Dilettanteque Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Jacqueline du Pré, Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven: Cello Sonatas & Variations 4 2
BioBrian Posted January 25 Posted January 25 On 19/10/2024 at 11:02 PM, BioBrian said: There was a lot of fuss about Grainger in Melbourne at the time, and of course we had the (pretty ugly and depressing) Grainger museum right next to the Conservatorium where I had been a violin student. I have memories etched in of Leslie Howard, David Stanhope, and my brother John bashing out Grainger's 'The Warriors' on an old beach piano, and telling stories of him leaping 6' fences and running 10 miles to the next concert in Africa, etc. And some other fairly kinky stuff - one of Leslie's mates wrote the definitive Bio on him. Please forgive me for quoting myself, but this big-surprise post above from @attunement gives a little more weight to my shameless name-dropping! I wonder what's on the other side of this LP? My memory says that The Warriors requires approximately 6 hands, on 2 pianos, so it may not be there. 2 1
RapidFire Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Ludwig van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker -- 9 Symphonien 1989 Deutsche Grammophon CD #3 5
jazzdog@groovemasters Posted January 26 Posted January 26 (edited) On 21/01/2025 at 3:56 AM, Dilettanteque said: Fitzwilliam Quartet - Shostakovich: Last Three String Quartets Its a brilliant recording, but the artwork often (unfairly) features on those bad album cover collective threads elsewhere in socialmedia land...... Edited January 26 by jazzdog@groovemasters 1
Dilettanteque Posted January 26 Posted January 26 1 hour ago, jazzdog@groovemasters said: Its a brilliant recording, but the artwork often (unfairly) features on those bad album cover collective threads elsewhere in socialmedia land...... Yes. I see that Linn has moved on from this album cover format (the two halves with one half being close up of LHS). Which I think is a good idea. But I think the committee making decisions on image choices has yet to report.
attunement Posted January 27 Posted January 27 On 19/10/2024 at 11:02 PM, BioBrian said: There was a lot of fuss about Grainger in Melbourne at the time, and of course we had the (pretty ugly and depressing) Grainger museum right next to the Conservatorium where I had been a violin student. I have memories etched in of Leslie Howard, David Stanhope, and my brother John bashing out Grainger's 'The Warriors' on an old beach piano, and telling stories of him leaping 6' fences and running 10 miles to the next concert in Africa, etc. And some other fairly kinky stuff - one of Leslie's mates wrote the definitive Bio on him. Please forgive me for quoting myself, but this big-surprise post above from @attunement gives a little more weight to my shameless name-dropping! I wonder what's on the other side of this LP? My memory says that The Warriors requires approximately 6 hands, on 2 pianos, so it may not be there. Hi Brian, it is always so enjoyable reading your comments in this forum. Leslie Howard and David Stanhope were both in their twenties in 1976 when this album was recorded in the ABC studios in Adelaide (Leslie solo side 1) and in Melbourne (duet with David side 2). Both of them progressed from here and have had amazing musical careers. Your brother John is clearly also an extremely accomplished musician, like your violinist self, to be playing the piano with them at such an advanced level. And can you please explain what a beach piano is? Nice to see The Apple Isle represented on the Australian logo above Nipper. 3 1
Nick44 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 (edited) 19 hours ago, padde23 said: This is the recording of.the Resurrection I first listened to, still don't think anyone does the apocalyptic descending violins near the end of the first movement any better, like an avalanche or a tsunami in slow motion...I'm off to MSO to see this live for the first time Feb 27th. , can't wait! Edited January 27 by Nick44 3 2
padde23 Posted January 27 Posted January 27 53 minutes ago, Nick44 said: This is the recording of.the Resurrection I first listened to, still don't think anyone does the apocalyptic descending violins near the end of the first movement any better, like an avalanche or a tsunami in slow motion...I'm off to MSO to see this live for the first time Feb 27th. , can't wait! See you there Nick 1
Nick44 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 5 hours ago, padde23 said: See you there Nick I remember about 10 years ago seeing the Concertgebouw with Mariss Jansons at Hamer Hall doing Mahler 1. In the last movement at full tilt I reckon it must have been well over 100db (and I swear I saw the air shimmering) , though I think this last movement may be even louder.... 2
arpasquill Posted January 28 Posted January 28 8 hours ago, Nick44 said: This is the recording of.the Resurrection I first listened to, still don't think anyone does the apocalyptic descending violins near the end of the first movement any better, like an avalanche or a tsunami in slow motion...I'm off to MSO to see this live for the first time Feb 27th. , can't wait! This was my first recording of Mahler 2 as well and the final 11 minutes just blew me away. I now own 26 difference recordings! Chorusmastering this is such a delight - hopefully Warren has the MSO Chorus off book as it makes such a difference when the first chorus 'Aufersteh'n' enters! FWIW - bar 728 in the final movement made me fall in love with orchestral music. Enjoy the MSO performance! 3 1
Steff Posted January 30 Posted January 30 https://www.discogs.com/release/10611531-Hespèrion-XXI-Jordi-Savall-Bal-Kan-Miel-Et-Sang-Honey-And-Blood 5
RapidFire Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor - The Marriage of Figaro (Highlights) 5
attunement Posted February 1 Posted February 1 NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV — SCHEHERAZADE • Recorded 31 Jan 1967 in the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin. Due to its acoustic excellence, from the early 1950s, this church has also been used as a recording studio. 3 1
Dilettanteque Posted February 2 Posted February 2 James de Priest, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra - Shostakovich: Symphony 11 1 1
RapidFire Posted February 2 Posted February 2 Ludwig van Beethoven - Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker -- 9 Symphonien 1989 Deutsche Grammophon CD #4 5
padde23 Posted February 3 Posted February 3 (edited) I have many recordings of this violin concerto but this has always been one of my favourites - I'm not always a fan of Stern but there is an incredible intensity in this performance that is quite special. Also that ethereal section coming out of the first movement cadenza is sublime. Edited February 3 by padde23 2
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