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This was a surprise - thunderous orchestral opening to the Pierne piano concerto! - whose ever heard of it? :scratch:
The rest of the music was good, too.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/2ayDEVCwWBJtIaYjJsMk7d
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3Wc9rtcVoPV1XJLS3qnyYU
Excellent! :thumbsup:
Rach's PC2 yesterday - sampled quite a few, most too fast or too slow.
But this lady simply nailed it! Stunning.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/6eyo65iSkRZ71AMgzBnaAi
Really looking forward to trying her Rach PC3. :)
omg - this is stunning playing. :eek:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w65QgjWHNDA
This is quite good.
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I played it 3 times on the trot yesterday.
It's kind of 'generic romantic orchestral', but it kind of held my attention.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6HkJDPIF88f0jVYXrv5WsE
Ah, now this is pure musical bliss ...
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CD
Yesterday, at the suggestion of a bod on another forum ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/6bTltuDfumNRdfK0Z2KkEk
Rather pleasant baroquey stuff. Locatelli etc.
And some more Bach cantatas. I do like Rilling in these works, old fashioned but heartfelt.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3O6abKv1kSZvRJZsYJvUx6
Got all these today, on minty vinyl, from Oxfam in Liverpool (£1.50 each):
Brahms - Alto Rhapsody/Song of Destiny. Mahler - Songs of a Wayfarer, with The Columbia Symphony Orchestra/Mildred Miller (Mezzo Soprano) and The Occidental College Concert Choir, conducted by Bruno Walter, on CBS Records, from 1958.
Handel - Organ Concertos OP.4, with Simon Preston (Organ) and The English Concert, conducted by Trevor Pinnock, on Archiv Produktion Records, from 1984. Double gatefold album.
Hadyn - Symphony No.46 in B Minor/Symphony No.52 in C Minor, with The Haydn Orchestra, conducted by Harry Newstone, on Decca (Editions de L'oiseau-Lyre), from 1959.
Mozart - Serenade for 13 Wind Instruments, with Members of the English Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Daniel Barenboim, on EMI His Masters Voice, from 1978.
Elgar - Organ Sonata. Wand of Youth Suites No.1 & No.2, with The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Vernon Handley, from 1989, on EMI Eminence Digital.
Bach - Concerto in A Minor, for Flute, Violin & Harpsichord, with Thurston Dart (Harpsichord) directing The Philomusica of London, on Decca (Editions de L'oiseau-Lyre), from 1959.
Lizt - Praeludium Und Fuge Uber B.A.C.H. Trauerode Evocation a la Chapelle Sixtine Tu Es Petrus, with Daniel Chorzempa, on Philips Records, from 1971.
Chopin - Piano Sonatas No.2, with Tamas Vasary (piano), on Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft Records, from 1963.
Beethoven - Symphony No2 in D. Overture: Egmont, with The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Andre Clutens, on EMI Records, from 1960.
Brahms - Symphony No.2 'Tragic Overture', with The Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Otto Klemperer, on EMI HMV Concert Classics Records, from 1967.
Mozart - Trio in E Flat Major for Clarinet, Viola and Piano. Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and Strings, with Gervase de Peyer (clarinet) and Members of The Melos Ensemble, on HMV His Masters Voice Records, from 1964.
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto, with Pinchas Zukerman (violin) and The New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto, with Pinchas Zukerman (violin) and The London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati, on CBS records, from 1969.
Anything half-decent in there then, Jerry? :)
Marco.
Brahm's 2nd racket eh ;) looks like a grand haul; your gonna need a bigger room soon mate:lol:
Ha - I bypassed that stage ages ago, mate... The records now virtually obscure my towers of Mana! :lol: :eyebrows:
Marco.
Rather more than half decent, Marco. Superb collection! Not a duffer there, imo. :thumbsup:Quote:
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BBC Music magazine CD
Very fine performances of the Debussy Syrinx for solo flute, Ravel Gaspard and the Franck violin sonata. :^
I can manage without the Faure song cycle, though.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/78szq87hkGWaDkIIm5H7ON
Good to know, Jerry, as I always value your opinion. I'm no expert, so simply use my gut feeling, in terms of judging what might be worth buying, coupled of course with what my favourite composers and conductors are :)
They'll be cleaned today and played later! :cool:
Marco.
