Spinning Today (Classical version)

This:

Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 ; Franck - Variations Symphoniques and Litolff - Scherzo fron Concerto Symphonique No 4, Op. 102

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(Sir Clifford Curzon, piano with the LSO, cond. Øivin Fjeldstadt (Grieg) and the LPO, cond. Sir Adrian Bolt (Franck and Litolff) 1959, Decca SXL2173)

Since it is my suggestion for the Album Club, it would be silly not to - a damned fine it is too. (In fact I think this is one of the finest recordings made of the Grieg piano concerto!)

A couple of us here though it would be a good idea to submit some Classical music to the Album Club to 'widen the horizons' so to speak. Perhaps you might like to contribute?

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Originally Posted by jandl100

This CD arrived yesterday ---

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I have a different recording of some of Durufle's other works, must dig it out.

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Sigh - I keep trying lieder, but it's no good, I just don't really enjoy it!

A fine singer, though, and I am much in admiration of her recording of Strauss' 4 Last Songs. :thumbsup:

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A fine singer, though, and I am much in admiration of her recording of Strauss' 4 Last Songs. :thumbsup:

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I just can't get on with her interpretation of them.

Have you tried the Mahler Ruckert-Lieder? I may have played you one of them by Yvonne Minton. Lovely.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Thought I'd start a 'Spinning Today' thread, classical version - so let's hear all about the classical tunes you're spinning every day :)

Carl Orff - Carmina Burana, Gundula Janowitz, Gerhard Stolze, Dietrich Fisher-Dieskau with The German Opera Berlin (Eugen Jochum) Recorded in 1968

Marco.

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That 'Carmina' is easily my reference - I have 8 versions.

I would be interested to know about the Bruckner Quartet. I did not know he had written one. I like his String Quintet so I would be interested in your impression of the Quartet

TIA

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Originally Posted by Andrei

I would be interested to know about the Bruckner Quartet. I did not know he had written one. I like his String Quintet so I would be interested in your impression of the Quartet

TIA

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Bruckner's string quartet is a very early piece, and is usually dismissed by snooty critics.
It is very different from the String Quintet.

But I think it is wonderful! - full of sad, beautiful melodies!

Here's my fave recording, with the Keller string quartet playing on an Onyx LP, not available on CD as far as I know.
It would sound great on your Marantz/Benz tt rig, Andrei! ;)

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There are quite a few CD recordings of the piece, but none are anywhere near as good as that LP, imo.
It comes up on eBay now & then for a few £ - there are some expensive ones on Euro eBay at the moment, but it shouldn't be long before a cheaper one comes along. Well worth getting! :thumbsup:

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This CD has been on my shelves for years - very well received by critics - and every now and then I dust it off and try again.
Nope - last night once again it failed to make much of an impression.
Ah well - I'll try again in 2015. :eyebrows:

Yummm -- this is more like it.
Bought yesterday, an Oxfam £1.99 LP bargain :) -->

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This evening, on DVD, with the missus ---

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Great fun. :)

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Bruckner's string quartet is a very early piece, and is usually dismissed by snooty critics.
It is very different from the String Quintet.

But I think it is wonderful! - full of sad, beautiful melodies!

Here's my fave recording, with the Keller string quartet playing on an Onyx LP, not available on CD as far as I know.
It would sound great on your Marantz/Benz tt rig, Andrei! ;)

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'Sad, beautiful melodies' sounds like my cup of tea. It still surprises me that there is so much difference between the LP and CD of the same music ... usually favouring the LP but not always. I suspect it has as much to do with the mastering as the format. I'll keep an eye out for it as I am much taken with the quintet.

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On cassette tape - NOS sealed in a charity shop for 25p. :)
And it sounds very nice indeed.
Unusual music - the Bach sonatas & partitas for solo violin, but with piano accompaniment added by Robert Schumann!

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A truly phenomenal recording of the Liszt piano sonata on a nice & minty LP.
Great sq, too.

Followed by a very fine LP of Elgar 1st symphony.

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