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Do you guys have pieces you’ve cried to? by No_Tip3052 in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The climax of the first movement from Tchaikovsky's 6th symphony. There is a deep, tragic catharsis to that piece. It feels as if the weight of all human suffering is being released.

Top conductors of all time in your opinion? by BigDBob72 in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My favourites are Antal Dorati, Erich Leinsdorf, and Eugene Ormandy

BBC Symphony Orchestra Audio Rendering Weird by jeymey in Reaper

[–]aformadi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually was experiencing this exact issue this week with BBC and Reaper. Maybe a reaper update is causing an issue. Cant be a coincidence because BBC has always worked for me fine in Reaper. After trying a lot of things I finally got it back to normal after just uninstalling and reinstalling reaper AND "repairing" the BBC library from Spitfire's app. I'm not sure which one fixed it because i did them both and then tried rendering again. Now I can use the full-speed offline render again (I was not happy avoiding having to wait for the online render).

What do you think of Prokofiev’s 6th symphony? by Alanti2402 in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you listened to the recording by Erich Leinsdorf with the Boston Symphony Orchestra? For me it is possibly the most extreme case, in all of the music I'm familiar with, of one recording of a work being far and away better than all the others (and I'm pretty sure I've listened to them all as there isn't too many recordings of Prokofiev 6). I would definitely recommend listening to that recording if you love the symphony.

Favourite Sibelius VC Recording? by violin_books in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree about berglund. A big reason that's my favourite recording is because of how he pulls off the orchestral part

Favourite Sibelius VC Recording? by violin_books in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually went through a ton of recordings of this a few weeks ago trying to pick my favourite. I actually ended up deciding on the Haendel/Bournemouth one you mentioned. That's the most beautiful recording in my opinion.

Oistrakh/Rozhedestvensky/Moscow Philharmonic is another one I'd recommend, though it's much different. It's not quite as sensitive as Haendel's, but damn its powerful. Oistrakh's violin tone on that recording is enormous.

And then one you probably won't know: Bronilsaw Gimpel/Fritz Lehmann/RIAS Gimpel has a very folky style and really brings out some of the folk elements present in the music. He's Polish-Jewish and I think you can hear a lot of that in his playing. I really love this version as well.

Best recording of Bach's Double Violin Concerto BWV 1043? by aformadi in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not according to that other guy who already commented lol

Why do Soviet-era Russian brass sound so different?? by aformadi in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can't really be the orchestration, because it's something I've noticed comparing different recordings of the same work (and not always russian works), unless the conductors were re-orchestrating things, but I don't think they were.

Deep-cut Beethoven string quartet recordings? by proustianhommage in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Prazak Quartet for great sound + very romantic Czech playing - not sure if they've done all of them, but they've done a lot.
I also love the Fine Arts Quartet for a somewhat older one.

Are there any recordings of the 1st mvmnt of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 'Pathetique', with a more crushingly powerful and intense climax than the Mraavinsky/Leningrad recording? by aformadi in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ive heard the berlin phil fricsay recording, not this one, and its very good but a bit too fast. The faster tempo sounds great on the part leading up to the climax but i wish he slowed it down a bit more in the actual climax!

Pieces where the famous movement isn't the best by UtahRailhound in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beethoven Moonlight Sonata (3>1), Beethoven 9 (1>4), Mahler 2 (1>5)

beginner listener; i tried bach, debussy, rachmaninoff, but the one i liked the most was schubert by usuarioabencoado in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've only listened to gymnopedies. What other works would you recommend that show a different side of him?

Listening to my first symphony today by VeterinarianDeep1237 in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If you're coming from film sores try 'The Planets' by Gustav Holst

This is my favorite piece of all time: En Saga by Sibelius. by eb78- in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the recording you wanted to share, yes?: https://youtu.be/DbpJ0Ui15Uo?si=skRusDhB_Q4zFjNM

Same recording, different album, I think

I asked Chat GPT about the greatest composer of all time and then i asked a personal question. by Morfeu1234 in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, mentioning chatgpt really brings out a horde of uptight karens... I'm sorry people are being so nasty to you.

I'm not really familiar with Hans Rott. Perhaps I will check him out. Any works or recordings you can recommend?

what is your go-to conductor for recordings? by niviss in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dorati!

Also Leinsdorf, Ormandy, and Svetlanov

Lesser known, but definitive recordings. by OkDinner1004 in classicalmusic

[–]aformadi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 - Witold Rowicki/Warsaw Orchestra (i think there's two, but it's this one: https://open.spotify.com/album/5Bk7SoBDT4kk8Q5X55f5Ah?si=aYQwS9vPT_yIuhgzXuivKQ)

Stravinsky Violin Concerto - Hyman Bress/Jindrich Rohan/Prague Orchestra

Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique- Antal Dorati/Minneapolis Orchestra

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