What are you listening to RIGHT NOW?

[Lyle Neff]

[...] I find that Prokofiev's other symphonies (i.e. not the First or Fifth) are sadly largely neglected on American concert programmes...

That's undoubtedly because American orchestras simply HAVE to play warhorses instead, such as Tchaikovsky's 4th, 5th, and 6th.

Wouldn't want to challenge the concert audience, now, would we?

[KGill]

No, never anything like that!

[pianogirl23]

andrea bocelli
canto del terra
the prayer

rachmaninoff
piano concerto 2

[allegroamabile]

Stravinsky- Petrushka: Dance of the Gypsy Girls

Philadelphia Orchestra under Eugene Ormandy

[pianogirl23]

wibi soerjadi's butterfly version of JS. Bach's Prelude und Fuge in Cis
and his original transcription from the Phantom of the Opera
he's such an extraordinary pianist and composer

[garyg]

Around 4 or 5 years ago a whole bunch of Shostakovich scores showed up on eBay. I managed to snag both full and PV scores of The Nose, among other goodies. I also got my 2-volume full score of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet from a different eBay seller. Unfortunately, eBay has been devoid of similar treasures for some time.

My Shostakovich volumes were from the Soviet-era Shostakovich edition. I would have thought they would now be available in the more recent Russian Shostakovich edition (the one with hardbount blue covers).

--Sixtus

The U of Maryland has his complete works in 40+ volumes, including corrections made by his widow

[dwil9798]

Larsson: The Winter's Tale - Epilogue. I don't think he is a particularly good composer, but this movement is phenomenal. It ends too soon, I think. I'm always longing for more at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DywqTMdf ... re=related

[dwil9798]

Gerald Finzi - Eclogue for Piano and String Orchestra. I don't care much for Finzi's songs, but this work of his is great. Him, Frank Bridge, and Britten are my favorite English composers.

[allegroamabile]

Beethoven- Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Horn in E-flat major: I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
Andre Previn and the Vienna Wind Soloists

[vinteuil]

Schumann: 6 Studies in Canonic Form for Pedal-Piano, Op. 56
Comparing Demus on Pedalier to Innig on Organ...can't decide...

[allegroamabile]

Enesco- Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major
Orchestra of Romanian Radio and Television under Iosif Conta

[Huilunsoittaja]

Prokofiev- Romeo & Juliet, Full Score <3

Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel conducting

[Sergeï]

I love Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet - I even got to see it at the Marinsky - but... Lorin Maazel? I shudder at the thought

As for me, I'm listening to a few Lieder of Schubert's by Elly Ameling (Baldwin, Gage and Demus at the piano depending on the piece).

[wurlitzer153]

Buxtehude on the great St. Bavo organ:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrPTuErumAY

[yojimboken]

String trio by Jean Cras. Next up is the cello concerto by EJ Moeran.