What are you listening to?

[Seán]

Franz Schubert
String Quartet in D minor D810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (Death and the Maiden)
Quartettsatz in C minor D703
Amadeus Quartet

Both recordings were made in 1954, this is wonderful music.

[Seán]

continuing to wade my way through Martinu... starting to make a little more sense after the 5th listen..

Is it hard work for you?

It's not a style which will ever come easily to me Sean thanks for asking... the most important thing is that I keep trying though, isn't it?

If that's what you're happy doing, then yes it is.

[Jared]

Franz Schubert
String Quartet in D minor D810 "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (Death and the Maiden)
Quartettsatz in C minor D703
Amadeus Quartet

Both recordings were made in 1954, this is wonderful music.

and it always helps when you're listening to two of the finest chamber pieces ever composed...

[bombasticDarren]

Vivaldi - Le quattro staggioni (Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Virgin Classics)

[Jared]

a very pleasing album, and its great to hear some more of the minor pieces Bruch wrote for the violin; he certainly had a great affinity with the instrument.

[Jared]

Vivaldi - Le quattro staggioni (Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Virgin Classics)

I must get my Vivaldi out again this week, or Fergus will be after me with a sharp, pointy stick.. ;-)

[bombasticDarren]

Haydn - String Quartet Op.77 No.2 & Op.103 (Amadeus Quartet, DG)

[bombasticDarren]

Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.1 (Howard Shelley/Bryden Thomson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Chandos)

[bombasticDarren]

Schubert - Symphony No.9 Great (Michael Gielen, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiberg, Hanssler Classic)

[fergus]

Vivaldi - Le quattro staggioni (Fabio Biondi, Europa Galante, Virgin Classics)

Nice looking set there!