Claus wrote:
I like Ashkenazy's Sibelius; it is a little bit different to other's.
What are you listening to?
Re: What are you listening to?
I like Ashkenazy's Sibelius; it is a little bit different to other's.
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?
A super symphony, great sound too I would imagine, I am not familiar with that recording.Claus wrote:Another lucky dip into the Decca Sound Box Set:
Made my school reports write themselves!.... ehh...hmm... :)
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
back to some familiar turf after some recent excursions into the unknown...
Brass Bands are all very well in their place -
outdoors and several miles away....
outdoors and several miles away....
Re: What are you listening to?
Jared should recognise the album artwork on this one....
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?
oh yes, and approves! Strauss' finest hour...fergus wrote:Jared should recognise the album artwork on this one....
Martinu: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Jiri Bilohlavek/ BBC Symph & Chorus
this is a mighty difficult work to get into...
Re: What are you listening to?
Yep, you and Fergus do struggle with Martinu.Jared wrote:oh yes, and approves! Strauss' finest hour...fergus wrote:Jared should recognise the album artwork on this one....
Martinu: The Epic of Gilgamesh
Jiri Bilohlavek/ BBC Symph & Chorus
this is a mighty difficult work to get into...
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
^^ yes, me more than Fergus though, these days. Having said that, I've just been listening to his 'Frescoes of Piero Della Francesca' again with Belohlavek and the BBC Symph, and I have to say I found it much more accessible than anything I have thus far heard from the composer... it'll get another listen.
In the meantime, I'm listening to:
Smetana: Vltava
Vilem Tausky/ BBC Symph (Live)
in honour of Sean's thread. It's not a bad version actually... plenty of gusto as expected, but the tempos are considerably more stately, coming in at around 14.30, whereas Kubelik's is 11.35!
OK, now I've moved on to:
Smetana: Vysehrad/ From Bohemia's Woods & Fields/ Vltava
Roger Norrington/ National Youth Orchestra
In the meantime, I'm listening to:
Smetana: Vltava
Vilem Tausky/ BBC Symph (Live)
in honour of Sean's thread. It's not a bad version actually... plenty of gusto as expected, but the tempos are considerably more stately, coming in at around 14.30, whereas Kubelik's is 11.35!
OK, now I've moved on to:
Smetana: Vysehrad/ From Bohemia's Woods & Fields/ Vltava
Roger Norrington/ National Youth Orchestra
Re: What are you listening to?
Good man, enjoy. It was a labour of love.Jared wrote:....I'm listening to:
Smetana: Vltava
Vilem Tausky/ BBC Symph (Live)
in honour of Sean's thread. It's not a bad version actually... plenty of gusto as expected, but the tempos are considerably more stately, coming in at around 14.30, whereas Kubelik's is 11.35!
OK, now I've moved on to:
Smetana: Vysehrad/ From Bohemia's Woods & Fields/ Vltava
Roger Norrington/ National Youth Orchestra
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening to?
Been out of action for a good while plus I'm trying to get my music mojo back.....
Symphony No.5 from this trusted set.
Symphony No.5 from this trusted set.
"I may skip. I may even warp a little.... But I will never, ever crash. I am your friend for life. " -Vinyl.
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
Michell Gyrodec SE, Hana ML cart, Parasound JC3 Jr, Stax LR-700, Stax SRM-006ts Energiser, Quad Artera Play+ CDP
Re: What are you listening to?
jaybee wrote:I'm going to have to go away and think about this one....
I've given this a lot of time and have decided I very much like it... the fingerboard noises recede after a while... it's a very different set to Rostropovich... but very good...
it'll have to go on the vinyl shopping list..!!
Brass Bands are all very well in their place -
outdoors and several miles away....
outdoors and several miles away....