What are you listening to now?

[Harry]

Some Vivaldi to start the afternoon with.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/recent-acquisition-vivaldi-antonio.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

Volume III from this wonderful series....

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/recent-acquisition-second-rerun.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

Nothing hits you more pleasantly as this music. Recent acquisition, First listen.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/recent-acquirement-boccherini-luigi.html?spref=tw

[PaulR]

Some music before I head off to work:

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Capriccio #2 in G Major

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

I listen to these a coupla' times per annum and each time I do I remember Adrian Corleonis at Fanfare reviewing this recording as "accomplished" and "serviceable" but recommending other recordings of them one should seek out instead.  I've got to do that as I like these works very much. 

[Drasko]

[Harry]

This music takes me into a realm I never heard before....New acquisition.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/new-acquisition-richter-franz-xaver.html?spref=tw

[Lisztianwagner]

Listening live on Spanish National Radio to the premiere of Katharina Wagner's production of  Tristan und Isolde from Bayreuth. Christian Thielemann (of whom I've never been particularly a fan) is doing an outstanding job with the orchestra as far as dynamics and phrasing are concerned. Masterful! Evelyn Herlitzius and Stephen Gould also very convincing as the leads.



Ilaria, I think you're up for something special on your first visit to the Green Hill!

I listened to the premiere of Tristan from the Bayreuth Festival too, on the Italian radio, I agree Theielemann's performance was definitely stunning: very beautiful, intense orchestral playing, dynamics and phrasing were excellent; the tempo was incredibly fast in some parts, for example when Tristan arrives to meet Isolde in the second act, but it could work thinking about the frenzy of desire of the two lovers to be together. Evelyin Herlitzius was fine, but she has a too sharp voice in the high notes that doesn't make her my favourite Isolde.
I saw some pictures of Katharina Wagner's production, they don't convince me, but I'll be able to judge better after watching it live.

Haha, I hope so!

[San Antone]

I listened to the premiere of Tristan from the Bayreuth Festival too, on the Italian radio, I agree Theielemann's performance was definitely stunning: very beautiful, intense orchestral playing, dynamics and phrasing were excellent; the tempo was incredibly fast in some parts, for example when Tristan arrives to meet Isolde in the second act, but it could work thinking about the frenzy of desire of the two lovers to be together. Evelyin Herlitzius was fine, but she has a too sharp voice in the high notes that doesn't make her my favourite Isolde.
I saw some pictures of Katharina Wagner's production, they don't convince me, but I'll be able to judge better after watching it live.

Haha, I hope so!

I hope this will be available on medici.tv.  If not, where else might I find the video?

[Karl Henning]

LvB
Op.125
Herreweghe & al.

From this lovely box:

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[Harry]

Want to hear an usual Piano Quartet, try this recording!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/recent-acquisition-second-rerun-stahle.html?spref=tw

[listener]

the Byron Janis disc in the Philips Great Pianists series (2 discs), it appears to have a few Études not in the big box so it's not completely redundant.
"big pieces": BEETHOVEN Sonata 17 "Tempest", CHOPIN: Sonata 2, Scherzo 3, 4 Études, Ballade 1, Impromptu 1, SCHUBERT: Impromptu D.899/2, LISZT: Rigoletto Paraphrase, 'Dante' Sonata

[SonicMan46]

Nothing hits you more pleasantly as this music. Recent acquisition, First listen.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/recent-acquirement-boccherini-luigi.html?spref=tw

Harry - unusual choice for the cover art considering the composer - looked on Amazon at the back label - the artist is William Oxer and he does mainly female portraitures in oils or acrylics - website HERE - I sent him an email for a potential explanation for choosing his painting for a Boccherini CD?  Will post back if I get a response - Dave

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Sinfonia Espansiva. Awesome work and performance of course.

[jochanaan]

[urlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZxQ87xX88A][/url]Bruckner Symphony #5.  Furtwangler, Berlin Philharmonic, 1942.

[Mirror Image]

Bruckner Symphony #5.  Furtwangler, Berlin Philharmonic, 1942.

https://www.youtube.com/v/cZxQ87xX88A

There we go, this looks more organized.

[Todd]

[San Antone]

Me too -

[Brian]

Three -



The Vox Debussy disc Todd is playing is how I first learned to love Debussy.

[jochanaan]

There we go, this looks more organized.

Thank you.