What are you listening to right now?

[Amalie]

Originally posted by Peter:
Not sure I do have a recommendation Amalie, except avoid Karajan - lamest Rex tremendae I've ever heard! I have Carlo Giulini and the Philharmonia which I like. Of course there are different versions as well - Levin and Mauder (who rewrites Sussmayer's beautiful completion of the Lacrymosa) - stick with Sussmayer in my view!

Many thanks Peter!

[Amalie]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
I'm a passionated second-hand store user. I love that old stuff! Sometimes, also classical CD's are to found there. Amazing, what the people just give away!
Today's piece is a CD named "Piano Sonatas" I do listen first time now.

Schubert: P.S. D 958
Mozart P.S. K 570
Schumann P.S. Op.22

For the first ear, all are very nice – a good investment for about 1$

That sounds ecxellent Pastorali!

From time to time our local library sells off some of the classical CD's for about £2.00 each. My son bought an excellent one of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor", he knows I love that one, coupled with the Choral Fantasia. Sung By the Monteverdi Choir and the Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique.
with Robert Levin playing an 1812 painoforte. My only reservation about the recording is that the orchestra dominates the pianoforte. On the whole I very much enjoy it.
Levin said himself that the pianoforte 'speaks' and the 'steinway' sings, and I would agree with that accurate description.


Right now we are listening to 'Castor et Pollux' by, RAMEAU. The singing is wonderful.


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[Amalie]

Franz Liszt, Symphonic tone poem. HAMLET.

Very mysterious and eerie, brilliantly depicting Hamlet's moods and turmoil and Shakespeare's classic plot to the full.

That's my view anyway.

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[Gurn Blanston]

As another lovely Sunday rises, it is to the beat of the wondrous 9th, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner! Splendid way to end a long week


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Gurn
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[Pastorali]

Originally posted by Gurn Blanston:
As another lovely Sunday rises, it is to the beat of the wondrous 9th, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner! Splendid way to end a long week

Gurn, you can call me unimaginative – I'm still keeping on Hüttenbrenner's Requiem. It's just too beautiful

But also surrounding Mozart. Piano Concerto #20 is my favorite of these recently bought ones. Very tasty, great music. Also Sonata K 570!

Maybe first rays of one who could be a new Mozartist...

Wish, the new week will continue your splendid sunday!



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[Ahmad]

With Mozart, Piano concerto no.14 k 449,
Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Conductor:Bohdan Warchal,Piano: Marian Lapsansky.

[v russo]

Haydn's Op.76 Quartets. Excellent! The blue print for Beethovens late quartets in many ways!! I hear Haydn in 'B' more than any other composer...

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[Gurn Blanston]

Originally posted by Pastorali:
Gurn, you can call me unimaginative – I'm still keeping on Hüttenbrenner's Requiem. It's just too beautiful

But also surrounding Mozart. Piano Concerto #20 is my favorite of these recently bought ones. Very tasty, great music. Also Sonata K 570!

Maybe first rays of one who could be a new Mozartist...

Wish, the new week will continue your splendid sunday!

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Pastorali,
Well, you have assembled an impressive array of good listening, I love the d minor concerto as B did, and also that sonata. I like the concerted writing that M uses, he really didn't do that too much in sonatas, I guess just to show he could. Now, if you want to really round out some great listening, I suggest you look at v russo's post and try those quartets. The one (#2) also in d minor, called "Quintens" or "Fifths" is a marvelous little piece, it joins that concerto on the list of great works that make d minor one of my favorite keys, of course the list is begun with the great 9th, so we have come full circle. Have a great week all.


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Gurn
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[Sorrano]

Handel's Coronation Anthem (?) to King George II. Incidently, today is the anniversary of the indoor premiere of the Water Music.

[Pastorali]

The CD collection of my father fulfilled my expectations.

Mozart: Coronation Mass
Haydn: Missa In Tempore Belli (both James Levin)
Mozart: Requiem KV 341, John Eliot Gardiner
Haydn: Organ Masses, Harrer, Chorus Viennensis
Brahms: A German Requiem, Sir Colin Davis
Schubert: German Mass D. 872

Actually enyoing Mozart's Coronation Mass,...no doubt about my dad's taste.

[spaceray]

Beethoven String Quintet.Opus 29.Is there only one Quintet?

[Pastorali]

Originally posted by spaceray:
Beethoven String Quintet.Opus 29.Is there only one Quintet?

There is WoO 62 – an unfinished one.

I'm listening to the newest mp3's – I love my Mac, but the speakers...

[Pastorali]

My breakfast today:

Joseph Haydn:

Missa in honorem
Beatissimae Virginis Mariae

[Ahmad]

With Beethoven..
Piano Sonata no.3 op.2-3 By Alfred Brendel..

The 2nd movement is amzaing as it's always with Beethoven's adagios and andantinos..
The 3rd have an elegant counterpoint that makes it very special..

[Gurn Blanston]

Well, since you ask, the splendid symphony in F #8 Op 93 by that great Bonnite himself, LvB.


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Gurn
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