What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[eljr]

Jonas Kaufmann
Nessun Dorma: The Puccini Album

first listen,

[bart]

Sergei Prokofiev - The 2 Violin Concertos - Sonata for Violin Solo in D major
Russian National Orchestra, Vasily Petrenko
Arabella Steinbacher, violin



Recording quality is glorious (5.0), but the Oistrakh interpretations I have are better.
Still, this is a fine disc.

[bart]

Penderecki - Concerto for violin and orchestra - Concerto for horn and orchestra
Sinfonietta Cracovia, conducted by Krzysztof Penderecki
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn
Robert Kabara, violin



Impressive, modern pieces, that are still accessible.
Wonderful 5.0 recording.

[bart]

This was playing into my practice and waiting room:

Henry Purcell - Fantasias for the Viols
Hespèrion XX, Jordi Savall



It is hardly understandable how it's possible that a 21 year old composer could write such mature pieces.
This is a terrific disc.

[bart]

Now listening to:

Mozart - Clarinet Concerto - Kegelstatt Trio - Allegro in B Flat Major
Martin Fröst, basset clarinet/ clarinet



What a great album this is!
And Fröst really gets the best accompaniment he could wish.

[bart]

Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concertos
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun Märkl
Ingrid Fliter, piano



The piano here is better recorded than the orchestra, which sounds a bit dull on this album.
Fliter plays well, and I do think the other musicians do that too, but the balance between the 2 is rather poor.

[bart]

Mozart - Symphonies - Volume 6
The Danish Radio Sinfonietta, Adám Fischer



Nice interpretation of some of the "middle symphonies".
Sound is very decent.

[Kal Rubinson]

Cool. I own and endorse the previous six recordings, starting after the Jonas Kaufman. I like Kaufman, too, but don't care for compilations of vocal excerpts.

[Toccata]

66 minutes of unabated angst and anger might not be everyone's idea of pleasant listening, but Pettersson's fans should rejoice over this new release. The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra does a heroic job of playing very demanding and intense music. BIS provides pristine sound.

[GeAllan70]