What are you listening to now?

[André]

Disc 4 from the 6 discs Granville Bantock set on Hyperion.



Anyone who likes the likes of Bax, Scriabine, Strauss (R.) or Sibelius should give these works a listen. Beauuuutiful stuff.

[Mirror Image]

Have you heard Bohm's?

Nope, but I have HvK (both DG cycles), Klemperer, Szell, Bernstein (Sony), Abbado, Zinman, and Harnoncourt, so I'm good.

[Todd]

Disc 2, sonata # 3.  I have quite a few recordings of this sonata by some of the greatest pianists, and most of them just don't really work for me.  FFG comes closer than almost anyone to making me thoroughly enjoy the work.  I doubt I spin it a lot, but the energy and scale and vitality of most of the playing really brings the piece to life, and the Andante is beautiful.  (Now if only DG can convince Krystian Zimerman to allow a rerelease of his solo Brahms.)

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Symphonic Dances, Op. 64
Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2
Sorgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak (Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak), EG 107

A new acquisition. Outstanding! I may have found my reference for these works.

[Camphy]

Prokofiev 2, Shostakovich 3

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[Kontrapunctus]

I need some spiritual balm for the pain of yet another mass shooting in the US. Op. 111.

[Gurn Blanston]

Barshai: Leningrad

[Kontrapunctus]

Disc 2, sonata # 3.  I have quite a few recordings of this sonata by some of the greatest pianists, and most of them just don't really work for me.  FFG comes closer than almost anyone to making thoroughly enjoy the work.  I doubt I spin it a lot, but the energy and scale and vitality of most of the playing really brings the piece to life, and the Andante is beautiful.  (Now if only DG can convince Krystian Zimerman to allow a rerelease of his solo Brahms.)

Thanks for this post. I think I'll order that CD. Have you heard his complete Beethoven set (or any of the Sonatas)? It certainly seems like a good deal at only $27-- only $3 more than this 2-disc Brahms!

[Mirror Image]

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Given the news today, Bruckner's 9th seemed most appropriate.

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Listening to Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68. Remarkable work and performance.

[SimonNZ]

Haydn's Symphonies 22, 44 and 64 - Marco Boni, cond.

[Harry]

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Symphonic Dances, Op. 64
Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2
Sorgemarsj over Rikard Nordraak (Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak), EG 107

A new acquisition. Outstanding! I may have found my reference for these works.

I have listened extensively through the 5 volumes, found the sound good, and nothing wrong with the interpretations, but what put me off were the slowish tempi throughout all five volumes.

[Todd]

Have you heard his complete Beethoven set (or any of the Sonatas)?

Yes, and it was one of the best of this century to my tastes.  YMMV.

[Todd]

[PerfectWagnerite]

Nope, but I have HvK (both DG cycles), Klemperer, Szell, Bernstein (Sony), Abbado, Zinman, and Harnoncourt, so I'm good.

I think that is pretty complete as each set says something new about the music (other than Abbado which is pretty superfluous). Other cycles won't really add anything new. For modern sound sound and big band approach I would recommend Barenboim or Wand in addition

[kishnevi]

Blinks.

I may be wrong, but I think MI has spent a whole day listening to stuff that is not from the 20th Century!

TD
Maria Stuarda
Great singing obscured by lousy sonics

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I have listened extensively through the 5 volumes, found the sound good, and nothing wrong with the interpretations, but what put me off were the slowish tempi throughout all five volumes.

In this case, Aadland is the yin to Jarvi's yang and I welcome both approaches.

Blinks.

I may be wrong, but I think MI has spent a whole day listening to stuff that is not from the 20th Century!

That would be correct, sir! I'll probably top the night off with Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 1 from the Ivashkin/Polyansky recording on Brilliant I received yesterday.

Thread duty:



String Quintet in G major, Op. 77
String Sextet in A major, Op. 48

This is Brian's most played Dvorak recording or perhaps I'm simply misremembering what he said from the Dvorak composer thread. Anyway, this is absolutely enchanting music with so many twists and turns. Infectious stuff for sure.

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I think that is pretty complete as each set says something new about the music (other than Abbado which is pretty superfluous). Other cycles won't really add anything new. For modern sound sound and big band approach I would recommend Barenboim or Wand in addition

I'll probably get Wand's sometime down the road along with his Brahms cycle. I'm not sure about his Schubert.

[Mirror Image]

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The Water Goblin, Op. 107
The Noon Witch, Op. 108
The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
The Wild Dove, Op. 110

Fantastic works and performances.

[not edward]

And by coincidence:

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These might be my favourite Dvorak orchestral works, which may be a bit non-canon.