What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

[Kal Rubinson]

But I have no digital other than Spotify on my phone. I can listen and have listened, but only on headphones...

That's unfortunate, imho.

 

[Fishfood]

Understood but digital never works out for me. Partially it's because I have limited space and I haven't found a compact enough component (s) that makes me want to continue to listen once the novelty of having a billion songs at the tip of my fingers wears off.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Understood but digital never works out for me.

Unless it is transferred to vinyl?

 

[Bachtoven]

A program of prodigious piano playing prowess.

 

[Fishfood]

Unless it is transferred to vinyl?

I'm fully aware that nothing I say makes sense .

 

[Bachtoven]

I'm not too familiar with his music, but thanks to Qobuz I can check him out. There's some rather gritty stuff on this new release--"Octopus Rex" for 8 cellos would work as a horror movie soundtrack! Excellent sound. (24/192)

 

[Bachtoven]

Very powerful post-Romantic music. Think of a super-charged, more chromatic Rachmaninoff with some occasional Impressionism.

 

[Bachtoven]

A virtuoso of the first order. Haydn B minor Sonata, Beethoven "Moonlight," Brahms Paganini Variations Book 1, and Rachmaninoff Sonata No.2.

 

[Bachtoven]

I received this excellent LP today. After a steady diet of digital audio, it's nice to hear strings without any digital glare!

 

[andolink]

Nicholas Maw (1935-2009): Flute Quartet & Piano Trio
Monticello Trio
Mark Rush, violin
Mathias Wexler, cello
Tannis Gibson, piano
w/ Paul Colleti, viola
Judith Pearce, flute

 

[andolink]

Edward Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82
Jonathan Crow, violin
Paul Stewart, piano

 

[CKKeung]

The legendary Solti Ring was rissued by Esoteric as a sacd boxset in 2009.
It has become one of the most sought after items on discog & eBay.

Here come another sacd reissue from Decca themselves.
I have got the Rheingold, Die Walkure and the Highlight disc just now.







Do you have interest?

 

[LL21]

Do you know how this is different from this version from 2012?

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl

Buy Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen by Sir Georg Solti from Amazon's Classical Music Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

 

[CKKeung]

Do you know how this is different from this version from 2012?

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen: Amazon.co.uk: CDs & Vinyl

Buy Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen by Sir Georg Solti from Amazon's Classical Music Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

www.amazon.co.uk

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I have this boxset too, but unopened.



Here are the two pages of the introduction to the 2022 sacd reissue :

 

[CKKeung]

 

[andolink]

I had been almost 2 weeks without my Thor mono blocks but once again there is music in my listening room - -

Arnold Bax: Violin Sonata No. 3 (1927)
Laurence Jackson, violin
Ashley Wass, piano

 

[andolink]

Franz Xaver Richter (1709-89) & Johann Stamitz (1717-57): Early String Symphonies
New Duch Academy - - Simon Murhpy

 

[christensenleif@msn.com]

vinyl on Melco

 

[andolink]

This recording of this piece scores perfect tens on all fronts for me (period instruments too, by the way) - -

Gabriel Fauré: Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117 (1921)
Peter Bruns, cello
Roglit Ishay, piano

 

[Johan K]

Tonight on the Ascona Neo:

Anna Netrebko:

Amata Dalle Tenebre
Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala
Riccardo Chailly

All the best

/ Jk