'Light listening', eh, Grant? :eek:
What's it like?
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'Light listening', eh, Grant? :eek:
What's it like?
lol!
..its a very nice album Jerry. quite uplifting and perhaps not what many would think.Anne von Otter s voice is sweet as a nut. obviously I know of Theresienstadt. the so called show camp or to be precise A Show Getto. youd like it for its honest simplicity. just piano and occasional squeezebox etc, as thats whatcwas available mostly at time of writing. think theres an oboe and sime violin occasionally too.
it is surprising how upbeat people in such a horrible situation can be..rising above the horror and terror to produce such music..a true legacy ime
I tried that concentration camp recording thru Tidal streaming, and it is very upbeat! But couldn't listen to too much as classical song is not really my thing.
I can hear why you like it, though, Grant.
Playing at the moment ...
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Absolutely magnificent performance. Beautifully paced - magisterially powerful!
not a big classical listener but i like what i like...only got about 20 recordings at a guess...maybe 25. my bro is more into it especially choral as he is a or was a bit of a classical singer...played places like the Usher Hall and some stuff abroad. he was a good baratone.
Ah, then again, maybe this is my favourite violin concerto ...
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Sigh - wonderful playing, exquisite.
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-- the Amazon buyer review sums it up quite nicely --
"Bottom line: Every pianophile needs to hear Niederle's First Piano Sonata. If you like Liszt, Alkan, or Rachmaninov, you will be stunned and deeply moved by this powerhouse of Romantic turbulence and ecstatic passion. Niederle proves himself to be a mighty virtuoso and his playing is truly magisterial and earth-shattering on a Bosendorfer"
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- the magnificent op 34 quartet. Just as good, or better, imo than the later more famous quartets. And the Vlach are superb, and include a 1st mvt repeat that extends the enjoyment by 50%!
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- great stuff. Large scale and magnificent -- the symphony's opening peroration will grab you in this Jarvi recording.
No, not a match for 7-9, in their varied ways, but well worth a listen.
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-- ah, I do love a bit of RVW
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-- interesting, reminds me a little of Maxwell Davies-lite. Which is no bad thing at all, as I generally find him a bit heavy!
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1 & 2 - Rozhdestvensky - USSR State Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra. From a complete set via Tidal streaming.
Wonderful. :) -- I spent a while trying a few excerpts on Tidal from many versions before settling down with this one.
Recorded in 1972 & 74 in superb Melodiya sound.
Ooo, those plangent Russkie woodwinds and blatty brass, you cannae beat 'em in Russkie music.