What classical music you listening to, luv?

andolink · « **Reply #1500 on:** 16 Sep 2017, 02:12 pm »

starting to work my way through this wonderful disc--

Johann Rosenmüller (c 1619-1684): Sacred Concertos

and also dipping into this--

G. F. Handel: Carco sempre di gloria

and on to some of the amazing contrapuntal labyrinths comprising Gibbons' viol consort works--

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625): Fantasias, In Nomines, etc.

andolink · « **Reply #1501 on:** 16 Sep 2017, 04:00 pm »

Salvatore Sciarrino: Recitativo Oscuro, for piano and orchestra (1999)
Daniele Pollini, piano
Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI/Tito Ceccherini

Randy · « **Reply #1502 on:** 16 Sep 2017, 10:01 pm »

Very interesting works for violin and orchestra.

LesterSleepsIn · « **Reply #1503 on:** 17 Sep 2017, 12:57 am »

andolink · « **Reply #1504 on:** 17 Sep 2017, 03:42 pm »

Very impressed by this piece this morning (and the recording is crystal clear with lots of presence)--

Luis de Pablo: Metáforas, for piano quintet
Ensemble Nuove Sincronie

Sublime in all respects--

J. S. Bach: Mass in G minor, BWV 235

LesterSleepsIn · « **Reply #1505 on:** 17 Sep 2017, 08:10 pm »

S Clark · « **Reply #1506 on:** 17 Sep 2017, 09:23 pm »

Other than the Bach, there has been some pretty obscure stuff listed lately. Do you guys own this music, or just stream it?

LesterSleepsIn · « **Reply #1507 on:** 17 Sep 2017, 09:38 pm »

I own mine, don't stream anything. Obviously I've been spinning a lot of the Phi label lately, wonderful performances and sq.

And now I'm into this, both the book and the accompanying 5 cds, to celebrate Herreweghe's birthday. I really love the idea behind this, my cup of tea.

andolink · « **Reply #1508 on:** 17 Sep 2017, 11:49 pm »

I also own everything. No streaming.

I have upwards of 7,000 CD's on my office shelves.

Randy · « **Reply #1509 on:** 18 Sep 2017, 02:19 am »

Quote from: andolink on 17 Sep 2017, 11:49 pm

I also own everything. No streaming.

I have upwards of 7,000 CD's on my office shelves.

Same here.

Tyson · « **Reply #1510 on:** 18 Sep 2017, 03:08 am »

Amazing Japanese remaster of the Berglund set of Sibelius symphonies. Really excellent set:

LesterSleepsIn · « **Reply #1511 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 12:14 am »

Lovely.

S Clark · « **Reply #1512 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 01:57 am »

Rossini Overtures on Mercury Living Presence SR90139. Nice recording, good pressing. The engineers, Wilma Cozart and Robert Fine, do their usual excellent job... esp. the string section.

andolink · « **Reply #1513 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 02:21 am »

(This emerging complete Bach cantata cycle from the J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen in Switzerland is, IMO, the best performed and best sounding of any on the market)--

J. S. Bach: «Nur jedem das Seine» BWV 163

andolink · « **Reply #1514 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 08:13 am »

Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625): Anthems

LesterSleepsIn · « **Reply #1515 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 11:50 am »

Quote from: andolink on 20 Sep 2017, 02:21 am

(This emerging complete Bach cantata cycle from the J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen in Switzerland is, IMO, the best performed and best sounding of any on the market)--

Ugh, can I afford to buy yet another set? Who am a I, Mr. Moneybags? Is this truly worth the temptation? I have about 3/4 Koopman and 1/4 Gardiner. Lutz is better? Time to break out the Alfred Durr. Winter promises to be long. Thanks (I think).

Randy · « **Reply #1516 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 03:17 pm »

Quote from: andolink on 20 Sep 2017, 02:21 am

(This emerging complete Bach cantata cycle from the J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen in Switzerland is, IMO, the best performed and best sounding of any on the market)--

J. S. Bach: «Nur jedem das Seine» BWV 163

Many of their performances are on You Tube. Just love the opening chorus of BWV 66 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFlTRAhCav8

andolink · « **Reply #1517 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 03:40 pm »

Quote from: LesterSleepsIn on 20 Sep 2017, 11:50 am

Ugh, can I afford to buy yet another set? Who am a I, Mr. Moneybags? Is this truly worth the temptation? I have about 3/4 Koopman and 1/4 Gardiner. Lutz is better? Time to break out the Alfred Durr. Winter promises to be long. Thanks (I think).

I've collected Herreweghe, Suzuki, Pierlot and Eric Milnes' Montreal Baroque and am familiar with Gardiner and Kuijken but not Koopman so much.

I think Lutz's team scores over all of them primarily in two areas:

The first is the projection of the shear joy of music making. These singers and instrumentalists seem to sound like they're having a blast. The singers in particular (and they're all top notch) really put emotion into their parts projecting the meaning of the words superbly.

The second is the immediacy and transparency of the recorded sound. These are live events and the recording puts the listener in ideal perspective with amazing clarity and sound-stage depth and width. But you get none of the drawbacks of live recording eg. audience noise, flubs, etc. (not sure how they accomplished that!).

If you have any way of sampling these performances in hi-rez I encourage you to try them.

Sorry about your wallet...

andolink · « **Reply #1518 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 04:13 pm »

G. F. Handel: 'Tra le fiamme'

Tyson · « **Reply #1519 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 04:15 pm »

Quote from: andolink on 20 Sep 2017, 03:40 pm

I've collected Herreweghe, Suzuki, Pierlot and Eric Milnes' Montreal Baroque and am familiar with Gardiner and Kuijken but not Koopman so much.

I think Lutz's team scores over all of them primarily in two areas:

The first is the projection of the shear joy of music making. These singers and instrumentalists seem to sound like they're having a blast. The singers in particular (and they're all top notch) really put emotion into their parts projecting the meaning of the words superbly.

The second is the immediacy and transparency of the recorded sound. These are live events and the recording puts the listener in ideal perspective with amazing clarity and sound-stage depth and width. But you get none of the drawbacks of live recording eg. audience noise, flubs, etc. (not sure how they accomplished that!).

If you have any way of sampling these performances in hi-rez I encourage you to try them.

Sorry about your wallet...

Better than Suzuki even? That's my benchmark right now for sound and performance.