What are you listening to?
Re: What are you listening to?
Antonio Vivaldi
The Four Seasons
Europa Galante
Fabio Biondi - conducting.
I have spent more time listening to the Four Seasons ove the past few weeks than I would normally do in a year or two. I find Biondi irresistible.
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"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
George Fredric Handel
Concerti Grossi Op 3
Les Musiciens Du Louvre
Marc Minkowski - conducting.
In celebration of Handel's birthday.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 1
WDR Sinfonie Orchester Köln
Rudolf Barshai - conducting.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
That is great Seán to read that Seán and I agree regarding Biondi!!!Seán wrote:
I have spent more time listening to the Four Seasons ove the past few weeks than I would normally do in a year or two. I find Biondi irresistible.
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
How do you find the music of Handel Seán? I cannot remember when I first started listening to it and I have been listening to it for so many years now that I cannot really understand the effect that it would have on someone coming to it relatively recently.Seán wrote:
To be is to do: Socrates
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
Re: What are you listening to?
Very light, very melodic, easy to listen to, at times a wee bit monotonous, they are a great ensemble and produce a gorgeous sound.fergus wrote:How do you find the music of Handel Seán? I cannot remember when I first started listening to it and I have been listening to it for so many years now that I cannot really understand the effect that it would have on someone coming to it relatively recently.Seán wrote:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
Lots of variety today:
Shostakovich Cello Sonata from
Sibelius Symphony no. 5 from
John Adams Grand Pianola Music from
Thanks to Darren you suggested that months ago.
Malcolm Arnold Symphony no. 5 from
Very interesting music !!!
Matt.
Shostakovich Cello Sonata from
Sibelius Symphony no. 5 from
John Adams Grand Pianola Music from
Thanks to Darren you suggested that months ago.
Malcolm Arnold Symphony no. 5 from
Very interesting music !!!
Matt.
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Re: What are you listening to?
The soloists are nowhere as good as in the Solti recording, and Boulez is his usual clinical, analytical self, but I still enjoyed the discipline and sense of purpose of the performance.
Re: What are you listening to?
A few years ago I bought a copy of Boulez's Mahler 2 with the VPO and I do not like it so I have given his Mahler recordings a wide berth ever since.Jose Echenique wrote:The soloists are nowhere as good as in the Solti recording, and Boulez is his usual clinical, analytical self, but I still enjoyed the discipline and sense of purpose of the performance.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
I'm home early from work today; I was sitting in the front room with my lovely wife and Veronica said to me "put on something I'd like", so I did and she does and in surround sound too:
Gustav Mahler
Symphony no. 3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michelle DeYoung (Mezzo Soprano)
Bernard Haitink - conducting.
Gustav Mahler
Symphony no. 3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michelle DeYoung (Mezzo Soprano)
Bernard Haitink - conducting.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler