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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 8:59 am
by Jared
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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:14 am
by fergus
I am also enjoying some JS Bach....


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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:24 am
by Jared
^^ as I've said before, you're a man after my own heart, Fergus..

now, I'm not entirely sure why this wonderful rendition was nowhere in the reckoning for best recording in BBC Music Mag's recent traversal of the Brandenburgs, but it's superb:

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:35 am
by fergus
Jared wrote:now, I'm not entirely sure why this wonderful rendition was nowhere in the reckoning for best recording in BBC Music Mag's recent traversal of the Brandenburgs, but it's superb:

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I think that says more about the BBC magazine than it does about that particular cycle as anyone who has heard it will testify....

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:47 am
by Ciaran
That recording was praised as one of the highlights of the Teldec Complete Bach edition in CD Review on Saturday.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:51 am
by Jared
Ciaran wrote:That recording was praised as one of the highlights of the Teldec Complete Bach edition in CD Review on Saturday.
I'm pleased to hear it, Ciaran. The tone-colours are radiant, the tempo upbeat and sprightly and it has a very light, joyous feel to it...

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:55 am
by bombasticDarren
Lutoslawski - Symphony No.4 (Edward Gardner, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Chandos)

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Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:15 pm
by Seán
Jared wrote:
Ciaran wrote:That recording was praised as one of the highlights of the Teldec Complete Bach edition in CD Review on Saturday.
I'm pleased to hear it, Ciaran. The tone-colours are radiant, the tempo upbeat and sprightly and it has a very light, joyous feel to it...
Jared recommended the Il Giardino Armonico Brandenburgs on a recent thread and it's on the top of the pile in my amazon basket.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:25 pm
by Seán
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata N0. 23, Opus 57

Sviatoslav Richter - piano.


This is quite a wonderful performance. It was recorded live in the Concertgebouw, unfortunately the audience explodes into applause on the conclusion of the final note; I would have liked an interval before they did so, a minor quibble on my part. It is very enjoyable.

Re: What are you listening to?

Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:33 pm
by bombasticDarren
Delius - Over the Hills and Far Away, Idylle Printemps, La Quadroone, Scherzo, Final Scene from 'Koanga' (Susannah Glanville/Susan Lees/Irene Evans/Sandra Francis/Sue Pearce/Shirley Thomas/David Lloyd-Jones, English Northern Philharmonia, Naxos)

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