First listen to CD 1 from "A Chopin Diary - The Complete Nocturnes" performed by Claire Huangci on Berlin. Nocturnes 1-12
First listen to CD 1 from "The Ligeti Project" on Warner. Melodien performed by the Schoenberg Ensemble led by Reinbert de Leeuw Piano Concerto performed by Pierre-Laurent Aimard with the Asko Ensemble led by Reinbert de Leeuw Mysteries of the Macabre performed by Peter Masseurs (trumpet) with the Asko Ensemble led by Reinbert de Leeuw
Working through this double-LP set of piano music this afternoon... Philippe Entremont serves up many moods, playing works by Rameau, Bach, Daquin, Beethoven, Field, Chopin, Liszt, Rubinstein, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Albeniz, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff. This is a white label ("promo" copy) 1978 release from Columbia Masterworks.
First listen to CD 7 from "Alexis Weissenberg - The Champagne Pianist" on EMI. Bach: Chorale preludes and transcriptions Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue Italian Concerto
In summer it's usually good for a 2-4 hour hike, but I don't often listen to music the whole time. In winter it depends on the temperature. I live in rural Vermont. It gets cold, especially on a windy day in the mountains. At ten below zero, I'm lucky to get an hour if I keep it close to my body. In an exterior pocket, it may be dead in half an hour. Where I go, there are seldom cell towers, but I can sometimes do texts. Even at my home, I get zero bars; so no calls just texts. I have an old iPhone 5, my wife's 6 can get calls at our house occasionally. No towers near our house in any direction and hills get in the way.
First listen to CD 4 from "Weinberg - String Quartets" performed by Quatuor Danel on CPO. String Quartets No. 5 Op. 27 / No. 9 Op. 80 / No. 14 Op. 122
I received the Claudio Arrau Complete RCA Victor and Columbia Album Collection earlier this week and after adding it to Jriver, decided to listen to this:
NP, music for the wind instrument that doesn't get enough love-- perhaps because it's a pain in the neck to play. Great sound on this SACD as always from Morton Lindberg at 2L.
First listen to CD 59 from "Alfred Brendel - Complete Recordings" on Decca. Schubert - Piano Sonatas 17 & 18
Wow! That looks beautiful and I am sure sounds great as well! I am lucky to have found a few Entremont LPs last weekend. Will be posting them soon hopefully. ...my husband has so much cleaning to do... I personally like LPs that have various composers. ...very interesting to hear how pianists interpret distinct'moods' as you call them. What were your favourites on these albums?
