What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[T.D.]

6 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

First had the Wagner on a 2 lp issue from Unicorn and now on a Chandos cd with an earlier cover. Fine recording.

You recommended this disc to me not long ago. I like what I've heard of Goodall's Ring but am not currently up for purchasing any opera boxes, let alone a whole cycle.

[soulpope]

Early Sunday morning .... :

More from this recording .... heartfelt music indeed ....

[soulpope]

Also parts from this one .... :

[Referentzhunter]

2 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Also parts from this one .... :

Gieseking !

[soulpope]

NP .... :

[soulpope]

[soulpope]

Thereof the "Unfinished" ....

[Referentzhunter]

Mozart -Sonatas for piano and violin (Lily Kraus, Szymon Goldberg )14,28,33 & K,475

[Peter Friedman]

Haydn - Op.42 & Op.103

Volkmann -  Op.5

[Referentzhunter]

Ravel part

[erwbol]

[Peter Friedman]

[Chuck Nessa]

copied from the vinyl topic:

Now listening to my favorite Mahler 5. It is a shame this hasn't made the transition to digital.

I got to know the sessions intimately while preparing the lp masters for the HNH issue. The tapes 'felt' compressed to me and we complained to the Stockholm Philharmonic ( the source of the tapes ) and they said they did that because the hall was built over some rail tracks and 'rumble' intruded at some points. We requested unadulterated tapes and proceeded to make a more honest representation of the music.

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[Referentzhunter]

Any recommendations for John Cage's music ? 

 

 

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going for thisone...

[Д.Д.]

Great stuff. 

3 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

Any recommendations for John Cage's music ? 

I am not too knowledgeable about Cage (and a lot of what I heard I did not like), but I really like this piano music cycle by Boris Berman on Naxos. 

I had the complete piano music set by Schleiermacher (on MDG), and did not like it nearly as much as Bermans.   

 

Edited January 27, 2020 by Д.Д.

[Referentzhunter]

14 minutes ago, Д.Д. said:

Great stuff. 

I am not too knowledgeable about Cage (and a lot of what I heard I did not like), but I really like this piano music cycle by Boris Berman on Naxos. 

I had the complete piano music set by Schleiermacher (on MDG), and did not like it nearly as much as Bermans.   

 

Thank you for your recommendation, i will have a listen.

[Д.Д.]

Or just go for this cheap ( https://www.amazon.de/50-Jahre-Wergo-Musik-unserer/dp/B007LHGD10/ ) set on WERGO, a lot of goodies here:

 

[Peter Friedman]

Mozart - String Quintet K.515

Rode - Violin Concerto No.7, Op.9

[Daniel A]

12 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said:

copied from the vinyl topic:

Now listening to my favorite Mahler 5. It is a shame this hasn't made the transition to digital.

I got to know the sessions intimately while preparing the lp masters for the HNH issue. The tapes 'felt' compressed to me and we complained to the Stockholm Philharmonic ( the source of the tapes ) and they said they did that because the hall was built over some rail tracks and 'rumble' intruded at some points. We requested unadulterated tapes and proceeded to make a more honest representation of the music.

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Interesting! I didn't know of this recording and will try to seek it out. Apparently there was a Swedish pressing on a different imprint that might be easier to find over here, but I don't know how the pressing quality holds up. 

So, is any train noise audible on the non-compressed version? 

As it is, a subway station was opened right below the Konserthuset in 1952.

Edited January 27, 2020 by Daniel A

[Chuck Nessa]

50 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

Interesting! I didn't know of this recording and will try to seek it out. Apparently there was a Swedish pressing on a different imprint that might be easier to find over here, but I don't know how the pressing quality holds up. 

So, is any train noise audible on the non-compressed version? 

As it is, a subway station was opened right below the Konserthuset in 1952.

Yes,  the symphony issued it first - I think it had a blue cover. Our version was less compressed than theirs. We filtered out some low frequencies when the noise appeared.

[JSngry]

9 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

Any recommendations for John Cage's music ? 

 

 

These are absolutely essential, imo.

 

[soulpope]

6 hours ago, Д.Д. said:

Great stuff. 

Fully agreed ... I championed this one since the initial release on Symphonia in 2001 .... :

Btw superb recording sound ....

[Referentzhunter]

8 minutes ago, JSngry said:

These are absolutely essential, imo.

 

Maro Amejian's Sonatas and Interludes are on this set i ordered today. Going to have a look for your suggestion.

[soulpope]

Earlier .... :

Suske Quartett with Mozart (nearly) unbeatable ....