What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Alexander Hawkins said:

Have you seen this film? Includes, at the opening, some wonderful footage of him practising and discussing the Etudes...

👍!

[HutchFan]

One of my favorite versions of this symphony.

[Referentzhunter]

I have ordered this version and i can't wait to listen to it ! Reference !

[Referentzhunter]

Nocturnes

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

One of my favorite versions of this symphony.

Classic ....

[T.D.]

On 2/17/2019 at 0:55 PM, soulpope said:

Hi Stijn,

I`m partial to Suske Quartet`s view on Mozart .... these were recorded between 1974 -1978  and assembled here :

Concise no frill readings paired with prodigious playfulness.... highly recommended ....

Seeing these posts compelled me to spin discs 4-6 (the later quartets).

[HutchFan]

Now playing a recent acquisition:

Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 / Tintner, RSNO (Naxos)
This is the first recording I've heard by conductor Georg Tintner. I like his approach very much -- relatively transparent textures; less monumental, more "flowing."  And there's no shortage of atmosphere, despite of the lighter touch. ...It's easy to hear Wagner in Bruckner, but I think Tintner's way with the music makes Bruckner's connection to Beethoven more pronounced.

I remember when Tintner's Bruckner recordings on Naxos were first released and making a big splash. I read about them in Gramophone and the rest. It's odd that those days were 20 (!) years ago. And I'm just getting around to hearing them now. Better late than never, I guess.  

 

Edited February 19, 2019 by HutchFan

[Chuck Nessa]

1 hour ago, HutchFan said:

Now playing a recent acquisition:

Bruckner - Symphony No. 7 / Tintner, RSNO (Naxos)
This is the first recording I've heard by conductor Georg Tintner. I like his approach very much -- relatively transparent textures; less monumental, more "flowing."  And there's no shortage of atmosphere, despite of the lighter touch. ...It's easy to hear Wagner in Bruckner, but I think Tintner's way with the music makes Bruckner's connection to Beethoven more pronounced.

I remember when Tintner's Bruckner recordings on Naxos were first released and making a big splash. I read about them in Gramophone and the rest. It's odd that those days were 20 (!) years ago. And I'm just getting around to hearing them now. Better late than never, I guess.  

 

I got a bunch of 'em and enjoy the alternative editions, etc. Only kept Study Symphony, 00 and 1 through 4. He was for real.

Edited February 19, 2019 by Chuck Nessa

[HutchFan]

36 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said:

I got a bunch of 'em and enjoy the alternative editions, etc. Only kept Study Symphony, 00 and 1 through 4. He was for real.

There's always more music to discover. I like that.

 

Now I'm listening to two different versions of Vaughan Williams' Fourth Symphony back-to-back.

First up:

Paul Daniel with the Bournemouth SO (Naxos)

 

And now spinning on my 'table:

André Previn with the London SO (RCA)
LP engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson ("Oh yeah!") on Dynaflex vinyl ("Oh no!").

 

[HutchFan]

Elgar: Symphony No. 2 / Vernon Handley, London PO (CfP)

 

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, T.D. said:

Seeing these posts compelled me to spin discs 4-6 (the later quartets).

👍👍👍!!!

[Alexander Hawkins]

[soulpope]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Elgar: Symphony No. 2 / Vernon Handley, London PO (CfP)

 

👍Excellent👍 ....

[Referentzhunter]

Symphonies 3 +4

[Referentzhunter]

Symhonie 1

[soulpope]

23 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Symphonies 3 +4

Full bodied romanticism .... excellent performances ....

[Referentzhunter]

31 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Full bodied romanticism .... excellent performances ....

The last movement of the italien Symphony. Just wow. Gripping.

Edited February 19, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said:

The last movement of the italien Symphony. Just wow. Gripping.

Yep .... btw congrats on your first 100 posts - great having you here as part of the "family"👍 ....

[Referentzhunter]

45 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Yep .... btw congrats on your first 100 posts - great having you here as part of the "family"👍 ....

Aahahah, you are the one that made me realize that. Yess , i am a GROOVER. Fantastic !

[soulpope]

32 minutes ago, Referentzhunter said:

Aahahah, you are the one that made me realize that. Yess , i am a GROOVER. Fantastic !

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[Peter Friedman]

String Quartet Op.59/1 and Op.133 "Great Fugue"

[HutchFan]

Arnold Bax: The Symphonies / Vernon Handley, BBC Philharmonic (Chandos)
Disc 1 - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3

 

[Referentzhunter]

[EKE BBB]

Next on my stereo... Sublime music for the next few... years!

[Referentzhunter]

Cd 6 Nocturnes