What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

[mikeweil]

Beethoven day, all on period instruments (no covers to be found, rare CDs):

Pianoforte & Horn Sonata op.17 - Claude Maury & Guy Penson (Ricercar)

Pianoforte & Cello Sonatas op.5 - James Weaver & Kenneth Slowik (Smithsonian)

String Quartets op.18 - Smithsonian String Quartet (Smithsonian)

[mikeweil]

[Peter Friedman]

[Chuck Nessa]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Brahms: Piano Works / Peter Rösel (Edel Classics, 5 CDs)
Disc 5:  Paganini Variations in A minor, Op. 35; Fantasias for piano, Op. 116; and Rhapsodies for Piano, Op. 79

Exquisite.

IMO, Rösel's recordings of Brahms' solo piano work compare very favorably with any of the "big names" who have taken on this repertoire.  Lupu, Kempff, Ohlsson, Gould, Serkin, Freire, Angelich, Katchen, Grimaud, et al.

For this listener, Rösel's Brahms is a desert-island set.

 

[soulpope]

59 minutes ago, HutchFan said:

Brahms: Piano Works / Peter Rösel (Edel Classics, 5 CDs)
Disc 5:  Paganini Variations in A minor, Op. 35; Fantasias for piano, Op. 116; and Rhapsodies for Piano, Op. 79

Exquisite.

IMO, Rösel's recordings of Brahms' solo piano work compare very favorably with any of the "big names" who have taken on this repertoire.  Lupu, Kempff, Ohlsson, Gould, Serkin, Freire, Angelich, Katchen, Grimaud, et al.

For this listener, Rösel's Brahms is a desert-island set.

👍👍👍!!!

[HutchFan]

Géza Anda - Troubadour of the Piano (DG, 5 CDs)

Works by Robert Schumann: 
- Davidsbündlertänze, Op.6
- Kreisleriana, Op.16
- Fantasie in C, Op.17

 

[HutchFan]

More solo piano ...

Alexander Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 4, 7, 9 / Igor Zhukov (Angel/Melodiya LP)

Thrilling performances. 

Edited April 5, 2020 by HutchFan

[soulpope]

In the early morning .... :

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Also .... :

[soulpope]

Change of pace .... :

[Referentzhunter]

Variations on a Theme of Corelli & 9 Études-tableaux

still not convinced , ... will never be ...

Edited April 6, 2020 by Referentzhunter

[soulpope]

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[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven - String Quartet Op.59/3

Mozart - Symphony No.39, K.543

[mikeweil]

[Referentzhunter]

Kk 217 t/m 229

[HutchFan]

[John Tapscott]

Bought several classical CD's at a garage sale. Just now getting around to listening to them. 

[HutchFan]

More Lazar Berman:

Murray Hill licensed the recordings in this 4-LP set from Melodiya.

I'm listening to Berman's take on Rachmaninov (Six Moments Musicaux, Op. 16) and Scriabin (Fantasy, Op 28).

 

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

First listen to this new-to-me disc:

Sibelius is wonderful.