What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 20:
Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Quartet for Strings No.3 in D major Op.18/3
– Quartet for Strings No.4 in C minor Op.18/4
Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello) – Quartetto Italiano (Philips / Decca Music)

   
 

Edited February 22, 2017 by alankin

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, alankin said:

Now playing, CD 20:
Ludwig van Beethoven 
– Quartet for Strings No.3 in D major Op.18/3
– Quartet for Strings No.4 in C minor Op.18/4
Paolo Borciani (violin), Elisa Pegreffi (violin), Piero Farulli (viola), Franco Rossi (cello) – Quartetto Italiano (Philips / Decca Music)

   
 

Excellent ....

[alankin]

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.15 in A major Op.141
— London Philharmonic Orchestra – Bernard Haitink (London Records / Decca Records)

 

[alankin]

Now playing, CD  17:
Frédéric Chopin – Concerto for Piano No.2 in F minor B.43 Op.21
Camille Saint-Saëns – Concerto for Piano No.4 in C minor Op.44
— Alexander Brailowsky (piano) – Boston Symphony Orchestra – Charles Munch (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classics)

   
 

[mikeweil]

As good as I expected it to be - he finds something new to say in every piece. The BWV 1056 comes almost lightfooted, elegant, galant style, other performers tend to emphasize the powerful side of this work. Recommended.

Edited February 23, 2017 by mikeweil

[mikeweil]

Playing the Jean Rondeau disc repeatedly since it arrived yesterday - excellent, hghly recommended. It will be hard for me to listen to any other recording of these concertos from now on.

[HutchFan]

Chopin: Preludes / Dmitri Alexeev (EMI)

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 13:
César Franck – Symphony in D minor
— San Francisco Symphony Orchestra – Pierre Monteux (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classical)

 

Sounds pretty good for a 1950 recording.

[bogdan101]

[soulpope]

22 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Playing the Jean Rondeau disc repeatedly since it arrived yesterday - excellent, hghly recommended. It will be hard for me to listen to any other recording of these concertos from now on.

Will give it a try  ....

[sonnyhill]

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[mikeweil]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 41:
John Williams – Spirit of the Guitar: Music of the Americas (CBS Records / Sony Classics)

Andrew York – Sunburst
Agustín Barrios Mangoré – Suite Andina: Aconquija, Una limosna por el amor de Dios "El ultimo canto"
Astor Piazzolla – Las estaciones porteñas (4): Verano porteño
Andrew York – 3 Delineations: Lullaby
Manuel Ponce – Scherzino mexicano
Antonio Lauro – 4 Valses venezolanos for Guitar: No.3 Natalia/Criolla, El niño, 6 Valses venezolanos for Guitar: No.4 Maria Luisa
Agustín Barrios Mangoré – Cueca
Leo Brouwer – Berceuse for Guitar, Danza característica
Charlie Byrd – 3 Blues for Classic Guitar
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Chôros No.1 for Guitar
Julio Sagreras – El Colibri
Jorge Gomez Crespo – Norteña

[Peter Friedman]

Podger - Haydn Violin Concertos No.1 & No.4

Casadesus - Piano Concerto for 3 Pianos K.242

[Balladeer]

Cristina Ortiz (p)  & Antonio Meneses (clo) -
Villa-Lobos: L´oeuvre pour violoncelle et piano (Intrada)

[StarThrower]

[papsrus]

Vivaldi, 6 Cello Sonatas

Peter Wispelwey, Florilegium Ensemble

Just arrived the other day, giving it a first listen. Quite nice. I have no other reference point for these, but the performances here seem sensitive and holistic, rather than showy and pyrotechnic. Gentle in nature rather than all "look at me go!" Nature of the beast, perhaps.

[papsrus]

JS Bach Sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord

Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba, Markus Hunninger, harpsichord

A beautiful conversation, virtuosity spilling all over the place (maybe in contrast to the previous disc above) recorded in absolutely sparkling sound.  

[papsrus]

[mikeweil]

Carnival "Rosenmontag" made that I have a surprise day off and can throw some into the player - listening to excerpts from the following:

[soulpope]

55 minutes ago, mikeweil said:

Carnival "Rosenmontag" made that I have a surprise day off and can throw some into the player - listening to excerpts from the following:

Excellent ....

[mikeweil]

Yes - but it will be a rarity soon, I'm afraid: There are signs the label agOgique is out of business. Their website is down for weeks, and most retailers list the majority of the catalogue as no longer available ... 

p.s. just sent them a message through their facebook page. Will keep you updated.

Edited February 27, 2017 by mikeweil

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Yes - but it will be a rarity soon, I'm afraid: There are signs the label agOgique is out of business. Their website is down for weeks, and most retailers list the majority of the catalogue as no longer available ... 

p.s. just sent them a message through their facebook page. Will keep you updated.

Unfortunately this happened/-s with a number of (over?)ambitious record labels ....