Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Now listening to "Hildegard Von Bingen - Canticles of Ecstasy" performed by Sequentia on DHM.

 

Played the second sonata from his 3 CD set, he is up there with the best Scriabin interpreters I've heard. The CD set has a boring mostly green color, nothing like the LP art which suits the music much better. Though IMO on my DAC I was getting a full sound, certainly much better than the toy uprights they had Sofronitsky playing on, so from a pure sound quality POV it was a nice change of pace from the Sofronitsky discs I've played this week.

 

Now listening to "Grande Sonate" performed by Ayako Uehara on EMI.

Tchaikovsky:

• Valse Op.40 No.9
• Humoresque Op.10 No.2
• Nocturne Op.10 No.1
• Doumka (Russian Rustic Scene) Op. 59
• Méditation Op.72 No.5
• Valse-scherzo Op.7
• Nocturne C Sharp Minor Op. 19-4
• Concert Suite From The Ballet The Nutcracker: Andante Maestoso
• Grande Sonate Op.37

 

Last record of the evening... Choral music by Palestrina, Allegri, and three other Italian composers of the Renaissance.
Simon Preston leading the Choir of Westminster Abbey. An Archiv LP from 1986.

 

Now listening to "Nicola Benedetti - Homecoming A Scottish Fantasy" with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra led by Rory Macdonald on Decca.

 

Now listening to CD 4 from "L'arte dell madrigale" performed by La Venexiana led by Claudio Cavina on Glossa.

CD 4: Carlo Gesualdo da Venosa - Quatro Libro Di Madrigali, 1596

 

Yes, a fantastic player with a charming infectious personality. Someone who truly loves his 'job'

 

I can't say enough good things about the beautiful Ms Benedetti. Her performance of 'Scottish Fantasy' a couple of years ago at the Barbican was one of the most enjoyable concerts I have been to. She obviously loves Bruch, playing it with such fire and passion. I also very much admire her commitment to getting kids into classical music in the UK.

Actually I had completely forgotten that I have booked tickets for an intriguing concert next year at the Barbican where she plays Vivaldi and Telemann with The Academy of Ancient Music. Should be divine.

 

That should be a great concert.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this CD.

 

I must say I’m a fan of Mr. Barenboim’s Beethoven interpretations from 1983 that are on this CD. The playing has plenty of warmth. The sound is very good on this remastered CD, though it does sound like during the opening movement of the Moonlight Sonata somebody felt it necessary to tidy up the bar at the Maison de la Mutualité in Paris where this was recorded

 

CD from the third Living Stereo box.

 

Good morning and happy Friday!

On the TT this very cold November morning....( -18 C 0 Fahrenheit)

 

If anyone is thinking of buying this collection of Stravinsky, don't!



I presume during transferring the tapes they used some kind of no-noise system that made the sound dull and lifeless. I compared these to my original Columbia LPs and they (the cds) sound like there is no air around the instruments and a lot of details are missing.

If you have any of these cds, I would be very interested to see if you agree or disagree with my opinion.

 

Tchaikovsky, P. Symphony No.2 with 1812 Overture Berlin P.O cond. Herbert von Karajan 1979/1967 2000 96/24 cd mastering 463 774-2 (8 cd set)
The not quite electrifying but okay 2nd with the unforgettable Don Kossack Chorus 1812 even if those bells are too far up in the mix.
The 1812 is quite a bit better sounding than the 1987 Galleria issue being more fuller sounding and less congested, one reason for buying this set of 8 discs.

 

That's a rotten shame as some of these recording are regarded as definitive as interpretations

 

I have been under the impression you are vinyl-only ...

 

On the TT....

 

That stinks, Sony are usually pretty good about mastering tape era recordings.

 

Indeed.
I got this box set cause it was cheap and I wanted to have all Stravinsky's Ballet recording in one place. I have some of his records but I am missing a few.

 

Pascal Dusapin: Watt, concerto for trombone and orchestra (1994)
Alain Trudel, trombone
Orchestre National de Montpellier/Pascal Rophé

 

CD only for me. The TGIF evil twin!

 

Listening to the Reiner/CSO XRCD version of Respighi's Pines of Rome & Fountains of Rome. Trying to get through a Friday at work.

 

At least there is some fun at work, just saying ...

 

More Reiner/CSO. This time Dvořák's New World Symphony. I should've bought the Reiner/CSO box while it was still at a decent price.

 

Here is my version of this work ...