What I listened to today

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:31 pm

Digital transfer. Love the Hummel! I used to own this LP.

Hummel Piano Concerto in b minor, Op.89 Martin Galling, Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra - Robert Wagner, cond.

Haydn Piano Concerto in D Major Alfred Brendel, Vienna Chamber Orchestra – Paul Angerer, cond.

1961 & 1963
Turnabout TV 34073S

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:51 pm

Furtwangler/VPO - 1954 Walkure. A surprisingly sweet-sounding digital transfer of this astonishing classic performance from of all places, the USSR! Melodiya LP set. Enthralling, despite the occasional surface noise. I thought I would just sample it but wound up listening to all but the final couple scenes today before I had to go to work.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:30 am

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat, K. 493
George Szell, piano
Members of the Budapest String Quartet:
Josef Roisman, violin
Boris Kroyt, viola
Mischa Schneider, cello

Recorded on July 20, 1946, in CBS Studios, Hollywood, California, on Columbia 78-rpm matrices XCO 36786 through XCO 36791. Issued in 1947 as Columbia Masterworks set M-669

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nWXmXjRx5U

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:12 am

Wonderful! I probably have that in the George Szell megabox. I'll have to put this one on my stereo later on. Thanks for the suggestion!

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:29 am

jserraglio wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:51 pm
Furtwangler/VPO - 1954 Walkure. A surprisingly sweet-sounding digital transfer of this astonishing classic performance from of all places, the USSR! Melodiya LP set. Enthralling, despite the occasional surface noise. I thought I would just sample it but wound up listening to all but the final couple scenes today before I had to go to work.

The transliteration of the line under the "Melodiya" headline reads: "Vsesoyuznaya firma gramplastinok" (All-soviet company of record-vinyl?), while the second line refers to where the recording happened: "Vesoyuznaya studiya gramzarisi" (All-Soviet studio recorded in).

My Russian's not that good, so if anyone can do better, please do.

Here's the Russian Wikipedia website on Melodiya Records' history, if you're interested (Google will translate it for you) :

https://ru-m-wikipedia-org.translate.go ... pto=nui,sc

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:15 am

maestrob wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 13, 2021 7:12 am
Wonderful! I probably have that in the George Szell megabox. I'll have to put this one on my stereo later on. Thanks for the suggestion!

Yes, Disc 109. cf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-aNvTJ ... Bo&index=1

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:34 am

Just heard the first CD of this two disc album yesterday as my first hearing of pianist/composer Kit Armstrong. Armstrong reveals wonders in music of John Bull and William Byrd, works composed for the virginal originally and here recorded on a modern piano in what is to my ears a major release. Highly recommended. I will be following up with more explorations of this fine young keyboard artist.

Wallingford · Post by **Wallingford** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:26 pm

Roy Harris' Third......Bernstein 1

Baffling, isn't it, how you can't focus your listening during an afternoon hearing a Haydn piano sonata, a Mozart sonata, Bach's Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, that the only thing to get your full attention is the Harris Third?

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Thu Oct 14, 2021 12:37 pm

jserraglio wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:30 am
Masur-Leipzig Gewandhaus - Beethoven Missa Solemnis 1973 Eterna LP
https://www.discogs.com/release/1265654 ... AwODQzNzU=

Anna Tomowa-Sintow
Annelies Burmeister
Peter Schreier
Hermann Christian Polster

Wonderful performance. I am a fan of his early GDR recordings, not of his NYP, except for Britten’s War Requiem.

