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Stephen Hough's CD of 'Late Masterpieces' by Chopin on Hyperion. Wonderful.
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Lohengrin (Keilberth, Bayreuth 1953) - up to most of the way through Act 2 Scene 4 so far, anyway!

"Louder! Louder! I can still hear the singers!"
- Richard Strauss to the orchestra, at a rehearsal.
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Beethoven's String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132, Alban Berg Quartet playing.
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Játékok, by György Kurtág.
It's possibly not the best bedtime listening, to be honest!
"Louder! Louder! I can still hear the singers!"
- Richard Strauss to the orchestra, at a rehearsal.
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A couple of Beethoven piano sonatas: the Waldstein and the Appassionata as played by Richard Goode from his complete set of the Beethoven piano sonatas for Nonesuch.
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I found a recording on emusic with pianist Blumenthal on Marco Polo. It includes a sonata, the three sketches, and the twelve sketches. Is that the recording you have been listening to?
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At the moment, the new CD of Mark Minkowski playing Haydn's London symphonies. Did he move to Naive recently, or am I legging behind a couple of years... The complete CD can be heard at:
http://www.radio4.nl/page/luisterpaal_player/448
Greetings,
Rolf
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Thanks Rolf for the link. Exciting performance, added to by the sharp intakes of breath by the conductor(?)
Ceol
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At the moment, I'm listening to Dvorak's string quartet no.13 in G major performed by Panocha Quartet. My favourite among the composer's chamber output.
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I think Parisboy was refering to my email about Stanchinsky, if so, yes that´s the recording I have, but it´s not great. I believe Thomas Ades has recorded my favourite sketches as part of a recital disc, if I´m not not mistaken. If it´s available, I would highly recommend it
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William Alwyn's music for the 1948 film 'Odd Man Out' (LSO/Hickox). Sorry to have lived in ignorance of Alwyn all these years, but better late than never. Magnificent !
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To have a break from the election.
Morton Feldmans Violin and String Quartet with Christina Fong and The Rangzen Quartet.
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I am listening to the new cast album of Sondheim's A Little Night Music with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury. Fabulous music and clever lyrics!
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I have set aside about 3 hours to listen to The Rhinegold in English, part of Goodall's Ring Cycle.
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I've been listening to Stanchinsky's 12 Sketches. I was first made aware of these pieces in a live performance given by Thomas Ades, if memory serves, at the 1996 Cheltenham Festival. Rarely, on first hearing a piece of music, have I been so profoundly and utterly transfixed as I was for the ten minute duration of these pieces.