What classical music you listening to, luv?

timbley · « **Reply #2780 on:** 16 Mar 2019, 05:01 am »

I'm watching a video of Isaac Stern in China. "From Mao to Mozart"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080762/

andolink · « **Reply #2781 on:** 16 Mar 2019, 01:49 pm »

andolink · « **Reply #2782 on:** 16 Mar 2019, 03:32 pm »

Randy · « **Reply #2783 on:** 17 Mar 2019, 07:12 pm »

richidoo · « **Reply #2784 on:** 23 Mar 2019, 03:47 am »

Pacifica Quartet Mini Concert in-studio youtube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v57WNW-JsgY

My fav quartet.

Can you guess which two are married to each other?

andolink · « **Reply #2785 on:** 23 Mar 2019, 07:52 am »

andolink · « **Reply #2786 on:** 23 Mar 2019, 08:22 am »

maty · « **Reply #2787 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 11:28 am »

Ladies & gentlemen

Gustav Mahler - The Nine Symphonies - Georg Solti (1975), Vinyl x15, Decca, Germany

Gustav Mahler • Georg Solti - The Nine Symphonies (Vinyl, LP, Stereo) | Discogs

DR Peak RMS Filename
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DR16 -0.41 dB -23.03 dB A1 Symphony No.1 in D Major 'Titan' - 1. Langsam. Schleppend
DR14 -0.53 dB -20.83 dB A2 Symphony No.1 in D Major 'Titan' - 2. Kraeftig bewegt
DR15 -7.49 dB -28.90 dB B2 Symphony No.1 in D Major 'Titan' - 3. Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
DR14 -0.59 dB -19.83 dB B2 Symphony No.1 in D Major 'Titan' - 4. Stuermisch bewegt
DR15 -0.65 dB -22.56 dB C Symphony No.2 in C minor - 'Resurrection' - 1. Allegro maestoso. Mit durchaus ernstem und feierlichem Ausdruck
DR14 -3.49 dB -25.31 dB D1 Symphony No.2 in C minor - 'Resurrection' - 2. Andante moderato. Sehr gemaechlich
DR15 -2.69 dB -24.44 dB D2 Symphony No.2 in C minor - 'Resurrection' - 3. Scherzo- In ruhig fliessender Bewegung
DR14 -9.81 dB -29.99 dB E1 Symphony No.2 in C minor - 'Resurrection' - 4. 'O Roeschen rot. Der Mensch liegt in groesster Not' (Sehr feierlich aber schlicht)
DR15 -0.32 dB -20.29 dB E2 Symphony No.2 in C minor - 'Resurrection' - 5a. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend
DR14 -0.66 dB -21.15 dB F Symphony No.2 in C minor - 'Resurrection' - 5d. 'Aufersteh'n, ja aufersteh'n wirst du' (Langsam. Misterioso)
DR14 -0.58 dB -20.88 dB G Symphony No. 3 -1. Kraeftig Entschieden (Part 1)
DR12 -0.23 dB -16.96 dB H1 Symphony No. 3 -1. Kraeftig Entschieden (Part 2)
DR14 -3.11 dB -24.93 dB H2 Symphony No. 3 -2. Tempo Di Menuetto. Sehr Maessig
DR16 -1.27 dB -24.81 dB I1 Symphony No. 3 - 3. Comodo. Scherzando. Ohne Hast
DR14 -10.58 dB -31.28 dB I2 Symphony No. 3 - 4. Sehr Langsam. Misterioso
DR12 -2.95 dB -18.89 dB J1 Symphony No. 3 - 5. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck
DR14 -0.33 dB -20.56 dB J2 Symphony No. 3 - 6. Langsam. Ruhevoll. Empfunden
DR15 -0.33 dB -21.30 dB K1 Symphony No. 4 - 1. Bedaechtig. Nicht Eilen
DR15 -5.82 dB -27.35 dB K2 Symphony No. 4 - 2. In Gemaechlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
DR17 -1.10 dB -24.90 dB L1 Symphony No. 4 - 3. Ruhevoll
DR16 -7.28 dB -29.26 dB L2 Symphony No. 4 - 4. Sehr Behaglich
