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[Mirror Image]

How is this CD?  Mine is still in cellophane ...

Excellent, Coopmv. One of the best Scheherazade performances I've heard. There's also an excellent performance of Borodin's Symphony No. 2 on this remastered reissue.

[Brahmsian]

Schubert

Grand Duo in C major, D812

Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz, piano duet
Brilliant Classics



I've only played 2 of the 4 discs so far.....but I'm afraid that is all I can play, until I buy another stereo tomorrow.

Reason is:  This performance of the Grand Duo was so sizzling, it blew up my damn sterero.  It is super, uber kick ass!!!  BLAZING HOT!!  Wow!!!!   

Corey (Coco), are you listening?     You've got to get this!

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Listening to Symphony No. 6. The more I return to Shostakovich the better I'm enjoying his music. No doubt in my mind, one of the most incredible composers of the 20th Century, but this is just my opinion.

[Brahmsian]

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Listening to Symphony No. 6. The more I return to Shostakovich the better I'm enjoying his music. No doubt in my mind, one of the most incredible composers of the 20th Century, but this is just my opinion.

....and mine too.   

[Mirror Image]

....and mine too.   

Ray, I just bought two of Shostakovich's operas: The Nose and Lady Macbeth. Have you heard either of these?

[Brahmsian]

Ray, I just bought two of Shostakovich's operas: The Nose and Lady Macbeth. Have you heard either of these?

Yup, I have heard both (not either of these recordings though). Not sure what I think of 'The Nose' yet, but I wholeheartedly love Lady Macbeth.....

[Mirror Image]

Yup, I have heard both (not either of these recordings though). Not sure what I think of 'The Nose' yet, but I wholeheartedly love Lady Macbeth.....

The Nose is experimental and uses a good bit of atonality. I can't wait to hear it, because atonality doesn't bother me at all. There's good atonality and then there's complete nonsense. Berg = good atonality, Stockhausen = nonsense (sorry James ). I've read alot about Lady Macbeth. This opera is even mentioned in the MTT Keeping Score video which I haven't finished yet. Anyway, operas usually take me awhile to absorb, so there's no doubt that my reactions will be delayed until I've had sufficient time to absorb the music.

[Mirror Image]

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Listening to Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" with Barshai conducting the WDR Symphony Orchestra.

[listener]

STENHAMMER  Late Summer Nights  op. 33
EKLUND   Pezzo espressivo
MOZART Piano Sonata K 570      HINDEMITH Tanzstücke op. 19/5   LISZT   Hungarian Rhapsody 6
Lars Roos, piano

[Mirror Image]

There's informed opinion based on countless hours of listening experience & exposure and then there's just complete nonsense.
James = informed deep prolonged exposure, Mirror Image = complete nonsense

(sorry Mirror Image ).

Touche. I should have seen this one coming.

[Mirror Image]

James, while I have your attention, do you own this recording per chance?

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[Que]

Schubert

Grand Duo in C major, D812

Christoph Eschenbach & Justus Frantz, piano duet
Brilliant Classics

That is a really great set - an easy choice.

Q

[Que]

Opening the day with this, and even the sun is out.

Q

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Claudio Monteverdi

Vespro della beata Vergine, Volume II.

Cantus Colln, Concerto Palatino, Konrad Junghanel.

Recorded in 1994.

A wonderful start in the morning, fine warm yet detailed singing, that makes the day somewhat brighter as it is. Very good sound. The "Gloria Patri" track 13, takes my breath away.

[The new erato]

Touche. I should have seen this one coming.

I did. 

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

From this box CD VII, with some fine Symphonies this time, No 24/25/30/31. The first movement of Symphony No. 25 is a marvel in construction, it gets me jumping up and down my seat every time I hear this,, especially in such a fine rendering.
Wow, what a excellent band Pinnock has assembled. Sound is top notch too.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

CD 11 from this box, which is filled with the music of Francois Colin de Blamont. ( 1690-1760)

Egine.

Virginie Pochon, Caroline Mutel, Jean Sebastien Bou, Arnaud Marzorati.
Les Nouveaux Caracteres, Sebastien d'Herin, Harpsichord, and Direction.

I can be very clear about this disc, wonderful music, but in my opinion ruined by Virginie Pochon, who's singing is to elaborate, with too much vibrato, and too much romantic drama. In that sense this CD II is a first in my dislike, and it will not be played again in this performance. The rest of the cast is fine, and the instrumental accompaniment is simply wonderful. sound is good, only a little to forward at times.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Its the fourth time this CD is played by me, and a fine one it is. Excellent and unknown works, by a very obscure composer. The performance is good, as is the sound. Laura Vinciguerra, is aided by Roberto Petrocchi on Clarinet, and Paola Francheschini, on the Violin.

[edit] I forgot to mention, that there is a piece of a different composer on this disc, even more unknown to me, by the name of Alfred Holy, who wrote a elegy for Franz Poenitz.

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Mendelssohn's Octet is of course widely know, and it gets a decent performance on this CD, not really top notch, the first movement has too much fuoco to be comfortably, and in general the tone is too aggressive as a rule. Somehow the sweetness is missing. Bargiel is altogether a different cup of tea. Its quite lovingly done, and the notes get ample time to unfold its many felicities. I think the recording is decent too, heard better recordings by engineers Bob Auger & Anthony Howell. It was recorded in 1984/1989, which may account for the fact that Bargiel has a much improved sound.

[Sergeant Rock]

Hendrik Andriessen Symphony #3, Fournet conducting the Netherlands Radio Phil




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