What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[EKE BBB]

Rubinstein Plays Chopin - Nocturnes (discs 5 & 6) - Sony Classical Masters 

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[mikeweil]

Stunning and beautiful music excellently performed. The level of knowledge about the music of the 16th century has increased considerably in the last twenty years. Any notion that the instruments of that era were not highly developped is put ad absurdum by such recordings.

Bought the two at bargain price which the label offers whenever a new release is out:

http://www.encelade.net/index.php/en/hikashop-menu-for-products-listing-2/product/25828-mottetti-e-canzoni-virtuose-by-the-guild-of-the-mercenaries

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6 hours ago, soulpope said:

Excellent ....

Do you know Tchaikowsky's solowork for piano played by her ?

[paul secor]

1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said:

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8 minutes ago, paul secor said:

so good

[soulpope]

30 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Do you know Tchaikowsky's solowork for piano played by her ?

Heard Victoria Postnikova"s complete Tchaikovsky reading long time ago and was underwhelmed .... not by the playing but by vast parts of the euvre ....

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Just now, soulpope said:

Heard Victoria Postnikova"s complete Tchaikovsky reading long time ago and was underwhelmed .... not by the playing but by vast parts of the euvre ....

that is way i asked.... thanks

[JSngry]

1 minute ago, soulpope said:

Heard Victoria Postnikova"s complete Tchaikovsky reading long time ago and was underwhelmed .... not by the playing but by vast parts of the euvre ....

There are composers I approach with reservation on general principles, and that guy's one of them. For one reason - but not the only reason - he's been responsible for so many dreadful pop songs that required next to no transformation or modification.

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2 minutes ago, JSngry said:

There are composers I approach with reservation on general principles, and that guy's one of them. For one reason - but not the only reason - he's been responsible for so many dreadful pop songs that required next to no transformation or modification.

And he quoted that himself to. But also Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi and others are pretty commercial boys also !

[JSngry]

Yeah, but they generally survive more or less unscathed. With Tchaikovsky it seems that it just gets left as is, another cloying version of a cloying melody, with changes to match. And oh yeah - now you have pop song lyrics of the same ilk.

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cd 2

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

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Edited March 21, 2019 by Referentzhunter

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Berceuse Heroique + Images Pour Orchestre

[Larry Kart]

8 hours ago, JSngry said:

There are composers I approach with reservation on general principles, and that guy's one of them. 

I used to feel that way but underwent a major change of heart several decades ago.

[JSngry]

Maybe some day. If not, hey.

[Peter Friedman]

Disc 1. - Op.1/1, Op.1/2

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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune,  Nocturnes ,  (La) Mer,  Première rapsodie ,  Danse sacrée et danse profane

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9 hours ago, JSngry said:

Maybe some day. If not, hey.

His music is often about safety and security besides his commercial purposes. Some people like it like that from time to time some people less or not.

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Cesar Franck

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said:

Cesar Franck

Excellent ....

[Peter Friedman]

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51 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Excellent ....

One of those solo piano recordings that have something extra and will keep you listening over the years.