(Meaning listened to them, of course, not that I haven't enjoyed them every time I do listen to them)
― Wack Snyder (Eric H.), Sunday, 14 January 2024 18:36 (four months ago) link
Re:Stravinsky, in the past couple years the Violin Concerto seems to be having a moment. It seems every prominent violin soloist is performing and recording it. It’s become almost as ubiquitous as Brahms’. Recordings in the last year alone include Isabelle Faust, Frank Peter Zimmermann, James Ehnes, and Vilde Frang.
― B. Amato (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, 14 January 2024 19:19 (four months ago) link
I saw Hillary Hahn do that one back when I was in college. My friend and I tried to get her to hang out with us afterwards, lol.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 14 January 2024 20:47 (four months ago) link
FTR, I am the same age as her.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 14 January 2024 20:48 (four months ago) link
not sure why i couldn't get into prokofiev on my last pass. the 2nd and 3rd piano concertos sound tremendous now
yeah -- his stuff seemed kinda clinical to me when I was younger, about two years ago I listened to one of the sonatas that Kissin did on a live set, idk which because I have one of those "here's 40 CDs you'll like" things of him from RCA, and it knocked me over and I got really into his piano sonatas and kinda lost my mind, getting multiple complete sets -- they're really a wonder, you can tell he's listened to Gershwin and Ellington and is interested in the wider world of music, they're just amazing pieces.
but if you get to see Shostakovich quartets live, boy those can be transporting experiences
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Monday, 15 January 2024 13:22 (four months ago) link