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Johannes Brahms: Chamber Music (Complete) (Brilliant Classics) Disc 8 - Sonatas for Violin & Piano, Nos. 1 - 3 / György Pauk & Roger Vignoles

Brahms: Complete Variations for Solo Piano / Garrick Ohlsson (Hyperion) Disc 1: - Theme and variations for piano in D minor (after sextet for strings, Op. 18) - Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Handel, for piano, in B flat major, Op. 24 - Variations on an Original Theme in D major for piano, Op. 21/1 - Variations on a Hungarian song for piano in D major, Op. 21/2

O.K. I'm listening to it right now via YT. I know Klemperer's studio M2 with the Philharmonia, Schwarzkopf & Rössl-Majdan -- but I've never heard this live version before. You won't regret it!

Gerry Mulligan - Verve Jazz Masters 36 Solid compilation of recordings with the Concert Jazz Band.

Oh yes. I like that one too. Walter's DLvdE with Ferrier is the recording that most folks rave about, but I actually like the Hafliger/Miller version just as much. That said, Kubelik's live recording with Janet Baker and Waldemar Kmentt is my "desert-island" choice. For whatever reason, Klemperer's Mahler -- including the Wunderlich/Ludwig DLvdE that you mention -- has never really grabbed me. I like Klemps in other repertoire, but not so much in Mahler.

Enrico Pieranunzi - Untold Story (EGEA, rec. 1993) with Marc Johnson & Paul Motian

This is also my favorite M8 -- by a considerable margin. It's so much more subtle than other versions. You can hear continuity with the transparent textures that reappear in Das Lied von der Erde. I never heard the connection between these works so clearly until I heard Ozawa's recording. NP: Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4, etc. / Ormandy, Philadelphia O (Sony) IMO, the plush, luxuriant sound that Ormandy favors is a perfect match for this music.

Todd Rundgren - A Wizard, a True Star (Bearsville, 1973) Todd Rundgren's Utopia (Bearsville, 1974)

Mary Lou Williams - Nite Life (Chiaroscuro, 1971) Disc 1

Roland Hanna - 24 Preludes, Books 1 & 2 (Salvation/King) with George Mraz

Really enjoying listening to Bill Evans' music today:

Bill Evans - The Brilliant (Timeless)

The Bill Evans Trio - Since We Met (Fantasy, 1974) with Eddie Gomez & Marty Morell

The Complete Verve Johnny Hodges Small Group Sessions 1956-1961 (Mosaic) Disc 1

Mads Vinding Trio with Jean-Michel Pilc & Billy Hart - Open Minds (Storyville, 2011)

Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams - Mary's Idea (Decca/GRP)

James P. Johnson Richie Beirach

I'm going to pull that out next. Thanks for the reminder.

Great record!!!

More Ellington from 1958:

Duke Ellington - The Private Collection, Volume Six: Dance Dates, California 1958 (Atlantic/Saja) Tremendous live recordings from the stockpile. What do you think of this one, Balladeer?

Enrico Pieranunzi - Perugia Suite (EGEA) Full of vitality and beauty.