Wow - nice pick up. Congratulations.Quote:
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Cheers, Andrew. That Vasary bloke can't half tickle those ivories!! :eek: :eyebrows:
Marco.
Vasary was / is an amazing man. ;)
This is from the 1980's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b72KQ-4tsx0
Awesome! :)
Marco.
A little something by one of the less famous Marcos :eyebrows:
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https://open.spotify.com/album/62HgKbH8K8LvvQ5dN7PvCF
Interesting music - very modern but full of references to famous classical pieces.
I then found there's a Naxos recording of 3 other symphonies by Tomas Marco, which I will be investigating.
Followed by ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/5rBvxwpFoJDA4lsp0GM5gC
Piano Concerto No. 1, from this:
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli - Rachmaninov fourth and Ravel piano concertos - Testament/EMI 180g reissue
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https://open.spotify.com/album/0x8u5fBXALbIanmQ9HBfH8
Excellent stuff - the flute concerto is not your usual sissy girlie concoction, but real he-man music. ;) Strong piano concerto as well.
And some music by Mozart's son ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/08EwyX0mhNTsOc6yP6jzwF
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https://open.spotify.com/album/7se0PltmYotNcOrxT7SU0J
Really good - but, no, not up to his dad's standard. Few things are..
Rachmaninov - Klavierkonzerti NOS.1&3
CD
Relaxing On a Sunday Morning Beautiful..........
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3p36BbWVnE4OkWzi9GQlcT
Pure delight!
And again with Richard Burnett on fortepiano ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/23z5GjTUcZ0STOGJEIqpqh
The Richard Burnett connection led me on to ....
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https://open.spotify.com/album/2WMgNVZf0RUz0yiZe191P9
and so ....
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3eAoeJy6HWBS0t7tFhFaZg
--- Alison Stephens, mandolin. 1970-2010. Died of cancer at age 40. :(
Playing now - very beautiful
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https://open.spotify.com/album/5vqqTMcFVP4gpsTD4YbvDJ
Tcxhaik's 1st symphony - glorious!
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https://open.spotify.com/album/6mZGjRiHX2PtBbDkGdPQ76
After sampling a few pieces of different Carmina Burana renditions, i decided in another direction:
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Cecilia Bartoli - St Petersburg (I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis)
From Tidal in 16/44.1 FLAC, this one.
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I've had this CD for at least 25 years! It's always a pleasure to return to it. Aficionados of the Four Seasons will recognise some of the music and vocal setting.
So ... I thought I'd try the full 'opera' ... They do rabbit on so. :scratch: I'll stick with the highlights, which focusses on the music rather than the drama. :)
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Which leads on to more Vivaldi!
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https://open.spotify.com/album/1gPfJfHmI7Vq04hy38VMta
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3l2L4dvFjko0xMGa8tqlJ0
Not the Four Seasons!
Superb - I really can't fault the energy, enthusiasm, musicianship and virtuosity on display here.
William Boyce - 'Trio Sonatas Nos. 2, 8, 9 and 12'.
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Malcolm Latchem: violin, John Brown: violin, Jane Ryan: 'cello and Dvid Lumsden: harpsichord
Vinyl: Musica Angelica, Oryx Collectors Series, Oryx 1729 Stereo
Know next to nothing about Boyce, apart from hearing the name. Pleasant enough, but not sufficient to make me want to pursue him further.
Tiring day yesterday, so for my evening music I just wanted a wash of beautiful sounds ....
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https://open.spotify.com/album/7GNu69O7p8m22yb2f3BAuw
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https://open.spotify.com/album/2KjaRh3FNUfosBRmPH3fBH
A superb performance of the Liszt sonata
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https://open.spotify.com/album/6WJrDdc48YKc3pNmp8fjIK
And more Palestrina ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/7ex6Gdtl2C0cyhXAuZTxRE
And the Allegri Miserere is fantastic, too.
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Chamber Music From Marlboro - Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer : Schubert : Rudolf Serkin - Vinyl
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3Ww5rADIodW7SLzGqZgMQp
Quite enjoyed this, but I found Z's playing a bit disjointed in the slow mvts.
Sampled quite a few others and they were the same. :scratch: Maybe this is what Ravel wanted?
Then tried Lortie. Ahhh, wonderful fluidity, very beautiful, even if it wasn't what Ravel wanted!
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:thumbsup:
Some nice twangy Japanese classical ...
