What are you listening to now?

[SonicMan46]

Glazunov, Alexander (1865-1936) - String Works w/ the Utrecht String Quartet - my JPC order just arrived w/ a lot of MDG discounted CDs - first ones up below - these works are new to me (have a lot of his orchestral compositions) - other volumes are available from this label & group, so comments appreciated.  Dave

   

[Sergeant Rock]

I only know Hadelich with Cologne Chamber Orchestra, which is very good. Should I try this one too?

Yes, you should.

Sarge

[Brian]

Yes, you should.

Sarge

Will do.

For now, after 24 hours of all Haydn, I am feeling a little Haydned out. Time to hear the magnificent Vadim Gluzman play Bernstein's Serenade, Bloch's Baal Shem, and Barber's concerto.

[Sergeant Rock]

Nielsen Festive Prelude, The Dream of Silent Night, Chaconne op.32, Theme and Variations op.40, played by Anne Øland




Sarge

[shell]

About 2/3 of the way through the Great Performances at the Met broadcast of MacBeth with Netrebko, Lucic, Calleja and Pape. I'd never really listened much to Netrebko beyond a few snippets here and there, but she is pretty fantastic here. A rich velvety voice, very expressive both vocally and in her stage acting.  Not the most beautiful instrument of all time but a very good one.  I'm not sure I understand why she gets all the brickbats she does--is it just suspicions over her hotness?  She was particularly good in her duet with Macbeth at the end of A1 and her second brindisi after MacBeth starts cracking up.

Lucic is quite good and Pape is just ridiculously great as always.  Calleja hasn't had much to do so far yet. Good production although the 1930s-ish era costuming just seems sort of randomly selected.  MacBeth has never been my favorite Verdi opera, but you know, Met in HD piped straight into your home for free is always a good deal.

[Karl Henning]

Nielsen
Three Piano Pieces, Op.59 FS131
Herman Koppel

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[San Antone]

About 2/3 of the way through the Great Performances at the Met broadcast of MacBeth with Netrebko, Lucic, Calleja and Pape. I'd never really listened much to Netrebko beyond a few snippets here and there, but she is pretty fantastic here. A rich velvety voice, very expressive both vocally and in her stage acting.  Not the most beautiful instrument of all time but a very good one.  I'm not sure I understand why she gets all the brickbats she does--is it just suspicions over her hotness?  She was particularly good in her duet with Macbeth at the end of A1 and her second brindisi after MacBeth starts cracking up.

Lucic is quite good and Pape is just ridiculously great as always.  Calleja hasn't had much to do so far yet. Good production although the 1930s-ish era costuming just seems sort of randomly selected.  MacBeth has never been my favorite Verdi opera, but you know, Met in HD piped straight into your home for free is always a good deal.

Agree 100% about Netrebko's Lady Macbeth.  I thought this production was very well done overall.  How are you watching it for free?

[Wakefield]

Yes, you should.

Sarge

+1

Better even than Carmignola and the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées (a quite recent version, too).

[shell]

Agree 100% about Netrebko's Lady Macbeth.  I thought this production was very well done overall.  How are you watching it for free?

It was on PBS last night! Just catching up on Tivo.

She just finished the loonybin scene with the doctor and nurse listening to her rantings.  Just terrific. I might have to rewatch that whole scene.

[Brian]

Alright: the people have spoken! Let it be so!

[San Antone]

It was on PBS last night! Just catching up on Tivo.

She just finished the loonybin scene with the doctor and nurse listening to her rantings.  Just terrific. I might have to rewatch that whole scene.

Good for PBS.  I subscribe to the complete Opera on Demand service and have watched several HD productions which have made the service very much worthwhile.  Their Damnation of Faust is extremely well done, IMO, although the singer for Faust was not perfect for the part.  The other leads were very good though, especially Mephistopheles.

[aligreto]

Haydn: the cello concertos....





Lively, spirited performances.

[Brian]

Oh man, this got added to NML, so forget Haydn, I gotta hear it.

[Sergeant Rock]

Nielsen Violin Concerto, Cho-Liang Lin, violin, Salonen conducting the Swedish RSO




Sarge

[Moonfish]

Elgar: The Crown of India Op 66     (w/ narration)

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[Camphy]

Joseph Marx, Trio-Phantasie (piano, violin and cello), performed by the Hyperion Trio

[Mandryka]

Reinbert de Leeuw/ Schoenberg Ensemble plays Claude Vivier's Lonely Child. It's excellent, very moving and deeply felt, musically interesting and touches parts other musics fail to reach.

Earlier this week I listened to Lonely Child on a CD called  Montreal Postmodern, I found it on spotify, and I thought it was really trash, kitsch. And I immediately dismissed the music.

This performance isn't schmaltzy at all, far from it. There's a lesson in there somewhere.

I'm now looking forward to hearing the other stuff on this de Leeuw CD.

[San Antone]

[Moonfish]

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto             Mutter/BP/Karajan

[SonicMan46]

Several more new arrivals for the afternoon:

Bach, Johann Christian - Wind Symphonies w/ Dieter Klöcker and Consortium Classicum.
Bertali, Antonio (1605-1669) - Sonate Festive w/ Roland Wilson & Musica Fiata - love this PI group - Dave