Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sat Jun 16, 2012 8:01 pm
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Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 2:57 am
Today:
Brucker Symphony no. 3 from
and
Prokofiev Symphony no. 2 from
It is only the third of fourth time ever that I listen to this particular symphony and I really enjoy it. With his piano concertos, symphonies and violin concertos of an immense quality, I think that Prokofiev is slowly becoming one of my favorite 20th century composer.
Matt.
Brucker Symphony no. 3 from
and
Prokofiev Symphony no. 2 from
It is only the third of fourth time ever that I listen to this particular symphony and I really enjoy it. With his piano concertos, symphonies and violin concertos of an immense quality, I think that Prokofiev is slowly becoming one of my favorite 20th century composer.
Matt.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:03 am
Beautiful music beautifully sung!
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:05 am
^^ really pleased you like that disk, Fergus...
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:04 am
and on to Day 2 of Sibelius 5:
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis - conducting.
Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 5
London Symphony Orchestra
Colin Davis - conducting.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:50 am
I know people (quite rightly) tend to talk about his Masses for 4 and 5 voices and Infelix Ego, but this disk to me seems to contain some of the most wonderfully uplifting music Byrd ever wrote...
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:54 am
most of Byrd's output was beautiful....
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:02 pm
And isn´t it an exquisite masterpiece Fergus?fergus wrote:This came up in conversation recently so I played it today....
I think you should try Brilliant´s La Susanna, it is a delight, and the price is a steal.
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:05 pm
I'm afraid I can't go too long without my Tallis Scholars fix, and I love their Josquin...
Re: What are you listening to?
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:22 pm
This new box is needless to say, full of terrific performances. The first item is an auspicious start: Argerich and Renaud Capucon play a terrific Beethoven Violin Sonata #8. Then with fellow pianist Cristina Marton have a go at Mozart´s 4 hand Sonata K.497. Though of course Argerich isn´t the only pianist featured, all of her friends play superbly well. The Ravel Concerto in G receives a magical performance, but it is a great pity that these days she only records concertos she has recorded before.
It is a great pity that we might never hear her play the Beethoven concertos #4 & 5 or the Brahms concertos.