Johnseye Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 9 hours ago, austinpop said: He seems to be more a head-banger than a Mahlerian, wouldn't you say? More of the Mahler in Chains type By the way, I found this an interesting quote from Muti. "The next time you go to a concert and see a conductor who moves more than is necessary, and opens his mouth like a shark, you have to boo" http://slippedisc.com/2015/10/riccardo-muti-a-conductor-who-moves-more-than-is-necessary-you-have-to-boo/ Audio System Link to comment
Booster MPS Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Dynamo and Shaun Martin this week Link to comment
Popular Post Musicophile Posted May 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2018 Just bought tickets for Julia Fischer with Herbert Blomstedt and the Zurich Tonhalle orchestra for end of June for an amazing combo of Mendelssohn’s violin concerto and Mahler 1st. Blomstedt just turned 90 apparently. Impressive that he’s still working. jhwalker, semente and austinpop 3 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
austinpop Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 I have a quick trip to San Francisco in June, so will be going to... June 24: Daniil Trifonov with MTT and the SF Symphony performing Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3, and Sibelius Symphonies 6 & 7. Musicophile 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
Popular Post Musicophile Posted May 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2018 8 minutes ago, Musicophile said: Just bought tickets for Julia Fischer with Herbert Blomstedt and the Zurich Tonhalle orchestra for end of June for an amazing combo of Mendelssohn’s violin concerto and Mahler 1st. Blomstedt just turned 90 apparently. Impressive that he’s still working. So, I’ve seen Alina Ibragimova in January, about to see Lisa Batiatishvili tonight, and will see Julia Fischer in a month. Now if I could catch Isabelle Faust and Janine Jansen anywhere this year I’d have covered all contemporary female violinists I adore and which are probably the best that are currently alive, and all in a single year. I need to find out where I can find them. austinpop and semente 1 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Popular Post Musicophile Posted May 23, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2018 41 minutes ago, Musicophile said: So, I’ve seen Alina Ibragimova in January, about to see Lisa Batiatishvili tonight, and will see Julia Fischer in a month. Now if I could catch Isabelle Faust and Janine Jansen anywhere this year I’d have covered all contemporary female violinists I adore and which are probably the best that are currently alive, and all in a single year. I need to find out where I can find them. Call me crazy, but I just bought tickets for Isabelle Faust with the AKAMUS playing Bach’s violin concertos at Chateau de Tannay near Geneva in August. And now need to decide if I want to see Janine Jansen play Brahms, Sibelius or Berg. Probably end up going for Sibelius, as I’m seeing the Brahms tonight already with Batiasivhili, but then again Jansen’s Brahms recoding that was recently released is fantastic. Or maybe some chamber music instead? In any case, 2018 is going to be my violin year! Very happy. AnotherSpin and austinpop 1 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Musicophile Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On 5/17/2018 at 2:31 PM, Musicophile said: Lisa Batiatishvili playing Brahms violin concerto next week with Antonio Pappano and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Here’s the report: https://musicophilesblog.com/2018/05/24/lisa-batiashvili-playing-brahms-at-tonhalle-zurich-fantastic/ semente 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
austinpop Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 44 minutes ago, Musicophile said: Here’s the report: https://musicophilesblog.com/2018/05/24/lisa-batiashvili-playing-brahms-at-tonhalle-zurich-fantastic/ Great report! I agree with you that we live in a golden age of outstanding female violin virtuosi. While not female, and as easy on the male eye, what's your view of Leonidas Kavakos? I have only seen him on the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert performing Sibelius, I believe, but this guy is amazing. My Audio Setup Link to comment
Popular Post Musicophile Posted May 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, austinpop said: Great report! I agree with you that we live in a golden age of outstanding female violin virtuosi. While not female, and as easy on the male eye, what's your view of Leonidas Kavakos? I have only seen him on the Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert performing Sibelius, I believe, but this guy is amazing. Well I’m more mixed about Kavakos. His Sibelius is truly great, but I wasn’t such a fan of his recording of the Brahms violin sonatas for example. That may be more the fault of Yuja Wang than him though. austinpop and Jud 1 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
