What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

27 minutes ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

How do you like it .... ?

[Alexander Hawkins]

I need to give it another listen...it didn't all 'wow' me, but by the same token, I thought some of it was very beautiful (I was also listening as much to the pieces as the performances in a sense, because most of these songs were new to me).

[soulpope]

1 minute ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

I need to give it another listen...it didn't all 'wow' me, but by the same token, I thought some of it was very beautiful (I was also listening as much to the pieces as the performances in a sense, because most of these songs were new to me).

(IMO) this is by no means an uninspired performance, but although Kozena sings in her mother language (actually the same as mine ....) her delivery is somehow bland and the emotion - being integral part of this compositions - is largely missing .... likely her strenghts are not with songs aka "Lieder" .... 

P.S For the real stuff try this one ....:

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Marie Jose Montiel (mezzo) & Louiz de Moura Castro (p) - Modinha (Discmedi)

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[Peter Friedman]

Chopin - Ballades Nos. 1 -4

Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No.1, Op.17

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Earlier today .... :

[Alexander Hawkins]

16 hours ago, soulpope said:

(IMO) this is by no means an uninspired performance, but although Kozena sings in her mother language (actually the same as mine ....) her delivery is somehow bland and the emotion - being integral part of this compositions - is largely missing .... likely her strenghts are not with songs aka "Lieder" .... 

P.S For the real stuff try this one ....:

That’s really interesting you should say that - I had a bit of a sense she wasn’t getting ‘stuck in’ to the language as much as some...but yes indeed: that lineup you post looks incredible...

Edited May 12, 2018 by Alexander Hawkins

[JSngry]

Indeed it does. there's my Saturday morning one-click.

[soulpope]

24 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Indeed it does. there's my Saturday morning one-click.

Much to enjoy ahead .... 

[Alexander Hawkins]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Much to enjoy ahead .... 

I bet!

Just listened to this on a flight:

[Peter Friedman]

Ries - Piano Quartet Op.13

Schubert - Symphony No.2, D.125

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1 hour ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

Just listened to this on a flight:

Great recording from 1963 ....

[Peter Friedman]

Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.4

[soulpope]

Vintage Emil Gilels with a mesmerizing recital from August 1976 @ Salzburger Festspiele Austria ....

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[Peter Friedman]

Schubert - Piano Sonata D.845

Mozart - String Quartet K.465 "Dissonant"

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[Peter Friedman]

Langgaard - String Quartet No.2

Mozart - Symphony No.38 "Prague"

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[Alexander Hawkins]

Love that Argerich/Abbado - especially the Prokofiev...