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Today, 22:06

pjang23 replied to a thread Violin Sonata Game: 2020 Edition (Finals) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Brahms - Violin Sonata no. 1 in G major, op. 78 - 73 (+6) Medtner - Violin Sonata no. 3 in E minor, op. 57 "Epica" - 66 Debussy - Violin Sonata in...

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Today, 22:05

Handelian replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Mahler Symphony 2 LPO / Jurowski I don't know a more exciting performance

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Today, 22:03

HenryPenfold replied to a thread Your Favorite Recording of Pictures At An Exhibition in Hi-Fi

Elp ..............

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Today, 21:53

Triplets started a thread Your Favorite Recording of Pictures At An Exhibition in Hi-Fi

Ever since Maurice Ravel orchestrated Moussorgsky Piano work, this has been an Audiophile favorite, going back to Toscanini. Two of the most famous...

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Today, 21:48

hammeredklavier replied to a thread Always Praising the Same Music/The Dinosaurs are Among Us in Classical Music Discussion

Mozart vs. Modernism I know, this is why I keep saying <classical music enthusiasts> and <avant-garde music enthusiasts> must "part their ways"....

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Today, 21:44

Revitalized Classics replied to a poll TENOR TOURNAMENT (Round 1, Match #1): Corelli vs Kaufmann in Opera

Corelli, for me. I think that particular transfer is pitched too high, which exaggerates the vibrato, but even if it we were listening through two...

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Today, 21:39

Malx replied to a thread The Penguin Guide - Your recollections. in Recorded Music and Publications

In the early days of collecting and way before the internet I used the Penguin Guide and Gramophone's Classical Music Guide as reference points as to...

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Today, 21:37

Flamme replied to a thread What opera are you currently listening to / watching? CD/DVD in Opera on DVD, Blu-ray and CD

Cant see it chief...

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Today, 21:32

pmsummer replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

MUSIC FOR 18 MUSICIANS Steve Reich Steve Reich and Musicians Nonesuch

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Today, 21:28

eljr replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Thanks, I'll find this.

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Today, 21:26

SanAntone replied to a thread A Common Theme Among Twenty Works (Game Eight) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Reminder, the Barber String Quartet's slow movement is also known as Adagio for Strings.

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Today, 21:25

AbsolutelyBaching replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Francesco La Vecchia conducting the Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma in some really good performances of Gian Francesco Malipiero orchestral works. Very...

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Today, 21:24

Highwayman replied to a thread the Talk Classical Community's Favorite and Most Highly Recommend Works in Classical Music Discussion

Emmanuel: Sonata for Clarinet, Flute and Piano, op. 11

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Today, 21:23

Scrabbler replied to a thread the 84th tier - to Jan 25 in Classical Music Discussion Polls

+4 Beethoven: Piano Concerto #2 in B-flat, op. 19 +3 Mozart: Piano Quartet #2 in E-flat, K. 493 Mozart: Piano Sonata #13 in B-flat, K. 333 ...

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Today, 21:18

SanAntone replied to a thread Generate play-lists (a game) in Non-Classical Music

New theme: Moon ( preference in title) 1) Full Moon and Empty Arms (Frank Sinatra) 2) Grapefruit Moon (Tom Waits) 3) Howl at the Moon (Klaatu)...

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Today, 21:15

SanAntone replied to a thread Mussorgsky, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, or Wagner reccomedations in Recorded Music and Publications

Liszt: Années de Pèlerinage - Daniel Grimwood Ravel: Piano Concerto in G - Martha Argerich Rachmaninoff: All-Night Vigil - Gloriae Dei Cantores,...

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Today, 21:11

SixFootScowl replied to a thread Mussorgsky, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, or Wagner reccomedations in Recorded Music and Publications

My symphonic recommendation for Rachmaninoff:

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Today, 21:10

hammeredklavier replied to a thread Mozart - Mass in C minor in Classical Music Discussion

I think the "Salzburgian-ness" of this work is largely overlooked by many people today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zm3tZfyFjwE&t=18m ...

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Today, 21:07

SONNET CLV replied to a poll Mahler vs. Bruckner in Orchestral Music

Mahler vs. Bruckner I do believe that in a fist fight, Mahler would win. But if I want to hear Bruckner's Seventh Symphony (which I often do),...

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Today, 21:03

hammeredklavier replied to a thread Do other Baroque composers reach the level of J. S. Bach? in Classical Music Discussion

I too tend to think Bach's inventiveness comes more from his use of harmony rather than invention of new genres or mediums. ...

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Today, 21:02

smithson replied to a thread Ridiculous bargains, CDs and MP3s thread in Recorded Music and Publications

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Today, 21:00

Highwayman replied to a thread A Common Theme Among Twenty Works (Game Eight) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Vierne - Cello Sonata in B minor, op. 27

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Today, 20:55

Highwayman replied to a thread A Game of Solo Keyboard Miniatures (Selection Thread) in Classical Music Discussion Polls

Handel - Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (from Suite no. 5 in E major, HWV 430) Koechlin - Derviches dans la nuit (from Les Heures...

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Today, 20:55

haziz replied to a poll Mahler vs. Bruckner in Orchestral Music

Neither. The big symphonic late Romantic giant is Tchaikovsky! I do at least find a couple of Mahler symphonies listenable. I enjoy is 4th and...

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Today, 20:53

GucciManeIsTheNewWebern replied to a thread Always Praising the Same Music/The Dinosaurs are Among Us in Classical Music Discussion

The heads on Mt. Rushmore are there for a reason right? Finding obscure composers and giving their work some much needed love is one of my favorite...

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Today, 20:51

mparta replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Really wonderful Nash Ensemble with Thomas Allen, the Trio, the sextet and Bal Masque and Bestiaire. One of my all time favorite discs!!

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Today, 20:49

GucciManeIsTheNewWebern replied to a thread Do other Baroque composers reach the level of J. S. Bach? in Classical Music Discussion

I'd agree with this. Most Baroque music doesn't reinvent the wheel and while Bach is undeniably far and above the most inventive, developed, and...

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Today, 20:48

haziz replied to a thread Current Listening Vol VI in Classical Music Discussion

Continuing on to Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto and Scottish Fantasy on the same CD Kyung Wha Chung - RPO - Kempe

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