What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[Haydn]

Originally Posted by cma29

This is a great disc. Listening again several times over.

Will get that soon. I love the Pavel Haas Quartet disc of the Smetana Quartets. 2015

[Haydn]

Even though I had this in the BIS CD box of Grieg, I wanted to hear this on SACD and it is an excellent recording. A favorite.
Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor
Bergen Philharmonic
Grieg: Music for Strings
1. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: I. Prelude
2. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: II. Sarabande
3. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: III. Gavotte
4. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: IV. Air
5. Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time), for string orchestra ('Holberg Suite'), Op. 40: V. Rigaudon
6. Elegiac Melodies (2) for orchestra (or piano), Op. 34: I. The Wounded Heart
7. Elegiac Melodies (2) for orchestra (or piano), Op. 34: II. Last Spring
8. Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano), Op. 53: I. Norwegian
9. Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano), Op. 53: II. The First Meeting
10. Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands), Op. 63: I. Popular Song
11. Nordic Melodies (2) for string orchestra (or piano or piano, 4 hands), Op. 63: II. Cow Keepers' Tune & Country Dance
12. Aften på høyfjellet (Evening in the Mountains), lyric piece for oboe, horn & string orchestra (orchestration of Op. 68/4)
13. Bådnlåt (At the Cradle), lyric piece for string orchestra (orchestration of Op. 68/5)

[bart]

Purcell - Ten Sonatas in Four Parts
Retrospect Trio



Playing gently into my practice.
I just had a colleague, a surgeon, on the phone, to talk about a patient.
He heard the beautiful sounds and he said: "Wow, what a lovely music!".
And that's just what it is!

[bart]

More of the same:



This creates a sensation of peace and joy...

[cma29]

^^^
+1. I have those Purcell discs and they are a joy indeed.

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by cma29

This today... Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Ingrid Fliter (piano) Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jun Märkl Just gorgeous and an absolutely beautiful interpretation of these concerti. The Linn sound quality (on the SACD layer) is superlative with great presence and transparency. Everything comes across clearly and with proper impact especially the brass. The piano sound is some of the best I've heard. This is a winner on all counts. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOfEMvseI2g

Listening to the 24/192 download of this from Linn, and it's gorgeous. Thanks Carlos.

[Toccata]

I'm back! Something happened to my ability to sign in, and it took a while to get it fixed. Anyway, I've been enjoying this set lately. Lots of very well recorded violin fireworks!

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by toccata

i'm back!

[bart]

Skip Sempé - Memorandum XXI



Fantastic overview of the career of this fabulous musician.
He wrote some insightful essays on music.
And the book contains 5 CDs with each time 75-80' of musical bliss.

Listening to CD 1

Works of Praetorius, Dowland, Holborne, Palestrina, Josquin Desprez, Bennet, de Rore, Scheidt, Byrd, Bull, Philips, Fogliano, Brade, Sandrin.

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More musical bliss from the book above:

CD 2

Works from Gabrieli, Malvezzi, Purcell, Monteverdi, Marini, de Cabezón, Arcadelt, Holborne, Marenzio, de' Cavalieri.

The selection of the works in this collection is really done excellently.
I'm completely immersed in Sempé's world, just like I was yesterday.

See my post here:
http://www.audioaficionado.org/class...tml#post755161