What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

Christian Thielemann and the BRSO perform Bruckner 5 "live" @ Herkulessaal München on June 30th, 2023 .... I never warmed up to this conductor, but here he succeeds on all accounts .... one of the best recent Bruckner interpretations for sure ....

[soulpope]

Beloved recording ....

Edited January 6, 2024 by soulpope

[soulpope]

As the snow begins to fall ....

 

[soulpope]

Still in the mood for classical music .... 

 

[soulpope]

Stunningly beautiful ....

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

[Ron S]

Nielsen, String Quartets Nos. 1-4 / Andante Lamentoso for string quintet ("At the Bier of a Young Artist") / String Quintet

Kontra Quartet, Jan Johansson (double bass, Andante), Philipp Naegele (viola, Quintet) (BIS)

[HutchFan]

Ansermet Memorial Album: His Last Recordings (London, 1969)

with L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, performing:
- Magnard: Symphony No. 3, Op. 11
- Lalo: Scherzo for Orchestra

EDIT: This is an English pressing, and it was immediately obvious to me when I placed the stylus on the platter.  The AQ sounds like a DECCA release, rather than a LONDON -- since the latter were made in the U.S. and typically had much less transparency than their Euro Decca counterparts. . . In other words, this album sounds really good.

The music is powerful too. I need to dig more into Magnard's body of work.

 

Edited January 7, 2024 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

Eugen Jochum and Concertgebouw Orchestra perform Bruckner 7 "live" @ Hitomi Memorial Hall Tokyo on September 17th, 1986 .... Bruckner under the magnifying glass ...

[soulpope]

Up there with the best Bach Partitas on piano readings ....

 

[Referentzhunter]

Symphonies Nos. 6-10

[soulpope]

Before .... :

It seems really hard to hit the right spot with Haydn Piano Sonatas .... Alain Planes succeeds utterly ....

 

[Balladeer]

Adam Birnbaum - Preludes (Chelsea Music Festival Records)

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

[mjzee]

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 38.  Also includes:

 

On 1/4/2024 at 8:54 AM, HutchFan said:

Saint-Saëns: Complete Symphonies / Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de l'ORTF (Erato)
Disc 2 
- Symphony in F Major "Urbs Roma" 
- Symphony No. 3 in C Minor Op. 78 "Organ"

 

HutchFan, I notice you recently played a version by Martinon from the '70's.  This version with Moura Lympany is from 1951.

[soulpope]

Leif Segerstam and Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia perform Bruckner 8 "live" @ Palacio de la Opera de A Coruna on October 21st, 2016 .... excellent ....

[soulpope]

Likely my favourite Schubert String Quintet performance ....

[soulpope]

The Schuppanzigh Quartett outdid themselves here .... sensational peformance .... and recording quality ....

Edited January 8, 2024 by soulpope

[Peter Friedman]

Op.33/4   Op.33/5   Op.33/6

[mjzee]

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 28.

[Peter Friedman]

[mjzee]

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 13.