What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Sergeant Rock]

Mrs. Rock heard me listening to the youtube video of Es geschah earlier this evening and now wants to hear the entire Faust Cantata. So, playing now: Schnittke conducted by James DePriest




Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Mrs Rock rocks!

[Karl Henning]

Not my fault. I think you can still click the link should you wish to do so.

No worries, dude. Gave me an idea for the title of a piece . . . .

[Ataraxia]

No worries, dude. Gave me an idea for the title of a piece . . . .

I'm going to start charging you for that. 

[Mirror Image]

Mrs. Rock heard me listening to the youtube video of Es geschah earlier this evening and now wants to hear the entire Faust Cantata. So, playing now: Schnittke conducted by James DePriest




Sarge

Once I've digested the Schnittke I have on the way, I would really like to hear the Faust Cantata. What are your impressions of the music, Sarge?

[Wanderer]

A great recording there, Wanderer!

A fine disc, Tasos!

Indeed. 

Listening to:

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Wonderful renditions.

[Wanderer]

Oh, and this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMiMc3HrY4Q&list=FLynz_UF9avsd_rj6rZEpTtw&feature=mh_lolz

[Coopmv]

I'm sorry, what does it mean?

Again, it's too wonderful, Beethoven's Symphony No.7!
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This must be the most popular Beethoven Symphonies combo as almost everyone seems to have a copy, including me ...   

[Lisztianwagner]

Quote from: Lisztianwagner on Today at 04:40:43 PM

I'm sorry, what does it mean?

 
No apology needed: I invented it to-day: That Was Unexpected : ) : )

Haha, ok

Indeed...my desert island Ninth.

The only problem I have with the DG box selections is the Abbado Sixth. I wish they had chosen one of his Sevenths (Chicago or Berlin) instead and assigned the Sixth to Sinopoli.

Sarge

Karajan's Mahler No.9 is awesome, incredibly thrilling and passionate!

Yes, I suppose they would have been able to chose better recordings for the 6th symphony, the Bernstein or the Solti would have been the top for me; the Abbado is pretty good anyway.

Do you own that white 30-disc box set? I own it but haven't listened lately.

Do you mean the Karajan Gold Series? Well, I've got many CDs from that set, but I don't own the complete one.

[Lisztianwagner]

This must be the most popular Beethoven Symphonies combo as almost everyone seems to have a copy, including me ...   

No surprise, Kleiber's recording is really outstanding.

[Ataraxia]

Do you mean the Karajan Gold Series? Well, I've got many CDs from that set, but I don't own the complete one.

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[Coopmv]

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I believe this set may be OOP.  I bought the set from Amazon UK at a great price a few years ago but still have about 30 CD's I have yet to listen to ...

[Ataraxia]

I believe this set may be OOP.  I bought the set from Amazon UK at a great price a few years ago but still have about 30 CD's I have yet to listen to ...

So you only listened to eight of them. 

[Lisztianwagner]

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Ah, sorry, also the Karajan Gold Series is a 30-disc box set....

I'm afraid not anyway, I haven't got the Haydn symphonies set.

[Coopmv]

So you only listened to eight of them. 

All the Beethoven Symphonies and maybe all the Brahms' as well. 

[Coopmv]

Now playing the following CD, another recent arrival for a first listen ...

[jlaurson]

G.Mahler
B. Haitink / Dresden Staatskapelle
Symphony No.2
Profil Hänssler

The Haitink (from 1995 on the 50th anniversary of the destruction of Dresden) -- and I've only listened to the first two movements -- is already awesome. Much more impressive than the recent CSO 2nd of his... especially 11 minutes into the first movement, when the orchestral crashes thump more viscerally than I've heard on any recording, yet.

[madaboutmahler]

Indeed...my desert island Ninth.

The only problem I have with the DG box selections is the Abbado Sixth. I wish they had chosen one of his Sevenths (Chicago or Berlin) instead and assigned the Sixth to Sinopoli.

Sarge

Mine too.

I agree about the Abbado 6th too... not one of my favourites. I don't know the Sinopoli yet (the box set is still awaiting me on the listening pile...) but would rather assign the 6th to Solti, or Bernstein.

Now with posts from Jens, Sarge, Ilaria, Karl, John, myself and others, Mahler appears to be dominating the listening thread!!!   

[Karl Henning]

World domination!

[Sadko]

Bruckner

Symphony No. 8
(organ transscription)

Lionel Rogg