What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[dkorbal]

First time post here. Forgive if not appropriate

James Kreger - Have Yourself a Merry Cello Christmas

[Antonmb]

Richard Strauss, Rued Langgaard
Langgaard: Prelude to Antichrist; R. Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
Seattle Symphony, Thomas Dausgaard conducting
Seattle Symphony Media (2019), 24/96 files

Excellent performance of the Alpine - I think Dausgaard will be a worthy successor to Morlot for Seattle - and the Langgaard “Prelude to Antichrist” is a gorgeous piece. Now I’ll have to play the full Antikrist that Bart and Kal were going on about last year[emoji846]

[Puma Cat]

IN-SANE.....

[Antonmb]

Bach: Cello Suites
Rachel Podger, violin
Channel classics (2019), via Qobuz

Light and lively, well played, excellent sound, but much as I enjoy most of Podger’s recordings, I just can’t warm up to this one. Had I never heard this music before, I think it would be different, but these suites are long-time favorites, and having heard the passion of Schiff, Starker, Casals, Rostropovich, Fischer, etc., on the cello, I can’t disassociate the music from the instrument.

[Antonmb]

Mondonville
Johannes Pramsohler & Ensemble Diderot
Audax Records (2016), via Qobuz

Beautiful 18th century chamber music, well played and recorded.

[bart]

Originally Posted by Antonmb

Bach: Cello Suites
Rachel Podger, violin
Channel classics (2019), via Qobuz

Light and lively, well played, excellent sound, but much as I enjoy most of Podger’s recordings, I just can’t warm up to this one. Had I never heard this music before, I think it would be different, but these suites are long-time favorites, and having heard the passion of Schiff, Starker, Casals, Rostropovich, Fischer, etc., on the cello, I can’t disassociate the music from the instrument.

I agree totally Tony.
Played by a viola, it's already better, but the violoncello (da spalla) is the way to go.

[bart]

Rautavaara - Vigilia
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek
Qobuz 24/96




Fascinating choir music from end of last century.
This goes on my wish list to buy the surround recording.

[bart]

Originally Posted by bart

Khachaturian - Prokofiev - Glazunov - Russian Violin Concertos
Russian National Orchestra, Yakov Kreizberg
Julia Fischer, violin




Fantastic album, with terrific performances of these masterpieces.
Great 5.0 sound.

Wonderful!

[Kal Rubinson]

Originally Posted by bart

Rautavaara - Vigilia
Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek
Qobuz 24/96

Fascinating choir music from end of last century.
This goes on my wish list to buy the surround recording.

Yes, you should.

[jimtranr]

DSD128 iterations of Kenneth Wilkinson-engineered 1969 recordings. Both works are energetic, each in its own way (and conducted accordingly), but their moods differ, with the symphony as the "darker" of the two. Superbly recorded by the Decca team originally for RCA release in the U.S. Previn's at the top of his game here, especially in the symphony.