What are you currently listening to (Classical)?

[Jazzhead]

HiFi News have the sound quality at 95% , wonder what they are listening to !

 

[Bachtoven]

Well, I suppose it's OK for mono. I'd love to know what a 100% recording is on their scale!

 

[Folsom]

Damn, no vinyl? I'm very hesitant towards DGG... it's rare they're rated highly for sound but I do so like some piano pieces.

 

[Bachtoven]

Damn, no vinyl? I'm very hesitant towards DGG... it's rare they're rated highly for sound but I do so like some piano pieces.

The are re-releasing this recording on vinyl in October:

I have some of those pieces on CD--adequate sound, but a little thin/brittle. The LP might sound better.

 

[Folsom]

I guess the bird is incorrect in this picture, but great album.

 

[microstrip]

I guess the bird is incorrect in this picture, but great album.

Great music - one of my favorite recordings. Unfortunately the ESOTERIC remastered SACD become a collectible and is now seriously overpriced.

 

[lionelherschtel]

Great classical playlists

I love violin and especially Arabella Steinbacher who is in my opinion one of the best violinist of the moment. Her last album with PENTATONE is amazing, I strongly recommend it and it's available in DSD 2.8! I'm also a streaming listener on a daily basis and I just discovered that her record label PENTATONE created a serie named Artist Spotlight with selections of her best works. It's really great. And they have done the same for Julia Fischer (even if I prefer Arabella Steinbacher, I still share the link with you as it's still a really nice selection)

https://open.spotify.com/user/pentatoneclassics/playlist/4a7i11Scws0D8cZgWNgLZM
https://open.spotify.com/user/pentatoneclassics/playlist/1Mkz9RJfHQ2V918cRaumNE

 

[NorthStar]

 

[Bachtoven]

The title might be a little overstated, but these are certainly enjoyable pieces, and the sound is definitely exceptional! (The disc is now exceptionally expensive at $59!)

 

[Folsom]

 

[Bachtoven]

Quartet No.4. Wonderful playing and pretty good sound. It's a bit more distant than I prefer but plenty good enough.

 

[Bachtoven]

An all-around excellent recording.

 

[Bachtoven]

This set arrived today, and I listened to the first 6: so far, so good! He composed them in 1937/38, a few years before Hindemith and Shostakovitch composed their cycles. Great playing of what sounds like quite demanding music, and the sound is very good, too.

 

[Bachtoven]

When I first bought this disc, I thought this SQ was too aggressive. After listening to them again today, I've reconsidered. Yes, they are aggressive, but not to the point of being unmusical. If you want the frisson and intensity of a live quartet, then they are a good bet! (For a mellower experience, choose the newest Tokyo SQ series.) Very present and clear sound. My only gripe is that Op.133 is treated as a separate piece, and not the last movement of Op.130, which is on another disc!

 

[andolink]

One of the oldest CD's in my collection (1986) and it still dazzles--

F. J. Haydn: Symphony No. 49 in F minor 'La Passione'

and,

Florent Schmitt: Symphonie concertante, Op. 82

 

[andolink]

Charles Koechlin: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 64

 

[andolink]

One of the boldest and most original works to come from Haydn's pen. It strongly foreshadows the late Beethoven quartets--

F. J. Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 no. 2

 

[LL21]

One of the boldest and most original works to come from Haydn's pen. It strongly foreshadows the late Beethoven quartets--

F. J. Haydn: String Quartet in C major, Op. 20 no. 2

Interesting...i have the entire Haydn String Quartets by Kodaly Quartet...have you heard? Big fan of Haydn...its possible i have nearly all of his works from various artists. thanks for any guidance.

 

[Bachtoven]

Pogorelich Live at Carnegie Hall in 1990--long before his personal tragedies and mental health issues affected his playing. His encore of "Islamey" is staggeringly good!

 

[andolink]

Interesting...i have the entire Haydn String Quartets by Kodaly Quartet...have you heard? Big fan of Haydn...its possible i have nearly all of his works from various artists. thanks for any guidance.

I've not properly heard the Kodalys doing Haydn. Only on the radio while driving. Modern instrument performances never sound quite right to my ears though. I invariably prefer HIP in pre-1850 music.