What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[BBMmk2]

I can heap far too much praise on the Bychkov/Tchaikopvsky Manfred. One of the best recordings.

Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74, "Pathetique".
Czech PO, Semyon Bychkov.

Mahler Symphony No.5.
Bavarian RSO, Mariss Jansons.

[pastoralguy]

I can heap far too much praise on the Bychkov/Tchaikopvsky Manfred. One of the best recordings.

Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74, "Pathetique".
Czech PO, Semyon Bychkov.
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I'm thinking of buying Mrs. PG this for Christmas since she loves the Romeo and Juliet Overture. She has connections with the Czech Philharmonic as well.

[BBMmk2]

I'm thinking of buying Mrs. PG this for Christmas since she loves the Romeo and Juliet Overture. She has connections with the Czech Philharmonic as well.

Really? That'swell cool! MrsPG will notg be disappointed. I have The Manfred too!

NB Apologies, I didn't include the R & J Overture!

[pastoralguy]

Really? That'swell cool! MrsPG will notg be disappointed. I have The Manfred too!

NB Apologies, I didn't include the R & J Overture!

I'm keen to see how this cycle develops. I have high hopes!

[pastoralguy]

Schoenberg's Piano Concerto.

Alfred Brendel, piano. Michael Gielen conducting the SWF Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden.

I found this in a charity shop for £2 yesterday so I didn't hesitate. It's quite a short work so I intend to keep listening to it until it starts to make come sense.

[Alison]

Shostakovich: String Quartets

The Emerson Quartet

A particularly good charity shop acquisition, £1.99 for the whole cycle!

[Bryn]

Schoenberg's Piano Concerto.

Alfred Brendel, piano. Michael Gielen conducting the SWF Symphony Orchestra of Baden-Baden.

I found this in a charity shop for £2 yesterday so I didn't hesitate. It's quite a short work so I intend to keep listening to it until it starts to make come sense.

A very fine find indeed, and you get the two chamber symphonies thrown in.

[pastoralguy]

Shostakovich: String Quartets

The Emerson Quartet

A particularly good charity shop acquisition, £1.99 for the whole cycle!

Wow! Fantastic! The same shop I got the Schoenberg in had the Emerson's Bartok cycle for a fiver as well as Ashkenaz's complete Chopin for a tenner but I have both sets so I passed.

Great bargains to be had.

[pastoralguy]

A very fine find indeed, and you get the two chamber symphonies thrown in.

I realised I have Pollini doing it with Abbado so it'll be interesting to do a side by side comparison. I must see if the library have a score of it.

[Bryn]

I realised I have Pollini doing it with Abbado so it'll be interesting to do a side by side comparison. I must see if the library have a score of it.

There's also a recording with the BBCSO and Bruno Maderna, and another with Kubelik.

[pastoralguy]

There's also a recording with the BBCSO and Bruno Maderna, and another with Kubelik.

Thanks, Bryn. I'll check those out.

[pastoralguy]

I did get the Colin Davis Neilson symphony set with the LSO for a fiver so I think I'll give those a spin this afternoon.

[Bryn]

Messiaen: Chronochromie (BBCSO, Andrew Davis) from the 1999 Radio 3 Messiaen weekend.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/jan/15/artsfeatures

[Alison]

Less of a bargain but a good Sunday afternoon listen

Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy and Piano Concerto No 1

Peter Donohoe
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Rudolf Barshai

A nice bloom to the sound. Part of the Harvey's of Bristol International Series.

A closely shaven Peter Donohoe on the cover, an unlikely candidate for big label makeover.

[Pianoman]

Schubert: Piano Sonatas D.959/ 960

Krystian Zimerman