What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Referentzhunter]

Symphonies No. 7 + 8 + 9

Edited February 25, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[Alexander Hawkins]

[Referentzhunter]

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said:

Classic ....

[soulpope]

Schubert 4+Music to Rosamunde Otmar Suitner SKB (Denon)      1986 .... terrific performances ....

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

More Oistrakh from this box:

Disc 15 - SHOWPIECES for Violin & Piano - with Vladimir Yampolsky
- Karol Szymanowski: Vioin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 9
- Suk: Six Piece Op. 7 No. 1 - Love Song
- Kodály: Three Hungarian Folk Songs
- Wieniawski: Légende, Op. 17
- Zarzycki: Mazurka in G, Op. 26
- Debussy: Suite Bergamasque - Clair de Lune
- De Falla: Suite Populaire Española - Jota
- Tchaikovsky: Scherzo - Valse, Op. 34
- Ysaÿe - Exstase, Op. 21

 

Edited February 25, 2019 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

I'm now streaming Vaughan Williams' Sinfonia Antartica (Symphony No. 7) via YT. 

It's the version by André Previn with the LSO.  I have the LP at home, which looks like this:

This version includes brief readings by Sir Ralph Richardson before each movement.  IIRC, it's the only recording of the Sinfonia Antartica to do so.  I enjoy the narration, probably because I "imprinted" on this LP.  But I know others find it distracting.

 

[Referentzhunter]

[Alexander Hawkins]

8 hours ago, soulpope said:

Classic ....

Genius at work!

[Referentzhunter]

 

Ludwig Van Beethoven, pianoconcerto No. 5

Dimitri Mitropoulos, New York Philharmonic, Robert Casadesus

FANTASTIC

[HutchFan]

More Vaughan Williams . . . 

 

[Peter Friedman]

Schumann - String Quartet Op.41/3

Mozart - Piano Concerto No.26, K.537

[T.D.]

[soulpope]

8 hours ago, HutchFan said:

More Vaughan Williams . . . 

Excellent ....

[Referentzhunter]

[soulpope]

9 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Addicted 😎 .... ?

[soulpope]

Prokofiev Symphonies Gennady Rozhdestvensky MRSO (Melodiya) .... recorded 1965-67 .... must have Prokofiev reading ..

.

[Referentzhunter]

1 hour ago, soulpope said:

Addicted 😎 .... ?

Yes, no, yes, no. I don't know really. I have to dose his music in smaller listening bits because his compositions are more or the less the same thing but it can be nice and soft for the ears and mind and it fits the time of the year but it can be annoying to. The 18 lp box is only for 1 week in my collection.

[Referentzhunter]

On 22-2-2019 at 0:34 AM, HutchFan said:

I don't think you can go wrong with Dutoit's recordings of Ravel's music on London/Decca. The one that Larry mentioned -- and all the rest!  Dutoit's Ravel is collected in this 4-CD box:

Incidentally, I also agree with Larry's Dutoit/OSM Holst "The Planets" recommendation.  

 

Similarly, Martinon's Debussy on EMI/Warner Classics is nonpareil, IMO.

  

 

And, like I said earlier, I prefer Munch for Berlioz. (Colin Davis is fabulous too -- and others as well. But Munch is "home base," where I always return.)

Just my perspective, of course! There are MANY, MANY wonderful recordings of these three French giants.

 

Listened to Martinon's Debussy again and you are right. It is good Debussy. Haven't heard Dutoit and Roger's Ravel from cd so i cat have a opinion about that one.

Edited February 26, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[Referentzhunter]

NP

[Peter Friedman]

Dvorak - String Quartet No.8, Op.80

Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.2

[HutchFan]

3 hours ago, soulpope said:

Prokofiev Symphonies Gennady Rozhdestvensky MRSO (Melodiya) .... recorded 1965-67 .... must have Prokofiev reading ..

Yes! An OUTSTANDING Prokofiev cycle. 

 

 

I'm now listening to Barbirolli's recordings of Sibelius' 2nd & 3rd Symphonies:

 

[HutchFan]

Following soulpope's lead on Prokofiev . . .  

Prokofiev: Symphony Nos. 5 & 6 / Rozhdestvensky, Moscow RSO (Melodiya)

 

[HutchFan]

I'm still splashing about in Vaughan Williams' music:

Pastoral Symphony (No. 3); In the Fen Country / Boult, New Philharmonia O (Angel)