What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, Peter Friedman said:

Spot on Haydn ....

[Referentzhunter]

On 18-8-2019 at 10:09 PM, Peter Friedman said:

Excellent. I have a Japanese set on CD.

Excellent indeed.

 

Np cd 2

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yesterday's play

[Referentzhunter]

1951-1952 & 1956 cycle, mono

Np Sonatas Nos. 1,2,8 (Pathetique),13, 27

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[JSngry]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Rachmaninoff: Trio No. 2 in D minor, "Elegiaque" / David Oistakh, Lev Oborin, Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (Melodiya, Westminster Gold/ABC)

Deep, deep, dark melancholy... so Russian and so beautiful.

Edited August 22, 2019 by HutchFan

[HutchFan]

On 8/18/2019 at 10:44 AM, Peter Friedman said:

Schubert - Moments musicaux D.780  and  Piano Sonata D.845

 

I'm also listening to Brendel's recording of Schubert's "Moments musicaux," as heard on this LP:

Thanks for prompting me to pull this wonderful record off my shelf! 🙂

Edited August 22, 2019 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Rachmaninoff: Trio No. 2 in D minor, "Elegiaque" / David Oistakh, Lev Oborin, Sviatoslav Knushevitsky (Melodiya, Westminster Gold/ABC)

Deep, deep, dark melancholy... so Russian and so beautiful.

👍👍👍!!!

[Referentzhunter]

Sonatas Nos. 3,4,5&6

 

The spontaneity and fluidity are present in these recordings. I have to compare them more against his second cycle but at the moment i am leaning towards this one. Great stuff. 

Edited August 22, 2019 by Referentzhunter

[JSngry]

Took a few listens for the Sessions to come together for me, but it got there. The McPhee seems to reveal itself immediately, no idea what the long-range implications of that are.

Cool cover, too.

[Referentzhunter]

Sonatas Nos. 7,20,9 & 30

[Referentzhunter]

9 hours ago, HutchFan said:

 

I'm also listening to Brendel's recording of Schubert's "Moments musicaux," as heard on this LP:

Thanks for prompting me to pull this wonderful record off my shelf! 🙂

, Alfred Brendel.

I like Brendel's Schubert as far as i've heard. I believe he recorded some of Schubert's work two times.

[HutchFan]

1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said:

, Alfred Brendel.

I like Brendel's Schubert as far as i've heard. I believe he recorded some of Schubert's work two times.

Yep. I think Brendel is an outstanding Schubertian, and he did record Schubert multiple times.

My LP is from Brendel's first set of Schubert recordings for Philips (recorded in analog).  The Schubert set that Peter Friedman posted is Brendel's second for Philips (recorded digitally).

 

 

I'm now listening to Rudolf Serkin's wonderful Beethoven set:

Disc 6
- Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
- Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
- Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
- Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux"

 

Edited August 22, 2019 by HutchFan

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[Peter Friedman]

Symphonies Nos. 9, 10, & 11

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Sonatas Nos. 14 (Mondschein Sonata) & 10

[Chuck Nessa]

Recently discovered my favorite Ives Sonata #1 was reissued here:

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7 Sonatas Scarlatti

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[soulpope]

1 hour ago, Referentzhunter said:

7 Sonatas Scarlatti

Masterful performances by the late Emil Gilels ....

Edited August 22, 2019 by soulpope

[soulpope]

Earlier .... :

[T.D.]

5 hours ago, HutchFan said:

 

I'm now listening to Rudolf Serkin's wonderful Beethoven set:

Disc 6
- Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
- Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
- Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
- Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les adieux"

 

Just recently picked up this set on recommendation; would not otherwise have considered it due to incomplete Sonatas.

I agree that it's wonderful!

12 minutes ago, soulpope said:

Earlier .... :

Yowzah, Festetics on Harmonia Mundi's super-budget label! Will have to check Stateside availability...

[mikeweil]

Early "Clavier"-Concertos from a Munuscript now preserved in a Slovenian library. Great notes by an expert from Austria: The Austrain composers developped their concertos independentzly from German traditions, had no idea of the Bach family or Haendel concertos.

[T.D.]

  

After a month of mostly Beethoven, in the mood for some weirdness.

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