[CanadianMaestro]

Listening to herbie

 
Herbie-vores unite!
 
His Richard Strauss symphonic poems are still tops. Heldenleben, Don Quixote, Alpensinfonie.

 

[Quinto]

Death and Transfiguration is my favorite Strauss, can't stand his Alpencrap though, makes me wanna through out my stereo and sit in silence in the woods for a year.

 

 

[Pokemonn]

but his wagner make me sick...

 

[CanadianMaestro]

but his wagner make me sick...

 
Wagner makes me sick.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  Death and Transfiguration is my favorite Strauss, can't stand his Alpencrap though, makes me wanna through out my stereo and sit in silence in the woods for a year.

 

That's why I love Alpensinfonie -- I wanna go outdoors, breathe the fresh air, and crap. It's the purpose of the whole piece! 

 

 

[Quinto]

  That's why I love Alpensinfonie -- I wanna go outdoors, breathe the fresh air, and crap. It's the purpose of the whole piece! 

 

So it makes you nauseous as well..   thought it was me

 
I really like his piano music
 

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Strauss didn't write that much for the piano, did he?

 

[gerelmx1986]

  Strauss didn't write that much for the piano, did he?

no as far as i know he didn't

 

[gerelmx1986]

Can't get enough of Herbert hebe



Got the entire bethoven symphony cycle of the Karajan gold edition for nice discount price at Barnes and noble

 

[gerelmx1986]

My portable earphones, they are said to be bassy but my experience is then other way around, very balanced signature nothing stands out, yes they are warm but not that bassy

 

[Kundi]

  Has anyone found some good albums off of Bandcamp?

Anyone?

 

[RRod]

  Anyone?

 
New Amsterdam has some interesting stuff; still working my way through some of it. So far I've liked Friedman's quartets with the Chiara Quartet and some stuff off of the NOW Ensemble's discography. Roomful of Teeth also has their stuff on there, though I can only take them in small doses.

 

[icebear]

Can't get enough of Herbert hebe
...

Got the entire bethoven symphony cycle of the Karajan gold edition for nice discount price at Barnes and noble

 
Not sure what it is but HvK gives me the goosebumps, I can't stand his interpretations.
I wouldn't take any of his stuff even for free.

I think I also had his gold "Alpensinfonie" at some point but I must have given it away.
Just listening to snippets online make me stomach crunch.

 
But enjoy the gold edition...

 

[jdpark]

What do you guys think of the Linn Messiah with Butt and Dunedin? I don't often love mid-size orchestras with my HD650s, but this particular recording (in 88/24) is particularly vibrant and actually has a slight tinge of brightness with some headphones. 
 
I know that sometimes discussing works that have religious connotation can be a slippery slope, with some preferring to feel the religious aspects (and I totally get that) rather than focus on the technical details of the notes on the page, but to me this recording seems to correctly balance grandiosity with the purity of the music. This is largely thanks to the use of soloists instead of choirs, and a small orchestra. 

 

[CanadianMaestro]

^ I haven't heard that version of the Messiah yet, and if it's a leaner orchestra, that may be a real ear opener. As long as it's not period instruments......
 
I've listened to many recs of Mozart's Requiem, and the one I come back to is the Boston Baroque's recording with Pearlman conducting. I can hear every phrase clearly, without brightness, on my floor system. (I'm not religious, so I can listen purely for the rhythms and pacing).