What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven - Op18/6

Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings Op.48

[Marzz]

On 4/27/2020 at 3:21 AM, Д.Д. said:

Not familiar with the performers, but this Janacek sonata is gorgeous. The first classical CD I bought was of Janacek and Prokofiev piano & violin sonatas! 

Oh yes it is! I think this performance is wonderful as well. I like Isabelle Faust very much and have most of her recordings. This and her Bartok recordings are favourites.

EDIT: yes, as Mr. soulpope commented it is excellent indeed 

 

playing Bartok now,

Edited April 28, 2020 by Marzz

[Referentzhunter]

Kk 268 t/m 286

[soulpope]

Thereof the Violin Concerto .... surprising indeed - "must have" performance ....

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[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Discs 4 & 5
"Bleeding Chunks" from Wagner's operas:
- Das Rheingold
- Die Walküre
- Götterdämmerung
- Tristan und Isolde
- Tannhäuser
- Rienzi
- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Music that plays to Stokowski's strengths as a conductor: Color! Mood!! Drama!!! 

 

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Disc 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 6 and Khachaturian: Symphony No. 3 - with the Chicago SO

Disc 10
Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade - with the Royal PO

Edited April 29, 2020 by HutchFan

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[soulpope]

Clouds but still no rain in Vienna .... :

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Still no rain but .... :

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[Д.Д.]

On 4/27/2020 at 6:16 PM, Rooster_Ties said:

John Adam’s conducting Germany’s ‘Ensemble Modern’ (Ives 4) is my go-to recording, fwiw.

It’s an expanded orchestra-size group, and not the typically smaller chamber-size Ensemble Modern config (but the EM is at its core).

A bit tricky to find on CD (I ordered  mine directly from the EM website 15+ years ago), but there are download options available - though be careful, I understand some download sites only have like 15-seconds(!) of the second movement (and the free streaming version on YouTube is the same).

The CD version (which I have) is just 30 minutes long - but was worth every single penny (imho).

https://www.discogs.com/Charles-Ives-Fourth-Symphony/release/8369773

On 4/27/2020 at 8:20 PM, Д.Д. said:

Yes, you're right, 2nd movement (Allegretto) is only 12 seconds long on Spotify! I sent a request to Ensemble Modern to make it at least 24 seconds.  

OK, I got an answer from EM, they will have the issue with streaming / downloads fixed. Moreover, the CD is available directly from their website: https://www.ensemble-modern.com/en/shop/cds/fourth-symphony/18#d-18

[Peter Friedman]

Schubert - Piano Sonata D.960

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[HutchFan]

More Stokowski:

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Now listening to Oistrakh's performance of Sibelius' Violin Concerto:

[soulpope]

In the early morning .... :