What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Peter Friedman]

[erwbol]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 1:
Antonín Dvorák 
– Quartet for Strings No.1 in A major Op.2 B.8
– Andante appasionato for String Quartet in A minor
Karel Pribyl (violin), Bretislav Novotny (violin), Jan Sirc (cello), Lubomir Maly (viola) – Prague String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, erwbol said:

Is this DSD .... ?

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 12:
Ludwig van Beethoven
– Symphony No.7 in A major Op.92
– Fidelio Op.72: Overture in E major
Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classical)

 
 

Edited December 28, 2017 by alankin

[erwbol]

3 hours ago, soulpope said:

Is this DSD .... ?

No. No HR Cutting statement either.

The EU CD was on sale in the Netherlands this November and December. I bought a copy, was impressed, gave it to my parents for Christmas, and ordered the SHM-CD for myself. Why? Because I hate the flimsy digipaks DG uses in Europe these days, and because the album was recorded in Japan. I want the CD to look the same as it did today in 30 years time. Booklets are the same except the interview is now in Japanese only. Same photos. Same mastering credits. I have no reason to suspect this sounds different given the great control Zimerman exercised over the recording and mastering process (see interview in booklet). The disc I gave to my parents will now be in heavy rotation for a while, so no way of comparing one against the other.

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, erwbol said:

No. No HR Cutting statement either.

The EU CD was on sale in the Netherlands this November and December. I bought a copy, was impressed, gave it to my parents for Christmas, and ordered the SHM-CD for myself. Why? Because I hate the flimsy digipaks DG uses in Europe these days, and because the album was recorded in Japan. I want the CD to look the same as it did today in 30 years time. Booklets are the same except the interview is now in Japanese only. Same photos. Same mastering credits. I have no reason to suspect this sounds different given the great control Zimerman exercised over the recording and mastering process (see interview in booklet). The disc I gave to my parents will now be in heavy rotation for a while, so no way of comparing one against the other.

Thnx .... agree about the dislike of Digipack releases ....but ultimately it is about the music and I eel really tempted to give it a try .....

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.12, Op.26

Dvorak Piano Trio No.4, Op.90 "Dumky"

[T.D.]

The Busoni transcriptions.

[soulpope]

Unquestionably one of my recordings of the year 2017 (actually released end of 2016) - premiere recording of three Piano Trios by ingenious Austrian musician/composer Werner Pirchner (1949 - 2001) .... and the Eggner Trio really nailed it ....

[soulpope]

Thereof Mahler 5 ....

[Peter Friedman]

Brahms Piano Quartet No.1, Op.25

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven String Quartet - Op.31

[Balladeer]

Rafael Fingerlos (baritone) & Sascha El Mouissi (piano):-
Robert Fürstenthal - Songs of life and passing (Toccata)

[Peter Friedman]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 9 from:
Claude Debussy – Cleveland Orchestra – Pierre Boulez (Deutsche Grammophon)
– Nocturnes
– Jeux
– La mer
– Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra – Franklin Cohen (clarinet) 

 

My bargain find of the season: I found a used, but new-looking copy of this box for $25.

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

Walid Akl`s Haydn performances are definitely one of my major finds in 2017 - was lucky enough to score all individuals volumes at reasonable prices ....

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

Thereof Dvorak 8 .... 2017 served for me as reminder abouth the wealth and quality of the BBC-Legends catalogue .... used to be widely available for a pittance, most releases will cost you an arm and a leg nowadays ....

[Balladeer]

Leif Ove Andsnes - Sibelius (Sony)

[Peter Friedman]

Mozart - K.545 & K.475

Beethoven - Cello Sonata No.1, Op.5/1

Edited January 1, 2018 by Peter Friedman

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.15, Op.28 "Pastorale" and No.16, Op.31/1

[JSngry]

 

[Balladeer]

Henri Sigfridsson - Sibelius: Piano Transcriptions (Haenssler Classic)