Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 3
Borodin Quartet
What are you listening two?
Re: What are you listening two?
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 3
Borodin Quartet
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening two?
It is a pretty good storm all right!Seán wrote:A magnificent recording. I have, on occasion, reached for an umbrella when I hear the BPO storm sequence. LOL!fergus wrote:Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 from this set....
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 two?
Seán wrote:
Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 BWV 1051
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Edgar Directing & Harpsichord.
The one with no violins; how did you get on with that one Seán?
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 two?
Seán wrote:
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 3
Borodin Quartet
Light, lyrical and accessible, yes/no?
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 two?
Piano Concerto: A first listen to this work for me and I really enjoyed it. I found the music to be accessible, interesting and varied. Interestingly, I particularly enjoyed the orchestration which I thought was wonderful.
Violin Concerto: A first listen to this work also and I found it to be an intriguing work that held me captivated with its variety and invention.
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 two?
Yes and No. The final movement of the third quartet is a bit hectic shall we say other than that they are splendid pieces beautifully played by the Borodin and nicely recorded by Chandos, in essence it has the makings of a terrific set.fergus wrote:Seán wrote:
Dmitri Shostakovich
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 3
Borodin Quartet
Light, lyrical and accessible, yes/no?
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening two?
I have never had the motivation to explore Britten's music world, perhaps I should do so. I am struggling to get through my collection as it is. LOLfergus wrote:
Piano Concerto: A first listen to this work for me and I really enjoyed it. I found the music to be accessible, interesting and varied. Interestingly, I particularly enjoyed the orchestration which I thought was wonderful.
Violin Concerto: A first listen to this work also and I found it to be an intriguing work that held me captivated with its variety and invention.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
Re: What are you listening two?
Seán wrote:
Yes and No. The final movement of the third quartet is a bit hectic shall we say other than that they are splendid pieces beautifully played by the Borodin and nicely recorded by Chandos, in essence it has the makings of a terrific set.
I have the Borodins playing the complete cycle on the Melodiya label Seán. It has been my only cycle for many years and I really like it. However I purchased a second cycle recently and your post prompted me to break it open and post my first listen to the Fitzwilliam Quartet version of Quartets 1 & 2 [CD 1]....
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 two?
Neither did I Sean until recently and boy am I glad that I did. I think that it is wonderful music and the more that I hear of it the more that I like it!Seán wrote:I have never had the motivation to explore Britten's music world, perhaps I should do so. I am struggling to get through my collection as it is. LOLfergus 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 two?
I love both of those works. Sadly not all that often heard in concert.fergus wrote:
Piano Concerto: A first listen to this work for me and I really enjoyed it. I found the music to be accessible, interesting and varied. Interestingly, I particularly enjoyed the orchestration which I thought was wonderful.
Violin Concerto: A first listen to this work also and I found it to be an intriguing work that held me captivated with its variety and invention.