What were you listening to? (CLOSED)

[Que]

Now playing the following CD from my Leclair collection ...

I'm officially jealous - I'd love to have that series complete!

Q

[val]

SHOSTAKOVITCH:         Symphonies 1, 2 & 3            / Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kondrashin

These versions are intense, powerful. Kondrashin was one of the greatest interpreters of Shostakovitch.

[jlaurson]

R. Vaughan Williams
Symphonies 4 & 6 + TT-Fantasy
D.Mitropoulos  (#4, TTF), L.Stokowski (#6) / NYPhil
Sony "British Pageant"
German link - UK link

[Willoughby earl of Itacarius]

Nicolas Gombert.
Music from the court of Charles V.

CD 10.

[Sadko]

Bruckner

Symphony No 4 in E minor

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Esa-Pekka Salonen

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EDIT: I read a lot of praise for this recording. It is certainly thoughtful and full of interesting details, but I find it lacks spontaneity and flow. Even the orchestra at certain points seems to hesitate for a moment: "What  next?"

[Marc]

Beethoven: Trios Opus 70, played by the Castle Trio.



http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Piano-Trios-Op-70/dp/B0000017S9/

Beautiful music for a sunny winter afternoon!
Of course, the slow movement of no. 1 is the 'famous' spooky one ("Geistertrio"), but maybe I prefer the entire Trio no. 2 as a whole, with as a highlight (to me, that is ) the first movement, especially the canonic introduction, and the both classical character and pensitive mood throughout.

[jlaurson]

Earlier this:


R. Vaughan Williams
Symphonies 4 & 6 + TT-Fantasy
D.Mitropoulos  (#4, TTF), L.Stokowski (#6) / NYPhil
Sony "British Pageant"
German link - UK link

Now this:


Anatolijus Šenderovas
Concerto in Do
+ Sonata for Cello & Percussion, 4 Pieces for Cello & Piano
Due Canti, Songs of Sulamite for Cello, Bayan, Percussion, and Tape
David Geringas, Geir Draugsvoll, T.Schatz-Geringas
Lithuanian Academy SO / R.Šervendikas
dreyer | gaido
German link - UK link

[Lisztianwagner]

Franz Liszt
Transcendental etude No.12 "Chasse-Neige"

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It's snowing....now Liszt, some Chopin this evening!

[TheGSMoeller]

No. 103, with certainly the boldest 'Drumroll' on record.
I'm also very attracted to the toe-tapping second movement Andante/Allegretto, which is given a lovely performance here. The movement has elements that remind me of Schubert's Andante con moto from his 'Great' 9th.

[Todd]

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Finished disc three.  A home run.  Guy has delivered on the immense promise of the first volume of his cycle.  Cycle of the 2010s - so far. 

[TheGSMoeller]

Rangstrom: Symphony No. 1

Finally getting around to this symphonies set. I haven't done much research into the composer himself, but if he's anything like his music I'm gonna guess he was a serious man. Because this is some serious, and heavy, music. It's very melodic, and extremely vast. I also haven't read the booklet, so I'm unaware of the inspiration, if any, to his 1st Symphony, but Rangstrom may have done a better job of depicting space and planets through sound than Holst did, and without even meaning to. I think Scots John said this is music for "Men and Visionaries" (I apologize if I quoted wrong), he nailed it with that description.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Apollo. Wonderful ballet and performance from Chailly/RCO.

[Fafner]

Shostakovich - Violin Concerto No. 2
Ilya Kaler
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Antoni Wit

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[jlaurson]

Earlier this:


Anatolijus Šenderovas
Concerto in Do
+ Sonata for Cello & Percussion, 4 Pieces for Cello & Piano
Due Canti, Songs of Sulamite for Cello, Bayan, Percussion, and Tape
David Geringas, Geir Draugsvoll, T.Schatz-Geringas
Lithuanian Academy SO / R.Šervendikas
dreyer | gaido
German link - UK link

Now this:



A.A. Saygun
Yunus Emre
Naci Özgüç / Osnabrueck SO et al.
dreyer | gaido
German link - UK link

This is amazing! The first ever recording in the original Turkish of Saygun's Magnum Opus, the Yunus Emre Oratorio!!!

[SonicMan46]

Bach, CPE - Flute Chamber Works on period instruments -

 

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Holst's Egdon Heath. Fantastic work and performance.

[North Star]

Last night:
Tippett
A Child of Our Time
Sir Michael Tippett
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Now:

Bach
Clavier-Übung III
Foccroulle
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[madaboutmahler]

Good evening, everyone!

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The 7th symphony. Great music and performance!

[Mirror Image]

More Holst:



Listening to The Golden Goose. Fantastic ballet and performance. One of my favorite Holst recordings.

[Fafner]

What the hell, why not listen to some French music...

Debussy - Orchestral Works, Vol. 1 (Markl) - La mer / Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune / Jeux
Lyon National Orchestra, Jun Märkl

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