What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

[HutchFan]

5 hours ago, soulpope said:

This was one of the first classical CDs that I ever purchased -- in that exact "100 Masterpieces" version.  I bought it right after I got my first CD player. 

It's still one of my favorites.   

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

This was one of the first classical CDs that I ever purchased -- in that exact "100 Masterpieces" version.  I bought it right after I got my first CD player. 

It's still one of my favorites.   

!

[alankin]

Ernest Bloch — Pro Arte Quartet – Howard Karp (piano), Norman Paulu, Jay Kyung Kim (violins), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello) (Lauel Records)
– Quintet for Piano and Strings No.1 
– Quintet for Piano and Strings No.2
– Suite No.1 for Solo Cello — Parry Karp (cello) 

 

[Alexander Hawkins]

Been listening a lot to this recently. Just now: the final disc - various bits of Chopin. I *love* him playing Chopin...........

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[HutchFan]

Dmitri Shostakovich: Piano Music & Chamber Works / Various Artists (Decca)
Disc 3 - Piano Sonata No. 2; Three Fantastic Dances; Five Preludes, etc. / Vladimir Ashkenazy

 

 

 

3 hours ago, soulpope said:

Lazar Berman is such an under-appreciated pianist.  IMO, his Liszt is nonpareil. 

 

Edited January 18, 2018 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Lazar Berman is such an under-appreciated pianist.  IMO, his Liszt is nonpareil. 

Amen ....

[Peter Friedman]

Op.59/1 & Op.133

[soulpope]

[HutchFan]

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
as performed by Eugen Jochum and the London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
with Kiri Te Kanawa, Julia Hamari, Stuart Burrows & Robert Holl

as heard in this set:

 

I feel like one of my periodic "Beethoven benders" may be coming on.  

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

[Alexander Hawkins]

The DG recording of Kleiber doing Beethoven 5 is my favourite version of the work...this live one from Chicago is staggering too.

[alankin]

Rolf Liebermann – Concerto for Jazz Band and Symphony Orchestra
— Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra – Fritz Reiner  
Richard Strauss – Don Juan Op.20
— Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal / Sony Classical)

First stereo release on CD.

Edited January 19, 2018 by alankin

[HutchFan]

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 / Jochum, London SO

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

Richard Strauss "Ein Heldenleben/Also Sprach Zarathustra" Reiner + CSO (RCA)

Edited January 19, 2018 by soulpope

[HutchFan]

Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets / Belcea Quartet (Alpha)
Disc 1 - String Quartets No. 6, Op. 18/6 and No. 12, Op. 127

[soulpope]

6 hours ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

The DG recording of Kleiber doing Beethoven 5 is my favourite version of the work...this live one from Chicago is staggering too.

The Brahms 2 here ain't too shabby either ....

[Peter Friedman]

Lekeu - Violin Sonata

Chausson - Poeme pour violin et orchestre

[Peter Friedman]

[soulpope]

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