What classical music you listening to, luv?

Todd_A · « **Reply #660 on:** 18 Dec 2011, 01:47 am »

Two different versions of Miroirs. Pludermachers's gets better with each listen, as does Schuch's. Schuch, in particular, offers a titanic reading that surpasses almost everyone. Other than Abbey Simon, it's hard to think of someone who plays it on Schuch's level. Not even Casadesus does.

timjthomas · « **Reply #661 on:** 20 Dec 2011, 01:34 pm »

Busoni The Visionary, Vol. 2 - Jeni Slotchiver

Todd_A · « **Reply #662 on:** 22 Dec 2011, 01:14 am »

A fourth go-round with Benjamin Grosvenor's debut disc on Decca. Much more so than Yuja Wang or Alice Sara Ott, Grosvenor combines supreme technical command (I can't think of faster playing in Chopin's first Scherzo, for instance) with unique musical insights. Sure, in the biggest work on the disc (for me), Gaspard, Grosvenor faces incredible competition, not least from the recently mentioned Herbert Schuch, but he delivers amazing stuff for a teenager. I look forward to his next release.

canzld · « **Reply #663 on:** 23 Dec 2011, 02:18 am »

Bruckner 8 - Compare and contrast

timjthomas · « **Reply #664 on:** 23 Dec 2011, 11:08 am »

Shostakovich: Concertos; Orchestral Suites; Chamber Symphonies

What a fun box set!!

Todd_A · « **Reply #665 on:** 24 Dec 2011, 09:32 pm »

Something for the holiday season. Always fun.

aragon63 · « **Reply #666 on:** 28 Dec 2011, 12:37 am »

AIFF

timjthomas · « **Reply #667 on:** 28 Dec 2011, 09:21 am »

Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano

Marc-Andre Hamelin is brilliant

canzld · « **Reply #668 on:** 29 Dec 2011, 07:17 pm »

R Browne · « **Reply #669 on:** 30 Dec 2011, 05:22 am »

canzld · « **Reply #670 on:** 31 Dec 2011, 07:58 pm »

to end the year

all vinyl

Kempff - Beethoven Appassionata actually 1957 ( DGM 18021) - no histrionics, no over blown romanticism - just serene

the master

a forgotten world

a life long favourite - a lot of tape hiss, but really -who cares

Happy New Year Jim - may the tunes roll for another

etcarroll · « **Reply #671 on:** 31 Dec 2011, 10:02 pm »

Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra; Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta; Hungarian Sketches
Bela Bartok (Composer), Fritz Reiner (Conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

etcarroll · « **Reply #672 on:** 2 Jan 2012, 04:19 am »

Van Cliburn Chicago Symphony Beethoven Emperor Concerto
Beethoven

lp

timjthomas · « **Reply #673 on:** 2 Jan 2012, 12:56 pm »

Ives: Four Seasons - Hahn & Lisitsa

Todd_A · « **Reply #674 on:** 2 Jan 2012, 05:48 pm »

etcarroll · « **Reply #675 on:** 2 Jan 2012, 08:33 pm »

Beethoven: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 C-Dur/Christoph Eschenbach

DGG Tulips label

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #676 on:** 4 Jan 2012, 03:22 am »

Mahler's First with Horenstein conducting the London Sym on Unicorn Records. Way glad I have this. Had it a long time.

drjjpdc · « **Reply #677 on:** 4 Jan 2012, 05:13 am »

Jim,

Horenstein does a great Mahler 1st. I have the same recording. Another great one is Erich Leinsdorf on RCA and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Even though Bernstein is a Mahler specialist, have you ever heard his early go around with the First? It sounds like he had a date right after the concert! He does the 4th mvmnt. about 5 or 6 minutes faster than anyone else, we're talking 18-19 minutes. I'm still trying to listen and give him the benefit of the doubt before I say it is too fast for me.

John

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #678 on:** 4 Jan 2012, 08:35 am »

Glad you agree, Doc. I'm supposing you have a large music collection like me. The Horenstein dates from 1969. Bob Auger was the recording engineer.

canzld · « **Reply #679 on:** 4 Jan 2012, 04:23 pm »

Quote from: drjjpdc on 4 Jan 2012, 05:13 am

Horenstein does a great Mahler 1st.

+2

Horenstein has been a somewhat overshadowed conductor. Just listened to his excellent Bruckner 8 on Vox from the 1950s.