On the turntable: Tchaïkovsky - Sir Georg Solti And The Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Symphony No.5 London Records – CS6983
Now playing: Erwin Schulhoff - Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 3; 5 Burlesques; 5 Grotesques - Margarete Babinsky CD5 from this set:
On the turntable: Excellent and beautifully recorded. Mozart / Anthony Newman – 4 Fortepiano Sonatas, Klaviersonaten KV 309 - 311, 330, The Complete Sonatas, Volume 2 Newport Classic – R110786
Listening to "Virgil Thomson - The Plow That Broke the Plains | The River / Igor Stravinsky - L'Histoire du Soldat - Suite" performed by The Symphony Of The Air conducted by Leopold Stokowski on Vanguard Classics.
Now playing: George Crumb - 5 Pieces for Piano; Little Suite for Christmas, A.D. 1979; Gnomic Variations - Bojan Gorišek - 1996
On the turntable: The other volume Mozart / Anthony Newman – 4 Fortepiano Sonatas, Klaviersonaten KV 279-282, Volume 1 The Complete Sonatas Newport Classic – R140764
On the turntable: Beethoven / Alfred Brendel – Piano Sonatas "Haydn Sonate" Op. 2/3 – "Für Thèrese" Op. 78 – "Fantasie" Op. 27/1 Philips – 6514 176
Now listening to Jaime Laredo Plays Brahms on Spotify - so far I like the piano accompaniment better than Laredo's playing. No idea who's playing the piano.
On the turntable: John Williams / André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra - Previn / Ponce – Guitar Concerto / Concierto Del Sur Columbia Masterworks – M 31963
Import Cds has a much lower pre-order price on the Laredo. Jaime Laredo The Complete RCA & Columbia Album Collection Boxed Set, With Booklet, Clamshell Packaging, Germany - Import on ImportCDs
I always seem to find moments of serendipity in this thread. I, too, was listening to that Giulini Brahms recording earlier, and right after that, Paillard conducting Debussy:
On the turntable: Reger / String Trio Bell' Arte - Bell' Arte Ensemble - Aurèle Nicolet – The Complete Chamber Music Vol. 1 VOX – SVBX 586
Now playing: Franz Schreker - Nachtstück, Kammersymphonie; Fantastic Overture, Op.15 - Gran Canaria PO, Pedro Halffter - 2009
...and... tonight too, on the turnable, I'm discovering Paillard's Brandenburgs with the version below. I'd say quite a wonderful recording and performance by the superstars. The room they recorded in has lots of reberb, and I'm not sure if I don't prefer some drier versions I'm more used to (namely Karl Richter's on Archiv), for this kind of music. One of the slow movements (I think the one from #5 in D major) is really slow for my taste... Otherwise, I'd sure recommend it. Paillard's own liner notes are very rich in musicological details and technicalities, which the connoisseur (= not me!) will appreciate.