The one recording of Masur's in New York that I admire is his reading of Shostakovich XXIII, with Yevgeny Yevtushenko reciting his verses before each movement. It's a stunning performance and the tension is heightened by Masur's political involvements at the time. Here's the CD:

Metropolitan Opera bass/baritone Sergei Leiferkus whose voice was, I think, ideal, is the magnificent soloist.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Fri Oct 15, 2021 11:05 am

Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night' Dream

Frühbeck de Burgos / New Philharmonia Orchestra
1969
Decca SXL 6404

A reissue is currently on Decca Eloquence. Decca 461 435-2

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Mon Oct 18, 2021 5:22 pm

R.I.P. Edita Gruberova (23 December 1946-18 October 2021)

Mozart Concert Arias Hager/Salzburg Mozarteum DG Galleria

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:24 am

Edita Gruberova's debut CD was one of the first 100 discs that I had on hand in 1986:

R. I. P.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 10:12 am

Wilhelm Kempff Beethoven Sonatas Stereo Cycle DG 10 LPs (budget reissue). Also reissued on CD.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:36 pm

Not all of them in one day!

I avoid the Op. 111 in the stereo set. For some reason, Kempff could not handle the technical demands, and did not live to correct his glaring loss of control. Very sad.

I prefer the mono cycle, which is in excellent sound on the same label.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:07 am

Viotti Violin Concertos 16 & 24 Andreas Rohn, Charles MacKerras, English Chamber Orchestra, DG Archiv LP rip.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 3:11 am

maestrob wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:36 pm
I prefer the mono cycle, which is in excellent sound on the same label.

My error. I actually was listening to the mono cycle in the exact same budget LP box pictured. I don’t own his complete stereo cycle.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Fri Oct 22, 2021 10:17 am

L'enfant et les sortilèges - compleet
Maurice Ravel

https://www.nporadio4.nl/concerten/611c ... eert-ravel

Bernard Haitink (Dirigent), Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Bernard Kruysen (bariton),
Sophia van Sante (mezzosopraan),
Tom Haenen (bas),
Anne Marie Blanzat (sopraan),
Mesple Mady (sopraan),
Adi Woltman-le Gue (sopraan),
Jocelyne Taillon (mezzosopraan),
Michel Senechal (tenor).

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:29 am

Huelgas Ensemble Fifty Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_IZieEBBYI&t=6s

Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel
Netherlands Chamber Choir (Peter Dijkstra)
Anima Eterna Brugge/Jos Van Immerseel

Oct 16, 2021,
Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels

Programme:

anon [Cyprus, c1380]

(01) Cunti fundent/O radix Yesse a 4 [05'22"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

Claude LE JEUNE (c1530-1600)

(02) Cigne je suis de candeur à 3 & 5 [05'00"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

Pierre DE MANCHICOURT (c1510-1564)

(03) Sustinuimus pacem a 6 [05'24"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

Samuel SCHEIDT (1587-1654)

(04) Zion spricht: Der Herr hat mich verlassen a 8 [08'37"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

Dieterich BUXTEHUDE (c1637-1707)

(05) Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott (BuxWV 78) [16'54"]
[Huelgas Ensemble, Anima Eterna/Jos Van Immerseel]

anon [England, c1340]

(06) Exulta Syon / Exulta Syon filia / Exulta Syon filia iam noli flere /
En ai je bien trouvé [04'37"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ (c1455-1521)

Missa L'homme armé super voces musicales a 4:

(07) Agnus Dei [07'42"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

Scipione LACORCIA (c1580-after 1620)

(08) Stravagante pensiero à 5 [04'04"]
[Huelgas Ensemble/Paul Van Nevel]

JOSQUIN DESPREZ (c1455–1521)

(09) Qui habitat a 24 [07'09"]
[Huelgas Ensemble, Netherlands Chamber Choir/Paul Van Nevel]

Olivier MESSIAEN (1908-1992)

(10) ?.?.?

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:23 am

Allan Pettersson’s Violin Concerto # 2 again, the late Ira Haendel,violin,Swedish Radio Sym. under Herbert Blomstedt, perhaps a Caprice (?) cd. Not for distracted listening, but rewarding, powerful despite length. Anguish,anger resolves to resignation, but also to perhaps peace. I think perhaps a good introduction to the composer in a single work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeu5xL_sE4 ( 55 minutes)

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:26 am

Georg Philipp TELEMANN
Orpheus
Die wunderbare Beständigkeit der Liebe
Opera in 3 acts (1726) (TWV 21,18)

wonderful singing!

