What classical music you listening to, luv?

S Clark · « **Reply #960 on:** 25 Jul 2013, 05:38 am »

Noches de Espana, Pepe Romero on Phillips. Classic Spanish guitar and a pretty good recording.

Randy · « **Reply #961 on:** 26 Jul 2013, 06:02 pm »

Two masterworks brilliantly performed.

Tyson · « **Reply #962 on:** 26 Jul 2013, 06:26 pm »

Working my way through this huge set:

guildenstern · « **Reply #963 on:** 26 Jul 2013, 07:27 pm »

All the recordings of Isabelle Faust that I can get my hands on -- an extraordinary violinist who merges sharp intellect with intense feeling. I am still a little uncertain about her solo Bach, but her Bartok, Beethoven, and Schubert are quite wonderful. Waiting eagerly for her soon-to-be-released Bartok Violin Concertos.

S Clark · « **Reply #964 on:** 30 Jul 2013, 04:24 am »

A 1958 recording of Sviatoslav Richter on Philips. This is his version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition which won the Paris Grand Pris du Disque. Horrible recording, stunning performance. One mono mike stuck in the audience with coughing listeners surrounding it. I've never heard Richter make so many mistakes, yet it is still a fascinating rendition. The LP is kinda hard to come by, but pick it up if you get a chance. It's not just another version of "Pictures".

Sorry, no photo available on the internet. This one is hard to come by. The cd is available at stratospheric prices....

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000523QI

etcarroll · « **Reply #965 on:** 10 Aug 2013, 09:59 pm »

Face to Face With Beethoven
Anne-Sophie Mutter

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #966 on:** 11 Aug 2013, 05:25 am »

Le Quattro Stagioni (The Four Seasons) as performed on period instruments by Sigiswald Kuijken plus 15 on an RCA Red Seal German pressing (SEON). This is a good one. No picture available on Amazon. Long out of print I imagine is why.

S Clark · « **Reply #967 on:** 11 Aug 2013, 07:48 pm »

I picked up three of these DMM vinyls... all very clean recordings. So far the Dvorak is the favorite. Novalis Records and Camerata Bern are both Swiss and new to me.

S Clark · « **Reply #968 on:** 15 Aug 2013, 03:56 am »

My favorite recording of Honegger... the Westminster Lab version of Pacific 231. The Lab recording have great dynamics and are often good buys, even on fleabay.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #969 on:** 15 Aug 2013, 04:31 am »

Rostropovich conducts Shostakovich Symphony no. 14 for Soprano, Bass, and Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya).

Shostakovich Symphony no. 10 as performed by The USSR Symphony Orchestra (Melodiya).

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #970 on:** 16 Aug 2013, 10:38 pm »

KOR- Well, here goes . . Mikaeli Kammer-kor Sjunger Sakalt (Proprius). One of those Swedish jewels. A big organ on a couple songs. Very excellent sound as are all the Scandanavian albums I know of.

S Clark · « **Reply #971 on:** 18 Aug 2013, 02:26 am »

Ippolitov-Ivanov "Caucasian Sketches" on a 1954 Columbia CL751 recording. Beautifully clean and quiet. Breaking in a new Denon DL 102.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #972 on:** 22 Aug 2013, 03:20 am »

Howard Hanson Sym no. 2, Op 30 "Romantic" & Lament for Beowolf (Mercury Living Presence).

etcarroll · « **Reply #973 on:** 30 Aug 2013, 05:01 pm »

Frederick Fennell, Cleveland Symphonic Winds, The ‎– Holst - Handel - Bach
Label: Telarc ‎– 5038
Format: Vinyl,
Country: US
Released: 1978

Recouping from 1st of 3 weeks in Tyler, Texas. Also looking for some classical with wide dynamic range so I can do a mini-assessment between my 30 year old 4B amp and a modded Hafler.

Freo-1 · « **Reply #974 on:** 30 Aug 2013, 08:20 pm »

Sounds wonderful. This is the SACD version, listening on Stax 404 cans! Hard to beat.

etcarroll · « **Reply #975 on:** 16 Sep 2013, 05:41 pm »

Mahler* - Orchestre Du Concertgebouw D'Amsterdam*, Bernard Haitink ‎– Symphonie N° 7
Label: Philips ‎– 410 398-1
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1982

I have this but actually listening to Symphony 5, which isn't listed in Discogs, oh well.

Still a nice listen with a good Brunello.

S Clark · « **Reply #976 on:** 19 Sep 2013, 12:54 am »

Alicia de Larrocha on piano. The soprano is a family friend of the Granados family.
These are sort of the Spanish equivalent of Chopin etudes, with vocals.

S Clark · « **Reply #977 on:** 19 Sep 2013, 01:56 am »

Dug out my old Teac RTR and hooked it up. Somewhere along the way, probably in a move, I lost a big box of all my tapes, but I uncovered a factory copy of Richter playing the Liszt Piano Conc.s on Phillips... Wow! I had forgotten how good this medium is. I have this on vinyl, but it doesn't have the crisp detail of the tape. Damn, I wish I had all my tapes!!
This is Wilma Cozart and hubby recording and mastering on 35mm film around 1962.

Androvox · « **Reply #978 on:** 18 Oct 2013, 12:12 am »

I'm trying to build my SACD classical music library . I love Bach and I was wondering what good recordings on SACD are out there, other than Richard Egarr's Brandenburg concertos?

Androvox · « **Reply #979 on:** 18 Oct 2013, 01:38 am »

Just saw the topic Audiophile Classical Music Recommendations - Basic Library which answers the question in my previous post. Looks like I have a lot of reading to do... Thank you for posting the recommendations!