What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[Antonmb]

Very nice recording on Hanssler Classic. I’m not familiar with Evgeni Koroliov but his playingg here is brilliant.


Via Tidal

[Antonmb]

A new-to-me composer, Brazilian Alberto Nepomuceno. Interesting music and an overall good recording.


Via Qobuz

[Antonmb]

More from Evgeni Koroliov, along with his wife Ljupka Georgieva and former student Anna Vinnitskaya. Great set!


Via Qobuz

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Debussy - Quatuor & Danses
Caplet - Les Prières & Conte Fantastique
Quatuor Debussy - Marielle Nordmann - Françoise Masset - Yann Dubost
via Qobuz




We just heard the Danses and the Conte Fantastique live, albeit with another string quartet, the Quatuor Zaïde, and for the harp pieces, with Anneleen Lenaerts, a Flemish harpist, soloist of the Wiener Philharmoniker (!).
They also played a piece from her brother Wouter Lenaerts, similar in style, Visions.
And a, splendidly played, Ravel String Quartet.
Lenaerts brought Claire de Lune, arrangement for harp, by herself.
All 5 young ladies were outstanding.

This album is very enjoyable too.
Good recording.

By the way, Caplet is a composer that I didn't know before this concert, but that I am going to examine closer.
The work they played and that I'm listening to right now is very beautiful (Conte Fantastique, after a tale from Edgar Allen Poe).

Revisiting this album.
Great!

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Brahms - Cello Sonatas - Hungarian Dances
Jean-Guihen Queyras & Alexandre Tharaud
Qobuz 24/96




Well played and recorded masterpieces.

In October, we attended a concert with Queyras, playing the 6 Bach Cello Suites in one go, without pause (!).
Rosas, the ensemble of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, gave us a wonderfully artistic dance performance on the pieces.
The dancers and the cellist: they all delivered an effort worthy of an olympic athlete.

Revisiting this album.
Wonderfully played.

[bart]

Originally Posted by eljr

Gidon Kremer / Kremerata Baltica
New Seasons

Release Date June 2, 2015
Duration01:17:38
Genre
Classical
Styles
Concerto
Recording DateFebruary, 2013 & September, 2014
Recording Location
Lithuanian National Radio Recording Studio, Vilnius

I guess i am on a Gidon run today.

Listening again to this wonderful release.
Streaming it in 24/192 via Qobuz.


Edit: where are you Ed?! We miss you!

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[Toccata]

Brahms Quartet No.1.

[Toccata]

It's hard to beat older Philips LPs for sound. (The playing is pretty good, too!)

[Toccata]

This LP derives from the backup analog tapes made during the digital sessions. Definitely sounds less sterile than the CD, but still not audiophile quality. I like some of his playing, but his use of staccato isn't to my taste.

[Antonmb]

Woldemar Bargiel: String Quartets 1-4; String Octet
Orpheus Quartet
CPO (2018), via Qobuz

Very enjoyable recording.