The classical what are you listening to now ? thread.

[Brian S]

Stefano Scodanibbio: Oltracuidansa

An hour of double bass (with some electronic imput I would usually avoid). I searched this out to see how my new second system of Adiolab M-one amp/dac with Spendor 5/3SR2 would contend. ***** I am delighted.

I didn't expect to play the piece more than a couple of times on each system but I have played it several times on each. I think it is well worth a listen.

Cheers, good wishes, Brian S

 

[Barrymagrec]

Bantock - Omar Khayyam.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000TT1QOG/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

 

[TheDecameron]

R3: Schütz. A lot of hey nonny nonnies

 

[herb]

Tippett Symphony 3 from this box set

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000AV621U/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

I used to sing this to myself when riding big motorcycles across the Salisbury Plain

 

[Tantris]

James Dillon's ninth string quartet - and hoping the Arditti might release a recording of all of them in the not too distant future.

 

[Del monaco]

Just listened to Verdi Requiem, Lopez Cobos. Great recording.

 

[BrianPK]

Haydn string quartets “Prussian” Op.50 nos. 1-3

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000009OM8/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

 

[Citroen2CV]

Handel Messiah, Hogwood

 

[Citroen2CV]

Ma, Thile, Meyer Bach Trios

 

[Todd A]

One doesn't really think of Ashkenazy when thinking of Mahler, but this recording of the Third is quite good. To be sure, it doesn't displace favorites like Ozawa or Salonen, but Ashkenazy makes no unforced errors, delivers a well-judged performance in every regard, and is recorded in some fine Decca sound. (The Schoenberg is a big old bonus.)

If Ashkenazy's Sydney Symphony cycle is boxed up nice and cheap, I may go for it.

 

[Barrymagrec]

Wagner - The Ring - Karajan.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000009CMV/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

 

[eisenach]

This is on:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000001RR5/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21
and sounds wonderful Lovely music and beautifully recorded, with just the right amount of recording venue ambiance. It seems to be available on YouTube, too:

... and there seems to be two more discs in the series!

 

[eisenach]

Handel Messiah, Hogwood

Still my favourite Messiah.

I recently re-bought it as remastered a bluray audio disc. It sounds very good, and the whole thing fits on one disc.

 

[westsea]

Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor followed by the Symphonic Dances Op 64. An excellent recording from Naxos 8.557279. Enjoyable music for New Years Day

 

[windhoek]

Clarinet Concerto in A - Mozart (Sir Neville Marriner/St. Martin-in-the-Fileds)

 

[windhoek]

Das Lied Von Der Erde - Bernstein/Israel Philharmonic

 

[alanbeeb]

Prokofiev - Piano Concerto no.3, Yuja Wang/Claudio Abbado - Lucerne Festival. Fairly blows the cobwebs away.

 

[BrianPK]

Haydn String Quartets op.33 “Russian”...very satisfying.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0000013YE/?tag=pinkfishmedia-21

 

[windhoek]

Das Lied Von Der Erde - piano version with Brigitte Fassbaender and Thomas Moser

 

[windhoek]

Das Lied von der Erde - Giulini VPO/ Brigitte Fassbaender Francisco Araiza