HutchFan

I'm enjoying Ben's playing at this very moment. Sometimes, Life is good.

A miraculous voice of another kind.

What a miraculous voice Netania Davrath had!

I agree. Among the pre-HIP, "old school" conductors, my favorite for Mozart is Josef Krips.

Ordered these today: Here in the U.S., Handley's Vaughan Williams cycle appears to be out-of-print. But I was able to buy all five of these CDs through one U.K.-based vendor on discogs -- and the price was right.

Yes, exactly. Good description. Between Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem and Vaughan Williams' Sea Symphony, I've been on a choral kick lately. Until recently, I never thought of this symphony as one of Vaughan Williams' best. Now I do. Handley's recording has completely won me over.

Both of those stories are great! Any more?

Chico Hamilton - Passin' Thru / Man from Two Worlds (Impulse) Various Artists - Boogie Woogie, Vol. 1: The Pianists (Jasmine)

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The Nocturnes

I'd bet you a dollar it's the same Web development company that's built both sites.

Thanks, kh. I can see the info on my mobile phone. Whoever designed the site needs to do a better job of testing with different Web browsers! Apparently, IE and Chrome users aren't welcome.

Can someone please share the entire Big Ears daily schedule? Or point to a location where I can see it. For some reason, I CAN'T see it on the Big Ears site. When I click on the Line Up and Schedule links, all I get is a screen prompting me to sign up for their newsletter -- which I've already done! It's frustrating as hell (says the old fart with technology challenges).

Brendel's Tempest and Waldstein from this set:

Great record!

I've got that one too. It's the third (and only other) EDR in my collection. I know it's a "classic" -- but it's never grabbed me like HvK or Solti. . . .Maybe I'll give it another listen tomorrow.

Richie Beirach - Common Heart (Owl, 1988) Solo piano.

Earlier this morning, I listened to another Ein Deutsches Requiem that's in my collection: Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem / Solti, Chicago SO & Chorus, Te Kanawa, Weikl (Decca) Another outstanding performance, IMO.

I'd like to hear that. Sounds fascinating. I have most of Fischer's LPs, but not that one. I would love for Mosaic to produce a set that rounds up Fischer's Revelation recordings. They deserve wider exposure, IMO. . . From a commercial point of view, I suppose such a set wouldn't be viable for Mosaic. But I'd buy it in a heartbeat.

So Karajan doesn't do anything for you -- in any repertoire? No right or wrong here. I'm just wondering about your take.

Johannes Brahms - Ein Deutsches Requiem - Herbert von Karajan, Berlin PO, Weiner Singverein, Gundula Janowitz, Eberhard Wächter (DGG) Here's my take on Karajan: He could be very hit-or-miss, depending on the repertoire. Karajan's Sibelius and his Bruckner are legendary, but I've never really grooved to them. And HvK's Mahler gives me the willies! To my ears, they're a complete mismatch of composer and conductor. And yet . . . Karajan's Brahms is AMAZING. It almost always wins me over. . . . His Brahms is like his Beethoven. It just sounds right. Or at least it does to me.