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[#301] What are you listening to? ( classical music) CKM No, haven't heard the new Stephen Hough's Rach 3, but Argerich is always fast, yet with REAL special fireworks, that is what makes Argerich! Continuing wih my new Harnoncourt's CD. It is a new (first) series from live BPO concerts. I chose this Harnoncourt because (i) Harnoncourt was the pioneer of the period movement (now moved on) and he was conducting, not anybody else but, Bach on a modern orchestra (ii) the soloists were Zehetmair (violin, whose Yasaye Sonatas on ECM impressed me so much), and Albrecht Mayer on Oboe (listen to his Mozart clarinet concerto with Abbado on DG). I'm not qualify to talk about interpretation etc ... but I thoroughly enjoy this CD - Frankly, I've come across some boring Bach, no vibratro, no nuances, no phrases, totally non-musical, from the so-called "authentic" interpretation, but definitely not this one. The Bach's suites were truely dancing, not in the Karajan's style, but much skimmed to be lean and athetic. Like most live concerts, the pieces got better and better after the initial warm-up. Whilst I haven't heard the other recordings in the same series, this one is giving me so much fun. One point to note though, in the concerto, the soloists were neutrally recorded (i.e. there was no highlight of the solo instruments). Personally, I think this is closer to live concert, but mind you, it is quite different from the normal concerto recordings.		minpin 正式會員 220.xxx.xxx.100	2006-12-13 01:28

[#302] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
minpin,

I am happy to hear that you love your new disc, Harnoncourt is always fresh and challenging, to found out which version is the best for a certain piece of work is meaningless to me, each conductor or soloist project his own personal trait to the music and that's the reason classical music are so interesting.

Last night I listened to Dvorak's symphony No. 2&3, I am happy to say that I was never disappointed with Dvorak, his music is always suuny, always cheerful and most importantly never short of lovely melody. After reading the introductory notes from the CD booklet, I am surprised to found that Dvorak was actually deeply influenced by Wagner, and his symphony No.3 illustrated this point.

Kertesz's reading was spontaneous and nature, recording sound dated when compare with today's standard but enjoyable anyway.

chankaiming

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2006-12-13 09:48

[#303] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
ckm,
seeing your comments on Dvorak, I like to share a little.

Karajan and Maazel (Wiener) are the only two versions I have listened to. And I find Maazel's much more impressive, especially the No. 7. I actually note certain element of No. 7 being adopted in No. 9 (correct me if i am wrong). Pitty that compared to you guys, I know too little Dvorak, only his 7 to 9 sym.

Happy Listening

ocean

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2006-12-13 21:33

[#304] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
ocean,

If you want to listen more from Dvorak, you may the following CD first, his fifth symphony is very tuneful and romantic.

`Like Mozart, Dvorak was blessed with the ability to write beautiful melody. Fifth symphony was probably Dvorak's first masterpiece in which he transform from a good composer to become a great composer, in this work, which was known as his `Pastoral' symphony, he began to develop his unique sonic signature and his slavonic dancing rthythum.

Janson and his Oslo Philharmonic playing was most lyrical and they enjoyed excellent engineering from EMI, although I would not forgot the spontaneous performance by Kerterz on Decca.'

chankaiming

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2006-12-14 09:48

[#305] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
Last night, I listened to Poulenc's piano concerto for the first time, my impression was that Poulenc was quite similiar to Prokofiev, have strange but interesting melody that was deeply influenced by jazz.

chankaiming

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220.xxx.xxx.168

2006-12-14 10:03

[#306] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
For those who love Dvorak's 8th, this recording is a MUST. It's one of Walter's greatest recordings. Aside from a general impression, I don;t usually remember too much on how something is played, but even now I can remember the way the horns played in the last movement, so buoyant, so full of live! I agree with everything this Amazon listener says:

"...Bruno Walter totally lacked the quality known as 'romantic agony'. (He barely had romantic stomach ache.) In its absence he never quite captured Beethoven as a struggling, self-doubting revolutionary, but in Dvorak Walter found a personality like himself who was incapable of seeing the cloud inside the silver lining. Their kinship shows in these beautifully optimistic readings, particularly of the Dvorak Eighth. Like his Beethoven Pastorale from Los Angeles in the same period (1958-61) this Eighth is one of the hghlights of Walter's recording career. It has energy, guts, songfulness, and dance. The Columbia Sym. plays out with more heroism than they ever gave Walter in the Beethoven Fifth--all in all, a first choice for this work.

