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- Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:18 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What I listened to today
- Replies: 3164
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- Fri Mar 06, 2020 6:07 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What I listened to today
- Replies: 3164
- Views: 2083382
Re: What I listened to today
Excellent playing and sound on this SACD.
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:04 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What I listened to today
- Replies: 3164
- Views: 2083382
- Thu Mar 05, 2020 7:34 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What I listened to today
- Replies: 3164
- Views: 2083382
- Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:39 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: If you want to join CMG ... this is the way to do it!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 102348
Re: If you want to join CMG ... this is the way to do it!
Several months later and not even a reply to this message. Wow.
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 12:18 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: If you want to join CMG ... this is the way to do it!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 102348
Re: If you want to join CMG ... this is the way to do it!
I created a new account at least 3 weeks ago so I can change my username, but you have never approved it. I followed all the steps. Come on, man, get it together!
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:56 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: RIP: Zoltán Kocsis (1952-2016), Hungarian pianist, conductor
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6229
Re: RIP: Zoltán Kocsis (1952-2016), Hungarian pianist, condu
Oh, how sad. I just love every recording by him. What a loss to the world, not to mention his family and friends.
- Sun Oct 18, 2015 4:29 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Birgit Nilsson, soprano, live Carnegie Hall 1967
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3568
Re: Birgit Nilsson, soprano, live Carnegie Hall 1967
Have you heard this LP?
I love the image on the back cover:
I love the image on the back cover:
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:58 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Shakespeare in Modern English?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11593
Re: Shakespeare in Modern English?
Shakespeare in Modern English? By JAMES SHAPIRO OCT. 7, 2015 The Oregon Shakespeare Festival has decided that Shakespeare’s language is too difficult for today’s audiences to understand. It recently announced that over the next three years, it will commission 36 playwrights to translate all of Shak...
- Sun Sep 27, 2015 11:39 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Giuliano Carmignola: Quite the Baroque Violinist!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3151
Re: Giuliano Carmignola: Quite the Baroque Violinist!
He's probably my favorite Baroque specialist--his tone is less thin and scratchy than many others', and he plays with great intensity.
- Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:48 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Revealing Trump interview...
- Replies: 454
- Views: 284960
- Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:55 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Any of you have noteworthy classical music memorabilia?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18467
Re: Any of you have noteworthy classical music memorabilia?
I have autographs from Lazar Berman and Birgit Nilsson, among others. (No, he didn't accompany her!)
- Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:11 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Downloaded free upgrade - Windows 10 last night.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10147
Re: Downloaded free upgrade - Windows 10 last night.
Did you install over your previous version or do a clean install?
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 1:13 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Lance's programs July 11/18/25, 2015: John Ogdon, pianist
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5752
- Wed Aug 05, 2015 8:35 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Lance's programs July 11/18/25, 2015: John Ogdon, pianist
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5752
Re: Lance's programs July 11/18/25, 2015: John Ogdon, pianis
I was out of town when you first aired the programs--are they archived so one can listen to them after the fact?
- Thu Jul 16, 2015 11:52 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Emil Gilels - recommended recordings
- Replies: 11
- Views: 11074
Re: Emil Gilels - recommended recordings
I highly recommend this one--it's worth it for the Shostakovich No.24 alone!
- Mon Jul 13, 2015 5:45 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
This is a most wonderful recording. I far prefer this music on a modern piano. Steinway knows how to build as well as record them!
- Sat Jul 11, 2015 9:23 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Nobel Prize-winning scientist says Obama is ‘dead wrong’
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6020
Re: Nobel Prize-winning scientist says Obama is ‘dead wrong’
With a little luck, perhaps President Trump will appoint him as the White House Science Advisor.
- Sat Jul 04, 2015 4:30 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: John Ogdon, pianist
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10117
Re: John Ogdon, pianist
It was broadcast on NPR about 30 years ago and is not commercially available. I worked for an affiliate station at the time and dubbed a copy for myself! I did some checking to see if I have the live recording recording you refer to below of the Alkan Concerto and the solo version of Liszt's Totenta...
