What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[mikeweil]

Listening to quite the other end of the sound scale, somehow;

Excellent new CD, very fine playing, program choices  and commentary by the harpsichordist, and excellent sound. Highly recommended.

[Balladeer]

Martin Fröst & Roland Pöntinen:
Robert Schumann - Works for clarinet and piano (BIS)

[Peter Friedman]

Arrangement for cello and piano of Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 9:
Claude Debussy 
– Suite bergamasque
– Rêverie
– Valse romantique
– Nocturne for Piano in D flat major
– Tarentelle styrienne "Danse"
– Ballade slave
– D'un cahier d'esquisses
– L'isle joyeuse, Masques, Le petit negre, La plus que lente, Berceuse heroique
— Walter Gieseking (piano) (Documents)

[Peter Friedman]

Piani Concerto No.19, K,459

[EKE BBB]

 

Schubert: The String Quartets (Melos Quartet) (Deutsche Grammophon) --> 

 

So far, disc 1: 
-Schubert: String Quartet (In Various Keys) D.18 (No.1) 
-Schubert: String Quartet In C Major D.32 (No.2) 
-Schubert: String Quartet In B Flat Major, D.36 (No.3) 
-Schubert: Quartet Movement In C Minor, D.103 - Grave - Allegro

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 22:
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet for Strings No.7 in F major Op.59/1 "Razumovsky"
— Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello) – Quartetto Italiano (Philips / Decca Music)

 
 

[JSngry]

Contemporary/Classic Masters. CRS Master Recordings CD 9255

Pieces by Elliot Carter, John Russo, Francois Deveinne, Robert Dusek, John Davison, David Hush, & Carl Harrison.

All of the compositions (and all of the composers except Carter, and his piece is an item dating from 1940) are new to me. So far, nothing sucks. But nothing really stands out either.

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

[Peter Friedman]

Bach - The English Suites No.3, BWV 808

Schumann - Symphony No.2

[papsrus]

Franceso Geminiani -- Violin Sonatas Op 4

Liana Mosca, Antonio Mosca, Luca Pianca, Giorgio Paronuzzi

 

 

 

[EKE BBB]

On 27/3/2017 at 11:38 AM, EKE BBB said:

 

Schubert: The String Quartets (Melos Quartet) (Deutsche Grammophon) --> 

 

So far, disc 1: 
-Schubert: String Quartet (In Various Keys) D.18 (No.1) 
-Schubert: String Quartet In C Major D.32 (No.2) 
-Schubert: String Quartet In B Flat Major, D.36 (No.3) 
-Schubert: Quartet Movement In C Minor, D.103 - Grave - Allegro

Disc 2

- String Quartet in C major D.46 (No.4)

- String Quartet In B Flat Major D 68 (No.5)

- String Quartet in D major D 74 (No.6)

[Peter Friedman]

[papsrus]

Rameau -- Pygmalion & Nelee et Myrthis

Les Arts Florissants

A pair of one-act operas, the latter of which may be part of an incomplete larger opera-ballet. Those who decide such things can't quite decide. Either way, lovely, lilting stuff, but I wouldn't say it packs a punch in any way. 

 

Edited March 28, 2017 by papsrus

[Chuck Nessa]

An oldie but goodie.

Edited March 28, 2017 by Chuck Nessa

[papsrus]

Mozart String Quartets Nos. 22 & 23

Quartetto Italiano

[alankin]

Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Symphony No.8 in F major Op.93
– Fidelio Op.72: Overture in E major
— Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – Herbert von Karajan (Deutsche Grammophon)

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

Outstanding performances by Leif Segerstam + DNRSO ....

[alankin]

Felix Mendelssohn
– Symphony No.5 in D major Op.107 "Reformation"
– Hebrides Overture in B minor Op.26 "Fingal's Cave"
– Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture in D major Op.27
Wiener Philharmoniker – Christoph von Dohnanyi (Decca Records)

 

Edited March 29, 2017 by alankin

[EKE BBB]

23 hours ago, EKE BBB said:

Disc 2

- String Quartet in C major D.46 (No.4)

- String Quartet In B Flat Major D 68 (No.5)

- String Quartet in D major D 74 (No.6)

Disc 3

- String Quartet in D major, D.94

- String Quartet in B flat major, D112 (Op.Post.168)

- String Quartet in G minor, D173

[Peter Friedman]

K.296, K.301, K.302, K.303, K.304, K.359

[mikeweil]

With each listen I am amazed at the high quality of her playing and the intelligent program choices. This time I accidentally hit random play and it still sounds convincing, due to the fact that all but two pieces are in the same key, sol majeur/mineur (g major/minor), which she connects with the roi soleil - so as symbolic key for the sun king. She wrote an excellent essay on the subject a while ago. Great sound to, of the "golden" harpsichord at the Swiss museum at Neuchâtel.

[soulpope]

19 hours ago, alankin said:

Felix Mendelssohn
– Symphony No.5 in D major Op.107 "Reformation"
– Hebrides Overture in B minor Op.26 "Fingal's Cave"
– Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture in D major Op.27
Wiener Philharmoniker – Christoph von Dohnanyi (Decca Records)

 

Excellent ....

[JSngry]

 

I'm not always one to naturally bond with Hindemith, but these renditions are pretty bondable. Or maybe it's just my cello ear-fetish.

[Peter Friedman]

Argerich - Schumann - Violin Sonata No.1

Beethoven - String Quartet Op.74 "Harp"