Seán wrote:Inspired by Don:
OK, both Seán and Don have convinced me to put the Kitajenko Prokofiev cycle on my List!
What are you listening two?
Re: What are you listening two?
OK, both Seán and Don have convinced me to put the Kitajenko Prokofiev cycle on my List!
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?
CD 1 from this set which consists of Locatelli's Trio Sonatas Op. 5....
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?
It is a lovely performance but listening to it took HUGE effort on my part, it is way outside of my comfort zone I'm afraid. I will have to return to it soon and not let my aversion to religious choral music get the better of me.fergus wrote:That is a work that I really like; I must do a listening project on it some time.Seán wrote:
Johannes Brahms
Ein deutsches Requim op. 45
La Chapelle Royale. Collegium Vocale
Christiane Oelze (Soprano)
Gerald Finley (Baritone)
Orchestre Des Champs Élysées
Philippe Herreweghe conducting.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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And now I am currently wallowing in this delightful performance:
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Böhm conducting.
Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 9
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Böhm conducting.
"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: It is a lovely performance but listening to it took HUGE effort on my part, it is way outside of my comfort zone I'm afraid. I will have to return to it soon and not let my aversion to religious choral music get the better of me.
LOL!! I thought that you had got over that little "problem" of yours!!
I think that it is a magnificent work; I have nine different versions [including the Herreweghe] of it in my collection.
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?
Fergus, I thought you knew me better than that! LOLfergus wrote:Seán wrote: It is a lovely performance but listening to it took HUGE effort on my part, it is way outside of my comfort zone I'm afraid. I will have to return to it soon and not let my aversion to religious choral music get the better of me.
LOL!! I thought that you had got over that little "problem" of yours!!
I will persevere with it. Always up for a challenge me!I think that it is a magnificent work; I have nine different versions [including the Herreweghe] of it in my collection.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Serge Prokofiev
Symphony No. 5
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln
Dmitrij Kitajenko conducting.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Franz Schubert
String Quartet in D minor D810
(Death and the Maiden)
Amadeus Quartet
Recorded in Abbey Road Studios in 1953
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler
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Rachmaninov: Liturgie De Saint Jean Chrysostome....
This wonderful music is given a really marvellous performance here. The singing in all registers is terrific. The pacing is also just right allowing the devotional aspect of the music to come through. This version comes with a strong recommendation!
This wonderful music is given a really marvellous performance here. The singing in all registers is terrific. The pacing is also just right allowing the devotional aspect of the music to come through. This version comes with a strong recommendation!
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
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It is time to drop into this marvellous set and try the Eighth:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä conducting.
I have always considered this work a light piece of music and paid it scant attention, however on the advice of young Fergus I have decided to listen to a few performances and see how I like it. The Minnesota's performance is rich in colour and depth, this is a delightful performance, full of joy and good humour and as one might expect from BIS the production values are first class.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8
Minnesota Orchestra
Osmo Vänskä conducting.
I have always considered this work a light piece of music and paid it scant attention, however on the advice of young Fergus I have decided to listen to a few performances and see how I like it. The Minnesota's performance is rich in colour and depth, this is a delightful performance, full of joy and good humour and as one might expect from BIS the production values are first class.
"To appreciate the greatness of the Masters is to keep faith in the greatness of humanity." - Wilhelm Furtwängler