- Thu Jul 02, 2015 12:25 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: John Ogdon, pianist
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10117
Re: John Ogdon, pianist
I love his playing. It seems that his ability to play with breath-taking pianissimos is overshadowed by his ability to make the piano explode! That new biography is both fascinating and heart-breaking. I'm so sorry that I never got to see him in concert. Two of my favorite recordings by him are the ...
- Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:21 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Petrenko (Kirill) gets the nod to head BPO
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18240
Re: Petrenko (Kirill) gets the nod to head BPO
I suppose someone who really cared could stand next to him at a urinal and find out for sure.Modernistfan wrote:As for the statements that he is Jewish, I have seen no documentation.
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:23 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Petrenko (Kirill) gets the nod to head BPO
- Replies: 25
- Views: 18240
Re: Petrenko (Kirill) gets the nod to head BPO
I'm disappointed that they didn't choose Christian Thielemann and went for another non-German. Oh well, I guess they know who they wanted!
- Sat Feb 21, 2015 12:48 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The highest price you've paid for a CD?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10830
Re: The highest price you've paid for a CD?
$150 for this multi-channel SACD. I'll be selling it on Amazon since I'm ditching my surround-sound gear and going back to 2-channel.
- Tue Feb 17, 2015 12:30 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12591
Re: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
I just ordered his "Pictures at an Exhibition" and "Petrushka" disc on DG--have his "Diabelli Variations" on my Amazon Want List. I also own his Messiaen, Brahms, and Beethoven Sonata No.32 releases and thoroughly enjoy them. I guess he just isn't that well known. I like his playing very much, espec...
- Wed Feb 11, 2015 10:03 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12591
Re: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
Ugorski's Scriabin set arrived today. I was a little concerned by the timings listed, but in reality they work out just fine! Slightly slower tempos allow him to bring out all sorts of interesting details, as well as play with greater intensity. And believe me, he doesn't lack virtuosity. Marc-Andre...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 3:10 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12591
Re: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
I went ahead and ordered it--$22 is not a deal breaker! I'm sure there will be some very insightful, if rather slow, playing. I've read generally good reviews. I guess he basically replaces surface sparkle with depth and profundity--sounds good to me! That Messiaen disc is fantastic. I'm not normall...
- Mon Jan 26, 2015 6:37 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12591
Re: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
Has anyone heard his Scriabin Sonatas disc? Some of the timings indicate slow tempos, but that worked for Beethoven's Op.111.
Hideous cover!
Hideous cover!
- Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:54 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Nikolai Demidenko
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6207
Re: Nikolai Demidenko
I saw him several years ago in San Francisco--he was electrifying! The first half was Bach, Liszt, Bach-Liszt. The second half included Schumann's Sonata No.2 and probably another piece that escapes me!
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:42 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Opinions, please: Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10124
Re: Opinions, please: Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6
Why not? He's an amazing virtuoso.barney wrote:and someone called Behzod Abduraimov which I have no recollection of getting.
- Tue Jan 13, 2015 10:05 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Anatol Ugorski, pianist
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12591
Anatol Ugorski, pianist
The "real" recording is still available for a realistic price:
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Piano-S ... +beethoven
http://www.amazon.com/Beethoven-Piano-S ... +beethoven
- Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:06 am
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Paris Shooting
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7517
- Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:36 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
Sheppard played all six Partitas in a single evening--quite a feat--and this presumably unedited recording reveals astonishingly accurate finger-work and powerful interpretations. He makes full use of a modern grand's resources, including some judicious pedaling, and a broad range of dynamics and to...
- Tue Dec 30, 2014 4:39 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Another human sacrifice to the NRA
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8285
Re: Another human sacrifice to the NRA
A loaded gun in Walmart...sounds about right. I am sorry for her death, though.
- Sun Dec 28, 2014 10:15 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Mozilla Thunderbird email client
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2560
Re: Mozilla Thunderbird email client
I've used it for years--it's great.
- Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:38 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
Igor Zhukov playing his transcription of Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor.
- Wed Dec 17, 2014 6:35 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
With this combination of musicians, one could hardly go wrong! The sound is great, too.
- Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:32 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
Perhaps not quite in the same league as similar works by Corelli or Handel, but they are engaging enough.
- Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:38 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
She humanizes this work rather than treating it as an exercise in counterpoint through majestic playing. Good sound--perhaps a trifle distant/reverberant.
- Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:08 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Composers: Aging and Maturing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 9995
Re: Composers: Aging and Maturing
Most pop/rock musicians have precious little originality/talent in the first place, then factor in a lifetime of drug and alcohol abuse, what else would one expect besides deterioration? OK, could I make any larger sweeping generalizations? :D I do think there's an element of truth in my comments th...
- Sat Dec 06, 2014 7:47 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
I received this set today and began with the "Hammerklavier" Sonata--magnificent!
and this classic recording:
and this classic recording:
- Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:21 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Hi-Fi guru Harry Pearson dead
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6890
Re: Hi-Fi guru Harry Pearson dead
I subscribe to The Absolute Sound , and while it's hard to take seriously their claim to hear differences among a.c. cables or isolation feet (I wish I were kidding...), I do like to keep up with the latest equipment and trends. Some of their equipment reviews also contain abstract descriptions of s...
- Sun Nov 30, 2014 2:07 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Pianist JOHN OGDON ... new book
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3278
Re: Pianist JOHN OGDON ... new book
I love this book. Ogdon's life was so sad--I guess he lived up to the aphorism, "The other side of genius is madness." I would think his life would make a great biopic.
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:27 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
In honor of what would have been Schnittke's 80th birthday today. The 5th Symphony has absolutely shattering climaxes--I'd love to hear it live sometime--no recording can do them justice, but this one makes a brave effort. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lFiNZbyrL.jpg https://i1.ytimg.com/vi...
- Tue Nov 25, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: Corner Pub
- Topic: Another human sacrifice to the NRA
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8285
Re: Another human sacrifice to the NRA
I almost cannot post to this out of distress. Rob will see my Facebook post which goes into more detail. I lost a 16-year-old, something between a student and a friend, over a shooting in Baltimore. I will never get over it. How can these people be such monsters, and what will it take to overcome t...
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:57 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
Giuliano Carmignola certainly doesn't disappoint on this new Bach recording. He plays with tremendous verve and beauty. I far prefer this disc to Rachel Podger's for both performance and sound quality even though the latter is SACD.
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:54 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: What are YOU listening to today?
- Replies: 16255
- Views: 5359582
Re: What are YOU listening to today?
So I splurged and bought the $46 SACD SHM (super high materials) version of this disc, which doesn't even include the original fillers of Till, Don Juan, and The Dance of the Seven Veils. Mind you, a new copy of the complete original recording sells for $6.10 from an Amazon seller. Is the shorn SACD...
- Sat Nov 22, 2014 1:54 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Horowitz Carnegie Hall set
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3940
Re: The Horowitz Carnegie Hall set
I too received that set as a gift. I haven't listened to every disc yet, but so far, the Barber Sonata takes the cake for intensity! I'm also thrilled to have his televised recital on DVD.
- Sat Nov 22, 2014 12:19 am
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Amazon Classical Music Forum Slaps Our Faces............!
- Replies: 97
- Views: 29131
Re: Amazon Classical Music Forum Slaps Our Faces............
Well, it is the internet, so a certain amount of stupidity should be expected. And to end the suspense, yes, I am a guitarist and life-long lover of classical music--I count myself as reasonably knowledgeable. :D And to end the suspense, YOU have never been in doubt, and all one would wish is that ...
- Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: Amazon Classical Music Forum Slaps Our Faces............!
- Replies: 97
- Views: 29131
Re: Amazon Classical Music Forum Slaps Our Faces............
Well, it is the internet, so a certain amount of stupidity should be expected.
And to end the suspense, yes, I am a guitarist and life-long lover of classical music--I count myself as reasonably knowledgeable.
And to end the suspense, yes, I am a guitarist and life-long lover of classical music--I count myself as reasonably knowledgeable.
- Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:32 pm
- Forum: Classical Music Chatterbox
- Topic: The Czech Philharmonic
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8556
Re: The Czech Philharmonic
They recently played in my town and were excellent. The program consisted of two excerpts from Smetana's "Ma Vlast," Liszt's Piano Concerto No.2 (with Jean-Yves Thibaudet), and Dvorak's 9th Symphony.