What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

[aldona]

No, but that's what the forest looks like...

I couldn't find a picture of the same scene after dark. Maybe if I post a picture of a completely black rectangle, it might recreate some of the ambience.

(like those postcards that say "Night in ____(city)" and are just a black piece of paper.)

I love working up in the hills - by the time I get to work, I'm so relaxed I'm almost asleep.

Aldona

[wurlitzer153]

Sousa - The Gridiron Club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yBkDi61e6E

[ThaSchwab]

I'm now listening to a pleasant CD of Dvorak's final two symphonies, as performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra and Wolfgang Sawallisch. The first movement of No. 9 could've been way better, though.

[La Pianista]

Listening to the heavenly Piano Concerto No. 20 of Mozart, K. 466, Mvmt. I, and loving it to death.

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Now playing: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466- Allegro
via FoxyTunes

[aldona]

Listening to the heavenly Piano Concerto No. 20 of Mozart, K. 466, Mvmt. I, and loving it to death.

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Now playing: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466- Allegro
via FoxyTunes

I love that concerto, too. It's my favourite among the Mozart piano concertos.

Aldona

[aldona]

I went to a concert on the weekend and heard a performance of the Grande Tarantelle (Op.67) by Gottschalk.

That was really something. It made me want to keep practicing.

Aldona

[dionis]

Adagio from J. S. Bach. BWV 1044, concerto for two violins and strings. By Oistrakh/Oistrach.

When listening to Bach the selection of the recording needs extreme attention. Because the structure is so rigid true music is hidden within its understanding by the interpreter. All the same if you play it.

Oistrakh plays it perfect (in this recording. I can't remember which orchestra it was, but definitely a Dresden/Berlin/Amsterdam/something one). In my opinion, he proves to be one of the best Bach performers together with Gunter Ramin and Helmut Walcha. Or perhaps it's the conductor. I'll check to see.

[Maksymilian]

Shostakovich 9!!!!
The trombone solo's so amazing...

[waytovietnam]

New Godsmack - Bad Magick

[rememberremember]

1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky

[django09]

Glenn Gould - Preludes, Fughettas, and Fugues (composed by Bach)

The CD is the Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902/2

Absolutely BRILLIANT CD, everyone should go listen to it!

[DWade2734]

Great topic...

At this very moment I'm listening to Mozart's Piano concerto in C.

I've been listening to old favorites that I haven't heard in a long time: Handel's Royal Fireworks and Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite.

I've also been on a Shostakovich kick for the past few months - I love playing and hearing his quartets!

But mainly I've been immersing myself in the Beethoven Violin Sonata's, which can only be described as food for my soul.

[vinteuil]

Just got the brilliant complete mozart to add to my complete bach by the same...incredible record quality, especially the operas. I've found some unusual pieces.
Thank god so many of the scores are on IMSLP...but, luckily, I know where to find the computer-only versions at dme.mozarteum.at (pity i can't print those out and not feel guilty/not be doing something lillegal)

[aewanko]

Brahms Intermezzo, op. 117 no. 1
Glenn Gould

[wurlitzer153]

Bach - Fantasia and Fugue in Gm, BWV 542 - Ton Koopman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxKPrvNBF4g
1732 Rudolph Garrels organ - Grote Kerk, Maassluis

Turn up the volume at 4:55!!!

(Note: this is from a copyrighted CD recording that I believe is no longer in print, listen at your own risk. However, this is in my opinion the greatest recording of the greatest fugue ever written.)