What Classical Music Are You Listening To Tonight?

[bart]

Originally Posted by eljr

I have been looking at this set.



now I can't find it?

Ed, for example here:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009B1UYOG/?tag=hraudio-20

[bart]

For the first time ever, the solo instrument will not be the violin, piano or voice.
Every night we'll see 2 finalists.
Saturday the last 2 with the proclamation around 1 am.




It goes live on TV.

[bart]

Disc 5 from this series.
This got another:

[AudioNut]

Listening to . . . . Rachel Podger - Perla Barocca: Early Italian Masterpieces

Rachel Podger - Violin
Marcin Swiatkiewicz - Organ and Harpsichord
Daniele Caminiti - Theorbo

Lovely Italian sonatas - including works by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, Isabella Leonarda, Marco Uccellini, and other well known (?) composers of the very early baroque.

The thing is, to me. quite beautiful - Podger is amazing and, in spite of the harpsichord stuff, (I do like the organ pieces considerably better.) this is an excellent recording.

Channel Classics does produce world-class SACD's and has done exceedingly well on this release.





And, just in case you aren't particularly familiar with the THEORBO . . .

[cma29]

Originally Posted by bart

For the first time ever, the solo instrument will not be the violin, piano or voice.
Every night we'll see 2 finalists.
Saturday the last 2 with the proclamation around 1 am.

It goes live on TV.

So, who won?

[ejr1953]

I've been a fan of just about every sort of music except rap and country.

As my journey into high end audio has progressed, I'm teaching myself about the classics, really enjoy what I've discovered (Haydn, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, etc etc).

I do have an SACD player. Any recommendations on some classical SACDs I should add to my collection, excellent performances and excellent sound quality?

[Toccata]

Originally Posted by AudioNut

And, I just realized that I've got to start posting here again . . .

Bart is about to catch up with me, and I can't have that, can I?

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Now I feel guilty for not posting as much as I once did. Guess I'll have to try harder! Here you go:



EDIT: Dang-this CD now sells for $245.25 on Amazon! You had better hurry while supplies last.

[cma29]

Originally Posted by ejr1953

I've been a fan of just about every sort of music except rap and country.

As my journey into high end audio has progressed, I'm teaching myself about the classics, really enjoy what I've discovered (Haydn, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, etc etc).

I do have an SACD player. Any recommendations on some classical SACDs I should add to my collection, excellent performances and excellent sound quality?

Welcome to this thread.

Here are a couple of recommendations for great sounding SACDs to get you started:

Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 6 Nos. 1-12 HWV319-330
The Avison Ensemble


Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Lisa Milne (soprano) & Birgit Remmert (alto)
Budapest Festival Orchestra & The Hungarian Radio Choir, Iván Fischer


Also, check this out.

[bart]

Originally Posted by cma29

So, who won?

Hola Carlos!
Today was the second day of the final.
Next Saturday the last one.
Each evening 2 candidates.
So far each day has given us one brilliant cellist.

[Toccata]