Mirella Hagen, soprano (Eurydice)
Salomé Haller, soprano (Ismene, Priesterin)
Kateryna Kasper, soprano (Orasia)
Gunta Smirnova, soprano (Cephisa)
Benno Schachtner, alto (Ascalax)
David Fischer, tenor (Eurimedes)
Christian Immler, baritone (Pluto)
Kresimir Strazanac, baritone (Orpheus)

B'Rock Orchestra
DIR.: RENÉ JACOBS
NTR Broadcast: Oct 23, 2021
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 1:27 pm

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Sun Oct 24, 2021 7:23 am
Allan Pettersson’s Violin Concerto # 2 again, the late Ira Haendel,violin,Swedish Radio Sym. under Herbert Blomstedt, perhaps a Caprice (?) cd. Not for distracted listening, but rewarding, powerful despite length. Anguish,anger resolves to resignation, but also to perhaps peace. I think perhaps a good introduction to the composer in a single work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJeu5xL_sE4 ( 55 minutes)

Agree with your experience. A tough listen, but highly rewarding. Must be exhausting for the violinist!

Wallingford · Post by **Wallingford** » Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:22 pm

Rimsky's Capriccio espagnol (Danon)
Sweelinck variations (Biggs)
Debussy's La Damoiselle elue (Toscanini)
Beethoven's Piano Conc. #4 (Brendel/Wallberg)

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 8:56 am

Monique Haas - Debussy Preludes Books 1 & 2

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:44 am

Thanks much for the suggestion!

Joe, you just reminded me to put this 6CD box in my listening rotation. Won't get to it for a while, but I haven't heard the contents for several years now:

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:45 pm

Alexandre Tharaud live in London today.Posted for his 2 transcriptiions I’d not heard ; perhaps new to you as well. The Schubert D.899 are also wonderful, of course.

From BBC : “ Today he performs two of his own transcriptions: of the Debussy Prélude, he has written, ‘It’s a slow, sweeping piece for which I have added some depth to the piano texture, to maintain the tension. The centre of the movement is a tremendous moment that somehow has to be conveyed with two hands, which calls for an element of virtuosity’. Tharaud's Schubert transcription is of four excerpts from the stage music for Rosamunde & the concert closes with his four Impromptus, D899, in their original form.”

Live from London's Wigmore Hall Oct.25 ,2021.

Schubert: Movements from Rosamunde D797 (transcribed by Alexandre Tharaud)
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (transcribed by Alexandre Tharaud)
Schubert: 4 Impromptus D899

Encore:
Robert de Visée ( Court composer for France's Louis XIV ) : Sarabande from Suite in D minor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010xg0

Tharaud apparently released a new Schubert cd last Friday.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 6:57 am

That sounds like a fabulous concert, and I will hear it later. Thanks, Steve.

Starting off the day with two symphonies by Rubbra:

No. 6 led by Richard Hickox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZmIJewRdLQ

And No. 4, also with Maestro Hickox:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZmIJewRdLQ

The complete cycle is available on Spotify.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:42 am

Sanderling-Dresden SKO - Haydn 45 & 104 DG 1962

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 1:01 pm

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:45 pm
Alexandre Tharaud live in London today.Posted for his 2 transcriptiions I’d not heard ; perhaps new to you as well. The Schubert D.899 are also wonderful, of course.

From BBC : “ Today he performs two of his own transcriptions: of the Debussy Prélude, he has written, ‘It’s a slow, sweeping piece for which I have added some depth to the piano texture, to maintain the tension. The centre of the movement is a tremendous moment that somehow has to be conveyed with two hands, which calls for an element of virtuosity’. Tharaud's Schubert transcription is of four excerpts from the stage music for Rosamunde & the concert closes with his four Impromptus, D899, in their original form.”

Live from London's Wigmore Hall Oct.25 ,2021.

Schubert: Movements from Rosamunde D797 (transcribed by Alexandre Tharaud)
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (transcribed by Alexandre Tharaud)
Schubert: 4 Impromptus D899

Encore:
Robert de Visée ( Court composer for France's Louis XIV ) : Sarabande from Suite in D minor

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010xg0

Tharaud apparently released a new Schubert cd last Friday.

