[Quinto]

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Very nice 7th by Haitink, thank you Quint.

Here's the 8th with the conductor that really does it -- for me -- with the Viennas in St Florian's

 

[flailure]

Made out like a bandit at a goodwill that had just opened back up, found a couple of deutsche grammophons, a teldec, 3 philips, 2 cbs, a telarc, an emi and a London silver. All in great shape other than cases, most i have heard but have not owned, very happy.

 

[Pro-Jules]

I like baroque & early music.

Harpsichords
Recorders
Lutes
Organ pre Bach
Monastic chanting
chamber music, quartets etc

 

[flailure]

Just found out Julian Bream has passed away, and the world just became a more dreary place for it.

 

[CAJames]

Made out like a bandit at a goodwill that had just opened back up, found a couple of deutsche grammophons, a teldec, 3 philips, 2 cbs, a telarc, an emi and a London silver. All in great shape other than cases, most i have heard but have not owned, very happy.

The Bernstein/LA Philharmonic CD is (by far) my favorite recording of American "Serious Music" and probably a top 20, maybe even top 10, recording of anything.

 

[CAJames]

Just found out Julian Bream has passed away, and the world just became a more dreary place for it.

Agree. There has never been a day so bad that listening to his guitar didn't make it better. Sad news.

 

[CAJames]

Very nice 7th by Haitink, thank you Quint.

Here's the 8th with the conductor that really does it -- for me -- with the Viennas in St Florian's

I'm not a big HvK fan, but he rocks Bruckner.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

I'm not a big HvK fan, but he rocks Bruckner.

A pity. His Mozart rocks -- not prettified like so many others. He cuts out the repeats, but otherwise, it's foot stompin' musik.
Of course, his Schumann #3, Beethoven '62 (and '76), and Tchaikovsky are excellent.
Bruckner #7 and 8 with the Vienna, his last recordings, are pure golden.

Not to forget the operas he did -- La Boheme, Aida, Parsifal, Madama Butterfly, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Der Rosenkavalier, to only list from my memory. Talk about musical diversity! Ach Himmel.
The man knew those scores inside out.

cheers

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Weekend!! Time to dance.

 

[CAJames]

A pity. His Mozart rocks -- not prettified like so many others. He cuts out the repeats, but otherwise, it's foot stompin' musik.
Of course, his Schumann #3, Beethoven '62 (and '76), and Tchaikovsky are excellent.
Bruckner #7 and 8 with the Vienna, his last recordings, are pure golden.

Not to forget the operas he did -- La Boheme, Aida, Parsifal, Madama Butterfly, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Der Rosenkavalier, to only list from my memory. Talk about musical diversity! Ach Himmel.
The man knew those scores inside out.

cheers

Ironically, its mostly his German music that I object to, except Bruckner, some Strauss and his Mahler 9. I like his Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev 5 and Shostakovich 10, a lot. And of course Der Rosenkavalier. If you're not moved by his Rosenkavalier (the early one with Schwarzkopf) you need to see an endocrinologist. JMO of course.

 

[Quinto]

 

[CAJames]

After the power came back on yesterday I spun this up:

(Yep, 10 dollars used 30+ years ago). Crazy beautiful, and sounds great too.

 

[Christer]

After the power came back on yesterday I spun this up:



(Yep, 10 dollars used 30+ years ago). Crazy beautiful, and sounds great too.

And how's your pressing?
I bought some Angels in Vancouver Canada, about10 years ago, but the pressings where quite noisy compared to European ones.
I have the German pressings.
Wonderful performance and recording.
Late 50s EMI simple miking and balance wise still a model of its kind.
.
Cheers CC

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Bernstein's 3rd with NY Phil -- both the early and later recordings. Stupendous.