What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[eljr]

Originally Posted by bart

Ed, streaming gives me some kind of rest.
When I still bought all my music, I had the idea the investment had to yield profit, so I always felt I had to listen several times to the disc.
Now, when a recording is not worth my further attention, I just let go.

That is interesting... I feel the same way.

Problem with me and streaming is that I listen just once!

[eljr]

[bart]

Anton Bruckner - Symphony no. 8
Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Jaap van Zweden




Fantastic music of course, but it is played magnificently here.
Probably my top choice of all the versions I own.
Splendid 5.0 sound.

[eljr]

A favorite of mine:

[bart]

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Violin Concerto & Romances
Liza Ferschtman
The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Jan Willem de Vriend




Wonderful on all accounts (except for the (very low) rumble in the rear channels... should you listen with a sub).

[Still-One]

Herbert von Karajan - Berlin Philharmonic
Dvorak: Symphony No.9. Smetana: Moldau

MQA Version

[DVass13]

Valery Gergiev - Mariinsky Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker and Symphony No. 4

[bart]

To conclude my journey through my Beethoven String Quartet recordings:




Utterly fantastic, performance and sound.

[bart]

Myaskovsky, Shebalin & Nechaev - Violin Sonatas
Sasha Rozhdestvensky, violin
Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Qobuz 24/96




To tell you the truth, I had never heard of these composers.
But as Hifi Critic recommended this album, I'm playing it.
Seems these are all works that appear for the first time on CD (or stream).
Well recorded.

[bart]

Listening to a suggestion of Ed:




Polyphony is one of our favourite genres.
This is a (very) fine example of well sung and directed renaissance music.