What are you listening to now?

[Todd]

I believe this is the first time I've heard Grieg's Symphony.  It's a nice enough work, not really hiding its influences (Mendelssohn, say, or Schumann), but not one I will return to often.  The reason I bought the disc was to hear Herbert Schuch play the concerto.  Dazzling pianism is on offer, but there's also some willful rubato and idiosyncratic phrasing here and there.  The cadenza is fresh, the slow playing is exquisite, and some passages are dashed off with almost showy effortlessness.  The orchestra plays superbly, in a clean and modern sort of way.  I think I shall do an A/B or two in the near-ish future with one or more of the big three (ABM, Lupu, Andsnes).

[Ken B]

Bruckner 6.
A recording that, unlike Karajan, Jochum, Jochum, Dohnanyi, and Stein, has not been turfed out as unworthy by GMG voters ...

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Listening to Joshua now and will let this recording play all the way through. Great stuff.

[Brian]

A parade of rarities. Great performances. Better than Paavo's recent Poulenc, for sure. Possibly my favorite Divertissement. Mirror Image batsignal.

[Todd]

Year 3.  The best year.  And Angelich saves his best for last.  Supremely well controlled, tonally attractive, large in scale where appropriate, the glimpses of modernism are masterfully done.  Korstick is next in the queue.

[Mirror Image]

A parade of rarities. Great performances. Better than Paavo's recent Poulenc, for sure. Possibly my favorite Divertissement. Mirror Image batsignal.

Very nice, Brian. I've seen this recording before, but, for whatever reason, never bothered picking up it up.

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Listening to Capriccio espagnol. Great stuff.

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Listening to Pines of Rome. This is still my favorite Roman Trilogy on record. Incredible performances from Muti and the Philadelphians.

[Daverz]

Arriaga, String Quartet No. 1 - Quarteto Casals

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That this beautiful, passionate music was written by a 16-year old is absolutely astonishing.

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Listening to the Piano Concerto. Great performances all-around.

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Listening to Holst's The Planets. Fantastic performance from Rattle and the Berliners.

[Pat B]

A parade of rarities. Great performances. Better than Paavo's recent Poulenc, for sure. Possibly my favorite Divertissement. Mirror Image batsignal.

But what was BIS thinking with that cover?

[Que]

Just in:

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[Mookalafalas]

Alessandrini and Vivaldi.  A very fine pair.  Thanks to those who recommended these small box sets.

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[Moonfish]

Inspired by all these Alpine discussions I also took a walk up the mountain. Sublime. Especially as I was driving and could play it very loud. Sometimes commuting is a place of solace. Still, not the same as the complete focused listening at home. After all I want to survive the commute! This must be the archetype of a tone poem, don't you think?

R. Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie           Staatskapelle Dresden/Kempe


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Wagner:Parsifal         Kollo/Frick/Fischer-Dieskau/Ludwig/Kelemen/Hotter/Vienna Philharmonic/Solti

Had this set forever.        *deep sigh*
I never get tired of entering the realm of Parsifal. Thank you guys here at GMG for reminding me of the joys of listening to this gem

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[Harry]

Good morning all. My daily morning music.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/monteverdi-claudio-complete-madrigali.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

Some baroque music in the rerun

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/10/telemann-georg-philipp-telemann-edition_17.html?spref=tw

[Mandryka]

Erik Boström plays Messiaen's Livre du Saint Sacrement. An extremely inward performance of astonishing music. Am I the only one here who's interested in Messiaen's late organ music - this and the Méditations sur les mystères de la sainte trinité?

[Karl Henning]

Stravinsky Symphonies of Wind Instruments

O, happy, intriguing, unexpected music

It's in my Stravinsky Top 15!

[North Star]

It's in my Stravinsky Top 15!

In my top ten, I think.
G'day, Karl!


Thread duty

Stravinsky
Canticum Sacrum
John Mark Ainsley (T), Stephen Roberts (Bt)
The Choir of Westminster Cathedral
Iain Simcock (organ)
City of London Sinfonietta
James O'Donnell