Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

The first time we went to Texas it was in the 90s in March. It was awful.

 

I don't have any Mozart Symphonies by JEG but do have the Complete Symphonies by Hogwood and Pinnock. It appears JEG's Mozart Symphonies are not that highly rated by Amazon reviewers ...

 

There is always that possibility down here.

 

No state income tax and relatively low costs of living are both big plus for TX. Unfortunately, the very hot weather is a non-starter for me ...

 

The house I bought here probably would have cost twice as much in the Philadelphia area.

 

Completely agree.

As a comparison, some harshness in the sound quality on the Fricsay Dvorak/Smetana/Liszt CD I posted above (#24349), would prevent me from describing it in that way even though I enjoyed the performances.

 

Now streaming on Spotify, disc 3 from "The Golden Age of the European Polyphony, 1350-1650" performed by the Laudantes Consort led by Guy Janssens on Cypres.

CD 3: Desprez

 

Kills me every year for a few weeks.

 

First listen to CD 12, disc 2 of 2 from "The Pierre Fournier Edition" performed with Friedrich Gulda on DG.

Beethoven:

Sonatas Nos. 4 & 5
12 Variations on "See, the conqu'ring hero comes" WoO 45

(from Mozart's Die Zauberflote)

7 Variations on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen" WoO 46
12 Variations on "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen" Op. 66​

 

Harpsichord music on the turntable now...

This is a 1969 LP from Turnabout, with Janos Sebestyen playing 12 Keyboard Sonatas by Spanish composer Soler (b. 1729).
His complete name is Antonio Francisco Javier José Soler. Fine compositions--sounding very much like Bach.

 

I’m miserable from March through November. Spring is the worst though.

 

NP Dorati & London Symphony Orchestra: Brahms Hungarian Dances - Mercury Living Presence Stereo
My copy is the South African vinyl using metal parts cut by George Piros which is same as the US pressing.
Interestingly it sounds better than the US original copy (also cut by Piros) which is rather dull sounding.
The QC of US Mercury vinyl in the period was pretty sloppy and tend to be noisy. The better pressed US vinyl, if any, may sound as good as (or better than) the South African. But it appears that it is not easy to pick up one unless you are very fortunate.

 

First listen to CD 10 from "Locatelli - Complete Edition" on Brilliant.

Violin Concertos 7-9 performed by Ensemble Violini Capricciosi led by Igor Ruhadze.

 

(CD EMI Toshiba Japan TOCE-13276) 2006 ..... recorded December 1972 and January 1973 @ Salle Wagram, Paris .... Alexis Weissenberg has the perfect touch for these Bach transcriptions (mostly by Busoni) ....

 

First listen to "Penderecki - Symphony No. 7" performed by The Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra led by Krzysztof Penderecki on DUX.

 

Now listening to "Mahler - Symphony No. 9" with the New York Philharmonic from "Leonard Bernstein - The Symphony Edition" on Sony.

 

Ms Podger's Four Seasons has been dispatched. Paws crossed it should be here by Tuesday.

 

(CD Deutsche Grammophon German Press DGG 435 332-2) 1992 .... recorded February 1963 @ Musikvereinssaal Wien .... Carl Schurricht being a profound Brucknerian and the Wiener Philharmoniker as perfect orchestra to jointly reach for the stars ....

 

Violin Sonatas Op. 30 #1, and Op. 96, performed by Emmy Verhey on violin and Carlos Moerdijk on piano.
Her tone is very pleasing; nothing harsh at all.

 

It will be released soon. The Slatkin box that is.

 

I take Zyrtec year round ...

 

First listen to CD 17 from "The Choir Of St. John's College Cambridge - The Complete Argo Recordings" directed by George Guest on Decca.

CD 17: Italian and English Church Music

 

Me too.

 

Expecting mine Monday.

 

Mine is still in the shrinkwrap ...