What are YOU listening to today?

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Tue Jul 17, 2012 9:23 am

LPs

Adam - Overture to "Giralda" (Bonynge/London)
Dvorak - String Quartet #10 (Prague SQ/DGG)
Bizet - Carmen Suite #2 (Bernstein/Columbia)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Wed Jul 18, 2012 10:36 am

Bliss - Fanfare Overture from "Adam Zero" (Handley/EMI)
Delius - Legende for Violin & Orchestra (Holmes/Unicorn-Kanchana)
Alwyn - Elizabethan Dances (Hickox/Chandos)
Howells - Three Dances for Violin & Orchestra (Stewart/Hyperion)
Britten - Four Sea Interludes (Fredman/Naxos)

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:21 pm

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............................................................,...Looks like this one is out of print. Had to get the pic from Amazon.fr

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:57 am

Bartok: The Wooden Prince: Ivan Fischer/Budapest Festival Orchestra

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 11:41 am

Francaix - Ouverture anacreontique (Fischer/Hyperion)
Ohana - Syllabaire pour Phedre (Constant/Erato)
Hovhaness - Elibris (Amos/Crystal)

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:19 pm

Later.
Bed time.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:28 am

This series is simply the best Debussy on record.....

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 11:03 am

Khachaturian - Overture to "Pepo" (Tjeknavorian/ASV)
Shostakovich - String Quartet #4 (Eder/Naxos)
Prokofiev - Suite from "Chout" (Jarvi/Chandos)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:39 am

Schubert: Quartets, D87, 804/Quatuor Mosaiques

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:58 am

Graupner - Overture for Chalumeau and Orchestra (Maillet/Pierre Verany)
J. S. Bach - Preludes & Fugues in D & d from "WTC, Book 1" (Cooper/ASV)
Vivaldi - Concerto for Violin, Oboe and Orchestra, RV. 548 (Turovsky/Chandos)
D. Scarlatti - Two Sonatas in A, K. 322 & 323 (Kipnis/EMI)
Manfredini - Concerti, Op. 3, Nos. 1 & 2 (Remy/cpo)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:02 am

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:15 pm

Shapero - Nine-Minute Overture (Previn/New World)
Sessions - Symphony #7 (Davies/Argo)
Tull - Trumpet Concerto #1 (Strieder/Albany)

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:25 pm

maestrob wrote:

A beautiful work well played. I have two DVDs of this ballet; my favourite is still Fonteyn. It's a little long but suited her gift absolutely, dreamy and so technically good that technicalities never enter my mind. The Royal Ballet was at about its best around then. I'm completely sold on the Knissen with this music as well as Fonteyn!

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 5:13 pm

Ok, that's got me hooked. I'll give the Cantata a spin before bed.

Tarantella · Post by **Tarantella** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:55 am

At the moment:

JS Bach, B Minor Mass - English Baroque Soloists/Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 11:15 am

Some very fine singing in coloratura arias: Swenson has a wide dynamic range, and beautiful pianissimi on high notes. Sadly, her contract was not renewed recently at the MET in spite of her fine instrument and looks: she is and will be missed. A great artist.

Also:

Shostakovich VIII/Kondrashin (1967).

Grew up with this inspired reading (available then on sandy, blue label Melodiya discs smuggled in fom Russia). Intense, fire-breathing, apocalyptic, this, plus Mravinsky's live effort recorded by the BBC, are must-have versions for the Shostakovich collector.

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:11 pm

Ottani - Overture to "Amor senza malizia" (Goebel/Calliope)
F. J. Haydn - Piano Sonata in G, H: XVI:8 (McCabe/London)
Paisiello - Sinfonia in tre tempi (Mazzola/Dynamic)
W. A. Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante (Kantorow & Mendelsson/Denon)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:35 am

Reynolds - Overture for a Comedy (Sutherland/Marco Polo)
Veress - Hommage a Paul Klee (Holliger/Teldec)
Ligeti - 6 Bagatelles for Wind Quintet (London Winds/Sony)
Takemitsu - Archipelago S. (Knussen/DG)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 11:21 am

Exquisite rare fare, and some of the best conducting I've heard from Bonynge. It must have been a joy to work on this album. Highly recommended.

