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Last post by Lisztianwagner - Today at 12:41:28 PM
Frederick Delius
Brigg Fair

George Butterworth
A Shropshire Lad

Arnold Bax
The Garden of Fand

Sir John Barbirolli & Hallé Orchestra

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Last post by Brian - Today at 12:15:59 PM
Quote from: Symphonic Addict on Today at 11:31:59 AMSome composers had the real gift to write music filled with good humor in spades, some with more ease than others. The Danish Knudaage Riisager was one of those guys with a magical spark in his life and he demonstrated it in his works. This CD exemplifies that in the best possible way. I was revisiting it and I was absolutely, totally, wholly delighted by each of these works. WOW, exhilarating falls short to describe the feelings!! It includes the suites of three of his ballets (Slaraffenland, Darduse and the dances from Tolv med Posten) + his Concertino for trumpet, all of these works having a delightful Neoclassical touch. Not only is the music vivacious, tongue-in-cheek, witty to the core, but also stunningly orchestrated. This man knew his stuff for sure. A few numbers portray more beauty, and I mean, beauty that manages to bewitch to some extent (at least it did for me), e.g. Princess Sweets from Slaraffenland's Suite No. 1 (guess which composer's music it resembles) and even more ravishing, the Pas de deux from the Suite No. 2... simply amazing. I regret the complete ballets on this disc hadn't been recorded yet, but hopefully they will. If you're looking for music that lifts your spirits, this is the perfect alternative. I think this is the most compelling disc devoted to this composer. Warmly recommended.





BTW, the disc above also appears on a different incarnation, but with a less attractive cover art:

This recommendation worked, listening now! I think I'm going to enjoy the Fountains of Liquor and Procession of the Gluttons  ;D
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Last post by Pohjolas Daughter - Today at 12:02:09 PM
Vaughan Williams' "A Sea Symphony" with Previn, Harper, Shirley-Quirk and forces on RCA.

PD
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Last post by Linz - Today at 11:58:53 AM
John Field Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat major, H31 Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, H32, Andreas Staier, Concerto Koln, David Stern
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Last post by ritter - Today at 11:53:10 AM
Listening to Gian Francesco Malipiero's song cycle Le stagioni italiche, performed by the Vansìsiem Lied Duo (soprano Paola Camponovo and pianist Alfredo Blessano).

CD2 of this set:



A very ambitious work, lasting 40 minutes, consisting of four songs (with long stretches for the piano on its own) based on poetry from the Middle Ages (Brunetto Latini) to the 20th century (Gabriele D'Annunzio). I am finding this superb! It's from 1924, in Malipiero's "autumnal" mood, but with a rich variety of invention and expressiveness.

I must admit I don't really warm to the voice of Signora Camponovo, but Signor Blessano is most convincing at the keyboard.
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Last post by Symphonic Addict - Today at 11:31:59 AM
Some composers had the real gift to write music filled with good humor in spades, some with more ease than others. The Danish Knudaage Riisager was one of those guys with a magical spark in his life and he demonstrated it in his works. This CD exemplifies that in the best possible way. I was revisiting it and I was absolutely, totally, wholly delighted by each of these works. WOW, exhilarating falls short to describe the feelings!! It includes the suites of three of his ballets (Slaraffenland, Darduse and the dances from Tolv med Posten) + his Concertino for trumpet, all of these works having a delightful Neoclassical touch. Not only is the music vivacious, tongue-in-cheek, witty to the core, but also stunningly orchestrated. This man knew his stuff for sure. A few numbers portray more beauty, and I mean, beauty that manages to bewitch to some extent (at least it did for me), e.g. Princess Sweets from Slaraffenland's Suite No. 1 (guess which composer's music it resembles) and even more ravishing, the Pas de deux from the Suite No. 2... simply amazing. I regret the complete ballets on this disc hadn't been recorded yet, but hopefully they will. If you're looking for music that lifts your spirits, this is the perfect alternative. I think this is the most compelling disc devoted to this composer. Warmly recommended.






BTW, the disc above also appears on a different incarnation, but with a less attractive cover art:

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Last post by Symphonic Addict - Today at 11:01:33 AM
Quote from: foxandpeng on Today at 04:04:33 AMI keep meaning to play this, so it is good to be prompted! Appreciate the intro...

Listening now!

Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on Today at 06:15:59 AMWill have to add this to my list of composers to check out.

PD

Hoping you have enjoyed them.
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Last post by JBS - Today at 10:58:17 AM
TD


The two Rhapdodies and the First Symphony.

I have the Chandos set, but it's been so long since I last listened to it that I have no real memory of these symphonies.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by JBS - Today at 10:54:02 AM
Quote from: Pohjolas Daughter on Today at 06:15:01 AMThat looks like it would be a fun recording!  :)
Thanks for the history behind the violin.  How did you like the music and the performances, etc. of it?

PD

I'll have to listen to it a couple of more times. In the first sonata, either he went for some extra pianissimo effects or the editing is screwed up in places.

I have several recordings of these sonatas. My favorite is Zehetmair on ECM.
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Last post by Linz - Today at 10:44:43 AM
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 in E Flat Major, 1874 First version - Ed. Leopold Nowak, Bruckner Orchestra Linz, Dennis Russel Davies
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