What are you listening to now?

[The new erato]

3rd and last disc from this amazing set:

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Now:



Listening to Sea Pictures. Gorgeous music-making.

[springrite]

Perfect 'good morning' music. The orchestral clarity of Berg's score is unmatched here, but perhaps not as dramatic as Metzmacher/EMI or Abbado/DG.
Has anyone heard the Lulu from Dohnanyi/Vienna/Silja on Decca?

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Yes it is the first version I had.
In fact I still have it in cassette form.

[Florestan]

[wintersway]

Christoph von Dohnányi - Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op. 17; Berg: Lulu Suite

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Listening to Introduction & Allegro and then this performance of Symphony No. 2. I'm quite particular when it comes to Symphony No. 2 so we'll see how Elder stacks up against my current favorite Andrew Davis/Philharmonia Orchestra.

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Christoph von Dohnányi - Schoenberg: Erwartung, Op. 17; Berg: Lulu Suite

I've never seen this recording. Is this on CD or vinyl?

[Que]

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1st symphony

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[wintersway]

I've never seen this recording. Is this on CD or vinyl?

CD. It was in a box set called The Decca Sound. I return to it often.

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CD. It was in a box set called The Decca Sound. I return to it often.

Oh, okay. Nice. I imagine Dohnanyi performs Berg's Lulu Suite rather well.

[Lisztianwagner]

For the DBM:

Pyotr Il'ych Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker

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[Mandryka]

Simone Pedroni plays the Goldberg Variations.

Serious. Demanding. Rhythmic rubato. Recording quality on spotify is not great. I'd like to know what others think.

[not edward]

Caminantes... Ayacucho

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Hadn't listened to this in a few years...

If you've heard the slow-moving-pianissimo-with-fortissimo-eruptions of Kancheli and others, you've heard this, except that Nono throws in the kitchen sink here: a soundscape somewhat reminiscent of Scelsi's Uaxuctum, microtonal waverings, two choirs singing harmonically different material, subtly effective live electronic treatment of the solo flute part, a significant part for tubular bells, and a refreshing lack of predictability--the fortissimo outbursts aren't always telegraphed in advance.

I'd love to hear this live, though I imagine it's a rather impractical piece to put on.

[Que]

If you mouse-over on the cover of the cycle on the Organ Survey site http://ionarts.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-survey-of-bach-organ-cycles.html, you will see a list of the ...

ah, heck, here they are -- I had to add a little detail just now anyway:

Each organ gets a nice bit of individual description in the booklet, either from Ritchie himself or the organist of the respective venue.

They are indeed modern instruments (electric, most if not all of them) modeled on Dutch and German organs of the 17th through 19th century... sometimes several influences at once, allowing a greater range to be played. The Martin Pasi & Ass. op.14 has dual tempered stops, for example, to emulate 17th and 18th Ct. northern European organs but also 19th century French style reeds and a swell division to go with it. The Munetaka is based on Saxon G.Silbermann/Hildebrandt instruments... and so on. It's been a joy to listen to these instruments... the variety among them...

But then I'm not that much of an organ expert or even connoisseur that I feel at liberty to say anything about these wonderful instruments with much authority other than the subjective pleasure I derive from listening to them. And I've only listened to each disc once... and even then two are still to be listened to.

Much obliged, Jens. I'm not an expert either, although I know what a Dutch organ sounds like.


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[Todd]

[Cato]

Bruckner Symphony No.8
Graunke Symphony Orchestra
Kurt Graunke conductor
in concert 1979

Not bad.  A few bum notes aside.  Otherwise pretty good, in fact.  Would have been very happy to hear that in concert.   Heard plenty worse.

So you found it!  Good for you!

interesting how Graunke has almost been forgotten both as conductor and composer.

[Sadko]

Granados

Goyescas

Eduardo del Pueyo (via youtube)

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[listener]

BRUCKNER: Mass in e for choir and wind instruments (1882 edition), Libera me, 2 Æquale for 3 trombones
Corydon Singers    members of the English chamber Orch.,  Matthew Best, cond.
and continuing with the BUXTEHUDE organ music set by Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, a collection of P&F's with chorales for Easter,
organ at Vichy by Robert Aubertin, (c,1990?)   Would be difficult to try to not enjoy this during Lent.

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Caminantes... Ayacucho

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Hadn't listened to this in a few years...

If you've heard the slow-moving-pianissimo-with-fortissimo-eruptions of Kancheli and others, you've heard this, except that Nono throws in the kitchen sink here: a soundscape somewhat reminiscent of Scelsi's Uaxuctum, microtonal waverings, two choirs singing harmonically different material, subtly effective live electronic treatment of the solo flute part, a significant part for tubular bells, and a refreshing lack of predictability--the fortissimo outbursts aren't always telegraphed in advance.

I'd love to hear this live, though I imagine it's a rather impractical piece to put on.

Love Scelsi's Uaxuctum, so I'll definitely check this Nono work out.

[Harry]

Some Christmas cheer.


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