What classical music you listening to, luv?

andolink · « **Reply #3560 on:** 7 Jun 2022, 12:07 am »

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705–1770): Flute Quartets Op. 12

S Clark · « **Reply #3561 on:** 7 Jun 2022, 01:53 pm »

Just returned from two days of the quarterfinals of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
18 pianist x 40 minutes of play. Have to admit we skipped some of them from sheer fatigue.
I won't be spinning any Prokofiev on the turntable for a while as it seemed that ever other competitor played something by him.

andolink · « **Reply #3562 on:** 10 Jun 2022, 10:40 pm »

Adalbert Gyrowetz (1763-1850)

andolink · « **Reply #3563 on:** 16 Jun 2022, 09:09 pm »

Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781)

richidoo · « **Reply #3564 on:** 17 Jun 2022, 04:02 am »

I heard the Nigel Kennedy Simon Rattle Lark Ascending on the radio the other night.
This is a truly amazing performance from two of the best at their craft.
Recording is incredible, you can hear all the wood on his string, but the compression is not obnoxious.
I've owned the CD for years but everytime I hear it again I am so amazed.
"Kennedy" as he likes to be called now is very different player than the regular crop of new young violinists. Almost like the last of the old breed. His musical presence is enormous, and cocky. Love it!
And this is Rattle with City of Birmingham where he made his mark on the world before moving onto London Philharmonic and global stardom.
The Elgar Concerto ain't so bad either.

Great album, not to be missed!

jrobinson · « **Reply #3565 on:** 19 Jun 2022, 08:12 pm »

jrobinson · « **Reply #3566 on:** 19 Jun 2022, 08:50 pm »

andolink · « **Reply #3567 on:** 24 Jun 2022, 09:39 pm »

Philipp Heinrich Erlebach: Trio Sonatas

"In 1694 Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, kapellmeister at the court of Count Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, published a collection of trio sonatas for a typical German ensemble of the period: violin, viola da gamba, and bass continuo. Pairing the violin with the viola da gamba seems to exemplify the fusion of Italian and French musical traditions, and this same fusion is found in the forms of these compositions, with an Italianate sonata followed by a suite of French dances – a model that Johann Sebastian Bach would later recall. These sonata-suites are endowed with undeniable charm and an infectious liveliness, and François Joubert-Caillet, with his ensemble L’Achéron, give us a particularly seductive interpretation of them."---from the liner notes

andolink · « **Reply #3568 on:** 27 Jun 2022, 09:41 pm »

August Kühnel (1645 - ca.1700): sonatas or partitas for one or two viols with continuo
Les Voix Humaines

andolink · « **Reply #3569 on:** 5 Jul 2022, 05:28 pm »

This is a tiny piece of the now completed project by Decca to record, for the first time on period instruments, all 107 of Haydn's symphonies, 79 of which were with the AAM under Hogwood. The performances here are quite good while the sound is just OK. The ongoing Haydn symphonies project on the Alpha label by Giovanni Antonini with Il Giardino Armonico and Kammerorchester Basel is my first choice for these superb works.

andolink · « **Reply #3570 on:** 7 Jul 2022, 11:34 pm »

Stefano Gervasoni (b. 1962): ensemble works

andolink · « **Reply #3571 on:** 8 Jul 2022, 09:48 pm »

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 61, 66 and 69

This latest installment of Antonini’s traversal of Haydn’s symphonies for Alpha is particularly welcome for me in that it perfectly fills gaps in my in my collection as all of these works were new to my ears. Highly recommended!

Tyson · « **Reply #3572 on:** 8 Jul 2022, 09:59 pm »

Quote from: andolink on 8 Jul 2022, 09:48 pm

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 61, 66 and 69

This latest installment of Antonini’s traversal of Haydn’s symphonies for Alpha is particularly welcome for me in that it perfectly fills gaps in my in my collection as all of these works were new to my ears. Highly recommended!

Hey! I'm listening to that exact recording right now too. Exceptional recording quality and reference level performances. Man they really know how to make Haydn exciting and compelling to listen to. Other performers should take note!

andolink · « **Reply #3573 on:** 13 Jul 2022, 09:09 pm »

Alban Berg (1885-1935): String Quartet, Op. 3 (1909/10) & Lyric Suite for string quartet (1926)
Schönberg Quartett

andolink · « **Reply #3574 on:** 13 Jul 2022, 10:31 pm »

Robert de Visée (ca. 1650 - ca. 1725): Pieces for theorbo
Yasunori Imamura, theorbo

Craig B · « **Reply #3575 on:** 14 Jul 2022, 08:10 pm »

andolink · « **Reply #3576 on:** 17 Jul 2022, 12:51 am »

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Violin Concertos
Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi (violin)

SET Man · « **Reply #3577 on:** 17 Jul 2022, 01:09 am »

Quote from: andolink on 17 Jul 2022, 12:51 am

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Violin Concertos
Europa Galante/Fabio Biondi (violin)

Hey!
I've noticed this series of Vivaldi work on CD. I love the Four Season and that's pretty much the only one I know from Vivaldi. So, any recommendation of which of these series should I check out first?

Buddy

Tyson · « **Reply #3578 on:** 17 Jul 2022, 01:34 am »

Quote from: SET Man on 17 Jul 2022, 01:09 am

Hey!
I've noticed this series of Vivaldi work on CD. I love the Four Season and that's pretty much the only one I know from Vivaldi. So, any recommendation of which of these series should I check out first?

Buddy

The entire series is great. The ones with Fabio Biondi are especially great.

SET Man · « **Reply #3579 on:** 17 Jul 2022, 01:48 am »

Quote from: Tyson on 17 Jul 2022, 01:34 am

The entire series is great. The ones with Fabio Biondi are especially great.

Hey!

Thanks I'll definitely check them out. I love the Four Seasons and after I watched PBS "Now Hear This" about Vivaldi that got me interested in his other works that were not well known.

Buddy