What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[mikeweil]

Did a long listening sessions with headphones this afternoon, all excellent music, fine performances. Expecially the first two Corrette discs are superb, beautiful music, perfectly played.

Edited May 2, 2020 by mikeweil

[Referentzhunter]

Song of the High Hills * Paris * Songs *Sea Drift * In a Summer Garden

[soulpope]

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[soulpope]

[Referentzhunter]

Préludes , Books 1 & 2

Edited May 2, 2020 by Referentzhunter

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Disc 8 - Dvořák: Sym. No. 9 "From the New World"; Smetana: The Moldau and "The Bartered Bride" Overture

 

EDIT: Just read this quote about Stokowski by author & composer Eric Salzman: "There used to be an old idea about Music as Magic. Not just the 'weave-a-spell' bit but a really serious notion that a great musician could transform mere sounds into something more than the sum of their parts -- an illusion of tangibility, so to speak, a kind of shared revelation and no questions asked. Now there's only one of those wizards left and his name is Leopold Stokowski..."

 

Disagree with Salzman about Stoki being the last musical wizard. But otherwise... RIGHT ON!!!

Edited May 2, 2020 by HutchFan

[Referentzhunter]

Images ( 1'st & 2'nd Series Pour le Piano) * Estampes

[Peter Friedman]

Dvorak - Piano Quintet Op.81

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven - Op.18/2

Elgar - Cello Concerto Op.85

[Chuck Nessa]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Disc 8 - Dvořák: Sym. No. 9 "From the New World"; Smetana: The Moldau and "The Bartered Bride" Overture

 

EDIT: Just read this quote about Stokowski by author & composer Eric Salzman: "There used to be an old idea about Music as Magic. Not just the 'weave-a-spell' bit but a really serious notion that a great musician could transform mere sounds into something more than the sum of their parts -- an illusion of tangibility, so to speak, a kind of shared revelation and no questions asked. Now there's only one of those wizards left and his name is Leopold Stokowski..."

 

Disagree with Salzman about Stoki being the last musical wizard. But otherwise... RIGHT ON!!!

Had the Dvorak on lp - it came with a 2nd lp with a recording of the symphony from 78s. I listened to the Mahler 2 from this box today and was irritated.

[HutchFan]

2 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

Had the Dvorak on lp - it came with a 2nd lp with a recording of the symphony from 78s. I listened to the Mahler 2 from this box today and was irritated.

I think Stoki's "Resurrection" is O.K. -- but I prefer recordings by Walter, Bernstein, and Scherchen.

What was it about Stokowski's performance that bugged you, Chuck?

Edited May 3, 2020 by HutchFan

[Chuck Nessa]

Klemperer is my benchmark for the 2nd.

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, HutchFan said:

I think Stoki's "Resurrection" is O.K. -- but I prefer recordings by Walter, Bernstein, and Scherchen ....

For me Kubelik both studio and live, Abbado/CSO, Gielen/SWR .... a lot of great choices available ....

[soulpope]

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[Marzz]

On 4/28/2020 at 0:57 AM, soulpope said:

 What a fine Edition (the Schubert/Goerne) this was (is)! Edit - I meant to 'multi quote' the excellent Sehnsucht disc you posted as well.

 

 

NP: Braga Santos - String Quartets/Sextet (Toccata Classics)

 

Edited May 3, 2020 by Marzz

[soulpope]

59 minutes ago, Marzz said:

 What a fine Edition (the Schubert/Goerne) this was (is)! Edit - I meant to 'multi quote' the excellent Sehnsucht disc you posted as well.

Yep .... and "Sehnsucht" probably the crown jewel of this series .....

[Marzz]

Couple of cds from the following Cécile Ousset box

CD1 French music - Debussy, etc

CD7 Beethoven - Diabelli variations

[Peter Friedman]

Piano Concerto No.1, OP.11

[mikeweil]

[Peter Friedman]

Spohr - Violin Concerto No.11

Beethoven - Symphony No.5

[HutchFan]

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 "Pathétique" - with the LSO