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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
More discs from the Presto shipment...
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 kammerorchesterbasel, Giovanni Antonini After enjoying the 3rd, 4th, 5th & 6th from Antonini and his Swiss forces, I'm a fan of their Beethoven symphony interpretations and decided to add to my collection by getting their take on the 7th and 8th. Not sure why, but Gramophone skipped reviewing this disc which is a shame because they recommended the previous two releases in the cycle. Well, I'm glad I got it because the playing is as intense as ever - the Allegro con brio finale from the 7th felt like it was about to burst out of my speakers (reminds me of Gardiner at Carnegie Hall with his ORR). The 8th comes over well and the recorded sound is natural and detailed. A very good disc from an excellent cycle which deserves more recognition. |
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Steve Reich, "Music for 18 Musicians." After buying this record sometime in the early 80's I ended up with almost all of his records. I love this stuff.
Bob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5U9577N-dQ |
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Clementi: Symphonies Nos. 1-4
New music...
Clementi: Symphony No. 1 in C WoO 32, reconstructed Casella Symphony No. 2 in D WoO 33 Symphony No. 3 in G major ‘The Great National’ Symphony No.4 in D Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolton This 2-disc set was selected as an Editor's Choice in the May 2017 Gramophone issue. I've never heard of this composer so I gave it a shot to expand my musical horizons. It's not Brahms but the music is nice enough to hold your attention. The Sony recorded sound is quite satisfying. Here is some background info... Quote:
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I'm traveling (went to Fort Worth, Texas to hear some of the Van Cliburn Piano Competition), so aside from some phenomenal live piano music, I'm at the mercy of Sirius XM since my i-Pod doesn't work in the rental car (bad USB input). Listening to Sirius so much has made apparent just how often they repeat pieces, such as Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini--I've heard it 3 times in 4 times. Maybe I should tell them he wrote 4 other works for piano and orchestra. And Respighi has other pieces besides "The Pines of Rome."
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Greetings from a new guy!
A bit about me; I'm 65 years old and some of my earliest memories are about music. I remember begging my mother for 80 cents to buy a record and when I was in 4th grade I asked for a recording of the "Sabre Dance," by Khachaturian. I got it too!!! I'm mostly into jazz and classical, have played many gigs along with too many weddings and played with our local symphony for about 8 years until I just ran out of time. Nowadays one of my greatest joys is hearing new music, or new interpretations of music I already have. I haven't seen many links to recording posted and would like to know if that is allowed and if so, I would greatly appreciate being able to sample a recording while browsing the forum. Here is a brilliant piece of music. (I go a little crazy whenever I listen to it and have yet to hear it performed live.) George Rochberg "String Quarter No. 3: Part A, Fantasia & March" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ4oFn-lVK8 Click the link, it's a fine piece of music. Regards, Bob |
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A hearty welcome Bob!!
Looking forward to your contributions.
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