What are you listening to right now?

[Joy]

For me it's Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Op 79 John O'Connor, piano. 1809. A beautiful piece showing Beethoven's more softer side.

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[beetlover]

I'm listening to Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings in C. Right now, it's the first movement. I really like it alot!

[Pastorali]

Schubert: 3rd and 8th symphony.

[King Stephen]

Originally posted by Joy:
For me it's Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 25 in G Op 79 John O'Connor, piano. 1809. A beautiful piece showing Beethoven's more softer side.

I have the complete Piano Sonatas of Lvb performed by John O'Conor and for my money they are one of the best sets available.
O'Conor's approach is warm and direct. His sense of the music from start to finish is a pleasure well worth listening to. I have other cd's of O'Conor performing Mozart and Schubert and I have yet to be disappointed.

[spaceray]

Handel's Harpsichord Suite's HWV 426- 433.

[Gurn Blanston]

Trio in a minor for Piano & Strings, Maurice Ravel - by "The Million Dollar Trio"



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Gurn
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[v russo]

Mahler's 7th (Bernstein, NY Philharmonic)

Bruckner's 8th (Eugene Jochum, classic recording from 1949)

TWO SEMINAL LATE ROMANTIC SYMPHONIES!


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[spaceray]

Gurn,
Million dollar trio ,that was Rubenstein,Piatagorsky and who played the violin?

[Amalie]

Thought I would take Ludwig out for a spin with:
Favourite piano sonatas, 'The Tempest' Opus 31.no.2
and Op.57, 'Appassionata'!

Pianist, Alfred Brendel



[This message has been edited by Amalie (edited January 21, 2004).]

[Amalie]

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.1 , with the Orchestra of The Age of Enlightenment,

Played on an 1802 Rosenberger pianoforte by, Robert Levin.

[beetlover]

Originally posted by Amalie:
Thought I would take Ludwig out for a spin with:
Favourite piano sonatas, 'The Tempest' Opus 31.no.2
and Op.57, 'Appassionata'!

Pianist, Alfred Brendel



[This message has been edited by Amalie (edited January 21, 2004).]

I have that CD! But I'm looking for some other CDs with the rest of Beethoven's piano sonatas.

[Tegan]

Beethoven's third and fifth piano concertos, performed by the pianist Rudolf Serkin and the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. In the CD's jacket, it has a quote from a contemporary of Beethoven who was not very impressed with Beethoven's playing, and said that his technique was faulty. Sour grapes, I think. Anybody who could actually play the piano concertos couldn't have had that big a problem with his technique.

[Gurn Blanston]

Originally posted by spaceray:
Gurn,
Million dollar trio ,that was Rubenstein,Piatagorsky and who played the violin?

That would be the lovely and talented Jascha Heifetz, showing that he was more than a concerto playing wizard, he could do intimate ensembles too!

But tonight, Mozart's Minuets, K 130a. Wish I could find my dancing shoes!



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Gurn
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That's my opinion, I may be wrong.
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[spaceray]

Mozart's sonata in E-Flat major for fortepiano and violin
K 360 .Love the Andante con moto.

[Ahmad]

Mozart's Pinao trio no.2..