Spinning Today (Classical version)

[jandl100]

https://open.spotify.com/album/2OjPWo4oyMiAZbGxqBiNxw
Good piece of music, and excellent BIS recording - woo, the drums going crazy at the start of the finale are spectacular!

Which led me on to this ...

https://open.spotify.com/album/7GnFlQdM0AcDNn6fwHTk7h
Interesting - the Piano Trio was especially enjoyable, but maybe by the final work, the Quartet, I'd had enough Suk!

And for the more adventurous souls among you ...

https://open.spotify.com/album/4ej0JRwKD3G3PE6avUkgxI
... don't say you weren't warned

[jandl100]

listening to this at the moment ...

https://open.spotify.com/album/39QB2dTKr9CTv3QWRIM18D
A real spring in its step. What a joyous way to celebrate NH's life.

Harnoncourt RIP

[daytona600]

[cargar]

Still my favourite rendition . VC was the Rach god.

[jandl100]

I like this recording of Songs of Travel very much

https://open.spotify.com/album/7MLwZ4FcsZA3Ew7fTxK32R
Makes Terfel's wonderful account seem a bit histrionic and hammed up!

And this Wenlock Edge cycle is also a winner for me

https://open.spotify.com/album/5D7M1VJZOEhwOvbKW0Rl7i

And "Household Music" ? - never heard of it, but it's very good!

https://open.spotify.com/album/387bDcAs0qJ8uCnzC4TJiD
... played by the Budapest Strings
And very nicely, too! And the Oboe Concerto and Tallis Fantasia are also winners. Little of the searing emotionalism of the great Brit performances of the Fantasia, but enjoyable in its own way.

And some Schubert to finish.
Paul Lewis giving a very powerful and emotional performance of the D.845 sonata

https://open.spotify.com/album/2osHJDS9oH0eYvY1pdioGp

[jandl100]

An interesting recommendation from an American friend ...

https://open.spotify.com/album/3OoMu3K9GQ2ajSnC3sHkzj
Poor guy died of TB aged 36, but wrote some good stuff before he expired.

and then some very pleasant easy-listening ...

https://open.spotify.com/album/2pflqKce344roWZ9shdTiC

[jandl100]

Just listened to this, very powerful stuff

https://open.spotify.com/album/5n1NjF7mLgU9mjKE2JfKcJ

[jandl100]

Well, Herzogenberg is rather good. His piano trios yesterday, and now a thoroughly convincing and heartfelt Requiem ....

https://open.spotify.com/album/0SOrDZvlVX26nFIWaxmUUQ

Followed by Dvorak's cello concerto

https://open.spotify.com/album/08GutMqelt3VDkCgB4YedY
The sound quality is a bit on the forward and incisive side, but that suits this performance rather well.

[jandl100]

I never used to like Hindemith's music, although I felt that I should.
But I recently read a review in Fanfare of some choral music and thought I'd check it out now I am Spotified.
Wowzer - just glorious!

https://open.spotify.com/album/6OV2k96QDCePg6RMHmhvat
The bigger choral pieces - Apparebit & Mass - took my fancy rather than the smaller ones.

Which led me on to try this ...

https://open.spotify.com/album/01ixxvkobd9MCQMkuY4B3S
Hmm, yeah, not bad at all!

It's curious how one's musical tastes evolve over time.

[m10]

A friend found this in a charity shop and it's in such good condition (the records at least) you'd think it had never been played. Fischer-Dieskau's Rigoletto is as fascinating and as weird as expected.