What are you listening two?

[Seán]

...The big anniversaries in 2014 are going to be Glück´s and Jommelli´s who are both 300 this year....

and Richard Strauss as we (well Fergus actually) celebrate(s) his 150th Anniversary, Strauss was born in June 1864.

[Diapason]

Time for a new Rite of Spring recording. Pleasingly savage, this:

[Seán]

Time for a new Rite of Spring recording. Pleasingly savage, this:

Yep, Solti's recording with the CSO is a splendid Rite.

[Claus]

Second Symphony this evening. Very nice!

[Jose Echenique]

This is the third volume of Haydn symphonies with Bruno Weil and the excellent Cappella Coloniensis, superbly played and recorded they are certainly recommendable. It´s good to see the Cappella Coloniensis is still going strong. I´m not sure when it was founded, but I have recordings that date back to the 60´s. Anyhow, really excellent, stylish performances.

[Seán]

This is the third volume of Haydn symphonies with Bruno Weil and the excellent Cappella Coloniensis, superbly played and recorded they are certainly recommendable. It´s good to see the Cappella Coloniensis is still going strong. I´m not sure when it was founded, but I have recordings that date back to the 60´s. Anyhow, really excellent, stylish performances.

Dear Pepe, I am ashamed to say that I have never heard any of their recordings.

[Jose Echenique]

This is the third volume of Haydn symphonies with Bruno Weil and the excellent Cappella Coloniensis, superbly played and recorded they are certainly recommendable. It´s good to see the Cappella Coloniensis is still going strong. I´m not sure when it was founded, but I have recordings that date back to the 60´s. Anyhow, really excellent, stylish performances.

Dear Pepe, I am ashamed to say that I have never heard any of their recordings.

That´s strange Seán, since they have recorded plenty in the past 5 decades. Notable conductors like William Christie have recorded with them (Hasse´s Cleofide), and they made pioneer recordings of many works (the first EVER recordings of Rossini´s operas with period instruments: Tancredi, Cenerentola and L´ Italiana in Algeri). Of course they play much better now than in the 60´s, but it´s good to see that they are still going strong.

[Aleg]

Newly discovered, by reference from the naim music room

Very nice performances and attractively priced



Cheers

Aleg

[Aleg]

Listening on my even further improved MQn player. (Thanks Nigel!!)

The final 2 CDs of this series are under way.
CD nr 8 to be released on February 10th and the final CD nr 9 at the end of this year.
A great series of fine Schubert Lieder.

Cheers
Aleg

[DonKC]

Some Abbado. His Tchaikovsky was always first rate..

Symphony # 5 and "The Voyevoda"

Chicago SO Claudio Abbado

Sony