What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[cma29]

Getting in the mood for the season...

Handel: Messiah Blu-ray Audio
Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott & David Thomas
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford & The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood



A classic. The performance is superb and the all-male choir sounds excellent to my ears. The icing on the cake is the excellent recorded sound. Yes, this is a winner.

From the promotional materials...

Regarded as one of the most important recording events of the late twentieth century, Christopher Hogwood’s iconic recording of Handel’s Messiah is considered to be one of the finest of all time.

Decca has gone back to the original tapes to make a definitive transfer and proudly presents the first ever “period performance” and multi-award-winning recording for the first time at 24-bit / 96kHz.

The High-Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc, in particular, affords an unprecedented opportunity to hear the recording at this resolution.

Presented with original cover design in hard back book presentation and sung text with translations in German and French. The booklet includes: Hogwood’s original in-depth analysis of The Messiah; a note by Anthony Hicks; a reappraisal by Lindsay Kemp; Archive Photos. Also included are 2 remastered CDs and 1 Blu-Ray Audio Disc containing the complete oratorio at 24-Bit.

[tima]

Originally Posted by cma29

Getting in the mood for the season...

Handel: Messiah Blu-ray Audio
Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Carolyn Watkinson, Paul Elliott & David Thomas
Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford & The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood



A classic. The performance is superb and the all-male choir sounds excellent to my ears. The icing on the cake is the excellent recorded sound. Yes, this is a winner.

From the promotional materials...

I really love "ice princess" Emma Kirkby's voice on this performance. If you're going to have only one, this the one to have.

[eljr]

Choir of the Vienna Hofburgkapelle
Gregorian Chant for the Church Year

CD 2
Christmas

Genre
Classical
Audio CD (31 Jan. 2011)
Number of Discs: 6
Format: Box set

[ehoove]

Vivaldi
Four Seasons
Tacet's Four Seasons
Wonderful Tube only recording, No Transistors used from start to finish!
Tacet Records L163 (2007)
Regards,
Jim

[Antonmb]

Originally Posted by cma29

Wow. Check out this review by Kal Rubinson...



Need to get this recording

Listening to this now, and Kal was right, wonderful stuff.

[ehoove]

Time for some fabulous Brass!
Canadian Brass
A selection of Brass pieces by a brass Quintet, Starting with Toccata and Fugue in D minor by J.S. Bach Just fabulous!
Umbrella UMB-DD5 Direct to Disc Limited edition no.4875
Regards,
Jim

[eljr]

The Sixteen / Harry Christophers
Song of the Nativity

Release Date October 14, 2016
Duration01:13:42
Genre
Classical
Styles
Choral
Recording DateDecember 7, 2015 - December 9, 2015
Recording Location
Church of St Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London

[ehoove]

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops play Strauss
Johann Strauss Sr.
Johann Strauss Jr.
Wonderful Recording with stellar dynamic range
Deutsche Grammophon 2564 008 (1976)
Regards,
Jim

[ehoove]

Beethoven
Symphonie Nr.5
Vienna Philharmonic
Carlos Kleiber Conducting
Very Nice interpretation with attack and subtle nuance as well. Well performed!
Deutsche Grammaphon 2530 516 (1975) (Silver foil German pressing)
Regards,
Jim

[eljr]

Two new,well done albums this morning, so far:




Cecilia Bartoli / Sol Gabetta / Cappella Gabetta
Dolce Duello

Release Date November 10, 2017
Duration01:16:40
Genre
Classical
Styles
Opera
Recording DateMarch 8, 2017 - March 14, 2017
Recording Location
Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde, Zürich-Oberstrass, Switzerland



René Jacobs / Freiburger Barockorchester
Mozart: Requiem

Release Date October 27, 2017
Duration45:54
Genre
Classical
Styles
Choral
Recording DateJuly 17, 2017 - July 18, 2017
Recording Location
Teldex Studio, Berlin