What are you listening to?
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I don't know about you but I feel sometimes that I take for granted some of the more popular or famous pieces. They are out there and I am aware of them but don't listen to them as often as I used to. And then one day you listen to it after a very long time and you are completely blown away but the piece and the performance. And that is pretty much what happened to me yesterday when I listened to Beethoven's Symphony no. 7 from the 1963 Karajan recording:
I don't have many version of that work but I find this recording to be amazing. And the work itself is in my top 3 Beethoven's symphonies.
Matt,
I don't have many version of that work but I find this recording to be amazing. And the work itself is in my top 3 Beethoven's symphonies.
Matt,
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Imperial court composer Fux. A beautiful recording.
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The Schumann is a wonderful piece - perhaps not as immediately satisfying as some concerti, but once it gets into your system I think it is rather brilliant.fergus wrote:How did you like that one Darren? The Schumann in particular would interest me.bombasticDarren wrote:Schumann - Cello Concerto (Maria Kliegel/Andrew Constantine, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Naxos)
This recording is one of Naxos finest concerto recordings in my collection. The orchestra play superbly (I don't know what their pedigree is) and the soloist gels nicely with them. A very satisfying recording :-D
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I agree Matt - it's one of the stupendous achievements in music.ravel30 wrote:I don't know about you but I feel sometimes that I take for granted some of the more popular or famous pieces. They are out there and I am aware of them but don't listen to them as often as I used to. And then one day you listen to it after a very long time and you are completely blown away but the piece and the performance. And that is pretty much what happened to me yesterday when I listened to Beethoven's Symphony no. 7 from the 1963 Karajan recording:
I don't have many version of that work but I find this recording to be amazing. And the work itself is in my top 3 Beethoven's symphonies.
Matt,
I really need to pay some attention to Karajan's approach to LvB. In the meantime could I suggest this recording to you Matt?:-
...it will knock your socks off ;-)
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Prokofiev - Sonata for Two Violins in C major (Veronika Jaruskova/Eva Karova, Supraphon) & String Quartet No.2 (Pavel Haas Quartet, Supraphon)
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Mozart - Piano Concerto No.23 (Mitsuko Uchida/Jeffrey Tate, English Chamber Orchestra, Philips)
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Thank you for that Matt as both works interest me, particularly the Schumann cell concerto.ravel30 wrote:It is a nice recording Fergus. It is well played and well recorded. I really like the third movement of Schumann's Cello Concerto. Very special movement. The Brahms double concerto is splendid in my opinion. It deserves more love, that is for sure.bombasticDarren wrote:Schumann - Cello Concerto (Maria Kliegel/Andrew Constantine, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, Naxos)
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That 1963 cycle was a tremendous achievement and many here on this site have it and have enjoyed it for quite some time now. It definitely was one of von Karajans crowning achievements.ravel30 wrote:I don't know about you but I feel sometimes that I take for granted some of the more popular or famous pieces. They are out there and I am aware of them but don't listen to them as often as I used to. And then one day you listen to it after a very long time and you are completely blown away but the piece and the performance. And that is pretty much what happened to me yesterday when I listened to Beethoven's Symphony no. 7 from the 1963 Karajan recording:
I don't have many version of that work but I find this recording to be amazing. And the work itself is in my top 3 Beethoven's symphonies.
Matt,
I also agree on Beethoven' s Seventh Symphony; to me it is one of THE great Classical Music works. It is also one of the works that I would judge and Beethoven Symphonic Cycle on.
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You never cease to amaze me Pepe with the wonderful CDs that you continually produce!!Jose Echenique wrote:
Imperial court composer Fux. A beautiful recording.
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