What classical music you listening to, luv?

brooklyn · « **Reply #1200 on:** 7 Aug 2015, 04:23 pm »

I purchased all of these recordings used in Kansas City at a book store a few years back,
the albums all look to be in very good to excellent condition.

The Prokofiev album sounded wonderful, I thought the recording and music was excellent.

I pretty much like anything Mozart.. This Philips recording sounded quite good with very little
back round noise to speak of.. I enjoyed this album very much..

The Ravel, Bolero Turnabout album had to much back round noise as suspected even though
I gave it a good cleaning and antistatic treatment.. During the louder passages it wasn’t as
noticeable. This album will be finding it's way to the Goodwill Store in short order.

brooklyn · « **Reply #1201 on:** 10 Aug 2015, 04:56 pm »

Just listened to this double album for the first time…
Sound quality is very good but not my cup of tea..

brooklyn · « **Reply #1202 on:** 14 Aug 2015, 02:38 pm »

brooklyn · « **Reply #1203 on:** 15 Aug 2015, 03:45 pm »

This album belonged to my parents.. Dad would wake us kids up on
Saturday morning with music blaring throughout the house. This was
one of the albums that did it’s job and now brings back a lot of memories..
Still sounds pretty darn good..

jeffreybehr · « **Reply #1204 on:** 15 Aug 2015, 06:03 pm »

...I've been listening to the SACDs of Dimitri Kitayenko's recordings of all-eight Tchaikovsky symphonies, played by the Gurzenich Orchestra, Koln and recorded masterfully by Oehm. The multichannel sound is SOTA--very transparent, spacious, natural, and NOT spotlighted--the orchestral playing gets 5 stars, and Kitayenko's conducting is VERY satisfying.

brooklyn · « **Reply #1205 on:** 16 Aug 2015, 04:37 pm »

brooklyn · « **Reply #1206 on:** 19 Aug 2015, 04:35 am »

brooklyn · « **Reply #1207 on:** 20 Aug 2015, 09:32 pm »

brooklyn · « **Reply #1208 on:** 24 Aug 2015, 06:35 am »

brooklyn · « **Reply #1209 on:** 25 Aug 2015, 04:47 am »

S Clark · « **Reply #1210 on:** 25 Aug 2015, 12:39 pm »

On a whim, I got my 78 rig out and listened to a new acquired Rubenstien playing the Grieg Piano Concerto with Philadelphia and Ormandy. Surprising decent sound.

brooklyn · « **Reply #1211 on:** 27 Aug 2015, 04:26 am »

Starchild · « **Reply #1212 on:** 29 Aug 2015, 12:22 am »

http://www.allmusic.com/album/beethoven-string-quartets-op-18-1-3-mw0001354451

brooklyn · « **Reply #1213 on:** 1 Sep 2015, 05:01 pm »

S Clark · « **Reply #1214 on:** 1 Sep 2015, 05:41 pm »

The Goyescas of Enrique Granados on Epic played by, of course, Alicia de Larrocha.
Normally you put the album cover, but Granados had one of the best mustaches in all of music.

brooklyn · « **Reply #1215 on:** 3 Sep 2015, 04:28 am »

steve in jersey · « **Reply #1216 on:** 3 Sep 2015, 01:20 pm »

Quote from: S Clark on 1 Sep 2015, 05:41 pm

The Goyescas of Enrique Granados on Epic played by, of course, Alicia de Larrocha.
Normally you put the album cover, but Granados had one of the best mustaches in all of music.

I have this music (Granados / Goyescas / de Larrocha) on Decca. I wasn't that familiar with her playing,
but after hearing this album I absolutely understood why so many rave about her playing.(I do believe
she may have been quite "Nationalistically" inspired playing this music; I know I was & I'm Italian)

Having spent a lot of time in a Piano Rebuilder's shop , I have to comment on the sound of the instrument
played on this recording, it is an absolutely gorgeous sounding Piano. Great sounding Pianos are not the
rule, but the exception on any recording,in any era . It's not by chance that a Piano is this well regulated !

This is a must have inclusion to anyone's Classical Music Library

S Clark · « **Reply #1217 on:** 3 Sep 2015, 01:37 pm »

I absolutely believe that her Spanish origin is one of her sources of passion as she plays much of her repetoire. And you are right about the quality of sound on these lp's. They are miked close so that the piano is in your parlor, not onstage 200 ft away. The bass is visceral and the treble range simmering.
So, great performance, great recording- what more could you ask?

rockadanny · « **Reply #1218 on:** 3 Sep 2015, 03:30 pm »

SClark - thank you for posting.

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The Goyescas of Enrique Granados on Epic played by, of course, Alicia de Larrocha.
Normally you put the album cover, but Granados had one of the best mustaches in all of music.

A great 'stache for sure, but please, for us uninitiated, post the album cover as well.

brooklyn · « **Reply #1219 on:** 4 Sep 2015, 01:25 pm »