What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[Antonmb]

Liszt: Annees de Pelerinage
Bernard Chamayou
Naïve (2011)

Beautiful, expressive playing and excellent sound.

[cma29]

Originally Posted by cma29

Here is a classic...

Stravinsky:
Fireworks, Op. 4
Le Chant du Rossignol
Scherzo a la Russe
Tango
The Firebird
London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti



The highlight here is the complete The Firebird ballet recorded at the Watford Town Hall in June 1959. A terrific performance in famously wonderful sound. The SACD remaster is in The Absolute Sound's list of Top 40 Best Sounding-Recordings. I got the regular redbook disc which sounds very good.

Originally Posted by tima

That's a double low C (32 hZ) from the organ at the outset of Firebird.

Tim - I played this disc again, but I could not hear the 32 Hz organ note

I guess I need those Wilson Alexias v2 you have to reproduce it.

[bart]

Zelenka - Trio Sonatas ZWV 181
Ensemble Berlin Prag
via Qobuz




Wow, lovely pieces!
The ensemble is playing so well together.
It is all deliciously harmonious.

[cma29]

Going back to Mahler...

Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Michelle DeYoung (mezzo soprano), Peter Sullivan (solo trombone) & George Vosburgh (post horn)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh & Children’s Festival Chorus of Pittsburgh, Manfred Honeck



As I mentioned before, this release combines wonderful SACD sound from the Japanese Exton label with a superb performance by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra directed by Manfred Honeck (pre Reference Recordings days). Good stuff.

[bart]

Les Musiciens de Leopold
Ensemble Dulcis Melodia
via Qobuz 24/44.1




Music and musicians in Saverne, at the time of Archduke Leopold, 1607-1625.
Very nice project, excellent singing and playing.
Most interesting evocation of that era.
With a nice booklet: although I'm mostly streaming at the moment I still listen to entire albums and read about the album.

[bart]

Clérambault - Cantates Françaises
A Nocte Temporis, Reinoud van Mechelen
Qobuz 24/96




I enjoyed these French Cantatas very much.
Beautifully sung, played with delicacy and well recorded.
Clérambault was born 9 years before Bach.
They bear some resemblance, but are very different at the same time.
Each to be enjoyed according to your mood.

[bart]

Couperin - Pièces de Clavecin - Troisième Livre (13e & 18e Ordres
Blandine Verlet
Qobuz 24/96




Brilliant playing.
I'm immersing myself in French harpsichord sounds lately...

[cma29]

In the mood for some choral music...

Bach, J S:
Magnificat in E flat major, BWV243a
Chorale Prelude BWV600 'Gott, durch deine Guete'
Cantata BWV63 'Christen, aetzet diesen Tag'
Gabrieli, G:
Hodie Christus natus est a 10
Julia Doyle (soprano), Joanne Lunn (soprano), Clare Wilkinson (alto), Nicholas Mulroy (tenor), Matthew Brook (bass)
Dunedin Consort, John Butt



As usual, John Butt and his Dunedin Consort forces try to provide an interesting historical spin to well-known pieces. In this case, this is a reconstruction of Bach's first Christmas Vespers in Leipzig from 25 December 1723. Like with previous releases from the Dunedin Consort, the performance is both lean and weighty with extremely clear diction from the choir. The main pieces are complemented by organ interludes to make the listener feel like he/she is in an actual church service. The Linn recording is top-notch.

[John49]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born today in 1756. Play it again, Am...

[cma29]

Originally Posted by John49

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born today in 1756. Play it again, Am...

Hahahahaha. Humanity was the big winner. Thanks for pointing that out.