Excellent Schubert here in particular, as well as Debussy. Hope he records the Debussy. Many thanks!

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Tue Oct 26, 2021 5:01 pm

The only Mahler works I listen to with any frequency are “ Das Lied von der Erde” and “ Kindertotenlieder.” The symphonies are a rare listen , and then only Nos.1,5,6,so today was a rare day when the spirit moved me for reasons unknown to hear two symphonies , Nos. 5,6 !

No.5 was a performance by NYPO under Mehta, a 1990 release on a Telarc cd.

No.6 was a version by von Zemlinsky for piano duet ( !!) by the German ladies duo Zenker and Trenkner, an MDG Gold 1999 cd release.

No.6 is probably my fav of the 3.

But, das reicht,genug !

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:39 am

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Tue Oct 26, 2021 5:01 pm
The only Mahler works I listen to with any frequency are “ Das Lied von der Erde” and “ Kindertotenlieder.” The symphonies are a rare listen , and then only Nos.1,5,6,so today was a rare day when the spirit moved me for reasons unknown to hear two symphonies , Nos. 5,6 !

No.5 was a performance by NYPO under Mehta, a 1990 release on a Telarc cd.

No.6 was a version by von Zemlinsky for piano duet ( !!) by the German ladies duo Zenker and Trenkner, an MDG Gold 1999 cd release.

No.6 is probably my fav of the 3.

But, das reicht,genug !

I got to know V from Solti's superb Chicago recording, and later from HvK's Berlin, both first-rate. As for VI, it was Barbirolli's 2 LP set, but he was a bit slow at the opening. It's a rousing performance, astonishing in its depth.

Today I prefer Abbado's final word on the subject with his Lucerne forces on DVD, although Bernstein in Vienna in the 1970's on DVD is a close second. Not much difference between the two, but Abbado's are better recorded.

Never heard the piano duet version. Just checked: both VI & VII are available on Spotify, so I'll be checking those out.

There is also a four-hand version of VII by Casella that's been recorded:

As for Das Lied von der Erde, you may be interested in this 1936 Vienna performance by Bruno Walter, recently restored by Dutton Labs. Copies go for about $3 now on Amazon:

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:07 pm

Today is opera day, so now it's a recent recording of Rameau's Castor et Pollux, with Pygmalion led by Raphael Pichon and featuring an excellent cast, including my favorite French soprano, Sabine Devieilhe.

Ricordanza · Post by **Ricordanza** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:19 am

The Devil is often depicted as playing the violin, applying his superhuman abilities to subdue the most "fiendishly" difficult works for that instrument. But what if the Devil was a pianist? I'd suggest that he might sound like Earl Wild, whose jaw-dropping virtuosity is heard in this album. Yes, there are moments of poetry and lyricism in many of these pieces, beautifully rendered by Wild. But when it's time to cut loose, no one surpasses Wild in this music. He never rushes; he never bangs; it's just breathtaking pianism.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:45 am

Ricordanza wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:19 am

The Devil is often depicted as playing the violin, applying his superhuman abilities to subdue the most "fiendishly" difficult works for that instrument. But what if the Devil was a pianist? I'd suggest that he might sound like Earl Wild, whose jaw-dropping virtuosity is heard in this album. Yes, there are moments of poetry and lyricism in many of these pieces, beautifully rendered by Wild. But when it's time to cut loose, no one surpasses Wild in this music. He never rushes; he never bangs; it's just breathtaking pianism.

That's probably Earl Wild's best recording, Hank, at least among those I've heard.

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:20 am

Ricordanza wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:19 am
But when it's time to cut loose, no one surpasses Wild in this music. He never rushes; he never bangs; it's just breathtaking pianism.

Agreed, a great cd. If I recall, the "Robert le Diable " work is one Liszt played in one of his "duels" with Thalberg.

Wild also did a great recording of the Paderewski PC.

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:40 am

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:20 am

Wild also did a great recording of the Paderewski PC.