pkane2001 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, Musicophile said: That may be more the fault of Yuja Wang than him though. Yuja could use a bit more clothing when performing. Not that I'm complaining, but she looks really cold and I feel bad for her -Paul DeltaWave, DISTORT, Earful, PKHarmonic, new: Multitone Analyzer Link to comment
Musicophile Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, pkane2001 said: Yuja could use a bit more clothing when performing. Not that I'm complaining, but she looks really cold and I feel bad for her Maybe that’s why I often don’t like her style. She’s simply cold and wants to get the thing over with ASAP.... pkane2001 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
rodrigaj Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Yuja Wang...forget her taste in clothing. Have a listen to this: https://tidal.com/album/77696636 "The function of music is to release us from the tyranny of conscious thought", Sir Thomas Beecham. Link to comment
Musicophile Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 hours ago, rodrigaj said: Yuja Wang...forget her taste in clothing. Have a listen to this: https://tidal.com/album/77696636 I hope I'm not offending anybody, but the combination of Wang and Dudamel kind of sums up for me what's quite often wrong in recent history of classical music, essentially hype over substance (or in other words, I have yet to hear a recording from any of the two that I like). But then, de gustibus non est dispudandum. semente 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
pkane2001 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 36 minutes ago, Musicophile said: I hope I'm not offending anybody, but the combination of Wang and Dudamel kind of sums up for me what's quite often wrong in recent history of classical music, essentially hype over substance (or in other words, I have yet to hear a recording from any of the two that I like). But then, de gustibus non est dispudandum. I tend to agree. I first discovered Dudamel through a series Beethoven symphonies on medici.tv. He didn't impress me, I'm afraid. I've not heard Wang and Dudamel together, but I'll check out Rachmaninov's 3rd since it's recommended and happens to be one of my most beloved pieces. -Paul DeltaWave, DISTORT, Earful, PKHarmonic, new: Multitone Analyzer Link to comment
austinpop Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 I agree Dudamel can perhaps be overexpressive. I'm picky about Mahler conductors, but Dudamel and his Simón Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela really won me over with this performance. Excellent sonics, and the orchestra's playing is inspired and exquisite. My Audio Setup Link to comment
Johnseye Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 4 hours ago, rodrigaj said: Yuja Wang...forget her taste in clothing. Have a listen to this: https://tidal.com/album/77696636 2 hours ago, Musicophile said: I hope I'm not offending anybody, but the combination of Wang and Dudamel kind of sums up for me what's quite often wrong in recent history of classical music, essentially hype over substance (or in other words, I have yet to hear a recording from any of the two that I like). But then, de gustibus non est dispudandum. I saw Yuja perform at Ravinia last year, I've listened to most if not all of her recorded performances and several YouTube videos. I find her emotionally inspired performances refreshing. She's also easy on the eyes I don't think she loses any technique by drawing from emotion and creating emphasis. I find it inspirational. Similar are the performances of Lang Lang. I don't think a performer must be reserved to be good. Nor do I believe that in a conductor. I was recently sharing my experience of seeing Salonen conduct the CSO. He evoked a different sound from the orchestra than Muti. I don't think it was better or worse, but it was different and the crowd responded to it positively. Audio System Link to comment
pkane2001 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Johnseye said: I saw Yuja perform at Ravinia last year, I've listened to most if not all of her recorded performances and several YouTube videos. I find her emotionally inspired performances refreshing. She's also easy on the eyes I don't think she loses any technique by drawing from emotion and creating emphasis. I find it inspirational. Similar are the performances of Lang Lang. I don't think a performer must be reserved to be good. Nor do I believe that in a conductor. I was recently sharing my experience of seeing Salonen conduct the CSO. He evoked a different sound from the orchestra than Muti. I don't think it was better or worse, but it was different and the crowd responded to it positively. As @Musicophile said, there's no sense in arguing about tastes, but I do find