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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:13 pm
by Jared
^^ I have three complete Schumann sets...

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when it comes to the Overtures, they haven't been greatly recorded and in truth, they are a bit of a mixed bag quality wise.. however the most complete set on offer is very affordable and worth the purchase:

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I still think his Manfred & OS&F rise above the rest...

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:40 pm
by bombasticDarren
J.S. Bach - Orchestral Suite No.4 (Karl Munchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Decca Eloquence)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:43 pm
by bombasticDarren
^^ I am a big fan of Schumann's symphonic output, and have half a dozen or so cycles. I would offer Gardiner and Kubelik (BRSO) as the pick of the bunch. I also like Solti, and agree with Matt's comments on that set :-)

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:38 pm
by bombasticDarren
Brahms - Symphony No.2 (Wolfgang Sawallisch, Wiener Symphoniker, Philips)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:41 pm
by fergus
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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:28 pm
by bombasticDarren
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major (Cecile Ousset/Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, EMI)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:03 pm
by ravel30
bombasticDarren wrote:Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major (Cecile Ousset/Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, EMI)

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Cool!!!! How is that recording Darren? Do you think that the conducting of Rattle is good on that recording? I always thought that he was a great conductor. At least not as bad as you know who proclaims. Ravel is in my top 5 favorite composers (thus my nick) and I always thought that I should get at least 2 more recording of the two piano concertos. Suggestions anybody?

As for Le tombeau de Couperin, I could never have enough recordings of that beautiful work.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:05 pm
by ravel30
Jared wrote:^^ I have three complete Schumann sets...

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when it comes to the Overtures, they haven't been greatly recorded and in truth, they are a bit of a mixed bag quality wise.. however the most complete set on offer is very affordable and worth the purchase:

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I still think his Manfred & OS&F rise above the rest...
I always consider the Sawallisch set as a possible second one. But then Darren's suggestion of the Kubelik set makes me doubt. I still have to listen to one recording of Kubelik that is not amazing.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:10 pm
by bombasticDarren
Ravel - Piano Concerto in D for the left hand (Cecile Ousset/Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, EMI)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:11 pm
by ravel30
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That is the recording that I will listen to shortly to start off a weekend of music that will conclude with a live concert on Monday evening. I am currently trying to listen to one piece or two of Schubert per day.

String quartets are generally not among my favorite genre but once in a while I enjoy it a lot. Both 'Death and the Maiden' and 'Quartettsatz' are beautiful pieces. It is a shame that the 'Quartettsatz' in unfinished because I think that it is a pretty amazing piece.

Matt.