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 8:35 pm

maestrob wrote:

Exquisite rare fare, and some of the best conducting I've heard from Bonynge. It must have been a joy to work on this album. Highly recommended.

Do you mean that he actually conducted record well? I did not think that was possible...

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 7:05 am

LPs

Boieldieu - Overture to "Le Calife de Bagdad" (Bonynge/London)
Chabrier - Suite pastorale (Mari/Angel)
Debussy - Jeux (Boulez/Columbia)
Dubois - Saxophone Concerto (Rousseau/DGG)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 11:27 am

Chalkperson wrote:
maestrob wrote:

Exquisite rare fare, and some of the best conducting I've heard from Bonynge. It must have been a joy to work on this album. Highly recommended.
Do you mean that he actually conducted record well? I did not think that was possible...

Bonynge had some good moments on record that I admire: his Lucia, Lakme, and The Art of the Diva double album w/Joan Sutherland. OTOH, his Faust w/Sutherland/Corelli is clueless, IMHO. Bonynge was no slouch, but he many times lacked energy in deference to JS's ability to sing long lines. He and JS made a career together, but I have no doubt of his ability to work successfully on his own had he been given a different life.

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:00 pm

Telemann - Harpsichord Overture #1 (Hoeren/cpo)
Quantz - Flute Concerto in G (Galway/RCA)
M. Haydn - Singspiel: "The Bass Fiddler of Worgl" (Goritzki/cpo)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:11 am

Quatuor Mosaiques: Beethoven OP. 18, Nos. 1 & 4

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 10:05 am

Pugnani - Overture #1 in Eight Parts (Mangiacavallo/Opus 111)
Beethoven - Piano Trio, Op. 70, No. 1 (Trio Parnassus/MDG)
Goetz -Nenie (Albert/cpo)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 11:58 am

A. Scarlatti - Overture to "Clori, Dorino e Amore" (Biondi/Virgin)
Lotti - Credo (Hengelbrock/DHM)
Locatelli - Concerto grosso, Op. 7, No. 6 "Il Pianto d'Arianna" (Biondi/Opus 111)
J. S. Bach - Cantata #119 "Preise, Jerusalem, den Herrn" (Herreweghe/Harmonia Mundi)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Mon Jul 30, 2012 12:38 pm

Gade - Hamlet: Concert Overture (Schmidt/cpo)
Lange-Muller - Selections from "Once Upon a Time" (Atzmon/BIS)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Tue Jul 31, 2012 11:52 am

Parry - Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy (Lloyd-Jones/Hyperion)
Elgar - The Sanguine Fan (Lloyd-Jones/Naxos)
Foulds - Mirage (Oramo/Warner)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Wed Aug 01, 2012 11:59 am

LPs

Schubert - Overture to "Die Zauberharfe" (Vaughn/RCA)
R. Schumann - Novelettes, Op. 21, Nos. 1 & 2 (Rubinstein/RCA)
Sibelius - Night-Ride and Sunrise (Dorati/EMI)
R. Strauss - Olympische Hymne (Locke Brass/Chandos)
Stravinsky - Movements for Piano & Orchestra (Rosen/Columbia)

and with that I'm off traveling for 10-12 days so no more listening for a while.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 11:02 am

johnQpublic wrote:LPs

Schubert - Overture to "Die Zauberharfe" (Vaughn/RCA)
R. Schumann - Novelettes, Op. 21, Nos. 1 & 2 (Rubinstein/RCA)
Sibelius - Night-Ride and Sunrise (Dorati/EMI)
R. Strauss - Olympische Hymne (Locke Brass/Chandos)
Stravinsky - Movements for Piano & Orchestra (Rosen/Columbia)

and with that I'm off traveling for 10-12 days so no more listening for a while.

