What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Bogey]

Michael Haydn Quartet in C Major for English Horn, Violin, Violoncello, and Contrabass Heinz Holliger Chamber Music for Oboe and Strings (Denon)

[George]

Schubert

Allegretto D 915

Richter

Brilliant Classics

[Haffner]

The Andrew cometh!

JA!


Lv Beethoven Sonata op. 90 (Schnabel)


This is a definitely "pre-Dubbly" (inside Spinal Tap joke) recording. The tape noise is often distractingly high.

However, Schnabel is indubitably the man here. His playing can be extraordinarily interesting at times; it probably had to be, considering how much arbitrary noise is on the recording.

[Haffner]

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

That's unreal! And for such an excellent set of music: recorded marvellously (especially considering the time period)... overall a wonderful, bewitching, Affirming set by Herbert VK.

[George]

Lv Beethoven Sonata op. 90 (Schnabel)

This is a definitely "pre-Dubbly" (inside Spinal Tap joke) recording. The tape noise is often distractingly high.

However, Schnabel is indubitably the man here. His playing can be extraordinarily interesting at times; it probably had to be, considering how much arbitrary noise is on the recording.

I was wondering how well you'd fare with those recordings. 

[johnQpublic]

LPs

Rossini - Overture to "Biana e Faliero" (Marriner/Philips)
Bartok - Suite #1 for Orchestra, Op.3 (Dorati/London)
Honegger - Symphony #1 (Baudo/Supraphon)

[Haffner]

I was wondering how well you'd fare with those recordings. 

Schanbel is excellent. Often.



Bolet, Chopin op.28 Preludes.


These Preludes are famous for a very good reason, and I was addicted to both the balanced recorded sound, as well as the actual performance on this cd.

[George]

Schanbel is excellent. Often.
Bolet, Chopin op.28 Preludes.
These Preludes are famous for a very good reason, and I was addicted to both the balanced recorded sound, as well as the actual performance on this cd.

I'm very glad you are enjoying those! 

Great stuff!

[71 dB]

Mompou - Música Callada - Jordi Masó

[not edward]

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. 

Exactly, it's an amazing interpretation...unbelievably beautiful and intense. I don't always agree with Richter in Schubert (his D960 is definitely something I need to be in the right mood to listen to) but this is one where his Schubert is my Schubert.

[Haffner]

Schubert

Allegretto D 915

Richter

Brilliant Classics

Hmm...the Richter-Schubert sounds better and better. And I like Richter.

[George]

Hmm...the Richter-Schubert sounds better and better. And I like Richter.

That box is great intro IMO and cheap too! 

[Harry]

Harry - you're staying up late again - must get you to a planet w/ longer days!    Dave

P.S. Talk to you in the morning (my time) - looking forward to being home & looking @ the Sunday papers! 

Thankie my friend, see you in the next day!

[Harry]

Say goodnight Gracie Harry.

Made me laugh, very original!

[Harry]

I'm listening to this:




Tetrazzini, Melba, Patti, Hempel, Galli-Curci (sigh), Ponselle, Lehmann, Turner, Muzio....

If anyone needs a disc to torture Harry, I recommend this one 

Sarge

I am shocked, profoundly so!

[Harry]

Mompou - Música Callada - Jordi Masó

Very good my friend!

[karlhenning]

Saint-Saens
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Opus 17
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Opus 22
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat Major, Opus 29
Jeanne-Marie Darre

The start of the main theme of the first movement of the Third Concerto bears a striking resemblance to the tune from the last movement of the Sibelius Second Symphony.

[Florestan]

Friends, this is absolutely genius. Every time I listen to it I end up with tears in my eyes. Lipatti doesn't play them in a row from No. 1 to No.14. He arranged them in his own row, making thus a complete musical poem, a complete human drama: the journey of a soul waltzing its way between joy and sorrow, ecstasy and melancholy, bliss and pain... Gold!

IMHO, a worthy candidate for the best Chopin recording ever.

[Don]

A surprisingly excellent version of the Saint-Saens 3rd Symphony:

[karlhenning]

Who's playing, Don? And why "surprisingly"?