What classical music you listening to, luv?

THROWBACK · « **Reply #1400 on:** 5 Oct 2016, 01:05 pm »

I agree about Glazounov. I first heard Glazounov's "The Seasons" at the age of twelve and promptly fell in love with it to the point where I wore out the grooves playing it over and over. I still listen to it on occasion (and probably will again tonight, now that I have been reminded of it again). A charming, melodious, evocative ballet piece.

rockadanny · « **Reply #1401 on:** 5 Oct 2016, 03:18 pm »

Brahms: String Quintets Opus 88 & 111
Boston Symphony Chamber Players (Nonesuch)

rockadanny · « **Reply #1402 on:** 5 Oct 2016, 03:49 pm »

Brahms: String Quartets; Piano Quintet, Opp. 34, 51, 67
An early Takacs Quartet release.

Randy · « **Reply #1403 on:** 5 Oct 2016, 04:00 pm »

This is a brilliant new recording of the Dvorak cello concerto. The Martinu concerto is a great piece, too.

S Clark · « **Reply #1404 on:** 5 Oct 2016, 05:55 pm »

More Glazounov... this time the piano concerto 1. My wife described it as Rachmaninov without the bang bang bang.
Somewhat accurate. Very Russian. It's got a theme that's so familiar that I've heard somewhere else... it's going to bug me all day.

S Clark · « **Reply #1405 on:** 27 Oct 2016, 04:14 am »

Danzas Fantasticas- spanish dances of Falla, Albeniz, Turina, and Granados on Chalfont SDG 302
Very well recorded, like most Chalfont recordings. Some are the standards, but a few less well known gems.

S Clark · « **Reply #1406 on:** 27 Oct 2016, 05:49 pm »

Slatkin conducting St. Louis symphony
Copeland's full ballets "Billy the Kid; Rodeo"
I'm a fan of Slatkin and what he accomplished with the St. Louis Symphony. These have a few more selections than the more common "suites".

jrobinson · « **Reply #1407 on:** 13 Nov 2016, 04:42 pm »

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jrobinson · « **Reply #1409 on:** 27 Nov 2016, 05:22 pm »

jrobinson · « **Reply #1410 on:** 11 Dec 2016, 06:51 pm »

jrobinson · « **Reply #1411 on:** 11 Dec 2016, 08:04 pm »

S Clark · « **Reply #1412 on:** 11 Dec 2016, 10:55 pm »

Ange Sonic Series 45 RPM. This entire series are overlooked gems. Great sonics, and usually fine performances. The Strauss is especially good.

ArthurDent · « **Reply #1413 on:** 26 Dec 2016, 03:23 pm »

record 1 Dusting off a decent box set purchased late '80s, early '90s.

jrobinson · « **Reply #1414 on:** 8 Jan 2017, 04:06 pm »

jrobinson · « **Reply #1415 on:** 8 Jan 2017, 05:24 pm »

jrobinson · « **Reply #1416 on:** 8 Jan 2017, 06:29 pm »

Disc 1 - A Sea Symphony

Tyson · « **Reply #1417 on:** 8 Jan 2017, 10:45 pm »

I always listen to Bach on Sunday as my particular kind of worship (since I am not religious and don't go to church).

S Clark · « **Reply #1418 on:** 9 Jan 2017, 02:44 am »

Smetana "Ma Vlast" on early London stereo blue back box set. Kubelic conducting

rockadanny · « **Reply #1419 on:** 27 Jan 2017, 12:37 am »

Jacqueline du Pre - A Lasting Inspiration

I am disappointed with the recording quality of disc 1 (have not yet listened to 2). I purchased this specifically for her performance of Elgar Cello Concerto E Minor. I'd read this was the one to get - her best performance - better than the other(s). While the performance is great, the audio quality suffers. It sounds very muffled. It sounds more like it was recorded in an anechoic chamber than a music hall. Disappointed.