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Post by julesd68 on Nov 20, 2020 16:36:55 GMT
Yes, this is Over the Rainbow, but so beautifully played by two wonderful musicians, I find it very charming.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 20, 2020 20:15:29 GMT
Mozart - Requiem I set out to find a new recording. This is quite different, not big and blousy but quite intimate. Terrific recording in 24/48. open.qobuz.com/track/3410105 |
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 21, 2020 18:32:45 GMT
How does it compare to the Dunedin Consort, Martin?
I think you have that recording too ...
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Post by MartinT on Nov 21, 2020 19:58:58 GMT
The Dunedin is overall better, I think. The above is definitely worth a listen to but there is a section where castanets are briefly played. In the Mozart Requiem. Say, what?
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 22, 2020 5:27:30 GMT
I've not come across the Dunedin performance of the Mozart Requiem before, available on Spotify now that Linn have made most of their recordings available to the streaming services.
It's too fast for me, a bit too jolly...
"Yay, the old bugger has snuffed it at last, what's he left me in his will?"
I prefer a touch more stately gravitas befitting the sad passing of a friend.
Very well performed, though, and well recorded.
I prefer Currentzis, but he's quite sprightly as well.
Bohm on DG used to be my favourite, but I've not listened in years, now that was stately and magisterial! Must give it an airing, I suspect I might find it too slow and portentous these days.
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 22, 2020 5:43:30 GMT
Oh my goodness, Bohm.
Wow.
So much more powerful. No unsightly jolliness here, no rush to get back to the tea and sandwiches after the funeral.
The sheer terror of the Dies Irae. Whoosh.
I love it still. Truly magnificent.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 22, 2020 9:57:20 GMT
I shall listen to the Bohm later, not sure I ever have.
The Fruhbeck de Burgos remains my all-time favourite Requiem.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 22, 2020 13:47:10 GMT
I think I have 3 or 4 Requiems in my collection - will have to try the Bohm as well.
Couple of years ago I went to a fabulous performance of it at Cadogan Hall with Jiggy Gardiner on the podium, it really has stuck in my mind.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 22, 2020 16:32:14 GMT
Mozart Requiem - Bohm, VPO I have given this a full listen. With the exception of the Dies Irae section, it's just too slow for me (I have the same problem with his final Beethoven 9th). Admittedly it's old school scale, with huge forces, but it does drag on. I'll stick with the Fruhbeck which is simply magnificent in every way. open.qobuz.com/track/516758 |
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 22, 2020 18:31:29 GMT
Old fashioned grandeur, I find Bohm's approach totally appropriate to the music. I think it's the chorus that just sweeps me away, astonishing precision combined with deep commitment.
We all respond differently. I can't seem to get into the Burgos recording. It doesn't involve me much at all.
Ah well, thanks for trying!
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 24, 2020 11:29:44 GMT
This was a pleasant surprise.
Theodorakis, a cello and a guitar concerto.
I'll definitely be investigating more by this composer.
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 25, 2020 17:36:09 GMT
More from BorisT, very DSCHish again.
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 26, 2020 11:51:43 GMT
A lovely Brahms 3rd from Fruhbeck de Burgos
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 26, 2020 16:47:43 GMT
Mozart Requiem - Bohm, VPO I have given this a full listen. With the exception of the Dies Irae section, it's just too slow for me (I have the same problem with his final Beethoven 9th). Admittedly it's old school scale, with huge forces, but it does drag on. I'll stick with the Fruhbeck which is simply magnificent in every way. Two new Requiems to consider ... www.gramophone.co.uk/review/mozart-requiem-helgath-arman |
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Post by John on Nov 26, 2020 18:20:16 GMT
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 27, 2020 17:24:18 GMT
Ahh, I do love French music.
Well, this French music anyway!
Trio Concertante #1 & 2 and the violin sonata, in particular.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 27, 2020 20:41:31 GMT
Ahh, I do love French music.  |
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Post by jandl100 on Nov 28, 2020 17:07:42 GMT
Bychkov's Brahms symphony cycle, marvellous. 2,3 & 4 on the trot, air conducting all the way. |
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 29, 2020 13:46:38 GMT
This is just so incredibly sumptuous - Camille Thomas performing Gluck in the theatre at Versailles.
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Post by julesd68 on Dec 3, 2020 18:39:35 GMT
Valentina Lisitsa has quite the following on YouTube.
To be fair, she is a fearsomely good pianist.
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