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This morning it's mainly Alexandre Tharaud.
I really love his playing style - a light and delicate touch, wonderful speed, agility and above all musicality.
Mark

Listening this morning to an extraordinary performance of Biber's masterpiece, the Rosary Sonatas, as performed by Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch with her ensemble, Battalia.  This is a gently meditative version, unforced in its virtuosity, but concentrating instead on the more spiritual aspects of this beautiful music.  I was also very impressed by Kaakinen-Pilch's earlier recording for Ondine with the Finnish Baroque Orchestra of the orchestral suites of Graupner, a fine composer who has received some long-overdue recognition in recent years.

markof wrote:
This morning it's mainly Alexandre Tharaud.
I really love his playing style - a light and delicate touch, wonderful speed, agility and above all musicality.
Mark

A fine pianist, Mark.  I'd also recommend you investigate his recordings of Bach, Rameau and Couperin.  

markof wrote:
This morning it's mainly Alexandre Tharaud.
I really love his playing style - a light and delicate touch, wonderful speed, agility and above all musicality.
Mark

I like the music of Ravel and just might check that one out Mark.

I am off out this evening to hear a performance of Ravel's wonderful String Quartet.

Listening to a small collection of Bottesini's music....

JS Bach: Flute Sonatas 1-3....

Listening this evening to two superb recitals on ECM featuring the German violinist Carolin Widmann in repertoire from Schubert and Schumann.  She is an intense, fiery, deeply committed performer, evoking a sense of passionate abandon to the music that I find utterly engaging.  Very highly recommended.

Some very pleasant French mélodies....