Here is that Paderewski PC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSaYpf ... unA0NPAel0

Ricordanza · Post by **Ricordanza** » Fri Oct 29, 2021 6:22 am

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:20 am

Ricordanza wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:19 am
But when it's time to cut loose, no one surpasses Wild in this music. He never rushes; he never bangs; it's just breathtaking pianism.
Agreed, a great cd. If I recall, the "Robert le Diable " work is one Liszt played in one of his "duels" with Thalberg.

Wild also did a great recording of the Paderewski PC.

I have that CD as well. It also includes Scharwenka's Piano Concerto No. 1. Thanks for the reminder; I'm going to listen to that CD in the next few days.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Fri Oct 29, 2021 1:42 pm

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:40 am

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:20 am

Wild also did a great recording of the Paderewski PC.
Here is that Paderewski PC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SSaYpf ... unA0NPAel0

Wonderful! I'll check this out tomorrow....thanks!

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:44 pm

Sixten Ehrling's early 1950's complete cycle of the Sibelius symphonies with the Stockholm Orchestra, Nos. 3,5,7 today , probably my favs . Nos. 1,2 tomorrow. Nos. 4,6 not my cup of tea,although I may try one final time to give 4 a chance. Mono sound, not best engineering,Ehrling prone to quicker tempi at times than others , but there is a refreshing clarity and bracing quality to his readings I enjoy , rather different than Bernstein,Ormandy,Karajan recordings of the works.

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:45 am

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Sat Oct 30, 2021 6:44 pm
Sixten Ehrling's early 1950's complete cycle of the Sibelius symphonies with the Stockholm Orchestra, Nos. 3,5,7 today , probably my favs . Nos. 1,2 tomorrow. Nos. 4,6 not my cup of tea,although I may try one final time to give 4 a chance. Mono sound, not best engineering,Ehrling prone to quicker tempi at times than others , but there is a refreshing clarity and bracing quality to his readings I enjoy , rather different than Bernstein,Ormandy,Karajan recordings of the works.

For Nielsen's Fourth, may I suggest this recording with Barbirolli's Halle Orchestra? It's the most electrifying one in my library that includes Bernstein, Blomstedt, Thomson, Martinon/Chicago (also very good) and Von Karajan. First, the original LP, and then a CD cover. Spotify has it to stream, but not Amazon:

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 6:48 am

The most electrifying Nielsen 4th I ever heard (I own the versions by Barbirolli, Bernstein, Blomstedt and Martinon) was by Louis Lane conducting the CIM Orchestra. Lane did BIG works with student orchestras, e.g., Mahler 5.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 7:07 am

Franco Corelli
Operatic Arias
Orchestra conducted by Franco Ferraris
digitized EMI/ANGEL R2R TAPE

Side A
Puccini, Turandot. Nessun dorma
Donizetti, La Favorita: favorita del Re
Giordano, Andrea Chéniér: come un bel di di Maggio
Meyerbeer: les Huguenots: non lungi dalla torre, bianca al par di luna…
Puccini, Manon Lescaut: donna non vidi mai
Cilea, Adriana Lecouvreur: l’anima ho stanca

Side B
Bellini, I Puritani: a te o cara
Puccini, Tosca: recondita armonia
Puccini, Tosca: e lucevan le stelle
Giordano, Andrea Chéniér: colpito qui m’avete, un dì all’azzurro spazio
Ponchielli, La Gioconda: cielo e mar Rec. in London, 1961 & 1962

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 8:51 am

In his day, Corelli reigned supreme!

Still does, IMHO.

My doctor (a tenor) studied with him, and a soprano friend studied with his wife, Loretta, and went to Italy with her in master classes for several years.

In the 1980's, the IRS was keeping an eye on them, and they had to go in the side door of their apartment building on West 57th Street for their lessons to avoid being counted by their agent out front.

Yikes!

