What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[Stanfordian]

‘Regula Mühlemann - Cleopatra - Baroque Arias’
Cleopatra arias by Handel, Graun, Legrenzi, Scarlatti, Mattheson, Hasse, Sartorio & Vivaldi
Regula Mühlemann (soprano)
La Folia Barockorchester / Robin Peter Müller
Recorded 2016, Altes Stadtbad Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany
Sony – Lovely stuff!

Schubert
Octet, in F major for clarinet, horn, bassoon, two violins, viola, cello and double bass, D. 803
Dresdner Oktett (Wolfram Große, clarinet; Robert Langbein, horn; Joachim Hans, bassoon; Matthias Wollong, violin; Jörg Faßmann, violin; Sebastian Herberg, viola; Norbert Anger, cello; Andreas Wylezol, double bass)
Recorded Osterfestspiele Salzburg 2017 Grosser Saal, Mozarteum, Austria
Profil - new release - playing out of the top-drawer

[Bryn]

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (NDR Elbphilharonie Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbanski), the 'live' Blu-ray (17 February 2017) at the moment, the 'studio' CD (December 2016) later.

[visualnickmos]

Prokofiev
Violin concertos 1 & 2
Dmitri Sitkovetsky, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis
(rec. 1988, Virgin)

A recent acquisition. I am (surprisingly) finding it a very pleasurable listen. Detail shines through, and Sitkovetsky is superb.

[Pianoman]

Just enjoying the new Shost 5 from Urbanski/ Elbphilharmonie - I noticed Mr. Stanfordian gave it a thumbs up on Musicweb, and I have to agree. I saw one review which talked about 'lightweight' or some such rubbish, but I think it's grippingly conducted and played, and superb sound to match !

[Stanfordian]

Just enjoying the new Shost 5 from Urbanski/ Elbphilharmonie - I noticed Mr. Stanfordian gave it a thumbs up on Musicweb, and I have to agree. I saw one review which talked about 'lightweight' or some such rubbish, but I think it's grippingly conducted and played, and superb sound to match !

Thanks for outing me!

[Pianoman]

Thanks for outing me!

Aaah, I thought everyone knew....

[HighlandDougie]

Just enjoying the new Shost 5 from Urbanski/ Elbphilharmonie - I noticed Mr. Stanfordian gave it a thumbs up on Musicweb, and I have to agree. I saw one review which talked about 'lightweight' or some such rubbish, but I think it's grippingly conducted and played, and superb sound to match !

I've been dithering about adding yet another DSCH 5th to the library (not least when I've been re-enjoying Ančerl) but, having gushed about Urbanski's Lutoslawski, and reading Pianoman's post (plus Stanfordian's review, not forgetting his earlier post about it), now downloaded as a hi-res file from Qobuz. The acoustic of the new hall is reminiscent of the Rudolfinum in Prague so it starts with the advantage of sounding not unlike Ančerl. "Grippingly conducted and played", pretty much sums it up so many thanks, both, for the recommendation.

[Stanfordian]

Aaah, I thought everyone knew....

They do now!

[Pianoman]

[pastoralguy]

Beethoven. Symphony no.3 'The Eroica'.

The Vienna Philharmonic conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler.

Recorded December 1944.

(I should really be listening to the glorious Miah Persson on Radio3 but this cd has really pulled me in!)

[pastoralguy]

May I also take this opportunity to recommend a recent release of Artur Schnabel playing Schubert in a 5 disc box from Warner Classics? Very inexpensive and some glorious playing from a past master.

[Stanfordian]

D’Albert
Concerto for cello and orchestra in C major, Op. 20
Bruch
Kol Nidrei, Adagio for cello and orchestra, Op. 47
Canzone for cello and orchestra, Op. 55
Dohnányi
Konzertstück in D major for cello and orchestra, Op. 12
David Pia (cello)
Münchner Rundfunkorchester / Ulf Schirmer
Recorded 2014, Studio 1, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich
Farao Classics

Jonas Kaufmann – L'Opéra
French Grand Opera arias and duets from Gounod (Roméo et Juliette), Massenet (Werther, Manon, Le Cid), Ambroise Thomas (Mignon), Bizet (Carmen, Les Pecheurs de Perles), Lalo (Le Roi d'Ys), Offenbach (Les Contes d'Hoffmann), Meyerbeer (L'Africaine), Halévy (La Juive) & Berlioz (La Damnation de Faust, Les Troyens)
Jonas Kaufmann (tenor)
Bayerisches Staatsorchester / Bertrand de Billy
with Sonya Yoncheva (soprano) & Ludovic Tézier (baritone)
Sony

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

May I also take this opportunity to recommend a recent release of Artur Schnabel playing Schubert in a 5 disc box from Warner Classics? Very inexpensive and some glorious playing from a past master.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Schubert-Sonatas-Impromptus-Moments-Musicaux/dp/B07DRYD964

"Very inexpensive" is right: so much so that the 5 disc set costs a little over half the price I paid for the EMI References 2-disc set of the "late" Sonatas a quarter of a century ago. I think you've prompted me into a little "New Year's Day" present, pasto!

[BBMmk2]

Have'nt heard in a long while. Must get back to that.


Josef Suk
A Summer's Tale, Op.29
Prague, Op26.
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Jiri Behlalohvek

Playing this one again today, as I didn’t have time to play it!

[BBMmk2]

I've been dithering about adding yet another DSCH 5th to the library (not least when I've been re-enjoying Ančerl) but, having gushed about Urbanski's Lutoslawski, and reading Pianoman's post (plus Stanfordian's review, not forgetting his earlier post about it), now downloaded as a hi-res file from Qobuz. The acoustic of the new hall is reminiscent of the Rudolfinum in Prague so it starts with the advantage of sounding not unlike Ančerl. "Grippingly conducted and played", pretty much sums it up so many thanks, both, for the recommendation.

I recommended it too!