Classical Corner Classical Music Corner (thread #21)

One man's top 10 composers:

Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times names his top 10:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/arts/music/23composers.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Which, predictably, drew much fire from his readers. Some highlights:

http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/arts/music/23composers.html

 

The slow movement of the Beethoven is lovely.

The Mendelssohn is a delight start to finish.

 

I have that set, along with the (reportedly) superior earlier recordings on two Sony Masterworks 2CD sets. I have yet to compare the two.

 

I got a bunch of Bruckner today, mostly 7ths (Barenboim, Bohm, Celibadache, Furtwangler, HvK Vienna). Also a 4th & 8th by HvK. Three 9ths (Barenboim, Wand, HvK).

So far, the 1st movement of the 7th by Celibadache has drawn me in the most (I'm listening blindly on iTunes, on shuffle).

 

Glad you are enjoying the Celibidache, Jay.

 

It is my favorite so far. Thanks for recommending it. (You and someone else, right?)

 

i have the Bruckner 9.gave it a listen yesterday & plan to play it again soon.
to me Walter's work has a certain mellowness but is still forceful enough for
my taste.

 

Carl Czerny plays the Vienna premiere of the "Emperor" this date, 1812

Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major Op. 73
Leon Fleisher, piano
The Cleveland Orchestra
George Szell

 

Been on the road for a week but came home to a nice package from jpc.de. First listen:

 

Now playing this CD, a recent arrival from Amazon MP, for a first listen ...

 

Small order by my usual standard, but an Amazon US MP vendor has a price for this twofer that blows away ANY European prices ...



BTW, Vol. 1 was great ...

 

Karajan and the BPO did a fine job with the "The Great Gate of Kiev" ...

 

Now playing CD1 from this set, a recent arrival for a first listen. This is a very little known Handel opera ...

 

Now playing CD2 and CD3 from this set for a first listen. CD1 was excellent ...



Where is everybody?

 

A very good disc.

Just got back from my home in NJ. Brought back many CDs that I was dying to hear. !

 

What did they cost.... around $100 per disc?

 

About that for both of them.

 

Now playing CD1 - Piano Concerto Nos 1 & 2 from this set, which arrived late this week for a first listen ...

 

Did not mean to be a smart alek....I am jealous you have them and I don't.

 

RRB, I am not so willing to spend $50 on a CD. I guess these Esoteric CD's are the equivalent of those MoFi records, remember those?

 

Now playing CD4 from this set for a first listen ...

 

I've been listening to classical music casually my entire life. Now that I'm beginning to take a more active interest in the music, I've just made my first conscious effort at comparing different recordings of the same work.

I heard Holst's "The Planets" for the first time a couple of weeks ago when I purchased:



I immediately fell in love with the music and listened to it about another 5 times. However, not wanting this recording to be imprinted on me, I researched on these threads other good recordings of this work and ended up purchasing this recording last night based on your recommendations:



I've only listened to it once so it's too early for me to say which I prefer, but I already see the benefit of comparing different recordings of the same work as a means of gaining further appreciation of a work that you like. I may also end up purchasing this one and then (hopefully) calling it a day:

 

We are almost at 1000 posts, so I am going to start a new thread.

 

Thread continued here.

Please do not post any more in this thread.

I was going to PM a Gort to lock this thread, but I don't see one around.