What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

Recorded @ Kingsway Hall London in November 1981 .... unspectacular but with depth ....

[Peter Friedman]

Op.18/5   and    Op.18/6

[HutchFan]

Maurice Ravel conducted by Jean Martinon with the Orchestre de Paris.

Over the last few years, Martinon has become one of my favorite conductors.  His approach to conducting has the (very French) transparency of Boulez but also the (well balanced) expressiveness of his teacher, Charles Munch.  Others might deliver more color, but there's something very appealing (to me, at least) about the astringency that Martinon brings to the table.  It's all a very potent combination, imo.  

 

[Peter Friedman]

Symphony No.4

[HutchFan]

Outstanding performances of Ives' songs.

 

[soulpope]

8 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Outstanding performances of Ives' songs.

Agreed ....

[mikeweil]

[soulpope]

As the Partitas were requiered this morning ....

[Peter Friedman]

[Referentzhunter]

Surprisingly fresh and non-clichéd Vivaldi disc i found at the thrift-store. 

[Peter Friedman]

[Ron S]

Nielsen, Miscellaneous orchestra music

Thomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Dacapo)

 

[mjzee]

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 54.

[Ron S]

Beethoven, Miscellaneous Overtures and Incidental Music

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra (Vox/Naxos)

 

[mikeweil]

This afternoon:

[mjzee]

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 55 (final).

[soulpope]

11 hours ago, Ron S said:

Nielsen, Miscellaneous orchestra music

Thomas Dausgaard, Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Dacapo)

Very good indeed ....

[HutchFan]

Disc 12 
Oistrakh performs:
- Édouard Lalo: Symphonie espagnole, Op. 23 / Jean Martinon, Philharmonia O
- Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 / Lovro von Matačić, LSO

 

Edited April 11, 2024 by HutchFan

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

17 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Disc 12 
Oistrakh performs:
- Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 / Lovro von Matačić, LSO 

A favourite here ....

[HutchFan]

1 minute ago, soulpope said:

A favourite here ....

Oh yes.  Here as well.   

 

[Ron S]

Nielsen, Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5

Leonard Bernstein, Royal Danish Orchestra (No. 3), New York Philhamonic (No. 5) (Sony)

 

[HutchFan]

Now playing:

Disc 4
Jean Martinon & the Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F. perform:
- Pierné: Cydalise et le Chèvre-pied - Ballet Suite No. 1 
- Pierné: Concertstück, Op.39 for Harp and Orchestra - with Lily Laskine (harp)
- Pierné: Divertissements sur un thème pastoral, Op.49
- Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani, FP93 - with Marie-Claire Alain (organ)

 

 

2 hours ago, Ron S said:

Nielsen, Symphonies Nos. 3 and 5

Leonard Bernstein, Royal Danish Orchestra (No. 3), New York Philhamonic (No. 5) (Sony)

 

Good stuff! 

 

[Ron S]

2 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Good stuff! 

Indeed!  Now playing some more good stuff:

Mahler, Symphony No. 1 / Songs of a Wayfarer

Rafael Kubelik, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone, Songs), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)

[soulpope]

9 minutes ago, Ron S said:

Mahler, Symphony No. 1 / Songs of a Wayfarer

Rafael Kubelik, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone, Songs), Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Deutsche Grammophon)

From one of the all-time Mahler cycles .... believe Kubelik started his Mahler recordings with Symphony 3 ....