The complete opera, or the three-movement Symphony?Dalibor wrote:Paul Hindemith: "Mathis Der Maler" (hope the spelling is right)
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The complete opera, or the three-movement Symphony?Dalibor wrote:Paul Hindemith: "Mathis Der Maler" (hope the spelling is right)
Hear, hear!PJME wrote:Hi Dalibor, do listen to the whole symphony again! (less than 30 minutes). The last movement is absolutely terrific! And I find the slow movement ( Grablegung!) very moving....
"It's Hell on a Handkerchief!" -- VarietyWallingford wrote:Tonight, I plan on listening to that great Richard Strauss opera, Fire Snot.
The Hyperion label has recorded a good deal of Purcell's instrumental and vocal music. Besides anthems, there are songs, incidental msuic for plays and solo keyboard works. A particular favorite of mine is the Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary as arranged by Thurston Dart on an old Angel LP (i'd love to see that recording on CD). There are a number of recordings of this music and all differ slightly in what is included. Of more modern recordings, I also like Gardiner's on Erato.Eetu Pellonpää wrote:I'm just starting to listen Henry Purcell's "King Arthur".
EDIT: I'm not very experienced in the classical music field, but this sounds quite much like G.F.Händel's work, like the 3rd act overture. Some very beautiful song sequences here, but as a complete work there are also bit boring parts here?
If anybody could suggest me some shorter vocal works of Purcell I would be very grateful! (or some great arias from his operas f.ex.)
When I put it on for its "maiden voyage" last night, my wife just closed her eyes and gave a positive "sigh". Simply beautiful.gperkins151 wrote:Bogey wrote:Beethoven Variations for Piano Op. 34, 35, and 76 Richter
and on the same disc:
Schumann Noveletten Op.21 Nos. 2, 4, and 8 Richter
Hey, brother! (its G e o r g e)
So what do you think?
As you know, I had Richter's Eroica from another source. I think its time I crack open the CD you have for a spin.Bogey wrote:gperkins151 wrote:Bogey wrote:Beethoven When I put it on for its "maiden voyage" last night, my wife just closed her eyes and gave a positive "sigh". Simply beautiful.
Ditto!Bogey wrote:Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Segerstam/Helsinki
Please let me/us know what you think of it; I've been considering purchase. Actually, I'm looking for the "perfect" Sibelius 3rd Symphony, which is the pairing on that CD, as well as a "different" 5th from my Panula, Sargent, Salonen (yuck!), Bernstein/Vienna, and Davis/LSO Live. (Really like the Panula and Sargent.) I've read Segerstam's recording described as "lush and expansive".Bogey wrote:Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Segerstam/Helsinki
I am fortunate enough to have the Segerstam set and listened to the 3rd as well today. Very nice, but I do not have another to compare it to. This set was rec. to me by David Ross (who I believe is the author of the above description.....at least I am fairly sure) and as I have posted before, I continue to be in his debt for directing me this way. For not much more ($24 from secondary sources at Amazon), I would just grab the whole set. My favorite is the 1st and the Finlandia, which I have no problem publicly saying I love, is top-shelf....even kicks HvK's IMHO:)moldyoldie wrote:Please let me/us know what you think of it; I've been considering purchase. Actually, I'm looking for the "perfect" Sibelius 3rd Symphony, which is the pairing on that CD, as well as a "different" 5th from my Panula, Sargent, Salonen (yuck!), Bernstein/Vienna, and Davis/LSO Live. (Really like the Panula and Sargent.) I've read Segerstam's recording described as "lush and expansive".Bogey wrote:Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Segerstam/Helsinki
Is that really 100 minutes long? It seems to fit on one CD. I have been wanting to listen to that symphony for a while. I am thinking about buying the Naxos recording.moldyoldie wrote:Please let me/us know what you think of it; I've been considering purchase. Actually, I'm looking for the "perfect" Sibelius 3rd Symphony, which is the pairing on that CD, as well as a "different" 5th from my Panula, Sargent, Salonen (yuck!), Bernstein/Vienna, and Davis/LSO Live. (Really like the Panula and Sargent.) I've read Segerstam's recording described as "lush and expansive".Bogey wrote:Sibelius Symphony No. 5 Segerstam/Helsinki
Currently listening to the interminable, nearly 100-minute Gliere Symphony No. 3 "Ilya Murametz" by Farberman/RPO on Unicorn; trying again to decide if I really like it or if it should be sacrificed for shelf space. The first hour makes for good background music, if you like a consistent drone of romantic, near-Wagnerian swelling and ebbing of strings.
