Helmut Lachenmann - "...zwei Gefuhle..." Musik mit Leonardo (Eotvos/ECM)
Rolf Riehm - Die Tranen des Gletschers (Zender/Telos)
Rolf Riehm - Die Tranen des Gletschers (Zender/Telos)
Current Listening Vol IX [2023]
Here we go again. In the past, this popular thread had to be re-started a number of times because the files got to big for the software used. The latest restart was with volume VIII, which accidentally practically coincided with the start of the new year 2022. Many members thought this was actually a good idea to pick a new year for a new thread, so with 2023 upon us (already or soon, depending on where you live), we are starting a new thread.
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
Current Listening Vol VII
Current Listening Vol VIII
A few suggestions (as if anyone bothers reading this):
Many members appreciate if you would not just post a CD cover or an embedded YouTube link. It would be helpful if you would post at least a short description (like composer, work, performers). This holds especially for videos, because not all YouTube videos can be seen in every country, and they tend to disappear over time.
It would be even better if you can post a little bit about your own take on what you are listening to. No need for extensive reviews, but a few lines would make the thread clearly more valuable to other members.
These are suggestions, not rules. They are not subject to intervention by the moderating team.
Have fun, Happy New Year, and enjoy listening to classical music as always!
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The Handel Project: Handel-Suites & Brahms-Variations
Seong-Jin Cho (piano)
Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major
Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 433 in F minor
Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 440: Sarabande
JS Bach: Motets & Cantatas [Gardiner]
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Recorded in 1982 this is early Gardiner when he was honing his art. These presentations never reach the heights of his later Cantata recordings but they are still passable nonetheless. However, even back then the Monteverdi Choir was a joy to listen to.
Recorded in 1982 this is early Gardiner when he was honing his art. These presentations never reach the heights of his later Cantata recordings but they are still passable nonetheless. However, even back then the Monteverdi Choir was a joy to listen to.
Welcome aboard buddy! 😊 Gorgeous record you have there 💖JS Bach: Motets & Cantatas [Gardiner]
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Recorded in 1982 this is early Gardiner when he was honing his art. These presentations never reach the heights of his later Cantata recordings but they are still passable nonetheless. However, even back then the Monteverdi Choir was a joy to listen to.
Sergei Rachmaninov
Symphonic Dances Op. 45
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam • Vladimir Ashkenazy • 1983 • Decca
Sydney Symphony Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy • 2007 Live • Exton
Philharmonia Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy • 2016 Live • Signum
Shooting a chase sequence for a Bond movie in Amsterdam, then bathing in the February sun in Sydney, finally soaking in melancholy in London.
Have to say the Decca recording is showing its age with its one-dimensional sound's high frequency boost. The Exton and Signum are both a lot more transparent with good extensions at both frequency ends, with the Exton a little bit ahead but the Signum is a little bit weightier.
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Symphonic Dances Op. 45
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam • Vladimir Ashkenazy • 1983 • Decca
Sydney Symphony Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy • 2007 Live • Exton
Philharmonia Orchestra • Vladimir Ashkenazy • 2016 Live • Signum
Shooting a chase sequence for a Bond movie in Amsterdam, then bathing in the February sun in Sydney, finally soaking in melancholy in London.
Have to say the Decca recording is showing its age with its one-dimensional sound's high frequency boost. The Exton and Signum are both a lot more transparent with good extensions at both frequency ends, with the Exton a little bit ahead but the Signum is a little bit weightier.
Barber: Vocal Works
Eleanor Steber (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Leontyne Price (soprano), Martina Arroyo (soprano)
Juilliard String Quartet, Samuel Barber (piano)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Schippers
Barber: Andromache's Farewell, Op. 39
Barber: Dover Beach, Op. 3
Barber: Hermit Songs, Op. 29
Barber: Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
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