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[Cato]

Chausson: Symphony in B flat; Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit - Charles Munch conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra - in Living Stereo!

On RCA Living Stereo!  I had those performances on a vinyl record: wore it out!  Especially the slam-dunk performance of Le Chasseur Maudit !

Somebody has sent it to YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/v/GGraYe4i3qI

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Sz. 95, BB 101:

Now playing the Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127.

[SonicMan46]

Morning listening to a new arrival:


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Hi Que - I've heard the name but had to look up a Wiki bio (first paragraph quoted below) - assume these are harpsichord works looking at what is available on Amazon - unfortunately he died young from rheumatic fever, and then in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, much of his work was destroyed.  Dave

José António Carlos de Seixas (June 11, 1704 – August 25, 1742) was a pre-eminent Portuguese composer of the 18th century. An accomplished virtuoso of both the organ and the harpsichord, Seixas succeeded his father as the organist for Coimbra Cathedral at the age of fourteen. In 1720, he departed for the capital, Lisbon, where he was to serve as the organist for the royal chapel, one of the highest offices for a musician in Portugal, a position which earned him a knighthood. Much of Seixas' music rests in an ambiguous transitional period from the learned style of the 17th century to the galant style of the 18th century.

[listener]

 DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto op.104     MARTINŮ Sonata da Camera for cello and orch.
Angelica May, cello    Vaclav Neumann, cond.    Czech Philharmonic Orch.

[Papy Oli]

Good evening all,

Beethoven - piano sonatas No.9, 11, 12, 27 - Richter

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[kyjo]

Find the 6th is like a continuation of 5th.  What do others think?

I agree. The 5th is a victorious work (though not without its dark moments), while the 6th is a dark reflection on the devastating consequences of war. While the 5th is certainly the more immediately accessible work, the 6th may very well be the 'greater' work. At the moment, I still hold the view that the 5th is Prokofiev's finest symphony, though the 6th is certainly not far behind.

[SonicMan46]

Just received another small shipment from BRO - most but not all from the MDG label - up first:

Hummel, Johann - Serenades w/ Consortium Classicum - short recording (50 mins) of lighter compositions but w/ a fun combination of instruments played well in their usual fashion - review attached.

Telemann, GP - Musique de Table w/ Konrad Hünteler & Camerata of the 18th Century - did I really need another set of George's table music (which I love)?    But 20 bucks for a 4-CD set with the attached review indicating a member in Fanfare's HOF!  Dave
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[North Star]

Good evening/day, all.

Thread-duty - Maiden-listen Monday

Langgaard
Symphony No. 9 'From Queen Dagmar's City, BVN 282 (1942)
Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra
Dausgaard
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Scarlatti
Complete Sonatas, Disc 5
Ross
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And earlier

Debussy
Fantaisie for piano & orchestra, L. 73
La plus que lente, waltz for piano (or orchestra), L. 121
Première rhapsodie for clarinet & orchestra (1909–1910), L. 116
Orchestre National de France
Martinon
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Martinů
Cello Concerto No. 1, H. 196 (1930, rev. '39 & '55)
Raphael Wallfisch
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Jiří Bělohlávek
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[The One]

Average

[kyjo]

Not to my ears: I have always found the Sixth Symphony superior to the Fifth, because the material throughout (to my ears) is much more interesting, especially in the slow movement. 

If it is a continuation of the Fifth, then it shows excellent paths of development.

I find the material in both symphonies very interesting! The way Prokofiev structures the material in the 5th I find a bit more convincing than how he does so in the 6th, but some of the occasional awkwardness of the presentation in the latter work only adds to its enigmatic fascination. Wow, I worded that really poorly

[Maestro267]

Smetana: Má Vlast
Royal Concertgrbouw Orchestra/Donati

[kyjo]

They're quite different works, almost as much as Shostakovich's Fifth and Sixth.  In both cases the more popular, "safe," Fifth is followed up by a work that's more circumspect and introverted.  Still, I definitely see Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony as more closely related to the Fifth than the Seventh, so I suppose in that sense it is like a continuation, or perhaps a spiritual sequel.

Well said!

[Papy Oli]

Scarlatti
Complete Sonatas, Disc 5
Ross

Here's to many hours of enjoyment with that boxset, Karlo !!

[Brian]

Memory was refreshed that I never finished my listen through the works of László Lajtha. Let's see what he's got.

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Memory was refreshed that I never finished my listen through the works of László Lajtha. Let's see what he's got.

Would be curious to know what you think of the music, Brian. Please give us a report as soon as you can.

[kyjo]

Memory was refreshed that I never finished my listen through the works of László Lajtha. Let's see what he's got.

I really like what I've heard of Lajtha's music so far (Symphonies 1, 2, 4, and In Memoriam). He has a great sense of orchestral color and reminds me of Martinu at times. Symphonies 1 and 4 were quite bright and cheerful while Symphony 2 and In Memoriam were much darker.

[Papy Oli]

More from the Richter box - The Sofia Recital 1965

Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition

Schubert - Moments Musical No.1 in C -  Impromptu in E flat, D.899 No.2 - Impromptu in A flat, D.899 No.4

Chopin - Etude No. 3. in E "Tristesse"

Liszt - Valse oubliée No.1 in F sharp, S.215 - Valse oubliée No.2 in A flat, S.215 - Etudes d'éxécution transcendantale No.5 Feux follets & No.11 Harmonies du soir

Rachmaninov - Prélude in G sharp minor, Op.32, No.12/

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Seven Early Songs:

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I really like what I've heard of Lajtha's music so far (Symphonies 1, 2, 4, and In Memoriam). He has a great sense of orchestral color and reminds me of Martinu at times. Symphonies 1 and 4 were quite bright and cheerful while Symphony 2 and In Memoriam were much darker.

Martinu without the melodies?

[Que]

Hi Que - I've heard the name but had to look up a Wiki bio (first paragraph quoted below) - assume these are harpsichord works looking at what is available on Amazon - unfortunately he died young from rheumatic fever, and then in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, much of his work was destroyed.  Dave

Hi Dave, harpsichord works indeed. Carlos Seixas is IMO definitely an interesting composer.
A younger contemporary of Domenico Scarlatti with a gentler, more "senitive" style.
Still an odd 100 sonatas from his huge output (700) left!  (That bloody earthquake..... )

Considering his artistic stature, he seems underrecorded.
Before I've been very happy with the single disc selection by Nicolau de Figueiredo (Passacaille).

Q