both, Wang and Lang lacking real emotional depth. Wang has a better technique of the two, but even listening to her Rachmaninov's 3rd I felt mostly uninspired. Dudamel makes some strange tempo choices that are not only unexpected, but to me, break up the coherence of the composition at some critical points in the concerto. And a minor nit (I'm guessing here) it sounded like Wang was playing a Yamaha. To me a Yamaha has a more jazzy timbre, a bit brighter and less 'weighty' than a Steinway. But that could just sound like that due to how it was recorded. I don't mean to sound so negative, the 3rd concerto was actually very professionally performed. It just didn't hit all the right 'notes' for me on the emotional side... Musicophile 1 -Paul DeltaWave, DISTORT, Earful, PKHarmonic, new: Multitone Analyzer Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Musicophile said: I hope I'm not offending anybody, but the combination of Wang and Dudamel kind of sums up for me what's quite often wrong in recent history of classical music, essentially hype over substance (or in other words, I have yet to hear a recording from any of the two that I like). But then, de gustibus non est dispudandum. I do not remember any recording with Dudamel which I liked. And I like most of Yuja Wang recordings which I heard. In this particular recording Wang and Dudamel match is very far from perfect, seems like DG just trying to sell two of their important investments in one package. Yuja is really good in Prokofiev. Her performance in Rach is hit and miss. Dudamel doesn't help much. Musicophile 1 Link to comment
Popular Post semente Posted May 25, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 5:41 PM, Musicophile said: Just bought tickets for Julia Fischer with Herbert Blomstedt and the Zurich Tonhalle orchestra for end of June for an amazing combo of Mendelssohn’s violin concerto and Mahler 1st. Blomstedt just turned 90 apparently. Impressive that he’s still working. Listening to this right now: AnotherSpin and Musicophile 1 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Musicophile Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 9 hours ago, semente said: Listening to this right now: I’ve never heard his Brückner but heard good things about it. Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
Popular Post semente Posted May 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2018 35 minutes ago, Musicophile said: I’ve never heard his Brückner but heard good things about it. One of my top three favourites, up there with Tintner's (Naxos) and Matacic's (Supraphon). Musicophile and AnotherSpin 1 1 "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
AnotherSpin Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 56 minutes ago, semente said: One of my top three favourites, up there with Tintner's (Naxos) and Matacic's (Supraphon). + for Matacic. I was never able to understand Tintner praises. Only because of his life end story? Maybe I was not trying too hard. Musicophile 1 Link to comment
semente Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Yesterday we took our kids to their first gig. It was a family-friendly fair and festival in the park, but just in case we took earplugs for everybody. The music was blaring away from all the different stages, and the resulting cacophony was absolutely ridiculous. It was the first I wore earplugs and I'm glad I did. Close to us were a couple of morons with their parents and a week old infant, no ear protection in sight. How idiotic can people get. I hadn't listened to James since the late nineties and only saw them once live in '93. They played a lot of the old hits and I'd say they're still worth seeing and listening to, even with low-pass filters. Their new stuff was mostly political anti-Trump stuff. Sound was OK in quality, and the other noise-sources had been closed when the band hit the stage. It was a nice for a family outing, I guess... "Science draws the wave, poetry fills it with water" Teixeira de Pascoaes HQPlayer Desktop / Mac mini → Intona 7054 → RME ADI-2 DAC FS (DSD256) Link to comment
Popular Post austinpop Posted June 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2018 Sun June 24, San Francisco: Sibelius Symphonies 6 & 7, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto 3, MTT & SF Symphony Sat July 21, London: BBC Prom No. 9: Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (while attending CanJam) Sun July 22, London: BBC Prom No. 11: Mahler Symphony No. 8 (while attending CanJam) Musicophile and rando 1 1 My Audio Setup Link to comment
Popular Post Musicophile Posted June 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2018 Looking forward to Julia Fischer and Herbert Blomstedt playing Mendelssohn and Mahler tonight. AnotherSpin and austinpop 1 1 Check out my blog at musicophilesblog.com - From Keith Jarrett to Johannes Brahms Link to comment
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