What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[bart]

Originally Posted by Toccata

It's hard to enjoy anything while dealing with an agonizing kidney stone, but this helped!

John, I send you strength!

And this is indeed a good version.
I've played it innumerable times in my practice.

[bart]

On duty and this is playing:

Tchaikovsky - Complete Works for Solo Piano
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
via Qobuz




Over 11 hours of romantic piano music...

[Antonmb]

SCHUMANN - Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Overture, Scherzo and Finale
Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting
Warner Classics/EMI (2015/1973), via Qobuz

Not much I can add to the years of reviews, these are excellent performances.

[Toccata]

Excellent playing and sound.

[bart]

Satie - Gnossiennes, Gymnopédies, Piano Works
Anne Queffélec




Winding down for a moment.
Very intense day so far... (it's not finished yet, I'm on call for 24 hours).

[bart]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

Prinz Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar: Concerti
Thüringer Bach Collegium
Audite (2019)
Via Qobuz

I suppose we all get the same Presto new releases email, eh?

Streaming it now (available at Qobuz 24/96).
Lively, fiery music.

[bart]

Engelbert Humperdinck - String Quartets
Diogenes Quartett
via Qobuz




I've been listening to this ensemble quite a lot lately, and I was curious how Humperdinck would sound by them.
Highly romantic!
I wouldn't attend a concert, but this is ideal music to browse the web, read a newspaper or have dinner with, which was exactly what we did.
Good sound, as usual with the cpo label.

[bart]

Les Voix Humaines
Jordi Savall, viola da gamba




Works from Mr de Machy, Forqueray, Telemann, Schenck, Hume, Sainte-Colombe, Abel, Playford, Marais, Mr. De Caix d'Hervelois, and a certain J.S. Bach.
My weekly dose of viola da gamba...

[Toccata]

A wonderful LP recording. His playing is so expressive, and the sound is rich and full. Hard to beat analog Archive recordings. (I think the sound turned a little strident/cold when they switched to digital recorders.)

[bart]

Late Mrs Savall had something elf-like, her minstrel voice is the ideal companion to lead you softly to bed...