What are you listening to? (VOL VI)

Ken Andrews

Hildegard Von Bingen - Voice of the Blood

Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music

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Originally posted by fasterbyelan:

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Symphonies 2 & 3

What do you think Redkev ?

Karl

This is my first listen to Schumann's Symphonies and I have to say I am really enjoying them. I can't compere them to other recordings but I think these are excellent. Are there any other recordings that are worth exploring?

Live with them for a while then -



Quite a bit different to the set you have. No doubt those more experianced can suggest other cycles/symphonies.

Regards,

Karl

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:
Claude,

The only Pires/Dumay disc I have is the Brahms violin sonatas which seems to be a more recent recording:



Regards,

Haim

Not sure if it's newer, but it certainly looks promising. Do you like it Haim?

Claude

Claude,

I was wrong. The Brahms recording is ten years older, 1992 versus 2002. I should have been able to tell since Mr. Dumay seems to have more hair on the Brahms cocver..

Anyway, it is a much smaller body of work, only three sonatas on one disc. I like very much the delicate playing and the close synergy between Dumay and Pires:

http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classi...-Nr-1-3/hnum/6525459

I am also considering the Brahms Piano Trios disc played with the two (and Jiang Wang) but I will first compare them to the Guaneri trio disc which Doug posted lately.

Perhaps Doug will be able to enlighten us on the topic.

Regards,

Haim

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Originally posted by fasterbyelan:

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:

Now that is a good recording....hope you enjoyed it

Karl

Karl,

I went with the original recording of 1990 which is without Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2. That piece was added to the 2002 reissue.

I was so taken by the outstanding performance of Gaspard de la nuit that I played it three times in a row last night and still did not have a chance to hear the Prokofiev part.

Haim

Not very Christmassy, but may interest Prog fans...



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Merry Christmas everyone

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Good Morning Debs,

If you are a Shostakovich Quartets enthusiast, I would recommend the Fitzwilliam set on Decca. It is available on CD but if you listen to vinyl well worth trying to locate a copy. Apart from the excellent playing, the recording quality is superb.

Karl

Hi Karl,

thanks for that, i will investigate!

I'm thinking ~ the Borodin Quartet are rather brilliant imho, could there really be something even better?

Debs

I have not heard the Borodin’s so cannot say although I’m aware that those in the know speak highly of their interpretation.

I’ve recently bought one of the Hyperion discs of the quartets played by the St Petersburg String Quartet (No 5, 7 and 9 ) and have really enjoyed this. Well worth investigating particularly as Hyperion often have the discs on special offer (Hyperion Current Offers )

Karl

Thanks for the links, Karl.

Presently i only have one Hyperion cd of the St.Petersburg String Quartet...
no.1, Piano Quintet (with Igor Uryash), and Piano Trio no.2
and which imho is highly recommendable too, so i wouldn't mind collecting more of these.

Also, this turned up in the post today...



My first listen to Kyrill Rodin (cello) but as i rush around getting ready to go out to work : (

Debs

Thanks for your reply.

If you are into Shostakovish then I’m sure your familiar with his two piano concertos’s, both wonderful stuff and responsible for get me into his works in a large way many years ago. The Hamelin/Hyperion disc is well worth obtaining (the coupling is excellent as well) as is the Alexeev/Classics for Pleasure CD (I have the original LP).

The following disc is also worth obtaining, particularly if you enjoy the piano. It was a Gramophone magazine award winner in it day -



- I do like Alkan and it is worth having the disc just for his 25 Preludes.

Regards and Happy Christmas,

Karl

Chicago II

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Last time I'll peddle this one: the best collection of carols I've heard bar none. It's a great marriage of folklore (bells, organ etc) and serious music making - no camp in sight.

Cheers,
EJ

Wonderful recording, wish I had it with me today.

Merry Christmas to you all ... Oliver

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Originally posted by Florestan:

Another good one, if I don't have it, must get it for next year.

I think I will have the opening track Time (The Revelator) played at my funeral - it really is beautiful

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:

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Originally posted by fasterbyelan:

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Originally posted by Haim Ronen:

Now that is a good recording....hope you enjoyed it

Karl

Karl,

I went with the original recording of 1990 which is without Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 2. That piece was added to the 2002 reissue.

I was so taken by the outstanding performance of Gaspard de la nuit that I played it three times in a row last night and still did not have a chance to hear the Prokofiev part.

Haim

Thought you would like it!


Don't hold back on the Prokofiev. The three War Sonata's, No. 6, 7 and 8 are essential listening I think and Pogorelich is as good as any in the 6th - such energy!

Pollini's 7th is self recommending and my favourite of the three -

Karl

The Waifs

Haim,
The Guarneri Trio Prague Brahms disc is a Vol. 2. I haven't seen a Vol. 1, so I presume this will be coming in the future with the B major and c minor piano trios. The Vol. 2 disc has the C major as well as a posthumous trio in A major which I was unfamiliar with.

Depends how deep your passion for Brahms is? If you do not have any of the Piano Trios, I'd strongly suggest starting with the Pires, Dumay, Wang on Deutsche Grammophon. A very nice place to start and a must have disc as far as I can say. The B major trio is the way into these trios. Very dense and complicated music (especially rhythmically)

Of course, if you like it then, being the minor key person I am you know I'll recommend you continue with the c minor and then the Piano Quartets....

Regards,
Doug

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Originally posted by Florestan:

Another good one, if I don't have it, must get it for next year.

MilesSmiles,
Just a heads up that most of the Bach Oratorios, Passions etc can now be had as part of box sets for a nice price. The Suzuki Christmas Oratorio can be found in the BIS Sacred Masterworks of 10 CD's for the price of 3. Similar situation for all the big name conductors like Harnoncourt, Rilling, Gardiner, Richter, Jacobs, Herreweghe etc.

Cheers,
Doug

The village green preservation society by the Kinks

SJB

The Weepies

happy feet music

Piano Sonata D960.

Thanks for the Brahms advice, Doug. I enjoy so much the Guaneri playing the Beethoven's piano trios that I am tempted to get another of their recordings.

Haim

On CD:-



Disc 1

Rosanne Cash "10 Song Demo"

gorgeous voice, very simple production, I believe this was recommended by "bdnyc" - spot on, excellent it is.