What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

[rando]

Probably the best opera BD in my collection. pleroma's Salzberg post was influential towards posting my late Friday night entertainment.

 

[ecwl]

 

[rando]

Bartók and Martin Violin Concerti (First Performance)
Hansheinz Schneeberger & ??? Basel Switzerland May 30, 1958

 

[Kjetil]

Gave this one a view earlier tonight. Excellent. RIP Seiji Ozawa.

Seiji Ozawa dirigiert Beethovens Siebte Symphonie - Programm in voller Länge | ARTE Concert

Unter der Leitung von Seiji Ozawa spielt das Saito Kinen Orchestra Beethovens Siebte Symphonie. Das Konzert wurde auf dem Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival im Jahr 2016 aufgezeichnet. Das Festival wurde 1992 von dem japanischen Dirigenten ins Leben gerufen.

www.arte.tv

 

[thedudeabides]

IDAGIO Classical music streaming service. Today, tomorrow, and beyond. If you have not tried and like streaming, highly recommended. Phenomenal selection options and wonderful UI. Also, Flac lossless, commercial free available for $10 / month.

 

[Mike]

Jackie and Danny. Good stuff.

 

[gajgmusic]

Beautiful reissues. Well worth a listen.

 

[Bachtoven]

 

[astrotoy]

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I heard Ozawa conduct the Asterism by Takemitsu with Takahashi as pianist, with the San Francisco Symphony. It was before Ozawa became music director of the SFS, so probably in 1969 or early 1970. It was quite memorable, mostly because Ozawa and Takahashi had to stop somewhere in the middle of the piece, when someone (or maybe both) got lost or disconnected. Ozawa went over to the piano with the score and they were in discussion about where they were for what seemed to be a long time (probably a minute or less). Then the piece restarted. I think this is the only time that I ever saw or heard something like this happen in my 60+ years of concert going. The piece itself was way out of my experience listening (especially with Joseph Krips being the music director of the San Francisco Symphony.)

I saw in wiki that the piece had been commissioned by Ozawa and was composed in 1969, so this probably was one of the earliest performances.

Larry

 

[rando]

 

[Bachtoven]

Very nice. Track listing and samples here: https://www.highresaudio.com/en/alb...mpou-misteris-transcriptions-for-guitar-vol-1

 

[ssfas]

Ravishing performances here, music from three ballets produced by Ballet Russes in Paris in the period 1911 to 1913, so this is home territory.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Ravishing performances here, music from three ballets produced by Ballet Russes in Paris in the period 1911 to 1913, so this is home territory.

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His Stravinsky leaves me unravished. Cold, lifeless but competent performances. FWIW.

 

[Gregm]

Light, bouncy, and enjoyable music -- worthy of attention. The perd=formance leaves to be desired (a bit on the flat side).

 

[Gregm]

His Stravinsky leaves me unravished. Cold, lifeless but competent performances. FWIW.

That makes two of us.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

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Light, bouncy, and enjoyable music -- worthy of attention. The perd=formance leaves to be desired (a bit on the flat side).

For Divertissement, I like Fiedler. For Escales, Munch or Ormandy. For a vivacious collection in modern sound, try this:

 

[Bachtoven]

 

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