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Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 12:32 am
by Jose Echenique
Seán wrote:Hi Fergus, you are obviously enjoying Grieg's music so I am wondering if you like his Piano Concerto? I listened to it on BAL last Saturday and have been playing it on a daily basis ever since. I don't have the first choice, which is Richter with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kirill Kondrashin; the performance I mainly listen to is Noriko Ogawa with Kristian Ruud and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.
I like Leif Ove Andsnes and Krystian Zimerman´s.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 12:47 am
by fergus
Seán wrote:Hi Fergus, you are obviously enjoying Grieg's music so I am wondering if you like his Piano Concerto? I listened to it on BAL last Saturday and have been playing it on a daily basis ever since. I don't have the first choice, which is Richter with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kirill Kondrashin; the performance I mainly listen to is Noriko Ogawa with Kristian Ruud and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Hi Seán. To be honest it is not a work that grabs my attention. I have tried as I have eight different versions of it. I prefer to listen to his Chamber Music as you can see. The String Quartet is magnificent and is particularly well played on that recording. You may be able to get a listen on YouTube but I have not checked to see if it is there.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:39 pm
by Jose Echenique
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Harnoncourt recorded in the mid 80´s both, the Posthorn Serenade and the Haffner Symphony, the first with the Dresden Staatskapelle and the second with the Concertgebouw, but this is his first recording of both works with his Concentus Musicus. It is obviously a joyous occasion for the great old man, both performances have their idiosyncrasies and insights, it wouldn´t be a Harnoncourt performance without either, but both works are superbly played and his love for Mozart is palpable.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:20 pm
by fergus
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Very fine music elegantly played.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:22 pm
by Jose Echenique
fergus wrote:Image


Very fine music elegantly played.
I also like that recording Fergus.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 1:41 am
by Seán
Jose Echenique wrote:
fergus wrote:Image


Very fine music elegantly played.
I also like that recording Fergus.
Oh dear, I do not know that music at all.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:19 am
by Jose Echenique
Seán wrote:
Jose Echenique wrote:
fergus wrote:Image


Very fine music elegantly played.
I also like that recording Fergus.
Oh dear, I do not know that music at all.
Not many do Seán, Schoonderwoerd looks for the rarest pianoforte concerti of the late XVIII and early XIX centuries.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:48 am
by jaybee
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haven't been listening in a while.... this is a nice return!

Edit: Flickr links don't really work do they!!

it's Fabio Biondi: Vivaldi Motets

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:49 pm
by Peter
Jose Echenique wrote:Image

Harnoncourt recorded in the mid 80´s both, the Posthorn Serenade and the Haffner Symphony, the first with the Dresden Staatskapelle and the second with the Concertgebouw, but this is his first recording of both works with his Concentus Musicus. It is obviously a joyous occasion for the great old man, both performances have their idiosyncrasies and insights, it wouldn´t be a Harnoncourt performance without either, but both works are superbly played and his love for Mozart is palpable.
Is Harnoncourt one of your preferred conductors when it comes to Mozart? I am very fond of his Bach cantatas, but his Mozart is definitely an unknown realm for me. It seems like people's opinions of Harnoncourt are quite varied. Personally I like the rough and timbre sound he brings forward in his recordings.

Re: What are you listening two?

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:52 pm
by Peter
Jose Echenique wrote: Oh dear, I do not know that music at all.

Not many do Seán, Schoonderwoerd looks for the rarest pianoforte concerti of the late XVIII and early XIX centuries.
I admit my ignorance here as well. It is interesting to explore the shadowy corners of the repertoire. One can always wonder why some pieces persist while other enter the shadow zone and ultimately enters a hibernating state. It is the same as with literature - some books get reprinted while others dissipate and start to fall apart event though they may have been extremely popular at the time they were created/read/performed.