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| Classical Music for Aficionados Ludwig van BeethovenPIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 IN B-FLAT MAJOR, OP. 19Leon Fleisher (piano)The Cleveland Orchestra -- George SzellCBS Masterworks 1961Notes: "The Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major was composed in 1794-1795. Beethoven expressed some dissat... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Ludwig van BeethovenPIANO CONCERTO NO.4 IN G MAJOR, OP.58Murray Perahia (piano)Concertgebouw Orchestra -- Bernard HaitinkCBS Masterworks 1986 (also available on LP and Cassette)Notes: "The concerto is unorthodox for the time in several ways: i... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Me Moved by Inside Moves! :--)) The Queen Lives!!!A famous heart surgeon in Houston, Texas, had this tune piped into the OR while he performed some groundbreaking heart surgery. Possibly a transplant. After reading that, I had to have the CD.The D... | |
| Jazz for aficionados More magic from the GOOD STUFF thread.In A Sentimental Mood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiP7jKdAhD0 Inside Moves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1F8uIqCsMI Mahogany Hall Stomp (Remastered 1996) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBvt2q40y... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Ludwig van BeethovenPIANO CONCERTO NO.1 IN C MAJOR OP.15Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)Mahler Chamber Orchestra - Leif AndsnesSony Classical 2012Recorded at Dvorak Hall in Prague's RudolfinumNotes: Mostly a very interesting interview of the artist by A... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Ludwig van BeethovenPIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 IN C MINOR, OP.37Leon Fleisher (piano)The Cleveland Orchestra - George SzellSony Classical 1961 / 2006Excellent Booklet with a very detailed essay of the music. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: ... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Ludwig von BeethovenPIANO CONCERTO NO.5 IN E FLAT, OP.73Mitsuko Uchida (piano)Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen RundfunksKurt SanderlingPhilips 1998The notes point out that this was written during the time of war between Napoleon and Austria, ca... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Rimsky-KorsakovCAPRICCIO ESPAGNOL, Op.34Anshel Brusilow (solo violin)Philadelphia Orchestra -- Eugene OrmandySony Classical 1959 1962 1966 / 2002Notes: "Rimsky-Korsakov composed the five movement 'Capriccio Espangnol' in 1887. It was first perfo... | |
| Classical music listening... what is a better source High Rez or Vinyl? I think CD / SACD was made for Classical. Dynamic range, freq response and low noise floor. The choice seems clear to me.The main thing is to keep listening.Cheers | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Johann StraussJOHANN STRAUSS WALTZESWiener Symphoniker -- Yakov KreizbergPentatone Classics 2004 SACDThe Notes: "In those days this intimate dance for two caused a scandal: bodily contact, public displays of sensuality, lasciviousness and eroticis... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Anne-Sophie MutterCARMEN - FANTASIEPablo De SarasateAnne-Sophie Mutter (violin)Wiener Philharmoniker -- James LevineDG 1993Notes: The critics try to find new and different adjectives to describe this wonderful artist. They are running out of sup... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Kathleen Battle - Wynton MarsalisBAROQUE DUETKathleen Battle(soprano), Wynton Marsalis(trumpet)Orchestra of St. Luke's -- John NelsonSony Classical 1990-1991Wynton has the facial expression of the cat that caught the canary. Informative bookle... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Anne-Sophie MutterTHE BERLIN RECITALAnne Sophie Mutter(violin), Lambert Orkis(piano)DG 1995 Not only a great violinist, but also, a Stone Fox.Notes: "That indefatigable conversationalist, Johann Peter Eckermann, once asked Goethe, more or less i... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Luciano PavarottiPAVAROTTI'S GREATEST HITSAnother blast from the past. DM69.95 from some place called, Muller. Decca 2CD set. 1968 - 1980Amazing Booklet with the lyrics of all the songs on the two CDs. In several languages! They don't make... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Today's Listen:Harry Belafonte -- BELAFONTE SINGS THE BLUESRCA Victor 1958"I've always had a feeling for the basic blues, but it took several years of removing myself from that predominantly Modern Jazz environment and finding myself and my ow... |