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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:12 pm
by bombasticDarren
Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2 (Rudolf Buchbinder/Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Warner Apex)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:13 pm
by bombasticDarren
Jared wrote:Image

I must confess that this charity shop purchase from before Xmas is the first Haydn disk I have heard from Goodman, and I'm most impressed... brisk tempos, with a lightness of touch which allows the music to breathe and radiate... an excellent purchase.
I don't like Goodman's Beethoven or Schubert recordings, but the Haydn series is much more to my tastes. I only have about 3 of the discs though... :-(

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:49 pm
by ravel30
Listen to the following from the naxos online service that I have access to through the university where I work.

Rorem Symphony no. 1

I was intrigued by that composer because of Claus.

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Beautiful neo-classical piece indeed. I might very well explore this composer further.


Rodrigo fantasia para un gentilhombre

from

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Martinu Symphony no. 4

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Very interesting. Superb orchestration. Will need to listen to that one again for sure.

Matt.


I almost prefer that piece to the Concerto de Aranjuez

Matt.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:16 pm
by bombasticDarren
Sibelius - Symphony No.1 (Pietari Inkinen, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Naxos)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:18 pm
by bombasticDarren
^^ I do like that Neeme Jarvi Martinu cycle Matt.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:01 pm
by bombasticDarren
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue (Stefano Bollani/Riccardo Chailly, Gewandhausorchester, Decca)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:35 pm
by Jared
^^ Darren, I think Fergus must presently be in mourning. Please be gentle with him, when he returns to the site... ;-)

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Symphs 1 & 5, fourth listen through...

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:57 pm
by fergus
Jared wrote:Image

I must confess that this charity shop purchase from before Xmas is the first Haydn disk I have heard from Goodman, and I'm most impressed... brisk tempos, with a lightness of touch which allows the music to breathe and radiate... an excellent purchase.
I have every one of them Jared and they are all of the same high standard. It is such a pity that the cycle was never completed!

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 8:58 pm
by bombasticDarren
Delius - The Song of the High Hills (Olivia Robinson/Christopher Bowen/Andrew Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Chandos)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:00 pm
by fergus
ravel30 wrote:
Rodrigo fantasia para un gentilhombre from

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I almost prefer that piece to the Concerto de Aranjuez
Two particular favourites of mine Matt and not just for the guitar.