What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

Liszt: Complete Works for Violin and Piano; Bogányi, Kelemen1675533721588.png
 
  • Like
Reactions: Long Live Analog
Starting through the three Brahms violin sonatas this morning with No 1 in G major, op. 78 performed beautifully on period instruments and in period style - -

0608917219425-cover.jpg
 
On the Ascona Neo this afternoon?:

The OMEN (666) - The Original Picture Soundtrack, from 1976, composed by Jerry Goldsmith and conducted by Lionel Newman, on bloodred splatter vinyl. Jerry Goldsmith wrote music for some 300+ movies and pictures, but the OMEN picture soundtrack was the only picture soundtrack he was awarded an Oscar for. This reissue however, is from 2018 and sounds fantastic ;) .

Behold !

/ Jk
68E0FCE7-C4CA-43DD-BCB5-CC804653C81B.jpegA534660D-DBDD-4024-AC10-16ECD7B7528D.jpeg
 
Last edited:
Johannes Brahms: Sonatas for cello and piano
Laura Buruiana, cello
Matei Varga, piano
eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwcmVzdG8tY292ZXItaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiODAxOTY4OC4xLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZS...jpg
 
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760): orchestral suites
Finnish Baroque Orchestra - - Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch

eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwcmVzdG8tY292ZXItaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiODAzNTcwNS4xLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZS...jpg
 
A program of prodigious piano playing prowess.
7318599921501_600.jpg


71ku3dhaqoL._SL600_.jpg
Fabulous recording and performance. 'in heavy rotation' as mikey would say....
 
Fabulous recording and performance. 'in heavy rotation' as mikey would say....
+1 exceptional pianist, his dad is also a great violinist… Alexandre Kantorow may well ultimately outshine his father I’m thinking. Alexandre has that great balance between brilliance in technique and all that French school poetry and nuance. He’s got it all going on.
 
Last edited:
Christoph Graupner (1683-1760): orchestral suites
Finnish Baroque Orchestra - - Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch

View attachment 104511

I remember enforcing a certain parameter inside a search that resulted in listening to this recording. Will have to look back if I left any impressions beyond feeling rewarded by the quality of performances on offer within that site's catalog. That it was a very rewarding return on two calories effort scrolling down that far.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Long Live Analog
Johannes Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Till Fellner, piano
Belcea Quartet

eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwcmVzdG8tY292ZXItaW1hZ2VzIiwia2V5IjoiODE2NjE2NS4xLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZS...jpg

“But for me, the high point of this two-disc set is the intense and beautifully integrated account of the Piano Quintet. Here we have a true partnership of equals, with Tell Fellner fitting into the Belcea’s distinctive performing ethic like a hand into a glove, neither dominating nor being subservient, but a true and instinctive chamber partner. This is very vividly displayed in the opening of the slow movement where the piano seems to be such an integral part of the texture that the tendency we sometimes experience in this music for it to sound like a piano concerto with reduced orchestra seems to belong to an altogether different world. Here is a deeply rewarding performance.”


Marc Rochester /–musicweb-international.com
 
51eje6f6zUL._UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg
 
1678209746938.png
So far, I feel that the recording quality is superior to the interpretation -- notable though it may be. It strikes me a bit feely-touchy.
Maybe because I'm more used to Bohm... maybe this is the right way to interpret Bruckner...
 
1200x1200bf-60.jpg
 
maxresdefault.jpg
 
  • Like
Reactions: Johan K
1678522696653.png The Tchaikovsky is breathtakingly beautiful and moving.
 
  • Love
Reactions: Johan K

About us

  • What’s Best Forum is THE forum for high end audio, product reviews, advice and sharing experiences on the best of everything else. This is THE place where audiophiles and audio companies discuss vintage, contemporary and new audio products, music servers, music streamers, computer audio, digital-to-analog converters, turntables, phono stages, cartridges, reel-to-reel tape machines, speakers, headphones and tube and solid-state amplification. Founded in 2010 What’s Best Forum invites intelligent and courteous people of all interests and backgrounds to describe and discuss the best of everything. From beginners to life-long hobbyists to industry professionals, we enjoy learning about new things and meeting new people, and participating in spirited debates.

Quick Navigation

User Menu