Recommendations for Spotify

[nigeld]

Two more.  Gorgeous French soprano voices both

http://open.spotify.com/track/6806VwmCMfL33pz8nX0RTP

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http://open.spotify.com/album/2MVp27PY3XY5dv1eVrEgeV

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[stingo]

Posted in the app thread but I'll mention it here. There's a Classify app on Spotify which I like to use when looking for new things to listen to.

[Ataraxia]

Posted in the app thread but I'll mention it here. There's a Classify app on Spotify which I like to use when looking for new things to listen to.

Yes, I was using it just today.

[Holden]

Try out the Rossini piano music on the Classify app - you might be quite surprised at how good it is.

[nigeld]

Staying with the "gorgeous French soprano" theme.....

http://open.spotify.com/album/4ajfnJLhJM4Wb58BQ27ynW

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[Ataraxia]

Sarge recommended this one.

http://open.spotify.com/album/28HlRU2S1acHIMMNjcHuSM

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[Leo K.]

Wow, I just became a subscriber to Spotify this week, and have already found it an essential component for my listening. It truly is a great service! Wow again!

[jut1972]

Hi all,

Have a look at this, truly excellent work if you haven't seen it already...

http://www.spotifyclassical.com/

And a great starter...

http://open.spotify.com/user/ulyssestone/playlist/2qB3SfglV0T5Wzw6sIx54n
200 of the EMI Great recordings of the century.

[nigeld]

I've been dipping into the Martha Argerich and Friends discs from Lugano last year.

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Fantastic music making.  I mean take a listen to the Adagio from Ravel's piano concerto.  Only the hardest of heart surely would turn their noses up at this!

http://open.spotify.com/track/5UZjNCtMD5jZVbpIOv8LsG

[flyingdutchman]

Rattle's Tchaikovsky Nutcracker is there.  Love that recording.  Best of all I've heard by quite a large margin.

[mc ukrneal]

I've been dipping into the Martha Argerich and Friends discs from Lugano last year.

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Fantastic music making.  I mean take a listen to the Adagio from Ravel's piano concerto.  Only the hardest of heart surely would turn their noses up at this!

http://open.spotify.com/track/5UZjNCtMD5jZVbpIOv8LsG

If you like this one, you will like previous editions in the series (assuming you don't have them all already ). I like the varied composers they choose as well as the many different types of pieces (showcasing a wide range of talent and soloists).

[nigeld]

I have stored a new playlist called Gramophone Awards 2012 which contains (not surprisingly) as many of the discs shortlisted for the Gramophone magazine 2012 awards as I could find. 

I managed to find 25 of 39.  Would be much higher if Hyperion signed up!

Just type in "Gramophone Awards 2012" in the search box and it should appear as a playlist to which you can subscribe



Nigel

[nigeld]

following a review today from MusicWeb

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very nice indeed

[nigeld]

A couple of recent Gramophone magazine recommendations that really impressed

Both gorgeous recordings for those that care about the quality of the recorded sound itself

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[Lake Swan]

BUMP!

Anything? 

[Lake Swan]

I have subscribed to some playlists put together by a member.  He has done many of chronological complete lists for several composers; e.g. Mozart, Brahms, as well as some contemporary composers like Nancarrow, Schoenberg.  He also has lists of "Best of 2012".

Look for them by searching "ulyssestone".

Is that the person with the Spotify Classical blog?

[Lake Swan]

Don't know; never heard of that blog.

Yes, that's him. And there's an app!

http://www.spotify.com/se/blog/archives/2012/05/04/ulysses-classical/

[Lake Swan]

For a classical music fan his playlists are a great resource on Spotify.   A favorite list of mine is his Naxos 18th Century Classics.

I'll look into it! Thanks much.

[stingo]

I've dipped into his Varese playlist and liked it a lot.
I would also recommend the Classify app (if that's not ulyssestone's app mentioned above).

[Lake Swan]

I've dipped into his Varese playlist and liked it a lot.
I would also recommend the Classify app (if that's not ulyssestone's app mentioned above).

Yes, both look like good apps. The more Spotify classical apps, the better.