What classical music did you listen to today?

[MaryBlack]

Beethoven’s works performed by Maxim Rysanov, Kristina Blaumane and Jacob Katsnelson: http://www.onyxclassics.com/cddetail.php?CatalogueNumber=ONYX4108
I found these records recently and can’t stop listening since then. Hope you will also like it as I do.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.4 in E-Flat Major {"Romantic"}, featuring the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under the baton of Mariss Jansons.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Anton Bruckner--Symphony No.7 in E major {Robert Haas Edition}, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic under the baton of Herbert von Karajan.
Joseph Haydn--Symphony No.13 in D Major and Symphony No.36 in E-Flat Major, both featuring the Cologne Chamber Orchestra led by Helmut Muller-Bruhl.

 

[Corno Dolce]

"Last Judgement" by Camil van Hulse.

 

[White Knight]

Robert Schumann--Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.120, featuring the Vienna Philharmonic and Herbert von Karajan.
Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.6 in F Major, Op.68 {"Pastorale"}, performed by the Vienna Philharmonic under the stick of Karl Bohm.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.5 in B Major, D 485, once again featuring the Vienna Philharmonic led by Maestro Bohm.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Philip Glass--Symphony No.3 and Symphony No.2, both featuring the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Marin Alsop.
Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.7, performed by the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Okko Kamu.
Jean Sibelius--Symphony No.7 in C Major, Op.105, once again with Okko Kamu leading the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

[Corno Dolce]

2nd Symph. of Rachmaninoff cond. by Previn.

 

[Mat]

First symphony by Carl Nielsen. BBC Scottish SO with Osmo Vanska.

 

[White Knight]

@ Mat, That's an excellent rendition by Vanska and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra of one of my favorite symphonies. Great choice!

 

[White Knight]

Antonin Dvorak--Symphony No.8 in G Major, Op.88, performed by the Staatskapelle Dresden under the wand of Herbert Blomstedt.
Franz Schubert--Symphony No.6 in C Major, D 589, again featuring the Staatskapelle Dresden and Maestro Blomstedt.
Ludwig Van Beethoven--Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36 and Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60, both featuring herbert von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic.

 

[Mat]

@ Mat, That's an excellent rendition by Vanska and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra of one of my favorite symphonies. Great choice!

Yes, Steve. I really enjoyed it. And the fact that I finally managed to buy a pair of fairly decent headphones helps a lot, too.

Now, is Nielsen's First one of your favorite Nielsen symphonies or one you your favorites in general? Not sure if I asked you about your top 5?

 

[White Knight]

@ Mat, Both. I also love his Second Symphony {"The Four Temperaments"} the Third {"Sinfonia Espansiva"} and the Fourth {"The Inextinguishable"}. However, the First will always hold a special place in my heart, because that was actually the very first symphony of his I tried {on Spotify} and from its opening notes I was hooked on this guy. Tomorrow night, I'm going to give his first two symphonies as done by Vanska and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra another go on Spotify; I bought the Blomstedt Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra Nielsen Cycle and am very satisfied with it, but I also really like Vanska's readings. I am also very impressed with some of the Sibelius I've heard him conduct as well.

 

[Mat]

Yes, Sibelius - I have a particular fondness for his Third Symphony in C major. Love it's cheerful opening and contrasting 2nd & 3rd movements.

Also, there is something in the opening chords of Nielsen's First, as you say, that drawn my attention to it, too. I will probably listen to his Second tonight.

 

[White Knight]

@ Mat, All great choices!

 

[White Knight]

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.5 in D Minor, Op.47,
performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra led by Bernard Haitnik.
Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.9 in E-Flat Major, ​featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the wand of Maestro Haitnik.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Dmitri Shostakovich--Symphony No.5 in D Minor, Op.47 and Symphony No.9 in E-Flat Major, Op.70, both performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Vasily Petrenko.
Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.1 in G Minor, Op.7 and Symphony No.2, Op.16 {"The Four Temperaments"}, both featuring the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra led by Osmo Vanska.

 

[Corno Dolce]

"Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk" by Shostakovich.

 

[Mat]

Ended up listening to 3rd, 4th and 6th symphonies by Sibelius.

 

[Corno Dolce]

"The Limpid Stream" by Shostakovich.

 

[White Knight]

On Spotify:

Carl Nielsen--Symphony No.3, Op.27 {"Sinfonia Espansiva"} and Symphony No.4, Op.29 {"The Inextinguishable}. Both feature Osmo Vanska leading the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.