A Lark Ascending Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Chopin - The 4 Ballades Brahms - Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 9 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Heard a track from that recording on the radio this morning. I was driving, so I couldn't listen very carefully, but I enjoyed what I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Peter Friedman said: Chopin - The 4 Ballades Brahms - Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78 Both excellent .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 6, 2016 Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Mozart - Violin Sonatas K.296 & K.304 - Milstein / Pommers Beethoven - Piano Trio Op.1, No.1 - Heifetz / Piatigorsky / Lateiner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 (edited) Disc 7 of the first (an absolutely superb box set); 7th Book of Monteverdi (not sure if this is complete or just extracts to fill space after the 4th/5th). I'm relatively new to Ligeti - I think this record is the one I'm enjoying most so far. Symph 4. One that gets passed by too often - doesn't have the lyricism of the 2nd, 3rd or 5th. Even the similarly craggy 6th has a big tune. But it's worth getting to know - how far it was influenced by the instability of the 1930s is still debated, but it always creates an image of that time to me. Some superb desolate passages in the quieter music; even the jocular parts seem to be taking place through gritted teeth. Edited June 7, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 7, 2016 Report Share Posted June 7, 2016 Haydn - String Quartet Op.54/1 Tchaikovsky - String Sextet Op.70 "Souvenier de Florence" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Disc 5 + 6 - music from the 8th Book. I've had this set a few years (had a couple of the discs in their original issue) without really getting into it. ON this run through it's the 8th Book that makes the biggest impression - the instrumental accompaniment provides additional colour. The two things that draw me to Monterverdi are those wonderful melodic arabesques; and they way dance rhythms constantly infect the music.  Went down very well whilst cooking larks' tongues for lunch. Enigma Variations - whilst listening to Die Walkure last night this came to mind at one point. Traced it to the mysterious penultimate variation where, towards the end, there's an almost-climax that clearly owes its origins there. SQ 4 Edited June 8, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 (edited) Kazuhito Yamashita Plays J.S.Bach - CD 2/5 Â classical gtr Edited June 8, 2016 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Brahms - Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38 - Rubinstein / Piatigorsky Rimsky-Korsakov - Symphony No.1, Op.1Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Disc 3 of latter - Paris, Piano Concerto and several of the gorgeous tone poems. Perfect music for summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HutchFan Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 4 hours ago, Peter Friedman said: Brahms - Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38 - Rubinstein / Piatigorsky I've been eyeing that one for a while. I have some of those recordings on vinyl, but the whole kit and caboodle would be nice.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 No reason to hesitate, those are wonderful recordings! (In case you're not familiar with those Sony boxes and it matters to you: presentation is minimal, no booklet, just infos on the back of the cardboard sleeves.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 8, 2016 Report Share Posted June 8, 2016 Parry - Piano Quartet Mozart - Piano Concerto No.8, K.246 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 (edited) 6 hours ago, StarThrower said: Brilliant opera - wonderfully lean instrumental textures. I have this recording in it's original format (Collins, I think). Disc 7: The last part of Book 8. Edited June 9, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Piano Sonata D.894 - A wonderful performance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Friedman Posted June 9, 2016 Report Share Posted June 9, 2016 Mozart - Violin Sonatas K.305 & K.376 - Ferras / Barbizet Mozart - String Quintet K.516 - Heifetz/Baker/Primrose/Majewski/Piatigorsky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted June 10, 2016 Report Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) The Das Rhinegold/Die Walkure parts of the latter. Primarily aimed at the dead maestro market (recordings go right back to the '20s) but actually useful as you get extensive vocal selections for when you don't want to listen to the whole operas. A bit oddly balanced content-wise - just two short pieces from Das Rhinegold and Act III of Die Walkure, no Act II and virtually the whole of Act I. Back in the olden days new opera recordings were often accompanied by a single disc of selected highlights. Seems to have fallen out of fashion as there doesn't seem to be much like that for these operas. Maybe the price of recordings has fallen to such a level that it's no longer economically viable.   Edited June 10, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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