What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

[LL21]

Has anyone ventured to hear this...or have enough knowledge to know how good this is?

 

[marslo]

No. Actually, overall, I think their tempos are quite moderate.

What might be controversial is the the 1st violinist's daring use of ad libitum ornamentation. Consider especially the adagio (mvt. 2) of Op. 54 no. 2. where the Hungarian folk music influence is emphasized by the added ornaments, rubato and 1/4 tone flattening of certain notes.

I hear some of this ad lib ornamentation in the 1st violin in various places throughout the six quartets but I never thought is was at all excessive. It seems always in the service of the spirit of the music and I believe it is true to current understanding of HIP.

Wow, I could learn a lot from you
I will listen carefuly to the mentioned movement to broaden my experience, thank you.

 

[marslo]

Thanks! By any chance, have you looked at the new Schiff Complete Beethoven Sonatas? Recorded on ECM on 2 Bosdendofer and 1 Steinway...while i suppose Schiff might not be my absolute first pick for Beethoven...i AM very intrigued to hear such an accomplished pianist on Bosendorfers and super-well recorded by a label like ECM and on the complete works no less. I have Emile Gilels full Beethoven sonatas but he did not get to complete them before he sadly passed away.

No, not yet, but I will have a look, I am also fan of ECM sound.

 

[LL21]

No, not yet, but I will have a look, I am also fan of ECM sound.

Yes, so am I. let me know what you think...its in my Amazon inbox but i am holding out for the moment til i do a bit more digging.

 

[LL21]

Has anyone heard the new Schiff Complete Beethoven Sonatas? Recorded on ECM on 2 Bosdendofer and 1 Steinway...while i suppose Schiff might not be my absolute first pick for Beethoven...i AM very intrigued to hear such an accomplished pianist on Bosendorfers and super-well recorded by a label like ECM and on the complete works no less. I have Emile Gilels full Beethoven sonatas but he did not get to complete them before he sadly passed away.

I like Kovacevich's Diabelli Variations, have full Gilels and have Richter's difficult to find 4-CD box Praga recordings (which have continued to improve as our digital has improved).

Thanks for any guidance!

looking promising...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/05/beethoven-the-piano-sonatas-etc-review-andras-schiff

http://www.gramophone.co.uk/forum/recordings/beethoven-piano-sonatas

http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2008/Aug08/Beethoven_Schiff_ecm1947.htm

 

[andolink]

Orlando di Lasso: Lagrime di San Pietro

Alexander Goehr: Little Symphony

 

[LL21]

Has anyone heard the new Schiff Complete Beethoven Sonatas? Recorded on ECM on 2 Bosdendofer and 1 Steinway...while i suppose Schiff might not be my absolute first pick for Beethoven...i AM very intrigued to hear such an accomplished pianist on Bosendorfers and super-well recorded by a label like ECM and on the complete works no less. I have Emile Gilels full Beethoven sonatas but he did not get to complete them before he sadly passed away.

I like Kovacevich's Diabelli Variations, have full Gilels and have Richter's difficult to find 4-CD box Praga recordings (which have continued to improve as our digital has improved).

Thanks for any guidance!

the more i read...though it may not have the same recording quality, the more i am intrigued by Annie Fischer's complete set...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_p...cher+beethoven+sonatas&ie=UTF8&qid=1485703509

 

[andolink]

Louis-Gabriel Guillemain: 6 Sonates en quatuors, Op.12

William Lawes: Consort Set a 6 in F Major

 

[Bachtoven]

 

[LL21]

Bachtoven...looks like i am on a roll! I literally just ordered the first CD and have been listening to it today! and i consider it one of my new references for piano. What do you think?

 

[Bachtoven]

Yes, it's superb. In fact, I just ordered the SACD version--should make for an interesting comparison. Rosenberger might not be the last word in transcendental playing, but her interpretations are very solid.

 

[LL21]

Yes, it's superb. In fact, I just ordered the SACD version--should make for an interesting comparison. Rosenberger might not be the last word in transcendental playing, but her interpretations are very solid.

yes, and i am beginning to feel that SOMETIMES, the reason i prefer to listen to perhaps 'lesser interpretations' of certain works that are exceptionally well recorded/mastered/transferred is because this allows us to hear more of that particular artist's nuances, inflections. In the same way, it can be captivating to hear live piano concerts even if it is not Horowitz...because we hear SO MUCH at a live concert in a good hall that we miss with a 'master pianist' playing but on a poor recording.

you have to 'listen through' the distortion, crackles, etc and do not get to hear the pedal work as well, etc...

So in this case, this recording leaves us a very good pianist with LOADS of intonations, detail for us to take in which makes for great listening.

 

[LL21]

Kodaly Haydn is great...i have this as well, and also really like the haydn Apponyi Quartet of some of Haydn's string quartets. i wish they'd done all of them in fact...fantastic CD.

On Nash/Hyperion, i enjoy this one:

 

[Bachtoven]

yes, and i am beginning to feel that SOMETIMES, the reason i prefer to listen to perhaps 'lesser interpretations' of certain works that are exceptionally well recorded/mastered/transferred is because this allows us to hear more of that particular artist's nuances, inflections. In the same way, it can be captivating to hear live piano concerts even if it is not Horowitz...because we hear SO MUCH at a live concert in a good hall that we miss with a 'master pianist' playing but on a poor recording.

you have to 'listen through' the distortion, crackles, etc and do not get to hear the pedal work as well, etc...

So in this case, this recording leaves us a very good pianist with LOADS of intonations, detail for us to take in which makes for great listening.

Of course, there's the visual aspect of a live concert that we miss on recordings. Don't get me wrong--Rosenberger's interpretations are perfectly fine. Her Op.57 lacks the jaw-dropping intensity of Sviatoslav Richter's on RCA, but his is almost too driven and loses musicality, not to mention the inferior sound. Sometimes performances and sound unite, such as on this Beethoven SACD:

(The "E.U. Variations" is an original piece by Shimkus.)

 

[LL21]

I have Beethoven Sonatas by Richter (the 4-CD box of the Praga recordings), Kovacevich (Diabelli), Paul Lewis (well recorded...not my favorite but have not heard them in a while). To date my favorite is Richter, but i am intrigued by Schiff. have you heard Annie Fischer? I am curious but after a reasonable reading of the various reviews on both...an intrigued to try Schiff.

 

[Bachtoven]

No, I haven't heard Fischer. I do like Paul Lewis, and Schiff is very good, too. I heard him play the Late Sonatas in SF a few years ago...sublime!

 

[Bachtoven]

Superbly played and recorded.

 

[opus112]

Words fail me for how beautiful this playing is - completely spell-binding.

 

[Bachtoven]

I bought this as a 24 bit/96k download file and listened to Quartets No.1 and 2. Fantastic playing and sound. I may never be a full hi-res file convert, as I think CDs are more convenient plus I can't read which track I'm playing from my computer screen across the room, but I certainly like this one!

 

[Bachtoven]

The Piano Quintet. As predicted, Fellner is not quite as incisive as Pollini, but it's a fine performance nonetheless.