Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #68)

Ordered new from i-Deals, formerly known as blowitoutahere, I think. Their corrugated cardboard mailers are crude but effective. The disc is kinda expensive -- yeah I know it's Harmonia Mundi SACD -- but money's tight for me right now. Yes, I hope I like it, thanks.

 

C.P.E. Bach – Hamburg Symphonies Wq 182/3-5, Concerto Wq 43 for harpsichord and Orchestra, Concerto Wq 165 for oboe, strings & b.c.
— Hans-Peter Westermann, oboe, Andrea Staier, harpsichord — Freiburger Barockorchester — Thomas Hengelbrock (deutsche harmonia mundi), from dhm 50 box:

 

I enjoyed those for the first time recently (from the Freiburger Barockorchester box).

 

Now: Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata 2, Op.36; 8 Études-tableaux, Op.33; Prélude, Op.3/2 - Vladimir Ashkenazy - Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos, etc. - 6 CDs, London/Decca; disc 3, tracks 5-13

 

I have four discs worth of that. Two two disc sets.

 

Right now: Handel's Alcina with Renee Fleming - William Christie conducting.

 

This is supposed to arrive tomorrow:



One of my friends thinks that this is one of the best recordings of Liszt's B minor sonata so I had to order it to hear for myself.

 

Now: Shostakovich: Symphony 8 - Vasily Petrenko/Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - Naxos

 

Ludwig Van Beethoven – Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15
— Arthur Rubinstein — The Symphony of the Air — Josef Krips (RCA Victor)

 

I especially liked the oboe concerto.

 

Very nice!

 

That is probably the ONLY Goldberg Variations performed on non-traditional instruments I will bother to keep ...

 

Freiburger Barockorchester is the fast-track ensemble. The players have super-fast tempos and often too fast for my taste ...

 

Was that a real swan at the foot of the piano or was it some decoration?

 

Looks pretty real to me, I 'll see it better when I receive the cd tomorrow.

Alex Ross wrote on his blog

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Lol!

http://www.therestisnoise.com/2011/08/lisztomaniacal.html

 

Anton Bruckner – Symphony No.3 (1877 version)
— Wiener Philharmoniker — Bernard Haitink (Philips)

 

Now playing:
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonatas D537 & D664, German Dances D820 & D790 — Mitsuko Uchida (Philips / Decca Music)

 

That is a tall order considering the competition. Let us know what you think after you hear it.

 

My musical birthday present, the Mode DVD of Iannis Xenakis - Volume 5 - La Légende d'Eer:



"The performance of La Légende d'Eer is shown with a film by Bruno Rastoin,
comprised of 350 stills made during the original performance of the work at the
"Diatope". This is the ONLY visual documentation made of the historic event."

My friend Allen got me this knowing this is a full surround mix. Not for everyday listening, but still some of my favorite "Classical" music of the 20th century.

 

Not sure if it is still available since I bought it a good number of years ago ...

 

Due to a system snafu, I bought the following box from blowitoutahere for $1 plus shipping some two years ago. I was not greedy as I only placed that single order, though I heard some guy placed 10 or 20 of the grossly mispriced boxes at $1 each ...

 

It was probably the Avian Flu ...

 

Now playing CD48 from the following box for a first listen - 12 more CD's to go and it has taken me almost five years to get through the first pass ... LOL

 

This box was really a collaboration between Harnoncourt and Leonhardt over thirty plus years. Somehow, I consistently like the cantatas conducted by Leonhardt better ...

 

This is my first exposure to Roman's music, and I like it very much. His keyboard music is less predictable and more kaleidoscopic in range than Scarlatti's to my ears. Absolutely superb playing and sound.