Likes: Schutz, Christmas story.
Wait, isn't Easter coming up? Shucks, late for the party again.
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Schutz, Christmas story.
Wait, isn't Easter coming up? Shucks, late for the party again.
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Symphony No.5 from this set.
Bruce,Originally Posted by Bruce
I have Wyn Morris' M10 on vinyl. I recall prefering Rattle's BPO Tenth though. (It's been a LONG time since I heard the Morris recording. I should probably re-listen.)
I've never heard Inbal's M10.
I'm going to listen to Levine's M10 next, after I finish the Duke Ellington CD that's now playing.
Shostakovich, Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1; Nos. 1-2-3; Manhattan Quartet. I like this recording; it is not overly ambient or bloated-sounding in the bass like some quartet recordings can be. Nice, dry, and the interpretation is good. I'm hunting for further volumes used.
Nielsen-Maskarade Overture, Clarinet Concerto and 3rd Symphony-Myung Whun Chung, Olle Schill and the Gothenburg S.O
'so where are the strong, who are the trusted and where is the harmony, sweet harmony?'
(Nick Lowe)
I currently, for convenience, only have the Borodin Quartet selects on Virgin 2fer. For sets, I like Shostakovich Quartet, and Fitzwilliam Quartet, which I'd respectively describe as Russian, and Cosmopolitan.Shostakovich, Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1; Nos. 1-2-3; Manhattan Quartet. I like this recording; it is not overly ambient or bloated-sounding in the bass like some quartet recordings can be. Nice, dry, and the interpretation is good. I'm hunting for further volumes used.
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The Franck Violin Sonata in A Major
WORLD'S BLISS
Medieval Songs of Love and Death
John Fleagle; Bodhran, fiddle, harp, lute, vocals
Shira Kammen; fiddle, vielle
Magnatunes
P.M. Summer
simul justus et peccator
I see at least three different sets of Kondrashin/Shosty. Can someone comment on their respective sound qualities?Forced to pick between Kondrashin, Svetlanov, and Mravinsky, I'd choose Kondrashin too.
But don't forget Rozhdestvensky.
Possibly me. If I can recommend one of the most interesting / exciting Holler works i've heard recently, here's "Pensées":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9rtRVCf7Rs
playing now:
Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger lute works - Paul O'Dette, lute
I like the Fitzwilliam as well, which I have. Funny you should mention the Borodin; I heard a youtube clip of them on a late Beethoven, and was knocked out by the performance, musicality, and sound. It was beautiful in all respects. I shall definitely take your recommendation on their set. I also, from this thread , want to look into the Shosty symphonies by Kondrashin, if it's available reasonably. You know how that out of print Russian stuff on Melodia is...I currently, for convenience, only have the Borodin Quartet selects on Virgin 2fer. For sets, I like Shostakovich Quartet, and Fitzwilliam Quartet, which I'd respectively describe as Russian, and Cosmopolitan.
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Glad you enjoyed it!Thanks to Jeff for bringing this to my notice!
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Also, if you are again feeling adventurous, try out Sir Henry Wood's orchestration. He left out the Promenades but did a wonderful job all together. He uses a variety of different orchestral effects in the different pictures. I think I saw that there is a video of it on Youtube...
Anyhow, I listened to this at the gym:
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Sergei Prokofiev's Symphonies No. 2 (late listening for the Saturday Symphony thread) and No. 3. Dmitrij Kitajenko led the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln. I am pretty convinced that I don't care for Prokofiev's symphonies that much. I'm going to find a different performance on Youtube to see if it is just the recordings that don't do the music justice.
There's no point being grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes!
Steve Reich: Four Organs, Bang on a Can. Again...the fidelity is excellent, and this does wonderful things for my brain while I'm typing on the internet. I go back to this often.
These long "sheets" of organ sound. Those Farfisa organs have a very sine-wave-like sound, pretty pure, but with some extra high harmonics added.
I got this from trying to recreate that sound on my synthesizers; you start with a sine wave, and you're almost there.\
The net result of clustering these waves into thick chords is a "sheet" of pure sound that washes over you. It is like having a clean windshield after the rain.
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