What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

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[Peter Friedman]

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Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, conductor: Myung-Whun Chung

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Earlier today .... :

[A Lark Ascending]

Just the Dvorak

A recent BBC Music Magazine disc. They usually trawl the BBC archives for standard repertoire for these discs but every now and then they pull out something like this. Commissions from over the years by Weir, McCabe, Arnold, Harvey and Colin Matthews; and lesser known names like Matthew Kelley, David Sawer, Tammas Slater. More please.  

[Balladeer]

Marta Deyanova - Skriabin: Mazurkas (Nimbus)

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Franz Schubert 
– Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D.485 — Columbia Symphony Orchestra
– Symphony No.7 (8) in B minor D.759 "Unfinished" — New York Philharmonic

Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Overture "Leonore III" Op.72a — New York Philharmonic

Bruno Walter (Sony Classical)

 

Edited October 22, 2016 by alankin

[alankin]

Gustav Holst – The Planets Op.32 H.125
Camille Saint-Saëns – Symphony No.3 in C minor Op.78 "Organ" — Anita Priest (organ) 
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra – Zubin Mehta (Decca Records)

    
 

[alankin]

Now playing CD 34:
Dmitri Shostakovich – Trio for Piano and Strings No.2 in E minor Op.67
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor Op.50
Peter Kiesewetter – Tango Pathétique
— Martha Argerich (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Mischa Maisky (cello) (Deutsche Grammophon)

   
 

Edited October 22, 2016 by alankin

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6 hours ago, alankin said:

Franz Schubert 
– Symphony No.5 in B-flat major D.485 — Columbia Symphony Orchestra
– Symphony No.7 (8) in B minor D.759 "Unfinished" — New York Philharmonic

Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Overture "Leonore III" Op.72a — New York Philharmonic

Bruno Walter (Sony Classical)

 

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[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven Cello Sonata Op.5, No.2 and Op.69

[A Lark Ascending]

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[Peter Friedman]

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3 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Marvellous ....

[Peter Friedman]

Spohr - String Quartet  No.34, Op.152

Anton Rubinstein - Piano Concerto No.4, Op.70

[alankin]

Now playing: CD 6 (1949, 1952, mono)
Franz Schubert – Quartet for Strings No.13 in A minor D.804 Op.29/1 "Rosamunde"
– Quartet for Strings No.8 in B flat major D.112 Op.168
– Quartet for Strings No.12 in C minor D.703/Op. posth "Quartettsatz"
— Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello) – Quartetto Italiano (Decca Music)

   
 

Edited October 24, 2016 by alankin

[Peter Friedman]

Piano Trio No.1, Op.1

[Chuck Nessa]

To my surprise this Japanese reissue also contains the Khachaturian piano concerto with Lorin Hollander.

[soulpope]

Fantastic playing by the Smetanas .... as usual ....

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7 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

To my surprise this Japanese reissue also contains the Khachaturian piano concerto with Lorin Hollander.

As Hollander`s rather few recordings seem to be rare/sought after I`m wondering whether a quality company will treat us with a quality reissue .... ever ....

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[A Lark Ascending]

The Nightingale - the full opera version rather than the more frequently played (and equally wonderful) Song of the Nightingale derived from it. 

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