What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[tima]

Originally Posted by eljr

Art is both universal and individual.

I found the presentation to be in my face, a style I do not prefer and seldom come upon against in classical.

Notice my follow up post where I was comforted by my next spin "Rutter: Visions; Requiem."

So my statement was not spoken to any musical universality but rather to a personal preference.

It's kind of an anomaly, Wilson speakers I have long heralded as the best I have ever heard and when I listened to this album I immediately recognized that Wilson sound. Yet, as I posted, I had to abandon play before it's completion.

I firmly believe that there is good music and there is great music, there is no bad music, so I meant nothing disparaging.

No worries. While its an internet forum, what I observe of this thread is it's more about brief sharing of your listening choices, good, bad, or otherwise. The Wilson recordings are known primarily for their overall clarity. While some tunes may be more popular than others, wouldn't it be surprising to find anything couched as universally appealing? Here's one that I like:

[bart]

Mozart - Complete sonatas for keyboard and violin - Volume 3
Gary Cooper & Rachel Podger




These absolutely wonderful masterpieces (I almost literally melt when I hear KV 380) are played in a delightful way.

[eljr]

Magnificent!



Harry Christophers / The Sixteen
Renaissance: Music for Inner Peace

Release Date September 27, 2004
Duration01:17:41
Genre
Vocal
Classical
Styles
Choral

[eljr]

Ars Nova Copenhagen / Paul Hillier
First Drop


Duration01:11:21
Genre
Classical
Styles
Choral
Recording Location
Danish Radio
Release Date:
2nd Jun 2017

[parsifalcor]

Currently spinning the Klemperer recording of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" - perhaps my favorite piece of all time.

Klemperer's majestic reading of the score, fabulous soloists, ravishing and lush orchestral playing seamlessly brings together Beethoven's problematic score and finally makes sense of the piece in a way that few conductors can - or do.

The only recording I've heard to rival it is George Szell's miraculous love performance from 1967 which is marred by poor sound quality and intonation issues. It's a recording that I love and treasure as well, but not one that I would recommend for those of you wanting to hear a clean performance.

[cma29]

Originally Posted by tima

No worries. While its an internet forum, what I observe of this thread is it's more about brief sharing of your listening choices, good, bad, or otherwise. The Wilson recordings are known primarily for their overall clarity. While some tunes may be more popular than others, wouldn't it be surprising to find anything couched as universally appealing? Here's one that I like:

It's on my "wishlist".

I have the Debussy, Bartok, Brahms piano/violin sonatas release from these artists and really enjoyed it.

[cma29]

Originally Posted by cma29

I got my own "Decca Sound" 35-disc box and will start sampling shortly...

Decca Sound: Dutoit · Montréal
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

Today Disc 20

Bartok:
Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra & Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal, Charles Dutoit



Excellent music and recording. This Dutoit box is chuck-full of superb discs.

[eljr]

last disc in this set... I think most here enjoy La Petite Bande and this set which many here have on individual discs let's no one down.

I am disappointed in the packaging however.




Sigiswald Kuijken / La Petite Bande
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantatas - The Complete Liturgical Year in 64 Cantatas

Genre
Classical

Release date:
September 15, 2017

19 CD

[eljr]

Herbert von Karajan
Brahms, Bruckner, Wagner, R. Strauss, Schmidt, 1970-1981

Release Date July 15, 2014
Duration07:00:59
Genre
Classical
Styles
Orchestral
Symphony
Recording DateSeptember 25, 1970 & October 16, 1970

CD 4

[cma29]

After exploring some of Evaristo Dall'Abaco's music in an earlier post, I found this 6-disc box set featuring less well-known composers spanning the 17th and 18th centuries.

Concerto Köln play the Music of Dall'Abaco, Locatelli, Vanhal, Kozeluch and Eberl



A bargain at $18.75 for 6 discs.

Stating off with disc 1 which features concerti by Dall'Abaco. Vigorous playing by the conductorless Concerto Köln. The recorded sound on this disc is natural but I wished It had more bite.