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Tue Nov 02, 2021 6:27 pm

Jan Lisiecki playing Brahms’ PC # 1 live.First time I heard his performance of this work was not impressed, but liked his playing much better second time.Heard again as probably my fav PC and have not heard Lisiecki in any of the other “ big “ PC’s. Fun to hear him maturing in such a work, as I recall his debut appearance at Verbier Festival years ago, when I think he was about 16 or younger, stressed,barely surviving Chopin Op.25. Here in Copenhagen Sept., 2021, with Danish National Orchestra under Marin Alsop, the orchestra's lackluster, at times bumbling, efforts Lisiecki manages to surmount to his credit, Lisiecki going out in a blaze of glory in the final mov., Lisiecki perhaps a bit frustrated. Worth hearing for that final mov. alone ! Encore, the final Aria from Bach’s “ Goldberg “ .

https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/detail_concer ... id=2827743

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 6:00 am

Rach3 wrote: ↑
Tue Nov 02, 2021 6:27 pm
Jan Lisiecki playing Brahms’ PC # 1 live.First time I heard his performance of this work was not impressed, but liked his playing much better second time.Heard again as probably my fav PC and have not heard Lisiecki in any of the other “ big “ PC’s. Fun to hear him maturing in such a work, as I recall his debut appearance at Verbier Festival years ago, when I think he was about 16 or younger, stressed,barely surviving Chopin Op.25. Here in Copenhagen Sept., 2021, with Danish National Orchestra under Marin Alsop, the orchestra's lackluster, at times bumbling, efforts Lisiecki manages to surmount to his credit, Lisiecki going out in a blaze of glory in the final mov., Lisiecki perhaps a bit frustrated. Worth hearing for that final mov. alone ! Encore, the final Aria from Bach’s “ Goldberg “ .

https://www.rtbf.be/auvio/detail_concer ... id=2827743

Too bad Liesiecki had to work with such a "lackluster" conductor as Alsop. I'm sure he would have done better with a better musician on the podium. I have found her competent but dull, never inspired, barely rising to four stars in her best recordings. Better luck next time.

Rach3 · Post by **Rach3** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 7:24 pm

At about 1:46:00 in , a brief but interesting, lyrical, emotive tonal work by a contemporary Canadian composer new to me.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00113ys ( 15 minutes )

Samy Moussa: Orpheus for Piano and Orchestra

Clare Hammond, piano , BBC Symphony Orchestra, Geoffrey Paterson, conductor, live at BBC studios recently.

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 8:17 am

So awesome to have a $20k turntable to listen to vinyl.

Bernard Haitink conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Philips 9500 359 (p) 1977

CTC Classic 301 turntable with SME M2-12R tonearm
Shelter 5000 MC cartridge
Graham Slee Accession MC phono stage with Enigma power supply
PreSonus Studio 24c USB audio interface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D1385G ... KQ&index=2

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:10 am

That's a beautiful toy, isn't it?

Maybe I'll get one when I grow up?

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:06 am

Boulez goes Baroque . . .

C.P.E.Bach - Flute Concerto in D minor (Rampal,Boulez) (vinyl: Acutex M412STR, Graham Slee, Kenwood)

Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute)
Pierre Boulez conducts the Paris Opera Orchestra
Oryx EXP23, reissue of Harmonia Mundi HMO 30.545 (p) 1964

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtjVcZKWn60

1. Allegro (0:00)
2. Un Poco Andante (7:54)
3. Allegro Di Molto (16:28)

jserraglio · Post by **jserraglio** » Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:20 pm

Dvořák - Slavonic Dances 1-16 (Neumann/Czech PO)

spectacular sound, top-notch performance even via YT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBs3dLgsHY&t=2078s

maestrob · Post by **maestrob** » Sat Nov 06, 2021 7:18 am

jserraglio wrote: ↑
Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:20 pm
Dvořák - Slavonic Dances 1-16 (Neumann/Czech PO)

spectacular sound, top-notch performance even via YT.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUBs3dLgsHY&t=2078s

I've always loved those, Joe. Mine the CD with Kubelik on DGG, and a four-hand version with Arthur Balsam & Gina Raps which can be streamed on Amazon.

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