is one of the more impressive cantata records in the series.

3. 10/10 Bach, J.S.: St Matthew Passion, S. 244--Rilling, cond usual suspects. Soloists--Christiane Oelze, Ingeborg Danz, Michael Schaude, Matthias Goerne, Thomas Quasthoff--3 CD hanssler set. Another Bach masterpiece given an inspiring and uplifting performance by these forces.

4. 10/10 Boccherini: 7 Symphonies--Adrian Shepherd, cond. Cantilena--2 CD MHS set, lic from Chandos. Wonderful performances of better works than you might expect, esp of the two Op. 37 symphonies in the box.

5. 10/10 Schubert: Syms 3, 5, & 6--Beecham, cond. Royal Phil. EMI GROC CD. There's a blurb on the cover from a Gramophone review, "...these extremely charming and elegant performances, with exquisitely polished playing, afford deep pleasure..." And may I add, viscerally exciting, too? None of the sorts of atrocities Sir Thomas was noted for committing against Handel and Haydn are in evidence here. These are just superb, involving performances.

6. 10/10 Szymanowski: King Roger (opera)| Sym 4--Sir Simon Rattle, cond. CBSO+--2 CD EMI set--Superb performances.

7. 10/9 Rozsa: "Spellbound" Concerto for Piano & Orch (12:08 ) |"Ben Hur" Suite for Orch (22:20) |Concerto for Piano & Orch, Op. 31 (39:51)--North Hungarian Sym Orch, Miskolc Laszlo Kovacs, cond., Danielle Laval, piano. naive CD, lic from Valois. Fine performances, sound a bit muffled for a 1998 recording. Sounds more like early 1960's.

8. 10/10 Coates, Gloria (b 1938): String Quartets 2, 3, 4, 7, 9--Kreutzer Quartet, accampanied by organist Peter Sheppard Skaerved in Quartet 7--NAXOS CD, part of their American Classics series, which also includes another CD of the SQs 1,5, & 6. These are what ya call hard-core modern. There are tone rows involvled here, but it is not consistently 12 tone music. Many of them have a contrapuntal structure, with a clear, but subdued playing of a patriotic or folk melody in the background, dominated by a sound that seems, most often, like a fire siren being played back at about 1/5th normal speed. Some of these works, esp. # 7, are strangely affecting, however, I must say.
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[Drasko]

Clarinet Sonata is sublime

[Que]

Symphonies nos. 7 & 8, overture Leonore II.

Q

[rubio]

Bruckner Symphony no. 4 and 5 by Kempe/Munich PO. These are really classic interpretations that goes straight to the heart of the music. This set is highly recommended, and Kempe is one of my preferred Brucknerians. I guess he has not recorded more than Symphony no. 4, 5 and 8?

[AnthonyAthletic]

Kodaly: Dances from Galánta, Dances of Marosszék, Háry János, Dancing Song, St Gregory's Day, See the gypsies : Budapest Festival Orchestra/Iván Fischer

Beethoven's fun work on Diabelli's little jingle, with SBK/SB/SK 

Greenberg: Symphony No.5

[not edward]

Schubert: D894 (Richter, from the Brilliant box set).

[George]

Schubert: D894 (Richter, from the Brilliant box set).

Good idea!

Now playing:

(see above) 

[George]

Schubert: D894 (Richter, from the Brilliant box set).

How about that first movement?

It glows with a serenity I've rarely experienced in music.

In fact this movement was the Richter recording that convinced me that he is the Schubert interpreter for me. 

[Bogey]

J. C. Bach Quartet in B Flat for Oboe and Strings Heinz Holliger Chamber Music for Oboe and Strings (Denon)

and a good morning.

[Bogey]

The Andrew cometh!

[Haffner]

Think no more bruddah  , it is terrific IMHO....you should be able to nail down that '62 for a reasonable price, if I am not mistaken.

The 1962 HVk recordings of LvB are only around $32. US dollars for the complete set of Symphonies.

[George]

The 1962 HVk recordings of LvB are only around $32. US dollars for the complete set of Symphonies.

Morning Andy.

Just checked amazon and the Karajan set can be had for $23 delivered! 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000001GBQ/ref=dp_olp_2/104-2949723-2736732?ie=UTF8&qid=1176645268&sr=8-1