What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Shostakovich - Complete String Quartets Volume II
Mandelring Quartett



Music that leaves you a bit dismayed, and yet at the same time, you feel deeply touched by the raw beauty of it.
Truly remarkable chamber music, that conveys more than most symphonies.
Excellent recording.

Shostakovich is always an adventurous listen.
This is a very good cycle.

[Antonmb]

But what could be the significance of the lobster?

Originally Posted by bart

Bach - Concertos for two harpsichords

Olivier Fortin

Emmanuel Frankenberg

Ensemble Masques

Qobuz 24/96









Marvellous interpretations of pieces I never tire hearing.

We saw Olivier Fortin with Skip Sempé a couple of years ago in the intimacy of the Chamber Music Hall in the Brugge Concertgebouw.

Here he can do his - great - thing with his ensemble.

Recommended!

[bart]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

But what could be the significance of the lobster?

Tony, if only I knew...

I see that more covers of albums of his show food and drinks (fish, beer,...).
Well, I do like lobster.

[bart]

Bach - Suite française no. 5 - Partita no. 2
Bartók - En plein air - Suite op. 14
Julien Libeer, Steinway piano
Qobuz 24/96




We've seen Libeer quite a few times live already.
He's great.
This is a good album.
The combination of the 2 composers works.
But I still prefer Bach on the harpsichord...

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Kristin Bolstad - Stemmeklang
Tomba sonora
Qobuz 24/44.1




One of the Stereophile R2D4.
With the reverberations up to 22", provoking peculiar sensations!

I bought the discs.
5.0 puts you much more into the experience!

[Mamrak1]

I sometimes like to listen to Classic FM from the UK. In the evening with Margherita Taylor. As the UK is 5 hours ahead of the US eastern time zone, this is the best time to tune in. There is less news and commercials being broadcast.

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by bart

I bought the discs.
5.0 puts you much more into the experience!

It usually does.

[audioguy3107]

[bart]

Originally Posted by AudioNut

Listening to . . . Arvo Part - Creator Spiritus

Theater of Voices
Ars Nova Copenhagen
NYYD Quartet
Paul Hiller - Artistic Director

This music is, OH MY GOSH, beautiful. I'm just sorry that I wasted so much of my life without ever knowing about, or appreciating, the gorgeous music of Arvo Part - and thanks to Bart for changing all of that!

A Harmonia Mundi SACD

Listening in 5.0.
Magnificent!

[ehoove]

Moussorgsky - Ravel
Pictures at an Exhibition
Moussorgsky - Rimsky-Korsakov
Night on Bald Mountain
The Cleveland Orchestra
Lorin Maazel Conducting
Just fabulous!
Telarc Records (soundstream) 10042
Regards,
Jim