Verdi’s Requiem, Carlo Maria Giulini & Berliner Philharmoniker.
Sharon Sweet, Florence Quivar, Vinson Cole, Simon Estes
A grand performance and recording!
Verdi’s Requiem, Carlo Maria Giulini & Berliner Philharmoniker.
Sharon Sweet, Florence Quivar, Vinson Cole, Simon Estes
A grand performance and recording!
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I've been enjoying Barenboim's first set of Beethoven piano sonatas on EMI recently.
Impetuous and fun. His later DG set sounds just a bit staid in comparison.
Nicely clear and percussive sq suits the interpretations.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3IizT...T7W3HBq0f9o8Xw
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Slowly working my way through some recent charity shop vinyl finds:
Beethoven – ‘Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”, Choral Fantasy and Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage’
Vienna Philharmoniker, cond. Claudio Abbado.
DGG 419 779-1 (1988)
Mahler – ‘Symphony No. 4’
Weiner Philharmoniker, cond. Lorin Maazel
RCA IM 39072 (1984)
Mahler – ‘Symphony No. 5’
Chicargo Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir Georg Solti
Decca 4140321-1 (1985)
Brahms – ‘Symphony No.4’
Berlin Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan
DGG 427 497-1 (1989)
Brahms – ‘Symphony No.2’
Berlin Philharmoniker, cond. Herbert von Karajan
DGG 2531 132 (1978)
[B]Bruckner – ‘Symphony No.4 “Romantic”’
Weiner Philharmoniker, cond. Bernard Haitink
Philips 412 735-1 (1986)
Dvořák – ‘Symphony No.7’
Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Christoph von Dohnányi
Decca 417 564-1 (1987)
Dvořák – ‘Symphony No.8’
Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Christoph van Dohnányi
Decca 414 422-1 (1986)
Sibelius – ‘Symphonies 3 & 6’
Philharmonia Orchestra, cond. Vladimir Ashkenazy
Decca 141 267-1 (1985)
Schumann – ‘Symphonies 3 & 4’
The Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Christoph von Dohnányi
Decca 421 643-1 (1989)
Bach – ‘Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, Violin Concertos in A minor & E major’
English Chamber Orchestra, Anne Sophie Mutter and Salvatore Accardo
EMI ASD 1435201 (1983)
Mozart – ‘Piano Concertos No.15 (KV450) and No.16 (KV451)’
Mitsuko Uchida, piano. English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jeffrey Tate
Philips 426 305-1 (1990)
Mozart – Piano Concertos No.22 (KV4820 and No.23 (KV488)’
Mitsuko Uchida, piano. English Chamber Orchestra, cond. Jeffrey Tate
Philips 420 187-1 (1987)
Mozart – ‘Piano Concertos No.23 (K488) and No.27 (K595)’
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano. Philharmonia Orchestra
Decca SXDL 7530 9 (1982)
Elgar – ‘Cello Concerto’
Jacqueline Du Pre (cello). London Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sir John Barbirolli
EMI ASD 655 (1965)
Rodrigo – ‘Concerto de Aranjuez’
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, cond. Göran Söllscher
DGG 429 232-1 (1988)
Sibelius – ‘Finlandia, Karelia, Valse Triste’
Hallé Orchestra, cond. Sir John Barberolli
EMI 055 EM 29 02731 (1966)
Listz – ‘Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2’
Krystian Zimerman (piano) Boston Symphony Orchestra, cond. Seiji Ozawa.
DGG 423 571-1 (1988)
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Woo, nice collection there, Barry.
Top marks (almost) all round) from me (apart from the Schumann, I can't abide Schumann symphonies).
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Really enjoying this set of Beethoven piano sonatas - Louis Lortie on Chandos.
Only the earlier sonatas so, far. Lovely combination of impetuosity, poetic touch with a ring of steel when required.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3exqr...SXqRvr5JFfCmVA
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Thanks Jerry.
I'm always prepared to take a punt on something I haven't heard before, especially if it is an inexpensive charity shop purchase. If I don't like it, then it hasn't cost me too much.
Similarly, I like to hear different conductor's/orchestra's intepretation of composers' works.
Barry
Some more charity shop vinyl finds:
Gershwin – ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, ‘An American in Paris’ and ‘Porgy and Bess – A Symphonic Portrait’
Louis Lorte (piano) Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, cond. Charles Dutoit.
Decca 425 111-1 (1989)
Rachmaninov – ‘Symphony No.2’
Concertgebouw Orchestra, cond. Vladimir Ashkenazy
Decca SXDL 7563 (1982)
Debussy – ‘Images’, ‘Nocturnes’
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, cond. Charles Dutoit
Decca 425 502-1 (1990)
Ravel – ‘Bolero’, ‘La Valse’, Pavane pour une Infante défunte’ and ‘Daphnis et Chloé’
Orchestre de Paris, cond. Daniel Barenboim
DGG 2532 041 (1982)
Vivaldi – ‘Le Quattro Staglioni’, ‘Concerto for Three Violins’ and ‘Concerto for Four Violins’
Salvatore Accardo, I Solisti Delle Settimane Internaziionali Di Napoli
Philips 422 065-1 (1988)
Sibelius – ‘Symphony No.2’, ‘The Swan of Tuonela’
Hallé Orchestra, cond. Sir John Barbirolli
EMI EMX 2006 (1967)
Delius – The Walk to the Paradise Garden’, ‘On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring’ and ‘Summer Nignt on the River’
Academy of St. Martin-in-the Fields, cond. Neville Marriner
(Decca) Argo ZRG 875 (1979)
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Another great selection, Barry!
Almost makes me wish I was still on the charity shop vinyl hunt! That was great fun - but the stuff only pissed me off once I'd get it home.
1 in 3 at best was in decent enough condition - too much time wasted on the other two thirds. Grrrr
Ah, the good old days.
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Really enjoyed the start of this set last night - kind of weirdo Baroque guy, he called one of his compositions Hypochondria. Jan Dismas Zelenka.
A unique soundworld imo.
https://open.spotify.com/album/0dQF6...RGWo0ZupEnhbpg
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Listening at the moment to the beautifully laidback Concerto Gregoriano for violin & orchestra by Respighi.
https://open.spotify.com/album/3bx7d...TFGLCEM1xWuq6A
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I played my choice for the Best Ever recording of the Schubert 9th symphony yesterday.
My little chubby arms were waving around like mad, excitedly conducting the virtual orchestra in front of me.
Superb sq, too.
Karajan.
Of all people.
No, not the adequate DG, but the stereo EMI.
Wow.
https://open.qobuz.com/album/5099991873552
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There's an absolutely amazing sounding fortepiano on this album, it's quite dulcimer-like, beautiful - nice music, too!
The concertos are mainly by JC Bach.
https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ahu4...TP-bPNhEPG9Mtg
https://open.qobuz.com/album/0822252001426
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