What classical music you listening to, luv?

etcarroll · « **Reply #481 on:** 17 Feb 2011, 12:23 am »

Beethoven - Violin Concerto Op. 61 Christian Ferras, Violin, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan: Format | vinyl

Going to hear the Phillie Symphony Orchestra this coming Sunday to hear the following program, getting prepared now by listening to my versions.

Vladimir Jurowski Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili Violin
Wagner Prelude to Parsifal (c. 14 minutes)
Beethoven Violin Concerto (c. 41 minutes)
Intermission
Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 (c. 42 minutes)

aragon63 · « **Reply #482 on:** 17 Feb 2011, 01:18 am »

aragon63 · « **Reply #483 on:** 17 Feb 2011, 01:46 am »

etcarroll · « **Reply #484 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 12:04 am »

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111/Three Waltzes, Op. 110 [Import]
Sergey Prokofiev (Composer), Neeme Järvi (Conductor), Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: mp3 via SB

R Browne · « **Reply #485 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 02:50 am »

One of my favorite RVW discs.

canzld · « **Reply #486 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 03:18 pm »

Quote from: etcarroll on 17 Feb 2011, 12:23 am

Going to hear the Phillie Symphony Orchestra this coming Sunday to hear the following program, getting prepared now by listening to my versions.

Vladimir Jurowski Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili Violin
Wagner Prelude to Parsifal (c. 14 minutes)
Beethoven Violin Concerto (c. 41 minutes)
Intermission
Prokofiev Symphony No. 6 (c. 42 minutes)

I used to do this too whenever I was going to hear a work that I was unfamiliar with. However, I came to regard it as a mistake and now do the opposite. Go to the concert, listen with naive ears - feel the shock, beauty, misery of the music for the first time with the real thing; then go home and listen to reproductions of other interpretations -IMO.

a classic

etcarroll · « **Reply #487 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 03:58 pm »

Ya, I've kinda swung to that way of thinking.

aragon63 · « **Reply #488 on:** 18 Feb 2011, 10:14 pm »

aragon63 · « **Reply #489 on:** 20 Feb 2011, 12:11 am »

aragon63 · « **Reply #490 on:** 20 Feb 2011, 02:07 am »

canzld · « **Reply #491 on:** 23 Feb 2011, 04:30 pm »

to borrow a quote
"filled with strong musicality and emotional truth; she transcends the limitations of contemporary performance practice. (Robert Hugill- MusicWeb International) "

aragon63 · « **Reply #492 on:** 25 Feb 2011, 01:25 am »

aragon63 · « **Reply #493 on:** 25 Feb 2011, 01:58 am »

Samples

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This is a disc that, more than any other I've heard in recent months, demands your full attention and rewards repeated listening. The performance of Stravinsky's Apollo is simply, well, Apollonian. There's no other word for it - Bashmet's rendition brings out all the grace and elegance of Stravinsky's score in a way that makes you fully appreciate how appropriate this music is for its Classical subject matter. The performance becomes, by the end, the musical equivalent of Grecian marblework - the rich, dense sound of the strings provides the medium from which Bashmet carves out Stravinsky's ideas, giving the utmost care to shape, proportion, and the clarity of individual lines. The Prokofiev piece, in a wonderful arrangement, receives a similarly masterful treatment. The sound quality - both of the ensemble itself and as captured in the recording - is amazing. I can't recommend this highly enough." -H&B

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #494 on:** 25 Feb 2011, 04:07 am »

Shostakovich no. 10- Svetlanov and the U.S.S.R. Sym (Melodia).

Tyson · « **Reply #495 on:** 25 Feb 2011, 05:12 am »

Bourbon & Coke and some Quartet for the End of Time:

canzld · « **Reply #496 on:** 27 Feb 2011, 02:28 am »

Cello night

aragon63 · « **Reply #497 on:** 28 Feb 2011, 07:46 pm »

Samples

Calypte · « **Reply #498 on:** 28 Feb 2011, 08:05 pm »

Nicola Benedetti: What do you think of this album with the Mendelssohn concerto? I have her CD with the Szymanowski concerto etc., and what I hear is a very small tone, and the recording isn't so hot, either. I keep wondering, why is this young lady making recordings? She should have a nice career amongst the second violins. But all I know is that one CD.

Ericus Rex · « **Reply #499 on:** 28 Feb 2011, 09:35 pm »

I'd forgotten how good this performance is.