What are you listening to now?

[TheGSMoeller]

Now:



Listening to Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices, and Organ. Cool work.

Both pieces on that album are pretty cool.
Speaking of Reich, Kuniko Kato's transcription of New York Counterpoint for marimba off of her new album Cantus, works extremely well. Always been a favorite piece of mine from Reich and never thought of that work being performed on anything beyond clarinet, but the marimba is perfect for the piece, which shouldn't be that surprising considering how well the marimba works in many other of his works.

[Mirror Image]

Both pieces on that album are pretty cool.
Speaking of Reich, Kuniko Kato's transcription of New York Counterpoint for marimba off of her new album Cantus, works extremely well. Always been a favorite piece of mine from Reich and never thought of that work being performed on anything beyond clarinet, but the marimba is perfect for the piece, which shouldn't be that surprising considering how well the marimba works in many other of his works.

Reich and marimbas go together like sweet potato pie and cool whip. They simply were made for each other. Strangely enough, I don't think I've ever heard New York Counterpoint or even Vermont Counterpoint for that matter.

[TheGSMoeller]

Reich and marimbas go together like sweet potato pie and cool whip. They simply were made for each other. Strangely enough, I don't think I've ever heard New York Counterpoint or even Vermont Counterpoint for that matter.

Get to New York Counterpoint soon, John, it's really the piece that sparked my interest in Reich. I have two recordings, one of them is by clarinetist Evan Ziporyn and is on the Phases box set which I think you own.

[Mirror Image]

Get to New York Counterpoint soon, John, it's really the piece that sparked my interest in Reich. I have two recordings, one of them is by clarinetist Evan Ziporyn and is on the Phases box set which I think you own.

Nope, I don't own the Phases box set unfortunately. I'd like to pick it up at some point, though.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



A new acquisition. Listening to Minea. Excellent work and performance.

[kishnevi]

Barshai's 7th is quite good but he holds no candle to Bernstein's with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, but I understand you're still trying to get this music under your skin. Happy listening!

The only bad one in Barshai's DSCH for me was the Eleventh.

Thread duty:
Really hectic weekend in work, so to act as a calming and restorative blend:

Haydn:  Symphonies 100/102/103/104/101/105 (in that order)
Dennis Russell Davies: Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
CDs 35-37 of the Cube
Completing one of the most enjoyable "journeys" in music

[Todd]

.
[asin]B00ACHXHII[/asin]



Some Dvorak, Saint Saens, and Dukas.

[Mirror Image]

The only bad one in Barshai's DSCH for me was the Eleventh.

Ah, but the 11th is so hard to pull off. My current favorite 11th is Caetani/Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. This is a scorching performance and is an underrated cycle overall, too.

[springrite]

Now listening:



Listening to Different Trains. Haven't listened to this work in years. Great piece.

Yes!

The only Reich piece I love.

Now:
Scarlatti sonatas (Pogorelich, then Pletnev)

[TheGSMoeller]

A French evening. On deck, Pascal Roge performing Poulenc and Faure...

 

[Mirror Image]

Yes!

The only Reich piece I love.

I like the work, but I don't love it. The only Reich work I love is Music for 18 Musicians.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Petrouchka. Great performance.

[springrite]

I like the work, but I don't love it. The only Reich work I love is Music for 18 Musicians.

Well, 17 too many...

[Mirror Image]

Well, 17 too many...

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to the Violin Concerto. This is a very good performance from a violinist I know very little about: Jennifer Frautschi. Of course, Craft's accompaniment is spot-on.

[ritter]

Yesterday:



Pierre Boulez: Le Marteau sans maître (Yvonne Minton, Ensemble Musique Vivante, Pierre Boulez)

This early 1970's recording of Boulez's landmark work had never been transferred to CD, and has finally been made available by ArkivMusic. An excellent recording of this stunning work.

[Harry]

First listen. A nice start for the Monday morning! Light music by heavyweights.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/british-light-music-classics-volume-iii.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

First listen. Such beauty is rare, a fantastic recording. See review.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/richafort-jean-c1480-c1547-requiem.html?spref=tw

[wintersway]

[Madiel]

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No.1 

Chung, Tortelier and Previn