soulpope Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: NP: To end my Shostakovich playtime. I play it loud, pretty damn very very loud ! Classic .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 1 hour ago, soulpope said: Classic .... Indeed classic. Good goodmoodmusic..... Payed 1 euro for it. Quote
soulpope Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 53 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: Indeed classic. Good goodmoodmusic..... Payed 1 euro for it. Sort of bargain 😎 .... Quote
HutchFan Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 7 hours ago, soulpope said: Janet Baker "Sings Brahms" (BBC-Legends) 2005 .... Oh, I bet that's good! Baker's studio recording of Vier ernste Gesänge is -- Yowza! -- really, really good. What do you think of this BBC recital, soulpope? Quote
soulpope Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, HutchFan said: Oh, I bet that's good! Baker's studio recording of Vier ernste Gesänge is -- Yowza! -- really, really good. What do you think of this BBC recital, soulpope? Bought this a decade ago as part of 20+ factory sealed BBC Legends sell-off CD`s for 5 Euro each (those were the days ....) and this CD was not on my "high expectations" list - turns out that Janes Baker`s voice was perfectly suited to Brahms Lieder as her recital has a natural flow and she never comes even close to overdoing things .... warlmy recommended .... Quote
HutchFan Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) 29 minutes ago, soulpope said: Bought this a decade ago as part of 20+ factory sealed BBC Legends sell-off CD`s for 5 Euro each (those were the days ....) and this CD was not on my "high expectations" list - turns out that Janes Baker`s voice was perfectly suited to Brahms Lieder as her recital has a natural flow and she never comes even close to overdoing things .... warlmy recommended .... Thanks! EDIT: Speaking of Baker & Brahms . . . Edited February 7, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 Schubert D 568 + 845 Alain Planes (Harmonia Mundi) 2000 .... Quote
Peter Friedman Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.15, Op.28 "Pastorle" Haydn - Symphony No.97 Quote
HutchFan Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) NP: Sibelius: Symphony No. 1; Swan of Tuonela / Stokowski, National PO (Columbia/Sony) Yesterday evening, I listened to Barbirolli's recording of Sibelius' First with The Hallé Orchestra. The two conductors' interpretations are very different. But I love them both. Ironically, Stokowski's version strikes me as the more youthful reading. (He was in his 90's when the recording was made.) When Stokowski's at his best, he conveys an unbelievable sense of color, momentum, and vitality. This Sibelius 1 embodies those qualities. Barbirolli, on the other hand, brings a sense of struggle to the music, imbuing it with a sense of hard-won victory. His reading always makes me think that the story's being told by sagacious old man, like the hero in Tennyson's "Ulysses." Or at least that's how I like to think about this stuff. Edited February 8, 2019 by HutchFan Quote
soulpope Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: NP: Sibelius: Symphony No. 1; Swan of Tuonela / Stokowski, National PO (Columbia/Sony) Yesterday evening, I listened to Barbirolli's recording of Sibelius' First with The Hallé Orchestra. The two conductors' interpretations are very different. But I love them both. Ironically, Stokowski's version strikes me as the more youthful reading. (He was in his 90's when the recording was made.) When Stokowski's at his best, he conveys an unbelievable sense of color, momentum, and vitality. This Sibelius 1 embodies those qualities. Barbirolli, on the other hand, brings a sense of struggle to the music, imbuing it with a sense of hard-won victory. His reading always makes me think that the story's being told by sagacious old man, like the hero in Tennyson's "Ulysses." Or at least that's how I like to think about this stuff. Excellent description .... btw you are spot on regarding Stokowski's "youthful approach" .... Quote
Referentzhunter Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 NP Volume 2. Great stuff ! I like volume three the most tho. Quote
Referentzhunter Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 2 hours ago, soulpope said: New to me. Were is he know for ? Quote
soulpope Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: New to me. Were is he know for ? http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Horszowski-Mieczyslaw.htm All highly recommended .... Edited February 9, 2019 by soulpope Quote
Referentzhunter Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 20 minutes ago, soulpope said: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Horszowski-Mieczyslaw.htm All highly recommended .... Ok thank you for the effort, nice to learn. Does he have a speciality ? Quote
soulpope Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said: Ok thank you for the effort, nice to learn. Does he have a speciality ? I`m partial to his Bach, but his recitals - indepently of the composers - have a special athmosphere overall .... btw Bach : Quote
Referentzhunter Posted February 9, 2019 Report Posted February 9, 2019 1 minute ago, soulpope said: I`m partial to his Bach, but his recitals - indepently of the composers - have a special athmosphere overall .... btw Bach : Yeah...i already noticed that athmosphere listening to a little fragment of him playing Chopin pianoconcerto. I am going to listen to His Bach readings oneday. Thank you Quote
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