What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Peter Friedman]

[mikeweil]

This afternoon:

[Larry Kart]

My first wife and I caught a Niquet performance of works by Charpentier in Paris some 12 or 15 years ago in the chapel of Les Invalides. The way the music rose to the large room's very high domed ceiling was magical; Charpentier was a master of manipulating sounds in space. Delighted, I wondered in passing what Morton Feldman would have made of what I was hearing. Walking to the performance  down a boulevard, we passed a mansion in which lots of elegantly dressed people had gathered for a party in brightly lit rooms. Later on we learned that it had been the home of the late cosmetics empress Helena Rubinstein.

[Marzz]

Trombone works from these 2 discs (Christian Lindberg) (BIS)

Frank Martin (Sonata for trombone and piano), Paul Hindemith (Sonata for trombone and piano) and George Walker (Concerto for trombone and orchestra) are the standouts for me.

   

[Alexander Hawkins]

For me now - the absolutely masterful Chopin Etudes (opp.10/25 and the Nouvelles Etudes) from this.

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

For me now - the absolutely masterful Chopin Etudes (opp.10/25 and the Nouvelles Etudes) from this.

Excellent ....

[Peter Friedman]

Schubert - Piano Trio No.1, D.898

[Referentzhunter]

Disc 2 & 3

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

[Marzz]

Hindemith - Das Marienleben - Juliane Banse (soprano) (Alpha)

Edited November 14, 2019 by Marzz

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Marzz said:

Hindemith - Das Marienleben - Juliane Banse (soprano) (Alpha)

Helmchen is excellent here ....

[Referentzhunter]

Mozart, Sonatas Nos. 9t/m11

Edited November 14, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[Referentzhunter]

More Albeniz from disc 4

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

[Peter Friedman]

[Marzz]

On 11/14/2019 at 9:58 PM, soulpope said:

Helmchen is excellent here ....

Yes! Reminds me, do you or anyone else have any opinions about his Messiaen disc? I haven't even sampled it yet, though it could be interesting.

 

Sticking with lieder this morning, Ernst Krenek performed by Christine Schäfer and Axel Bauni (Orfeo)

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, Marzz said:

Yes! Reminds me, do you or anyone else have any opinions about his Messiaen disc? I haven't even sampled it yet, though it could be interesting.

Don't know this one ....

[Peter Friedman]

[Referentzhunter]

Disc 5 t/m 7

Pretty nice set but it is a pity the recordings made in 1992 lacking dynamics and depth. Did not enjoy them at all.

Edited November 15, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[Referentzhunter]

[Referentzhunter]

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

[soulpope]

Also .... :

[Referentzhunter]

[T.D.]

Bylsma's first cello suites recording.