I realize the symphony has a "program", but it might work better as a silent movie soundtrack.
What does that mean, "as if he were Rachmaninoff?" I am surprised you don't like the Ashkenazy recordings, but you do like Segerstam. They aren't that far apart in their basic approach. Except that Ashkenazy is more detail attentive, better played and recorded. I am not at all that impressed by the recorded sound quality of the Segerstam recordings. Warm, fuzzy, soft focus, yes, I can see how that can be perceived as attractive, but it really washes out too much detail in the music. And I HATE HATE HATE what he did with the bass line in the finale of the 5th. He really destroyed the special sound Sibelius worked out when the main theme first comes in in the basses.DavidRoss wrote:My favorite recording of the third is probably Berglund's with the Bournemouth. Yes, Segerstam is a bit glossy, but the playing is just gorgeous to my ears and the sound quality easily betters my other "lush" Sibelius favorite, Bernstein/NYPO. And his powerful 4th and Tapiola are pretty damned convincing. But the readily available cycle I'd probably be most likely to recommend these days is the reissued Blomstedt/SFSO set.
Micha and I share a high regard for the Maazel/WP set, and for Rozhedestvensky's--though I'd be unlikely to suggest the latter as a "starter set." It's BIG--passionate, committed playing, even ferocious at times. I'm especially fond of the 1st, 3rd, and 5th in this set. It's about as far from Vänskä's lean, stripped-down Sibelius as you can get, but sure makes a strong case for this interpretive approach. However, when it comes to Ashkenazy, I'm afraid we'll just have to agree to disagree. To me he approaches Sibelius as if he were Rachmaninoff--just not my cup of tea.
Then you would probably love the DVD of his singing the Act I Nedda-Silvio duet from I Pagliacci with Anna Netrebko (St. Petersburg Gala on TDK). Then again maybe not...niksati wrote:Mostly bitter-sweet sounds like chopin's ballade no.1, and his mazurkas. Now currently madly in love with Hvorostovsky's angelic voice (and with the person as well ), *sigh*
The Farberman/RSO recording is about 93 minutes, supposedly conforming to the composer's own time specifications. Still, it's too d--n long and often monotonous! Now, put a movie with it....Micha wrote:Is [Gliere Sym. No. 3] really 100 minutes long? It seems to fit on one CD. I have been wanting to listen to that symphony for a while. I am thinking about buying the Naxos recording.
"Brooding and melancholic" -- that about sums up my feelings on Salonen's Sibelius 5th. As to its "expressive" qualities, it imparted nothing but abject depression. This was my first exposure to the 5th, or any other Sibelius symphony other than the 2nd. "Gawd," I said. "What a Gloomy Gus!" In any case, Micha, I'm glad you like it.Micha wrote:I am surprised you like Sargent who I find fairly indistinguished, too. What is it about the Salonen recording of 5 you don't like? I find that recording very interesting, surprisingly (for Salonen) expansive and brooding, very melancholic and expressive, but I am also impressed by the finely chiseled textures in the first movement.
Oh yes, the 1st in that set is *particularly* good. One of the best I know. Maybe even the best? No, I can't say that. There are so many good ones. I just got a new one: Jansons with SOBR (on Sony), a very expressive and dramatic live performance. Great playing and very good sound, too. One of my favorite 1st now. Another favorite is Berglund/HPO (EMI) which gets the tone of the piece just right, its lyrical, its melancholic, but also its frantic, at times even crazy drive.moldyoldie wrote:Thanks, Bogey, David and Micha, for the reviews and recommendations. I love Ashkenazy's Sibelius 1st as well as his Finlandia, En Saga, et al. (Played like Rachmaninov, eh?)
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