What classical music you listening to, luv?

Tyson · « **Reply #3060 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 12:11 am »

Some large scale Nordic music this evening:

Classica · « **Reply #3061 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 01:02 am »

Georges Bizet - Orchestre National De France · Jean Martinon - Symphony No. 1 In C Major · Jeux D'Enfants · Scènes Bohémiennes From "La Jolie Fille De Perth"

andolink · « **Reply #3062 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 07:47 am »

andolink · « **Reply #3063 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 03:14 pm »

Tyson · « **Reply #3064 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 05:49 pm »

Going back to a classic recording from my youth - the Lazar Berman set of Liszt's Years of Pilgrimage. It's scrubbed up quite nicely in it's new hirez garb:

koehnerb · « **Reply #3065 on:** 21 Jun 2019, 09:27 pm »

I would like some suggestions on records you believe have been recorded and pressed for high fidelity?

andolink · « **Reply #3066 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 12:03 am »

Quote from: koehnerb on 21 Jun 2019, 09:27 pm

I would like some suggestions on records you believe have been recorded and pressed for high fidelity?

I think you're likely to get more responses to your question over on the classical/vinyl thread: https://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=163637.msg1747876;topicseen#new

Classica · « **Reply #3067 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 01:10 am »

Carl Nielsen ‎– Symphony No. 5

andolink · « **Reply #3068 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 05:41 am »

F. Joseph Haydn: Symphonies No. 46 in B major & No. 47 in G major

Classica · « **Reply #3069 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 10:04 am »

andolink · « **Reply #3070 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 12:56 pm »

Tyson · « **Reply #3071 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 06:33 pm »

Got rid of the ho-hum Psvane HIFI 300b I'd been burning in for the last 3 weeks in my Elekit SET amp. I've dropped in a Psvane 2a3 in it's place and after 24 hours it's already much better than the 300b was. Right now I'm listening to some recent Richter remasters. Trying to get the love that everyone has for Richter but I'm just not feeling it:

I can't find a picture of the digital remaster I'm listening to, but it's 24/96 and on Qobuz.

Tyson · « **Reply #3072 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 09:48 pm »

Moving on to a great modern recording of John Mackey's music:

sounddog · « **Reply #3073 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 10:00 pm »

Tyson, there’s an interesting piece (which I haven’t finished reading yet) that was in the online NY Times yesterday, written by Errol Morris and entitled The Pianist and the Lobster. Apparently, Richter felt he couldn’t perform unless he had this plastic lobster with him!

I can’t say I like Richter’s playing - to me he often just sounds like a “loud and fast”, which was a derogatory term my wife’s circle of piano majors would use to describe certain performers.

Tyson · « **Reply #3074 on:** 22 Jun 2019, 10:15 pm »

Quote from: sounddog on 22 Jun 2019, 10:00 pm

Tyson, there’s an interesting piece (which I haven’t finished reading yet) that was in the online NY Times yesterday, written by Errol Morris and entitled The Pianist and the Lobster. Apparently, Richter felt he couldn’t perform unless he had this plastic lobster with him!

I can’t say I like Richter’s playing - to me he often just sounds like a “loud and fast”, which was a derogatory term my wife’s circle of piano majors would use to describe certain performers.

It doesn't help that the recordings also make him sound thin, flinty and hollow. And it's not like I don't like other Russian pianists, so I think it's just Richter.

On the other hand, for a very long time I also really disliked Bernard Haitink as an artist and I've recently started to come around to what he was doing w/my new SET and horns setup upstairs. Especially when I had the Gold Lion 300b in my amp, there was a sensuality to the music that came through and just made everything click into place.

I was hoping something similar would happen with Richter, but alas... no.

Classica · « **Reply #3075 on:** 23 Jun 2019, 02:50 am »

Back · Walcha ‎– Hi-Fi Orgel - Archiv Produktion ‎– 2565 002

ronetna · « **Reply #3076 on:** 23 Jun 2019, 03:10 am »

Turnabout Vox TV 34136S

LesterSleepsIn · « **Reply #3077 on:** 23 Jun 2019, 06:38 am »

Quote from: sounddog on 22 Jun 2019, 10:00 pm

Tyson, there’s an interesting piece (which I haven’t finished reading yet) that was in the online NY Times yesterday, written by Errol Morris and entitled The Pianist and the Lobster. Apparently, Richter felt he couldn’t perform unless he had this plastic lobster with him!

I wonder if it was a Rock Lobster? (Cue the B-52s)

Meanwhile ...

andolink · « **Reply #3078 on:** 23 Jun 2019, 03:22 pm »

F. Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 54 in G major

andolink · « **Reply #3079 on:** 23 Jun 2019, 03:23 pm »