Listenin' to Classical Music and Conversation

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by bluemooze, Feb 22, 2017.

  1. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    London,England
  2. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    GB
    Can I blow your mind?
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    Russian Spectacular: Singapore S.O. cond Lan Shui. Apr 2021 Bis 2412 stereo/multichannel sacd

    An overused title for a set of arresting works of the same era from Russian composers, this does tick the boxes for playing - this orchestra is actually really good - and the recording is is dynamic without being in any way manipulated sonic spectacular.
    If you need the Mussorgsky on sacd, this won't disappoint and being new isn't expensive - I paid £13.29 from the local division of the 'swan with a few others - unlike some older titles.
     
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  3. ShallowMemory

    ShallowMemory Classical Princess

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    Seven done, three to go..
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    Beethoven: Violin Sonatas. Frank Peter Zimmermann (Pno) Martin Helmchen(Vln) Bis: BIS2527 stereo/multichannel sacd

    The follow up to Vol:1 of last year, this tackles the famous fifth and takes us up to the seventh. Don't ask when the final instalment is due but I'm looking forward to it.
    Great playing and the usual excellent BIS sound.
     
  4. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    United States
    NP:

    Schuman
    Night Journey
    Seattle Symphony
    Schwarz


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  5. bluemooze

    bluemooze Senior Member Thread Starter

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    Frenchtown NJ USA
    First listen to new arrival, CD 2 from "Paganini - 24 Caprices" performed by Alina Ibragimova on Hyperion.

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  6. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    One of my favourite Vaughan-Williams pieces, always thought how Russian some parts feel.
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  7. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    CT, USA
    A long OOP CD?
     
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  8. HiResGeek

    HiResGeek Seer of visions

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    Boston
    Having been offline for a stretch, here are some recent listens over the past couple of days:

    Strauss: Don Quixote
    Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan
    Pierre Fournier, cello
    DG

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    Mahler: Symphony No.9
    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly
    Decca

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  9. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    Great stuff! :righton: What did you think of the Mahler 9th from Chailly?
     
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  10. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    United States
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    Rachmaninov
    Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9
    Borodin Trio


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  11. HiResGeek

    HiResGeek Seer of visions

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    I cut my teeth on Chailly’s Mahler many years ago, so I quite like his interpretations in general since it was one of my first experiences with this composer. I’ve since listened to other cycles that I think are better overall, but nevertheless this is a very well-played and recorded cycle that I’m glad to have. Chailly is always interesting in this type of repertoire from my perspective.
     
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  12. 6138

    6138 Forum Resident

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    Da Pacem Domine, ambient music for voices... simply marvelous.
     
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  13. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    I think the 3rd and 9th from Chailly’s cycle are outstanding, but the rest aren’t up to snuff. He is excellent in Germanic music --- I love his Zemlinsky, Schoenberg and Hindemith for example. I’d love to have heard him more in Berg’s music, though as I think he would do well here, but, to my knowledge, has only recorded the Seven Early Songs with soprano Barbara Bonney.
     
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  14. NickySee

    NickySee Forum Resident

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    Nicola Fiorenza Recorder Concerto in C Minor IV. Allegro YouTubeMusicEdition
    This particular movement struck me as immensely charming. From the Italian Baroque box set I recently purchased - and take with me via YouTubeMusic.
     
  15. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    London,England
  16. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    CT, USA
    I have the following CD single ...

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  17. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    I had to turn off the Rachmaninov as it wasn’t doing much for me...

    NP:

    Glazunov
    From the Middle Ages, Op. 79
    USSR State SO
    Svetlanov


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  18. coopmv

    coopmv Newton 1/30/2001 - 8/31/2011

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    CT, USA
    Speaking of Chailly, the SACD twofer below is among the very few of his recordings in my collection ...

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  19. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    London,England
    On the turntable .
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  20. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    First-Listen Tuesday and a new arrival...

    Zemlinsky
    Der Zwerg, Op. 17
    Juanita Lascarro (soprano), Machiko Obata (soprano), Soile Isokoski (soprano), Natalie Karl (soprano), Martina Rüping (mezzo-soprano), Iride Martinez (soprano), Anne Schwanewilms (mezzo-soprano), Andrew Collis (bass), David Kuebler (vocals)
    Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Frankfurter Kantorei
    James Conlon


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    Absolutely exquisite and the presentation of this recording is first-rate. Love the Edmund Dulac artwork in all of these Zemlinsky Conlon EMI releases.
     
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  21. Mirror Image

    Mirror Image 200 Years Of Anton Bruckner

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    United States
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    Scriabin
    Preludes, Op. 11
    Fergus-Thompson


    From this marvelous set:

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  22. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    London,England
  23. royzak2000

    royzak2000 Senior Member

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    London,England
  24. Klavier

    Klavier Forum Resident

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    Abyss
    Excellent!

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  25. Jamsterdammer

    Jamsterdammer The Great CD in the Sky

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    Málaga, Spain
    Now playing: Dmitri Shostakovich - 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87 - Konstantin Scherbakov - recorded 1999

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