Walter's New World Sym. isn't nearly as famous, but it has every virtue as the Eighth. One notices in both works that the orchestra is not as large as most philharmonics, which has the advantage of bringing the woodwinds to the fore but the disadvantage that the Ninth lacks heroic stature. This Ninth is very natural and untroubled. I suppose the severest objection would come in the finale, which is quite leisurely compared to the breakneck race it's often turned into. If you want more light and shade, this isn't the reading for you, but I found it refreshing to hear the whole symphony as a festival dance..."

doctorjohn

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2006-12-14 12:21

[#307] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
For Dvorak's symphony No.9, I have three versions: Kubelik was lyrical, Kertesz was spontaneous, but I my vote goes to Kondrashin for his accurate yet dramatic playing and demonstrative grade recording from Decca.

chankaiming

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220.xxx.xxx.168

2006-12-14 12:50

[#308] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
For Dvorak's symphony No. 7&8, the choice between Kubelik and Kertesz is very difficult, both were classic among classics

chankaiming

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220.xxx.xxx.168

2006-12-14 13:14

[#309] What are you listening to? ( classical music)

For Dvorak 7,8, you have to listen to Vaclav Neumann/Czech and Ivan Fischer/Budapest.

cpsjj

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2006-12-14 13:22

[#310] What are you listening to? ( classical music)
Time for some simple and easy listening tunes...

lym

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2006-12-14 21:04

[#311] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
早晨...

昨晚連續聽了兩首大曲。
第一張係舒伯特「偉大」，Jochum的指揮將作曲家獨有的歌唱特性完全發揮，曲風十分抒情全無壓逼，行雲流水般令人很快已忘其長度；指揮掌握樂章速度的細微變化確神乎其技，當中木管之美令人讚嘆。
聽此曲覺得Jochum的確是大師，Karajan相比只是巨匠。

邊個邊個

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2006-12-15 09:42

[#312] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
再來另一張"熟到唔熟"的老柴第五。
原本錄音係mono。1960s polydor將尨膆狎茳tereo transcription，講音效確係麻麻，但...今次聽的主要係Fricsay的指揮。
又係一個讓人震驚的天才。誇張點說，我覺得坅Y「托翁」和「福伯」的混合體。要'即興'可以，要電光火石，斬釘截鐵的紀律也可以。
通常聽如此熟品的樂曲我都係一邊聽一邊看書，但昨晚我係落碟三分鐘後就全程身體前傾聽到尾。到終章甚至乎情緒有點激動，你話厲不厲害？

邊個邊個

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2006-12-15 10:00

[#313] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
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邊個邊個

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2006-12-15 10:00

[#314] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
Last night, Mendelssohn's `Italian' and `Reformation', nature and lively playing from Abbado, fine though he is, I always found that Abbado lack personal character, I would rank Harnoncourt among the greats but not Abbado.

chankaiming

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2006-12-15 10:15

[#315] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
邊個邊個,

Jochum is my favorite conductor too, his Brahms symphonies and piano concertos are my reference version. Jochum followed the footstep of Furtwangler, conducted in a nature, spontaneous and improvisional style. Although some may consider his approach too intrusive, I am total involved.

However, I have not much experience with Fricsay apart from his famous Bartok's piano concerto with Anda. Would like to listen more form Fricsay.

chankaiming

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2006-12-15 10:27

[#316] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
CKM Hing,

Jochum is also a Bruckner great conductor(although i think "its too slow")

But "i think" his Brahms 4 is a great intepretation(although not listen b/4)

navyseals

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2006-12-15 10:32

[#317] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
ckm:

"nature, spontaneous and improvisional style" == 「行雲流水，舉重若輕」

^___^

邊個邊個

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2006-12-15 10:37

[#318] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
Yes, his Bruckner was great.

chankaiming

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220.xxx.xxx.168

2006-12-15 10:48

[#319] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
I see a meeting of mind

chankaiming

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2006-12-15 10:49

[#320] What are you listening to? ( classical mus
今早上班前來一點小品
Suk 越聽越不錯, 我諗妘Q人 underrated 左.
發覺聽小品更容易了解樂師既風格同個性, 就像當人放鬆與人閒談時更易流露真我. Suk 拉琴溫文清雅, 不刻意表達或調重感情, 勝在自然大方.