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Composer Discussion / Re: Vitezslaw Novak (1870-1949...
Last post by Irons - Today at 11:03:33 PMQuote from: lunar22 on April 18, 2024, 12:21:31 AMVajnar Czech Philharmonic is the one I own and swear by but there are a surprising number of recordings listed these days --certainly not the case when I got the Vajnar over 30 years ago -- including the likes of Ancerl and Talich. Sejna is very expressive in "In Church", though I can't find the rest of it. "At Night" is an even greater movement in my book.
Incidentally, this wonderful work was the direct inspiration for the last movement of my most recent symphony when I happened to hear it on the radio a couple of months back and went back to my recording.
I inspired by thread I gave Slovak Suite a spin. I agree the two "bookends" of the work 'In Church' and 'At Night' are highlights, I also greatly enjoyed 'The Band' with its dance rhythms. A fine work.
As opposed to chamber which are uniformly good Supraphon orchestral recordings can have variable sound quality. 'Slovak Suite' is one of the good ones. A 1970 recording made at Supraphon Studio, Brno.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by steve ridgway - Today at 11:02:15 PMMessiaen: Le Rousserolle Effarvatte
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by AnotherSpin - Today at 10:55:41 PMCD3
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Que - Today at 10:42:53 PMFor me lute (and theorbo) music as well:
The recordings by Luca Pianca on Passacaille caught my eye a while ago This is a new one, focusing on French instead of Italian repertoire.
The recordings by Luca Pianca on Passacaille caught my eye a while ago This is a new one, focusing on French instead of Italian repertoire.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by Harry - Today at 10:34:52 PMLAURENT DE SAINT-LUC, (Bruxelles, 1669 - Vienne (?), après 1708).
Lute music.
See back cover for details.
Evangelina Mascardi – Baroque Lute, Cezar Mateus 1999.
Recording : 2017, église de Franc-Warêt, Belgique.
She has a pleasant tone, just the right tempi, and a balance in warmth and poise. To my ears perfect.
This composer is not that often heard, but belongs to a famous circle of Lute specialists. He was appreciated as a representative of the French lutenist school in the 17th century. Clear sound. I like it very much.
Lute music.
See back cover for details.
Evangelina Mascardi – Baroque Lute, Cezar Mateus 1999.
Recording : 2017, église de Franc-Warêt, Belgique.
She has a pleasant tone, just the right tempi, and a balance in warmth and poise. To my ears perfect.
This composer is not that often heard, but belongs to a famous circle of Lute specialists. He was appreciated as a representative of the French lutenist school in the 17th century. Clear sound. I like it very much.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Your favourite Tchaikovsky...
Last post by AnotherSpin - Today at 10:11:37 PMQuote from: Florestan on Today at 04:25:15 AMOh, I wasn't talking about conductors, but about people who complain about Tchaikovsky being schmaltzy and melodramatic.
Re-listened to the 4th yesterday, in parts, couldn't do it completely. Particularly repulsive are all these "folk" songs and motifs, as Во поле березка стояла. Mother Russia, the stench of gutalin and manure, ruddy, pimply, sweaty девки, short and crooked drunken мужики with sparse beards, vodka flowing straight from the samovar.
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Your favourite Tchaikovsky...
Last post by Wanderer - Today at 10:06:59 PMI see that I'd voted for Symphony No.1 in the poll (who are the other three voters? 
). It is still the Tchaikovsky symphony I cherish the most - his most balletic, and without the soul-crushing dourness of later works.
Of the last three symphonies, I used to like the 4th the best, but it's the Currentzis 6 I return to the most nowadays; he manages to convey the hurricane of a tormented, desperate soul (which I assume is what Tchaikovsky would've wanted) and not make it sound like a histrionic tantrum, which is what usually turns out in modern performances.
). It is still the Tchaikovsky symphony I cherish the most - his most balletic, and without the soul-crushing dourness of later works.Of the last three symphonies, I used to like the 4th the best, but it's the Currentzis 6 I return to the most nowadays; he manages to convey the hurricane of a tormented, desperate soul (which I assume is what Tchaikovsky would've wanted) and not make it sound like a histrionic tantrum, which is what usually turns out in modern performances.
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Great Recordings and Reviews / Re: Chopin Recordings
Last post by Mandryka - Today at 09:48:09 PM #9
General Classical Music Discussion / Re: What are you listening 2 n...
Last post by steve ridgway - Today at 09:24:02 PMScelsi: Riti: I Funerali Di Alessandro Magno
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General Classical Music Discussion / Re: Your favourite Tchaikovsky...
Last post by Florestan - Today at 08:34:27 PMQuote from: DavidW on Today at 02:57:12 PMThe absolute best:
Maybe, but I wouldn't recommend it as the first, let alone the only, choice to people with no special interest in Tchaikovsky, a category to which Poju obviously belongs. Besides, it's incomplete, and Winter Dreams and Manfred are unmissable. IMO Poju's best option is this:
Complete symphonies including Manfred, all the important overtures, two ballet suites, the charming string serenade and PC1 with Andrei Gavrilov. Solid, no-nonsense performances in excellent sound. One could really not wish more, who is not particularly a fan of Tchaikovsky.