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[Mark617]

Symphony No. 5

 

[olds1959special]

Symphony No. 5

My distant relative.

 

[EERecordist]

New discovery for me, American opera soprano Nadine Sierra b. 1988

Nadine Sierra

Soprano | The official website

nadinesierrasoprano.com

 

[Andolink]

Three outstanding recordings for those so inclined - -

 

[Robin L]

Finally getting around to Alfred Brendel's solo Beethoven recordings for Philips. These are the analog recordings, very nice in all regards:

 

[MRC01]

Three outstanding recordings for those so inclined - -

I found the Biber & Rust on Qobuz, both are 96-24 FLAC (no compression). Cicic plays some nice violin riffs on those Biber Sonatas. It also has Elizabeth Kenny on lute, whom I've also heard on Phantasm albums. These albums sound punchy & bright, likely due to being close miced. Though less natural, it emphasizes the violin harmonics and gives a sense of air. Still quite enjoyable.

 

[Robin L]

I've been binging on Haydn symphonies in an attempt to stay sane. I've got the Colin Davis/Concertgebouw London Symphonies CD set in the car, the Beecham set in the house. Am now listening to one of my favorite performances, Sigiswald Kuijken/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the "Paris Symphonies" nos. 82-87:

 

[MRC01]

I've been binging on Haydn symphonies in an attempt to stay sane. I've got the Colin Davis/Concertgebouw London Symphonies CD set in the car, the Beecham set in the house. Am now listening to one of my favorite performances, Sigiswald Kuijken/Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the "Paris Symphonies" nos. 82-87: ...

FYI: Flutist Giovanni Antonini has been on a mission to record all of them over the past few years with Il Giardino Armonico on the Alpha label. Not in chronological order, but organized thematically. I've listened to a few and quite liked them.

 

[jmtocali]

I have loved Bernstein on Haydn for many years. The energy on the first movement of the Bear Symphony!

 

[Scytales]

Except the videolink you provided states the symphonies were directed by Kurt Sanderling!

The Youtube video probably comes from this recording: https://www.discogs.com/master/1303...ariser-Sinfonien-III-Nr-86-D-dur-Nr-82-C-dur-

 

[J. Lohmann]

IN REMEMBRANCE OF MR. TERENCE STAMP...

 

[Andolink]

Enjoying my two most recent acquisitions - -

 

[Barrelhouse Solly]

I'm a sucker for viola da gamba and related instruments. I've been listening to this album a lot recently.

 

[Andolink]

A treasured recording in my collection which never fails to excite my Baroque sensibilities - -

 

[Andolink]

Beautifully performed and recorded rarities available from Qobuz at a reasonable price for download (or via streaming) - -

And in a similar vein but even more obscure are these wonderful Trios by Castel - -

 

[Karmacoma]

A treasured recording in my collection which never fails to excite my Baroque sensibilities - -


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Regardless of the performance itself, Naïve recordings are often really something, don't know what their engineers are doing but it works.

 

[Karmacoma]

I'm gonna repost a post of another user coming from the best track of the year thread because it's its right place and also because it's a real stunner if you like organ music.
Post in thread 'Nominate Your Favorite Track of 2024 (Contest)'

Post in thread 'Nominate Your Favorite Track of 2024 (Contest)'

Dec 28, 2024

Off-contest, I guess, cause this December it was 2 years since this album's release - dutch organist's Geerten Liefting's "Couleurs Mystiques", the most astonishing part of which (for me) are the Trois Pieces op. 29 by Gabriel Pierné. Big lover of Baroque music myself, I never really thought romantic music can sound this noble. For me this cycle is truly a poeme harmonique

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[Robin L]

30 years ago, I recorded a concert of a very nervous pianist performing this work—Schubert, Piano Sonata in C minor, D 958—where I was dazzled by this music, but for some weird reason didn't manage to find a copy on CD. Just a couple of years ago I rediscovered this work. Today, volunteering at the library for our Books, CDs and DVDs sales, I ran across Sviatoslav Richter's 1973 studio recording of the work, my favorite performance so far, on one of the BBC Magazine's free CDs:

 

[Robin L]

Here's the other BBC Music CD I picked up at the library:

These performances of Toscanini directing the NBC Symphony in the 1930s and 1940s come from the RCA Gold Seal reissues 09026-60267-2 and 60269-2RG according to the liner notes—I suspect the proofreaders were on holiday. The "Egmont" overture from November 18, 1939, has the worst sound I've heard on any Toscanini recording (though it should be noted that I haven't heard the La Scala Acoustics). The "Leonore # 3 from June 1, 1945 is a little better, but only a little. The sound on both is bad enough as to make a judgement of the performances difficult. But the sound of the "Eroica" from October 28, 1939 is not so bad and the performance is remarkable in its strength and subtle use of dynamics, particularly at the lower end of the scale. These were free with copies of the BBC magazine, I got my copy for $1. Here's a different remaster, maybe better than the Gold Seal/BBC reissue: