What are you listening to now?

[Que]

Interesting. I haven't followed the discussion, but often find Staier too "relentless" in what he does. I'm no expert in the instrumental repertoire though, being much more a fan of the vocal music of the period.

Staier is a "hit and miss" for me (as well). I generally find him much more succesfull in the Classical and Romantic repertoire than anything Baroque.
I am for instance a unreserved fan of his Schubert, which is IMO the best you can get.

Q

[listener]

listening to SHOSTAKOVICH's music and watching the film CHERRY TOWN, a 1963 musical comedy/operetta.
Looks a bit like MGM stylized sets at time, colour balance is Sovcolor, a variety of Agfa tending to a more natural balance.
The cheery, sarcastic view of socialized housing would have really upset the serious lefties in the film societies had this been available here in the 60's.    I quite enjoyed it, but musicals are nor for everyone but it's a nice way to check off opus 105 in your Shostakovich listing.

[pjme]

Three small concerto-like works:

Max d'Ollone: Fantaisie  for piano and orchestra
Paul Le Flem: idem
Leo Smit: Concerto for piano and winds.

They go very well with the sunny weather!

P.

[Que]

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Q

[Autumn Leaves]

Now playing:



SQ's #7, 8 & 9

[Autumn Leaves]

That recording of the mighty e minor symphony remains my favorite!

Yes its an awesome version for sure - one of the best recordings in the box.
I will have to play this one again later I think.

[jlaurson]

Disc 2

#morninglistening to #Prokofiev w/@mariinskyen, @valerygergiev, #SergeiBabayan & #AlexeiVo... http://ift.tt/1UkfYlN

[Karl Henning]

All Cello, all the time. 

Music of Piazzolla?

[Harry]

Morning listening:

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Superb disc. 

Q

Of course it is

[Mookalafalas]

Music of Piazzolla?

About 80%.

[Mookalafalas]

Excellent disc! One of Staier's succesful ones...

Q

   I'm a big fan, actually. I like the DHM box a lot, although his Mozart and LvB I can do without.

TD:
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[aligreto]

Dvorak: Symphonic Variations [Kubelik]....

[Wakefield]

Boccherini, Luigi - Vol. 2 of the Divertimenti, Op. 16 w/ Marcello Gatti on the same Grenser flute reproduction - lovely recording on the Accent label - just arrived today.  Dave

Absolutely lovely, I agree; full of a sort of playful seriousness and elegance. 

[Wakefield]

I don't know if I have said this before  , but "Conversations" by the young French ensemble "Nevermind" is a must-have recording.

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[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Op. 52. Kind of a generic title perhaps, but really a toe-tapping, head-bobbing good romp of a work.

[Mandryka]

Ryo Terakado plays Bach's 6th suite. This is very refined and expressive playing, this is a set which is, I suspect, my cup of tea.

[not edward]

A jolt of musical nihilism with breakfast: Bernd Alois Zimmermann's Musique pour les soupers de Roi Ubu, Michael Gielen conducting the RSO Koln from an old LP.

Probably the only piece of music where Ride of the Valkyries turns into March to the Scaffold while Stockhausen plays in the background.

[aligreto]

First listen - Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony [Chailly]....





A thoroughly enjoyable performance incorporating appropriate power and delicacy, including a very fine finale.

[PaulR]

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Choir Concerto

[Que]

This was still on the listening pile : Leonardo Vinci's Artaserse, son of Xerxes, king of Persia.

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Q

PS The whole thing is sung by FIVE countertenors and one tenor....