What are you listening to now?

[Fafner]

Sounds like fun! THat opera has some wonferful moments, so should be a joy to see. I enjoy that recording too.

Indeed. And some of the most wonderful moments actually involve Giorgio Germont.

[Fafner]

Thread duty:

Donizetti - Lucia di Lamermoor
Nicolae Herlea, Sylvia Voinea, Florin Georgescu
Orchestra Operei Romane din Bucuresti, Constantin Petrovici

[Coopmv]

My father-in-law had a decent handful in his collection and I always thought the black and white covers were kind of neat, so I pick them up when I see them even though the music woulld be easier to get on a different label in most cases.  Here is a bit of their history:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_Heritage_Society

Discussed here for vinyl:

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/musical-heritage-society-lps-worthy.159126/

I used to be a subscription member of MHS but stopped in the early 90's.  The press quality of MHS LP's was not always the best, just like most Columbia and RCA LP's back there ...

[listener]

ANDRIESSEN Workers Union, Hoketus, Hout
Bang on a Can
like playing an lp with a lot of sticky grooves or a dripping faucet
ELGAR   Symphony no.2 in E^b
London Philharmonic Orch. / Vernon Handleu, cond.
RHEINBERGER Organ Sonatas 12 & 13, Trios for Organ op.189, nos 7-12
Wolfgang Rübsam, organ Fulda Cathedral

[Todd]

Up to disc 24, 1950s Chopin recordings.  It's poor quality stuff, with Cortot well past his prime.  Perhaps the box should have stopped with the 1940s recordings.

[Karl Henning]

I think I did listen to this one, back in the deeps of time . . . .

Дмитри Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Симфония № 4 c-moll, соч. 43 [ Symphony № 4 in c minor, Opus 43 ]
Philadelphia Orchestra
Ormandy

[SonicMan46]

Grieg, Edvard - Chamber Music - Violin Sonatas duplicated in the Brilliant set w/ the Pompa-Baldi recording -

 

[Fafner]

CD2 from the magnificent set:

Janáček - String Quartets No. 1 & 2
Gabrielli String Quartet

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[Papy Oli]

Good evening 

Continuing to explore this fantastic boxset :



Victoria - Sacred Works (Ensemble Plus Ultra / Micheal Noone)
CD7 - Music for the Easter Liturgy in Habsburg Madrid c. 1600

[North Star]

Pärt
Fratres
Kremer & Jarrett

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[Fafner]

William Walton - Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Yuri Bashmet
London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn

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[Mirror Image]

Going through my Bruckner collection, which is quite large compared to some of the other composers represented in my collection, I found these Kubelik recordings that I had apparently thought I didn't own. I found three of them:

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Which one to listen to first? I'm thinking of going with the 3rd, it's been quite some time since I've heard this symphony, although Dancing Divertimentian mentioned his love for Kubelik's 9th. What to do, what to do...

[TheGSMoeller]

Go with 3rd, John. Because ironically, that's what I'm listening to...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (1889 version)

[Mirror Image]

Go with 3rd, John. Because ironically, that's what I'm listening to...

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 (1889 version)

Sounds like a good idea, Greg. How is that Chailly 3rd? I don't remember. Chailly's quite good in Bruckner, but his 9th isn't a good performance. His 6th is one of my favorites. Speaking of the 6th, I own that Eschenbach performance you were talking about not too long ago. I recall this being an excellent performance.

[Brian]

Which one to listen to first? I'm thinking of going with the 3rd, it's been quite some time since I've heard this symphony, although Dancing Divertimentian mentioned his love for Kubelik's 9th. What to do, what to do...

I have a Kubelik Third from a different label - came in one of the Sony el-cheapo box sets. It's a thriller!

This is excellent:

[Mirror Image]

I have a Kubelik Third from a different label - came in one of the Sony el-cheapo box sets. It's a thriller!

Great! Can't wait to hear it.

[TheGSMoeller]

Sounds like a good idea, Greg. How is that Chailly 3rd? I don't remember. Chailly's quite good in Bruckner, but his 9th isn't a good performance. His 6th is one of my favorites. Speaking of the 6th, I own that Eschenbach performance you were talking about not too long ago. I recall this being an excellent performance.

I like Chailly in Bruckner (especially No. 7) and his 3rd is good. I enjoy his 3rd more than Karajan, Dohnanyi and Barenboim and would say it's close to Solti/CSO, which has been a favorite for years (just had to replace my copy, too scratched up) . Chailly's interpretations always feel drawn out, but in a positive way. Stretching out important phrasings and really focusing on climaxes. I have his 0th, 2nd (in transit), 3rd, 5th and 7th.

[jlaurson]

J.S. Bach
Works for Lute:
Suites BWV 995, 996, 997
Preludes BWV 998, 999
Fugue BWV 1000
Hopkinson Smith 
naïve
German link - UK link

now:



Moisey Weinberg
Cello Sonata No.2, op.63
Johannes Moser / Paul Rivinius 
Hänssler Classic
German link - UK link
(Also: Cello Sonata in d, op.40, DSCH + Cello Sonata by Boris Tchaikovsky)

Best performance of the Weinberg Sonata I've heard (and I think I've heard them all, except the ones with the composer on piano).

after that:


  J.S. Bach
Suites 1-3 BWV 1007-09
Hopkinson Smith (theorbo)
naïve
German link - UK link

[Mirror Image]

I like Chailly in Bruckner (especially No. 7) and his 3rd is good. I enjoy his 3rd more than Karajan, Dohnanyi and Barenboim and would say it's close to Solti/CSO, which has been a favorite for years (just had to replace my copy, too scratched up) . Chailly's interpretations always feel drawn out, but in a positive way. Stretching out important phrasings and really focusing on climaxes. I have his 0th, 2nd (in transit), 3rd, 5th and 7th.

I never cared much Karajan's Bruckner. I know some people around here go apeshit for it, but not me. In regards to Chailly, I also enjoyed his 8th a lot. Chailly's Bruckner can be had in one foul swoop here:

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[jlaurson]

earlier:

Moisey Weinberg
Cello Sonata No.2, op.63
Johannes Moser / Paul Rivinius 
Hänssler Classic
German link - UK link
(Also: Cello Sonata in d, op.40, DSCH + Cello Sonata by Boris Tchaikovsky)

Best performance of the Weinberg Sonata I've heard (and I think I've heard them all, except the ones with the composer on piano).

now:

  J.S. Bach
Suites 1-3 BWV 1007-09
Hopkinson Smith (theorbo)
naïve
German link - UK link

gorgeous theorbing!

I never cared much Karajan's Bruckner. I know some people around here go apeshit for it, but not me. In regards to Chailly, I also enjoyed his 8th a lot. Chailly's Bruckner can be had in one foul swoop here:

There are lots of ways I want my Bruckner... but not in one foul swoop.

One hopes you don't think Chailly's Bruckner is a pile of sh*t.