DR15 -1.82 dB -22.80 dB M1 Symphony No. 5 - 1. Trauermarsch
DR16 -0.42 dB -21.97 dB M2 Symphony No. 5 - 2. Stuermisch Bewegt, Mit Groesster Vehemenz
DR15 -0.94 dB -22.39 dB N Symphony No. 5 - 3. Scherzo. Kraeftig, Nicht Zu Schnell
DR13 -6.19 dB -25.78 dB O1 Symphony No. 5 - 4. Adagietto. Sehr Langsam
DR13 -0.37 dB -18.95 dB O2 Symphony No. 5 - 5. Rondo-Finale. Allegro
DR13 -0.54 dB -17.83 dB P Symphony No.6 - 1. Allegro Energico, Ma Non Troppo
DR14 -2.32 dB -21.39 dB Q1 Symphony No.6 - 2. Scherzo. Wuchtig
DR14 -0.92 dB -21.04 dB Q2 Symphony No.6 - 3. Andante
DR14 -0.28 dB -18.38 dB R Symphony No.6 - 4. Finale- Allegro Moderato
DR14 -0.41 dB -17.98 dB S Symphony No. 7 - 1. Langsam, Allegro
DR14 -3.01 dB -22.53 dB T Symphony No. 7 - 2. Nachtmusik 1. Allegro Moderato
DR14 -0.82 dB -19.13 dB U1 Symphony No. 7 - 3. Scherzo
DR13 -0.99 dB -20.80 dB U2 Symphony No. 7 - 4. Nachtmusik 2. Andante Amoroso
DR13 -0.49 dB -17.06 dB V Symphony No. 7 - 5. Rondo - Finale
DR11 -3.14 dB -17.93 dB W1 Symphony No. 8 - 1. Veni, Creator Spiritus
DR13 -2.45 dB -21.06 dB W2 Symphony No. 8 - 2. Imple Superna Gratia
DR14 -5.89 dB -25.12 dB W3 Symphony No. 8 - 3. Infirma Nostri Corporis
DR13 -0.92 dB -16.37 dB W4 Symphony No. 8 - 4. Accende Lumen Sensibus
DR12 -0.56 dB -18.08 dB W5 Symphony No. 8 - 5. Veni, Creator Spiritus
DR11 -1.96 dB -15.49 dB W6 Symphony No. 8 - 6. Gloria Patri Domino
DR14 -1.46 dB -21.04 dB X1 Symphony No. 8 - 7. Der Felsenabgrund Mir Zu Fuessen
DR13 -3.39 dB -19.70 dB X2 Symphony No. 8 - 8. Gerettet Ist Das Edle Glied
DR12 -1.96 dB -17.01 dB X3 Symphony No. 8 - 9. Uns Bleibt Ein Erdenrest
DR13 -0.76 dB -19.15 dB X4 Symphony No. 8 - 10. Hier Ist Die Aussicht Frei
DR14 -1.54 dB -22.18 dB Y1 Symphony No. 8 - 11. Hoechste Herrscherin Der Welt
DR15 -1.69 dB -22.42 dB Y2 Symphony No. 8 - 12. Die, Der Unberuehrbaren
DR14 -0.95 dB -23.62 dB Y3 Symphony No. 8 - 13. Bei Der Liebe, Die Den Fuessen
DR14 -1.63 dB -21.01 dB Y4 Symphony No. 8 - 14. Neige, Neige, Du Ohnegleiche
DR14 -1.06 dB -19.76 dB Z1 Symphony No. 8 - 15. Blicket Auf Zum Retterblick
DR12 -0.74 dB -16.75 dB Z2 Symphony No. 8 - 16. Alles Vergaengliche
DR13 -0.49 dB -18.46 dB ZZ1 Symphony No.9 - 1. Andante Comodo
DR14 -0.51 dB -19.13 dB ZZ2 Symphony No.9 - 2. Im Tempo Eines Gemaechlichen Laendlers, Etwas Taeppisch Und Sehr Derb
DR14 -0.61 dB -18.18 dB ZZ3 Symphony No.9 - 3. Rondo - Burleske. Allegro Assai. Sehr Trotzig
DR13 -0.27 dB -18.77 dB ZZ4 Symphony No.9 - 4. Adagio. Sehr Langsam Und Noch Zurueckhaltend
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Number of files: 55
Official DR value: DR14

Just now: Symphonie Nr. 2 C-moll "Resurrection"

etcarroll · « **Reply #2788 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 01:30 pm »

Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Heilbronn, Jörg Faerber ‎– Baroque Masterworks For The Festive Season

THROWBACK · « **Reply #2789 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 02:22 pm »

I have just been immersing myself in the music of Samuel Barber (of Adagio for Strings fame).