John: Have a great trip: enjoy the vacation

In the meantime, here's how Mahler VII should go......

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 8:58 pm

Thanks, maestrob, I'll live vicariously through yours and other posters' listening lists.

And I just looked at your profile and see we are of the same age. Cool!

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Fri Aug 03, 2012 10:50 am

Bartok: The Wooden Prince: Ivan Fischer/Budapest Festival Orchestra

That this issue is not in print is a tragedy......

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:35 am

This morning's listening fare included a "Haydnesque" selection:

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Serge Koussevitzky - conducting.
[Recorded in 1947]

Koussevitzky really drives the orchestra at a frenetic pace, they take less than eleven and a half minutes to complete the piece, I love the sound of the woodwinds, this is gorgeous music-making.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:36 am

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn - conducting.

The Previn/LSO recording is my favourite rendition.

Sergei Prokofiev
Symphony No. 1
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Theodore Kuchar - conducting.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:37 am

Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 60
Concentus musicus Wien
Nikolaus Harnoncourt - conducting.

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:44 am

maestrob wrote: In the meantime, here's how Mahler VII should go......

and these are my favourite performances of Mahler's Seventh:

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 11:14 am

Sean: A man who knows Mahler VII well. Abbado & Solti: what could be better? I grew up with the Solti, and it's been a benchmark for me ever since. Certainly, I'm of the opinion that Abbado learned from Solti in Chicago, and that's why his Chicago disc is so good!

Listening today:

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:44 am

Shostakovich IX & X: Kondrashin

Liszt Etudes: Arrau

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 9:20 am

Sallinen - A Solemn Overture (Rasilainen/cpo)
Dalbavie - Violin Concerto (Chijiiwa/Naive)
Lindberg - Fresco (Salonen/Sony)

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:53 am

LPs

Barber - Overture to "The School for Scandal" (Schippers/Odyssey)
W. Barlow - Trio for Oboe, Viola & Piano (Sprenkle, Tursi & Faini/Mirrosonic)
Barati - Chamber Concerto (Ormandy/Columbia)
Bernstein - Three Dance Episodes from "On the Town" (composer/Columbia)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 11:27 am

That Schippers/Barber has been issued as part of a very fine collection on the above CD: highly recommended!

Listening to Andras Schiff play some excellent Haydn Sonatas......

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:10 am

Lilburn - Drysdale Overture (Southgate/Continuum)
Grainger - Ye Banks and Braes O Bonnie Doon & The Faeroe Island Dance (Rundell/Chandos)
Sculthorpe - Piano Concerto (Cislowska/Naxos)
Leifs - Dettifoss (Shao/BIS)

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:40 am

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:48 am

absinthe · Post by **absinthe** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:12 pm

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:30 pm

absinthe wrote:

You paid 60 Bucks to listen to Klemperer conduct Franck? i'm impressed...I have a few of those Esoteric discs myself...

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 11:15 am

Now going for $45.00 on Amazon, it's worth every penny. The SACD layer has the original three track recording........

Chalkperson · Post by **Chalkperson** » Mon Aug 20, 2012 7:38 pm

maestrob wrote:

Now going for $45.00 on Amazon, it's worth every penny. The SACD layer has the original three track recording........

The SACD was only $9.99 when it first came out, all the Paul Paray SACD's are worth hearing...and I don't like French Music...

johnQpublic · Post by **johnQpublic** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:59 am

M. Haydn - Overture to "Andromeda e Perseo" (Gotitzki/cpo)
Beethoven - Cello Sonata #1 (Fournier/DG)
Burgmuller - Piano Concerto (Hokanson/MDG)

Seán · Post by **Seán** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:41 pm

Chalkperson wrote:
maestrob wrote:

Now going for $45.00 on Amazon, it's worth every penny. The SACD layer has the original three track recording........
The SACD was only $9.99 when it first came out, all the Paul Paray SACD's are worth hearing...and I don't like French Music...

ah yes, but Symphonie Fantastique is special.

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