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Current Listening Vol VII

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Links to previous Current Listening threads:
Current Listening Vol I
Current Listening Vol II
Current Listening Vol III
Current Listening Vol IV
Current Listening Vol V
Current Listening Vol VI
 
#18,812 ·
This morning:



Elgar: Symphony No. 2

Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin

This afternoon:



Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

Sir Mark Elder, Alice Coote, Paul Groves, Bryn Terfel, Hallé Choir, Hallé Youth Choir, Hallé

To come:



Holst: The Planets

Mark Elder, The Halle Orchestra



Bacewicz: String Quartet No. 4

Silesian Quartet



Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3

Freiburger Barockorchester
 
#18,813 ·
Chopin, Mazurkas

I'm listening to the Michelangeli recordings in this set.

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I've ordered a Decca eloquence set by Jan Smeterlin, who was reputed to be a very fine Chopin pianist but I've never heard of him, a frequent occurence with this series, and I've been shocked and pleasantly surprised.

It sort of fits in with one of my grinds, which is the influence of the media machine whereby we're sold things they think they can sell us and thus miss out on some great music making that doesn't fit the media bill (see the blond pianist machine with lisiecki and the Jussens -- it would be terrible to remember Village of the Damned here, wouldn't it?) -- wait, not just pianists, Benjamin Appl.

If you're looking for mazurkas specifically, don't miss the old Ignaz Friedman, which I think is reissued by Naxos. That is the real thing.

Good, I carried on like a fool, I feel better.

On to the Friedman recordings.:cheers:
 
#18,814 ·
Marschner - Overture to "Kaiser Adolph von Nassau" (Walter/Marco Polo)
Fanny Mendelssohn - Abschied von Rom (Rothenberg/Arabesque)
Schubert - Lieder: D.938, D.785 & D.565 (D F-D/EMI)
R. Schumann - 5 Pieces in Folk Style, Op.102 (Ma/Sony)
 
#18,815 ·
^ I think I agree with much that you say. I find Abbado's Mozart is almost always too slick while Davis had a real feel for Mozart in his younger days. I do also often enjoy Harnoncourt's Mozart (especially those with the Consentus Musicus) but am not really a fan of Mackerras in Mozart (too little joy, rather hard pressed). Do you not warm to Bruno Walter's Mozart or Beecham's?
Have been having a look for Walter Mozart recordings......will probably end up streaming them if I can.
 
#18,816 ·
Recent listening. All Excellent.

Brahms: Violin Sonatas. Perlman Barenboim (live)



Liszt: Transcendental Etudes. Mariangela Vacatello. The piano recording can get a little harsh in spots but many nice moments in this.



Vivaldi: Concerti per violino IX. Boris Begelman, Rinaldo Allesandrini, Concerto Italiano. Another fine addition to this seris.



Chopin: Preludes. Murray Perahia



Beethoven: Symphony No. 9. Fricsay. One of my favourite ninths.

 
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Returned to the Weinberg Chamber Symphony No 3 in this recording, by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin



A world of difference from the Naxos recording, which I found extremely unsatisfying. The final movement, in particular, came to life in this recording. It alternates between a jaunty andantino melody and what sound like a slightly off-kilter hymn tune.
 
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