Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:53 pm
2nd listen... and it's making a little more sense.
2nd listen... and it's making a little more sense.
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2nd listen... and it's making a little more sense.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:51 pm
I have four of those Dave....I think that they are super! How did you like it?DaveF wrote:
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:55 pm
bombasticDarren wrote:Brahms - Symphony No.4 (Rudolf Kempe, Berliner Philharmoniker, Testament)
I know that you are busy Darren but when you get a chance please tell me how you liked that set. I have a Brahms Symphonic cycle with Kempe but it is played by the Munich Philharmonic.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:56 pm
This is a powerful and lyrical version of this work.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:01 am
the Glass is sublime, although structurally quite straight forward... the Rorem is the most complex and bombastic, although with moments of beautiful serenity... the Bernstein is, well, Bernstein to be honest...
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:16 am
I tell you, the Gliere is a beautiful concerto... an absolute treat for those of us who feel there isn't enough harp music in the classical repertoire... ;-)
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:19 am
I do not know the Glass work Jared but I do have and like other music by him. If you can pick it up in one of your charity shops another "modern" violin concerto that I think you will definitely like if you are starting to head in this general direction is....Jared wrote:
the Glass is sublime, although structurally quite straight forward... the Rorem is the most complex and bombastic, although with moments of beautiful serenity... the Bernstein is, well, Bernstein to be honest...
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:21 am
Quite different from modern violin concertos but very beautiful however....
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:27 am
as you know Fergus, we'd both be singing from the same hymn sheet on that one... I bet that's a gorgeous disk...fergus wrote:Quite different from modern violin concertos but very beautiful however....
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:31 am
Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn (Rudolf Kempe, Berliner Philharmoniker, Testament)
^^ Fergus, I bought this cycle based on a recommendation from a reliable source on the Friends of Radio 3 forum. I am glad I did - the textures the BPO display here are luminous and not at all heavy as they had a tendency to become later under HvK's stewardship. This is one Brahms cycle that I will keep no matter what - the tempi are judged perfectly. I like Kempe's Strauss recordings, and I am gladdened that his evident talents trasmit so winningly to this repertoire too :-)
^^ Fergus, I bought this cycle based on a recommendation from a reliable source on the Friends of Radio 3 forum. I am glad I did - the textures the BPO display here are luminous and not at all heavy as they had a tendency to become later under HvK's stewardship. This is one Brahms cycle that I will keep no matter what - the tempi are judged perfectly. I like Kempe's Strauss recordings, and I am gladdened that his evident talents trasmit so winningly to this repertoire too :-)