What are you listening to?

[Jose Echenique]

American mezzo Jennifer Larmore was originally scheduled to record Dom Sébastien, but started to develop serious vocal problems and had to cancel. Bulgarian mezzo Vesselina Kasarova, a good sport, learned her role in a week to do the recording and concert performances.

[DonKC]

That is a fascinating performance of the 3rd, but has some cuts in the first and last movements. Mitropoulos' later recording, made just two days before his death in 1960 with Cologne Radio is complete. Both are worth a listen.

[Seán]

Claudio Abbado talks to Universal Edition about the music of Gustav Mahler. Video language: German (with English subtitles).

[Seán]

My brother and I also listened to Bach and he was really impressed with this piece. I must try and get him a copy as it will make an excellent Christmas stocking filler:



Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat BWV 243
La Chapelle Royale
Peter Kooy (Bass), Barbara Schlick (Soprano), Gérard Lesne (Countertenor), Howard Crook (Tenor), Agnès Mellon (Soprano)
Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe - conducting.

[fergus]

Today's liturgical offering is as Gaeilge....

[fergus]

Earlier today, double Gershwin....

[Seán]

Something of a Mahler Fest today to celebrate the great man's 153rd Birthday:



Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 3
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Michelle DeYoung (mezzo-soprano
Bernard Haitink - conducting.

[DonKC]

Can't do Mahler's birthday without a listen to his work that more than any other speaks to me:

Symphony # 10 (Deryck Cooke II)

Kurt Sanderling
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Classics

This early (1979, only the 4th recording made for commercial release) recording captures the excitement the orchestra had in playing this strange, unknown and wonderful music. It is, along with the even earlier Ormandy, one I turn to most often.

[Seán]

Can't do Mahler's birthday without a listen to his work that more than any other speaks to me:

Symphony # 10 (Deryck Cooke II)

Kurt Sanderling
Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Berlin Classics

This early (1979, only the 4th recording made for commercial release) recording captures the excitement the orchestra had in playing this strange, unknown and wonderful music. It is, along with the even earlier Ormandy, one I turn to most often.

I thought you might listen to your favourite Mahler Symphony. I was tempted to listen to Ormandy's reading of the Tenth but I choose to enjoy two hugely different versions of the Third instead. I must blow the dust of my copy of the Ormandy/PO Ten, it is marvellous music. I also have the Barshai and a copy of SSRattle's Ten with the BPO which I haven't listened to in a long time.

[bombasticDarren]

Glass - Violin Concerto (Robert McDuffie/Christoph Eschenbach, Houston Symphony, Telarc)