What Classical Music Are You Listening To?

[soulpope]

Recorded @ Snapes Maltings Concert Hall Saxmuntham in December 2001 ..... superb playing and sound .... 

[Peter Friedman]

String Quartet No.3   and  No.4

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Brahms and Gilels: A heavenly pairing.

 

[mjzee]

Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 40.

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven - String Quartet Op.131 - Quartetto Italiano

[mikeweil]

[HutchFan]

A disc that's very deserving of its classic status.

 

[Ron S]

Sibelius, Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5

Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Chandos)

[ejp626]

Am back from day 1 of the Toronto Bach Festival where they did mostly Bach (and snuck in a Vivaldi piece), including Brandenburg Concerto #3.  Great performances in a fairly intimate space.

Tomorrow there is a noontime all-organ performance at St. Andrew's.  And yes, Toccata and Fugue in D minor is on the program.  I'm not sure I've ever heard it live on a church organ before.  (It is played as part of Powell and Pressburger's A Canterbury Tale, which I just saw about a week ago, but I feel confident hearing it in person will be more inspiring...)

[soulpope]

7 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Brahms and Gilels : A heavenly pairing.

Indeed .... as is Emil Gilels with the Amadeus Quartet @ that time 😍 ....

[Rabshakeh]

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

Beethoven -  Violin Sonatas No.1 & No.2

[Referentzhunter]

[Referentzhunter]

On 5/24/2024 at 5:11 AM, HutchFan said:

Mozart: Violin Concertos / Arthur Grumiaux, Colin Davis, LSO (Philips)

Grumiaux never disappoints ! Nice set.

[Referentzhunter]

Definitely beats Kubelik's second.

[Peter Friedman]

[Peter Friedman]

[HutchFan]

Now listening to Mahler's Third Symphony performed by Rafael Kubelik & the Bavarian Radio SO, as heard in this set:

[soulpope]

2 hours ago, HutchFan said:

Now listening to Mahler's Third Symphony performed by Rafael Kubelik & the Bavarian Radio SO, as heard in this set:

Treasure trove ....

[soulpope]

Slavic heart and soul .... a chapter from "some musicians can interpret the composers of their motherland particularly well" ....

[soulpope]

23 hours ago, Referentzhunter said:

Definitely beats Kubelik's second.

Why do you think so .... ?

[Peter Friedman]

Danzi String Quartet Op.7/1   and   Hummel String Quartet Op.30/1

[Referentzhunter]

4 hours ago, soulpope said:

Why do you think so .... ?

Kubelik's second sounded liveless/dull to me, a little boring ...