A couple of nights ago I heard a live performance of Barber’s marvelous Knoxville Summer of 1915 with piano and soprano. But the next afternoon I had to play it again in the Columbia Odyssey performance with William Strickland and the Dumbarton Oaks Orchestra. My copy is on vinyl, “electronically rechanneled for stereo,” but it sounded surprisingly good. The soprano is Eleanor Steber, who commissioned the work from Barber in the first place, and she is out-and-out wonderful. Leontyne Price has recorded it, but she is too “operatic” for my taste. I have not heard Dawn Upshaw’s version. Great piece: warm, romantic and nostalgic. The words are a poetry/prose piece by James Agee who (he said) took only 90 minutes to write it.

After that, I had to rehear my recording of Dover Beach, sung by Barber himself on Nonesuch Records. Another great piece, this one put to words by Matthew Arnold. Dietrich Fischer Dieskau has another version: more polished and professional, but not as authentic.

Finally, I had to hear the Barber String Quartet, the second movement of which is the aforementioned "Adagio for Strings."

I'm tempted to say, "Barber: the perfect solution for long-hair musicians." But I won't.

Tyson · « **Reply #2790 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 03:53 pm »

Chuck, nice post and great to see you around here again

To continue the Barber theme, I just put on the Barber Violin Concerto, a lovely 24/96 hirez remaster of the Isaac Stern with Leonard Bernstein and the New York PO:

THROWBACK · « **Reply #2791 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 04:04 pm »

Thanks, Tyson. I'll look for it. I need to come up and hear your system again sometime. Chuck

Tyson · « **Reply #2792 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 09:13 pm »

Quote from: THROWBACK on 24 Mar 2019, 04:04 pm

Thanks, Tyson. I'll look for it. I need to come up and hear your system again sometime. Chuck

You should! I've got some new SET and SEP amps I'm using, my preamp went through an overhaul and I now have a nice tubed DAC in my setup. For tube lovers like us, it's a substantial step up over what you heard the last time you were here.

THROWBACK · « **Reply #2793 on:** 24 Mar 2019, 10:40 pm »

Tyson,
Turns out I have that same Barber Violin Concerto recording, but on vinyl (2i Columbia). I just listened to it. Well played, but typical "Columbia bright." Never mind, the piece is sublime.

Tyson · « **Reply #2794 on:** 25 Mar 2019, 12:59 am »

Turns out the Hindemith concerto on that same disc is pretty good too! I think the remaster has tamed the brightness as it is not at all unpleasant on my setup. The soloist is certainly in the spotlight and a bit larger than life, but no screechiness here.

Randy · « **Reply #2795 on:** 26 Mar 2019, 03:18 am »

Throwback, try his piano sonata. I like Earl Wild playing it plus the other works on this disc are great too. ("modern" sounding.) PS - Stay away from Dawn Upshaw.

Tyson · « **Reply #2796 on:** 26 Mar 2019, 03:30 am »

Quote from: maty on 24 Mar 2019, 11:28 am

Ladies & gentlemen

Gustav Mahler - The Nine Symphonies - Georg Solti (1975), Vinyl x15, Decca, Germany

Gustav Mahler • Georg Solti - The Nine Symphonies (Vinyl, LP, Stereo) | Discogs

Just now: Symphonie Nr. 2 C-moll "Resurrection"

If I had a turntable, I would be very, very jealous!

andolink · « **Reply #2797 on:** 26 Mar 2019, 08:47 am »

andolink · « **Reply #2798 on:** 26 Mar 2019, 08:51 am »

andolink · « **Reply #2799 on:** 26 Mar 2019, 08:53 am »