Japanese Koto - Shinichi Yuize
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Amazing sound quality and thoroughly captivating.
YMMV :)
This is growing on me, after a few listens over the last few weeks.
A bit meh to start with, there is a rich romanticism to it that is definitely appealing.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/7tj7taqPy9zq4AAQqXgmM6
And some very fine Beethoven playing from this chappy ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/4qWj0gN1QR0HZaLL3HvDQR
I've never heard of this composer before, but on 1st listen it's rather good! Solidly in the Big Romantic style.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/2dAFFZyQJaXG4GQVBbwGu5
Returning to this after a couple of months I am swept away by the excellence of the Sainsbury cello concerto. :thumbsup:
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https://open.spotify.com/album/4LWur00kkfnjVStN4dTbeD
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Giordano - Andrea Chenier
Dipping in for a little listen on my break -- stirring stuff - may have to play the whole thing tonight.
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Vox Silentii - Nox Lucis (The Light Of Night) (DSD64, SACD Rip)
Not sure this is the correct thread for this...
Still, a very captivating recording of the unrealistically clear voices of the two finnish ladies. Stunning!
Beethoven piano sonatas - I had a yearning for a great Waldstein.
I sampled quite a few - Brendel (x2), Kempff, Guy, Pollini, Barenboim ... nah, they all messed it about. Smoothing over the notes and distorting the rhythms. :(
Then I tried Jando on Naxos.
:youtheman:
He nails it for me - an almost staccato-like precision of playing and a steady hand on the pacing and, bingo - somehow the precise playing turns into a fluidity of line that eludes other, 'greater' players. Soulful and exciting by turns.
I then played the sonatas 1 to 5 in Jando's set as well. :thumbsup: Superb.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/5xOUAz0roVQWzOWZaaK1HI
Arthur Rubinstein may have had the sexual morality of an alley cat on heat, but he was certainly a fine pianist.
Maybe it's nostalgia, as this double LP album was one of my very first LP purchases over 40 years ago, but I haven't heard the Brahms concertos played as well as this before or since.
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Happily, both performances are available in good sound on Spotify. :)
But I'd give a fair wodge of cash to have the LP version again! - it got purged years ago on the first of several occasions when I "gave up on vinyl". :doh:
https://open.spotify.com/album/7l7jGIYIEOznJcqwi83Wra
https://open.spotify.com/album/0O9msqCNZyUtOmnrrKOi79
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Vinyl - Salvatore Accardo - Astor Piazzolla Oblivion - Orchestra da Camera Italianahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfJyK4NGv5c
Ive got an Astor Piazolla album.. His music is wonderful
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3uabkPszhZFrBgdMjeUg4Y
I thought I'd sample this, but stayed to listen to all 4 concertos on the trot. Very fine.
My search for a perfect Mendelssohn Scottish symphony (#3) has turned up an unexpected gem.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/04NBQK7eKSZAyWgg4Qgxdj
Very light on its feet and superbly articulated.
Very transparent, detailed and dynamic recording, too.
Only had 1 listen so far ... all good, but the finale is nothing less than superb. Another listen or 2 today, I suspect.
... but the 8th wasn't so good. :(
The brass was recorded a bit reticently, so losing a lot of the music's marvellous bite.
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https://open.spotify.com/album/6I2qW9MZ0vKLdhfAWys3eU
This 8th was much better ...
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https://open.spotify.com/album/7qhvQsCypAaLBmZmIxV9Kh
and then ...
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Speakers Corner vinyl issue.
^ Gosh, what a horrible cover :spew:
I do like Ansermet, though. :thumbsup:
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These were new to me and enjoyable --
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https://open.spotify.com/album/5GQkJua1Q2CCqRbKLW6iDE
Ooo - I do like a bit of organ ---
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https://open.spotify.com/album/3VAqfWBkbNO0ftm7XxnbPU
Excellent and nicely varied recital.
Piano concerto 1 very nice - thanks J - another to order on amazonQuote:
Originally Posted by jandl100
Like a bit/lot of organ too :thumbsup:
Why not post some of your own listening, Gary? - always nice to find out what others are into. :)
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Gustav (The Planets) Holst's daughter and a fine composer in her own right. Well worth a few listens - it continues to grow on me.
This is very beautiful in places, incisive in others - good allround as well. Colour me impressed. :)
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https://open.spotify.com/album/0U5gqEdm90g4sgoCXZJKuW