What Classical Music Are You listening to Now? III

[richardfinegold]

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[teamsaint]

I'd second that. The orchestra does, of course, have form in this work, of which Rafael Kubelik's 1981 recording (on Panton) is strong evidence (it was recorded in the Herkulensaal, rather than the Philharmonie am Gasteig of the new issue). I'm a big fan of Jakub Hruša - and like very much his earlier Exton recording from Tokyo. This new one is better played with a more rounded recording (it sounds fine as a 24/48 download). Not a work I necessarily want to hear very often but would certainly return to this recording with pleasure.

I listened to just the first movement on headphones last night, and I wasn’t that knocked out, to be honest. I like Hrusa, and obviously need to give this a proper listen, but my first impression was of slightly unfocussed sound, and underplayed drama.

Hopefully will get a proper listen tonight, and prove myself wrong !!

[HighlandDougie]

I listened to just the first movement on headphones last night, and I wasn’t that knocked out, to be honest. I like Hrusa, and obviously need to give this a proper listen, but my first impression was of slightly unfocussed sound, and underplayed drama.

Hopefully will get a proper listen tonight, and prove myself wrong !!

I was initially a bit disappointed with the sound (even as a HiRes file) but found that turning up the volume quite a lot helped (not as well-recorded as Tomas Netopil in Essen, I thought). But I do like the performance.

[BBMmk2]

Bruckner
Symphony No.9 in D minor(Ed. Nowak).
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Manfred Hoeneck.

[pastoralguy]

In Haddington, a small market town outside Edinburgh, today. Picked up

Elgar. Sea Pictures and The Music Makers.

Linda Finnie, Contralto.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by Bryden Thomson. Chandos, 1992.

Great 50p's worth!

[pastoralguy]

UB40. The Very Best of 1980 - 2000

Mrs. PG has all their albums but I found this compilation today. Turns out she doesn't have this one! Another pound well spent.

[jayne lee wilson]

Hindemith
Kammermusiken 1-3 etc.
Kronberg Academy Soloists/Schleswig Holstein FO/Eschenbach. ONDINE 24/48 New Release QOBUZ-STUDIO.

Excellent listening, surprisingly few recordings of these fascinating works....... see New Releases for details....

(Thought I better raise the tone around here....)

[teamsaint]

I was initially a bit disappointed with the sound (even as a HiRes file) but found that turning up the volume quite a lot helped (not as well-recorded as Tomas Netopil in Essen, I thought). But I do like the performance.

Ah, ok . Good. Sort of confirms what I thought, but keeps my hopes up.

Thanks HD.
A Proper listen beckons.

[teamsaint]

Hindemith
Kammermusiken 1-3 etc.
Kronberg Academy Soloists/Schleswig Holstein FO/Eschenbach. ONDINE 24/48 New Release QOBUZ-STUDIO.

Excellent listening, surprisingly few recordings of these fascinating works....... see New Releases for details....

(Thought I better raise the tone around here....)

Thanks Jayne. Sounds well worth a listen. Barro likes these works, ( as I do) be good to hear his views too.

Don’t forget there is a set of recordings on the Avant Garde Project, downloadable for free, from Ensemble 13 Baden Baden.

[pastoralguy]

Beethoven. Symphony No.9.

Katerina Beranova, Soprano

Lilli Paasikivi, Mezzo-Soprano

Robert Dean Smith, Tenor

Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Bass

GewandhausChoir

GewandhausKinderchoir

MDR Rundfunkchoir

GewandhausOrchester conducted by Riccardo Chailly

DECCA. 2011

[pastoralguy]

It's just occurred to me that I've finally found an upside to Brexit!!

I've listened to Beethoven's Ninth so much more than I would normally have!

[Alison]

Thanks Pasters, youve put me in the mood for the Choral.

Time to listen to the VPO/Nelsons I think.

[HighlandDougie]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (1873 Original Version Ed. Leopold Nowak 1977)

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra/Herbert Blomstedt (from the Bruckner Symphonies 1 - 9 BPO own label set)

I can't say that the release of this set got my blood racing but, as it is available from 7 Digital as a 24/48 download for the princely sum of £11.99 (no notes; no fancy box; no Blu Ray; but as cheap as chips for all nine symphonies) and as I read an enthusiastic review somewhere, I've duly downloaded it. Worth the money for this performance alone (from 2017). Unsurprisingly, very similar to his Leipzig recording. Beautifully structured, HB keeps the music moving which, in this version of the symphony, is important as the (longish) first movement can in less skilful hands fail to cohere as a whole. Link to the download:

https://uk.7digital.com/artist/berliner-philharmoniker-bernard-haitink-seiji-ozawa-herbert-blomstedt-zubin-mehta-mariss-jansons-christian-thielemann-paavo-jarvi-and-sir-simon-rattle/release/bruckner-symphonies-nos-1%E2%80%939-10586526?f=20%2C19%2C12%2C16%2C17%2C9%2C2

[BBMmk2]

UB40. The Very Best of 1980 - 2000

Mrs. PG has all their albums but I found this compilation today. Turns out she doesn't have this one! Another pound well spent.

Only classical music in this thread please PG. Thanks.

[BBMmk2]

Thanks Pasters, youve put me in the mood for the Choral.

Time to listen to the VPO/Nelsons I think.

I have had Jansons’s and Abbado’s on recently.

Living Stereo 60 CD Collection Vol. 2
CD 21
Bizet orch. by Morton Gould
Carmen for Orchestra
Morton Gould & His Orchestra
CD22
Reiner conducts Wagner
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg -
Prelude to Act I
Prelude to Act III
Entry of the Masters
Götterdämmerung
Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Funeral March.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Fritz Reiner
CD23
Franz Liszt
The Virtuoso Liszt
Liebestraum No.3
Un Sospiri - Étude de concert
Hungarian Rhapsody No.11
Consolation No.3
Grandes Étude de Paganini S141
Gary Graffman(piano)
CD 24
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No.2 in Bb major, Op.83
Sviatoslav Richter(piano)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Erich Leinsdorf