What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[bart]

Gustav Leonhardt Plays Bach
via Qobuz




From this set that contains more than 9 hours of music, I played the Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord.
Still considered as a standard performance (with Sigiswald Kuijken).

[Haydn]

TrioTaus
Mozart: Divertimento in E flat major KV 563
2L discs, 2019
SACD/CD
nicely done

[bart]

Schubert - String Quartets Nos. 10 & 14 'Death and the Maiden'
Quatuor Van Kuijk
Qobuz 24/192




Wonderful interpretations.
This is a very solid ensemble!

‘When we approach a composer, we like to immerse ourselves in his or her early works, in order to understand the evolution of the person behind the score.
‘It was quite naturally that the idea emerged of coupling a youthful quartet, no.10, composed at the age of sixteen, with a masterpiece by the mature Schubert, the “Death and the Maiden” Quartet no.14. As in the case of Mozart on our first recording, we wanted to present two different atmospheres with two quartets by the same composer.
‘This journey through time sheds a new light on the later works, because the process of getting to know the young Franz Schubert naturally means deepening our knowledge of his language, but also allows us to refine our appropriation of the style, sound and articulation specific to him. ‘In Quartet no.10, we tried to achieve purity in our playing, a crystalline sound that allows the music to unfold in the most fluid and natural way, keeping in mind the intimacy of the family living room for which these pages were written.
‘In no.14, more tormented, brusquer, more intense, we attempt to pay homage to the work’s symphonic dimension, and to its most sombre, most violent asperities. ‘Two sides to one man: the bright and dark faces of Schubert.’
Quatuor Van Kuijk © Outhere Music

[Antonmb]

Brahms: The Final Piano Pieces
Stephen Hough
Hyperion Records (2020), 24/96 files

I really enjoyed this. The music is some of my favorite Brahms, and this is an excellent performance.

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by bart

Zelenka

Pisendel - Concerti

Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried Von Der Goltz









Absolute joy and fun to hear these concertos.

The ensemble is top notch.

Playing this now, gorgeous recording.

[Antonmb]

Carlos, are you out there? Haven’t seen anything from you in a couple of months.

[bart]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

Carlos, are you out there? Haven’t seen anything from you in a couple of months.

Carlos is taking a break from AudioAficionado.
He was spending too much time on it he wrote me.
He's doing well.

He might have more time again now...

[kajos]

Almost anything by MINNESOTA ORCHESTRA - good, smooth, detailed... nothing crazy ... only beauty :-)
Good is Danse Macabre - red LP cover, called Mephisto & co.

Enjoyyy
Karel

[eljr]

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by bart

Carlos is taking a break from AudioAficionado.
He was spending too much time on it he wrote me.
He's doing well.

He might have more time again now...

Thanks Bart, good to here.