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Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:30 pm
by Seán
DaveF wrote:Seán wrote:Lovely music. I should spend more time listening to Mozart!
That pic looks like one of the sleeves from that gigantic Mozart boxset from Brilliant Classics. I have it too and as you said I should really dip into it more often.
It is. There is some really good stuff in there and some mediocre efforts too. The Bern ensemble are really well worth listening to. The piano sonatas are performed by Klara Wurtz....simply gorgeous.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:31 pm
by DaveF
Ciaran wrote:Bernstein's NY Mahler 3 is one of my favourites. For years I could only listen to it on warped badly pressed LPs, so being able to listen to it on CD now is a great luxury!
These new CD remasters have even better sound than the original CD release so it would be well worth getting again Ciaran.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:41 pm
by Seán
DaveF wrote:It sure is Seán. However if I was to recommend just one of the Bernstein cycles my vote would go to the earlier cycle. I just listened to the 3rd Symphony(one which I've had some difficulty with in the past) and it really is a great performance.
Perhaps it's old age, but I never had any difficulty with any of Mahler's Masterpieces (that's all of his music) to my mind they are all....well simply perfect.
If you are looking for something different in Mahler from what you have already, I'd certainly give the early cycle my top recommendation. There is enough 'newness' or 'freshness' in it to peel back a few more layers of Mahlers music. I just love the way Mahler's music never gets 'old'. There is always something new to be got out of it everytime you listen to it.
Yeah, I'm always looking for something different in Mahler, however, last year I made a conscious decision not to buy any more Mahler recordings...for a wee while, 'tis difficult though.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:42 pm
by fergus
Seán wrote:....I should spend more time listening to Mozart!
Everybody should....never a waste of time!!!
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:49 pm
by fergus
DaveF wrote:....if I was to recommend just one of the Bernstein cycles my vote would go to the earlier cycle. I just listened to the 3rd Symphony(one which I've had some difficulty with in the past) and it really is a great performance. If you are looking for something different in Mahler from what you have already, I'd certainly give the early cycle my top recommendation. There is enough 'newness' or 'freshness' in it to peel back a few more layers of Mahlers music. I just love the way Mahler's music never gets 'old'. There is always something new to be got out of it everytime you listen to it.
Thanks for the thought and the recommendations Dave....indeed, I had decided that if I should purchase a Bernstein cycle it would be the earlier one for the very reasons that you have outlined! It is that rawness or freshness that I would be after.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:51 pm
by fergus
Beethoven – Symphonies 1-4 Cluytens....
I am not sure where I first came across this set but it has been on my list for a long time. I finally got around to it and it has most definitely been worth the wait! These are big band performances and Cluytens brings great power, drive and energy to the works.
I think that Seán would enjoy Symphony No. 2.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 10:56 pm
by Seán
fergus wrote:Beethoven – Symphonies 1-4 Cluytens....
[I am not sure where I first came across this set but it has been on my list for a long time. I finally got around to it and it has most definitely been worth the wait! These are big band performances and Cluytens brings great power, drive and energy to the works.
I think that Seán would enjoy Symphony No. 2.
I had never heard of the Cluyten's set until you mentioned it. I have the Zinman & Vänskä sets in my basket. Perhaps I should drop one in favour of the Cluyten's then? And yes I do love Beethoven's Second Symphony.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:47 pm
by DaveF
fergus wrote:
A simply splendid CD!
That one was the first of the Vivaldi series from Naive that I bought. It was a bit too much for me at the time but now that I've gotten into some cantatas from the likes of Bach, Telemann and Weckmann, I ought to go back to this disc soon.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 8:50 pm
by DaveF
Symphonies 84, 85 & 86
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:20 pm
by DaveF
this one's been in its wrap for a while.
