What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

Earlier today .... :

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

[T.D.]

On 12/24/2017 at 4:01 AM, soulpope said:

This motivated me to spin the only recorded Feinberg I own, the following 3-CD set of unknown provenance (aside from "Recorded 1959") on the obscure Monopole label:

 

[soulpope]

Stellar performances by Rudolf Firkusny ....

[soulpope]

Thereof Mendelssohn ....

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[Peter Friedman]

Op.33/3, Op.33/4, Op.33/5 & Op.33/6

[soulpope]

3 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Op.33/3, Op.33/4, Op.33/5 & Op.33/6

Simply superb ....

[Peter Friedman]

Piano Sonatas No.6, Op.10/2 and No.7. Op.10/3 and No.8, Op.13 "Pathetique"

[soulpope]

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[Peter Friedman]

[erwbol]

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 1:
Antonín Dvorák 
– Quartet for Strings No.1 in A major Op.2 B.8
– Andante appasionato for String Quartet in A minor
Karel Pribyl (violin), Bretislav Novotny (violin), Jan Sirc (cello), Lubomir Maly (viola) – Prague String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)

[soulpope]

4 hours ago, erwbol said:

Is this DSD .... ?

[alankin]

Now playing, CD 12:
Ludwig van Beethoven
– Symphony No.7 in A major Op.92
– Fidelio Op.72: Overture in E major
Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classical)

 
 

Edited December 28, 2017 by alankin

[erwbol]

3 hours ago, soulpope said:

Is this DSD .... ?

No. No HR Cutting statement either.

The EU CD was on sale in the Netherlands this November and December. I bought a copy, was impressed, gave it to my parents for Christmas, and ordered the SHM-CD for myself. Why? Because I hate the flimsy digipaks DG uses in Europe these days, and because the album was recorded in Japan. I want the CD to look the same as it did today in 30 years time. Booklets are the same except the interview is now in Japanese only. Same photos. Same mastering credits. I have no reason to suspect this sounds different given the great control Zimerman exercised over the recording and mastering process (see interview in booklet). The disc I gave to my parents will now be in heavy rotation for a while, so no way of comparing one against the other.

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, erwbol said:

No. No HR Cutting statement either.

The EU CD was on sale in the Netherlands this November and December. I bought a copy, was impressed, gave it to my parents for Christmas, and ordered the SHM-CD for myself. Why? Because I hate the flimsy digipaks DG uses in Europe these days, and because the album was recorded in Japan. I want the CD to look the same as it did today in 30 years time. Booklets are the same except the interview is now in Japanese only. Same photos. Same mastering credits. I have no reason to suspect this sounds different given the great control Zimerman exercised over the recording and mastering process (see interview in booklet). The disc I gave to my parents will now be in heavy rotation for a while, so no way of comparing one against the other.

Thnx .... agree about the dislike of Digipack releases ....but ultimately it is about the music and I eel really tempted to give it a try .....

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven Piano Sonata No.12, Op.26

Dvorak Piano Trio No.4, Op.90 "Dumky"

[T.D.]

The Busoni transcriptions.

[soulpope]

Unquestionably one of my recordings of the year 2017 (actually released end of 2016) - premiere recording of three Piano Trios by ingenious Austrian musician/composer Werner Pirchner (1949 - 2001) .... and the Eggner Trio really nailed it ....

[soulpope]

Thereof Mahler 5 ....