What are you listening to?
Re: What are you listening to?
More Brahms....
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Re: What are you listening to?
Vintage Ormandy
Sibelius Symphony #1 Philadelphia 10/41
Sibelius Lemminkainen's Return Philadelphia 10/40
Ravel Concerto for the Left Hand Robert Casadesus Piano Philadelphia 1/47
Membran Documents 10 CD set... found at a book store for a $12.
Sibelius Symphony #1 Philadelphia 10/41
Sibelius Lemminkainen's Return Philadelphia 10/40
Ravel Concerto for the Left Hand Robert Casadesus Piano Philadelphia 1/47
Membran Documents 10 CD set... found at a book store for a $12.
Re: What are you listening to?
two magnificent interpreters of Brahms imho, Fergus... love those disks.fergus wrote:
the past few days has seen a first complete run through of this box set... very good indeed.
Re: What are you listening to?
Jared wrote:two magnificent interpreters of Brahms imho, Fergus... love those disks.fergus wrote:
I had you in mind when listening Jared as I know that you are fond of that particular interpretation.
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To do is to be: Sartre
Do be do be do: Sinatra
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Re: What are you listening to?
The exciting and rarely recorded Concerto for Piano by Mexican composer Carlos Chávez (1899-1978) written in 1938-1940.
Jorge Federico Osorio Piano, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor
Cedille CDR 90000 140
Jorge Federico Osorio Piano, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional de México Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor
Cedille CDR 90000 140
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Double Bartok....
The recorded sound was wonderful on that recording!
The Piano Concerto No. 2 was a measured and deiberate performance. I have always thought of the Bartok piano concerto more as percussion concertos and this was no different.
The Pieces for Orchestra are interesting melodically, harmonically, rhythmically and texturally; a really good listen.
The recorded sound was wonderful on that recording!
The Piano Concerto No. 2 was a measured and deiberate performance. I have always thought of the Bartok piano concerto more as percussion concertos and this was no different.
The Pieces for Orchestra are interesting melodically, harmonically, rhythmically and texturally; a really good listen.
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?
fergus wrote:Jared wrote:two magnificent interpreters of Brahms imho, Fergus... love those disks.fergus wrote:
I had you in mind when listening Jared as I know that you are fond of that particular interpretation.
I'm light on Brahms...
I have and love the violin concerto, the variations on a theme and serenades....
any suggestions for further toe dipping?
Brass Bands are all very well in their place -
outdoors and several miles away....
outdoors and several miles away....
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JB, if you like orchestral music this is a GREAT place to start, Symphony No. 2 is special:jaybee wrote: I'm light on Brahms...
I have and love the violin concerto, the variations on a theme and serenades....
any suggestions for further toe dipping?
and if you like string quartets chamber music I recommend this set:
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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jaybee wrote:
I'm light on Brahms...
I have and love the violin concerto, the variations on a theme and serenades....
any suggestions for further toe dipping?
The music of Brahms is, to me, basically divided into three separate parts Johnny. There is the Symphonic works which are wonderful and other than what you have listed are, in the main, the four symphonies and two piano concertos. Secondly and also symphonic we have the vocal music and top of the heap would be his German Requiem (which should be in every collection) and the Alto Rhapsody; both magnificant works. Thirdly is his Chamber Music output namely quintets, quartets, trios sonatas etc. I particularly like his chamber music myself.
So recommendations really depend on what aspect of music you are personally interested in exploring.
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Johnny... as most of the regulars in here know, I have a real personal passion for Brahms, arguably more than any other composer... I can't answer this now, because I'm off to work, but this evening, I will try and point you in the direction of some fine recordings.. but as Fergus says, is there any particular genre of his that you're particularly interested in?