What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[classicalgeek]

I don't know about that. Those two guys in front look like they could handle the roles.
Sarge

Wow - that's brilliant!  Sarge, I'm not sure whether to be more impressed with your wit or your skills with graphics software...

Precious little listening over the weekend.  Highlights of the morning so far:

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no. 1 from here:
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Very impressive performance!

Another 1950s vintage concerto recording - the Tartini Concerto in D minor from here:
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Hindemith Horn Sonata (the 1943 one) from this excellent series:

[Opus106]

Why would you feel embarrassed about liking RVW's music, Ilaria?

Indeed, why should anyone be? But as a collector of recordings, she feels embarrassed to admit that she hasn't even one featuring his music despite being an admirer.

Thread Duty:

Bax: Tintagel
Elgar: Cello Concerto
RVW: Symphony No. 6

Guy Johnston (cello)
BBC Phil. | Vassily Sinaisky

Loving the Bax; second listen in two days.

[classicalgeek]

Now:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.6

An excellent Beethoven cycle, one of my favorites!  I think it cost me all of €10 from JPC a few years ago.

Thread Duty:

Bax: Tintagel
Elgar: Cello Concerto
RVW: Symphony No. 6

Guy Johnston (cello)
BBC Phil. | Vassily Sinaisky

Loving the Bax; second listen in two days.

Tintagel is one of his finest works, no doubt!  Glad you're enjoying it.

Is this a concert broadcast or a commercial recording?  I think I DLed these same performances from the Concert Archive discussion board a while back...

[Karl Henning]

Haydn Nelson Mass, Weil conducting Tafelmusik

In solidarity with the Sarge: listening to this very Mass, performed by The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Jn Eliot Gardiner

[Opus106]

I think I DLed these same performances from the Concert Archive discussion board a while back...

The very same.

[Drasko]

[North Star]

Vivaldi
Concertos for bassoon & oboe
Sergio Azzolini (bassoon), Hans Peter Westermann (oboe), Giorgio Fava & Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
music and playing 
cover art 
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[Drasko]

[fridden]

Now listening to Mahler symphony No.6 with Pappano conducting Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazional di Santa Cecilia

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[madaboutmahler]

Now listening to Mahler symphony No.6 with Pappano conducting Orchestra dell' Accademia Nazional di Santa Cecilia

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I was going to listen to this last night but ran out of time... what did you think of the performance? You may have seen, Ilaria and I had a little conversation about it, I am gathering a few opinions before I listen!

[Lisztianwagner]

Indeed, why should anyone be? But as a collector of recordings, she feels embarrassed to admit that she hasn't even one featuring his music despite being an admirer.

Exactly

(By the way, is your name Nav or am I wrong?)

Boult made two cycles of RVW's symphonies: one on Decca (in mono with some stereo performances) and on EMI. The one on EMI is a most own IMHO, so I would say if the Boult in that store is the cycle on EMI then buy it, but if it's the one on Decca then I would wait on it and buy the Haitink instead. Why would you feel embarrassed about liking RVW's music, Ilaria? There's nothing to be embarrassed about. He was, as far as I'm concerned, one of the greatest composers that ever lived. I think in some cases that there are people who only familiar with some of RVW's work like his Tallis Fantasia or The Lark Ascending and they get too comfortable with that style of writing but let assure you, Ilaria, RVW was a Modernist in every sense of the word. Any listen to his 4th and 6th symphonies will reveal that he simply wasn't an English pastoralist who wrote pretty little melodies. No, he was a powerful figure in Modern music.

Yes, it's that one on EMI; well, as Opus106 said, I admire Vaughan-Williams' works a lot (especially the Sea Symphony), but so far I haven't bought any cd featuring his music, I've restricted myself to listening it on youtube.
Beautiful description of RVW's style!

[fridden]

I was going to listen to this last night but ran out of time... what did you think of the performance? You may have seen, Ilaria and I had a little conversation about it, I am gathering a few opinions before I listen!

At first I thought it felt a little mellow, but it builds up and in the end I think he does a good job. The sound is very good without being spectacular.

/fridden

[Lisztianwagner]

An excellent Beethoven cycle, one of my favorites!  I think it cost me all of €10 from JPC a few years ago.

I agree, it is extremely good! Karajan's cycle will be always unbeatable for me, but the Blomstedt is very impressive as well.

Speaking of Karajan:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No.9

[madaboutmahler]

At first I thought it felt a little mellow, but it builds up and in the end I think he does a good job. The sound is very good without being spectacular.

/fridden

Thank you for getting back to me on this, fridden!:)

[Conor71]

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Op. 15

[madaboutmahler]

So much talk about Haydn!

So, couldn't resist:

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I need to buy some more Haydn recordings at some point!

[listener]

RESPIGHI Ballets:
Le astuzie di Colombina, La Pentola magica, Sèvres de la vieille France
Czecho-Slovak Radio S.O., Bratislava       /  Adriano
HONEGGER:
Pacific 231, Rugby, Pastorale d'été, Mouvement Symphonique no. 3 (à W. Furtwängler)
Symphony no.1
Bavarian Radio Orch., /  Dutoit

[mc ukrneal]

So much talk about Haydn!

So, couldn't resist:

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I need to buy some more Haydn recordings at some point!

But that is a good start!

[Lisztianwagner]

It's so hard not to listen to Wagner's music for me, but I promised myself to only listen to Beethoven today.....

Now:
Triple Concerto

[Karl Henning]

For Wagner is a jealous god, and will pout if thou hast any other composers before him.