What are you listening to now?

[milk]

Now:

[Harry]

First listen. New Acquisition. A modern approach.....

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/03/mctee-cindy-b1953-orchestral-music-new.html?spref=tw

[Karl Henning]

I enjoy it the best I can remember. I do recall enjoying a Matthew Best performance on Hyperion. You may want to check that one out sometime. I have yet to hear this Shaw performance, but I only bought this recording for the Barber and when I ripped it to my iPod, I purposely left off the other works. I already have a favorite performance of Bartok's Cantata Profana (Boulez/CSO) and didn't feel the need to put another performance on my iPod.

But (as was Shaw's wont) they sing an English version . . . that's got to be at least of interest?

[Karl Henning]

What think you of DNP? My recording, I think just the one, is the old Willcocks Emi. Might need an upgrade.

The RVW was the driver for my picking up the disc;  it is sumptuous (I mean that in a good way).

[Lisztianwagner]

Bela Bartok
Hungarian Sketches

[asin]B002DZX958[/asin]

[Karl Henning]

Birthday boy!

Bartók
Contrasts, Sz.111 (1938)
Benny G., cl
Joseph Szigeti, vn
the composer at the pf

http://www.youtube.com/v/roYcrpSU9lM

[TheGSMoeller]

Birthday boy!

Yay! I'll bring the cupcakes!

Bartok: Two Portraits
Jennifer Koh, Carlos Kalmar, Grant Park Orchestra

[asin] B000FI9OJK[/asin]

[North Star]

Brahms
String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
The Raphael Ensemble



Earlier today:

Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra
Zoltán Kocsis & Hungarian NPO (25.3.2013)

[Madiel]

Brahms
String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op. 36
The Raphael Ensemble

Copycat! 

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Karl Henning]

Birthday boy!

Bartók
Cantata profana, Sz.94 (1930)
2013 Lucerne Festival
Pablo Heras-Casado, conducting

http://www.youtube.com/v/t23WrqdrQLA

[Karl Henning]

Cor, I had forgotten what a cool piece this is!

[Wakefield]

This excellent Creation by Harnoncourt and his gang:

[Harry]

New acquisition. First listen. Some pretty fabulous ballet music.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/03/new-acquisition-karayev-kara-1918-1982.html?spref=tw

[Ken B]

New arrival

[asin]B00000IYN0[/asin]

[Mirror Image]

But (as was Shaw's wont) they sing an English version . . . that's got to be at least of interest?

Well, I'll probably listen to it sometime down the road as I do love the work.

[DavidW]

Haydn London Sonatas: Brautigham.  Such marvelous phrasing.  Haydn sings.  Masterful playing akin to Leonhardt in baroque era works.

Suzuki Bach Easter Oratorio.  A wonderful way to start the day.

[Ken B]

Haydn London Sonatas: Brautigham.  Such marvelous phrasing.  Haydn sings.  Masterful playing akin to Leonhardt in baroque

Brautigam is just so good in Haydn. One of the best boxes ever.

[Karl Henning]

Well, I'll probably listen to it sometime down the road as I do love the work.

It's a while since I've spun it, myself.  As I mentioned to Ken — I think it was to Ken — I bought that disc for the RVW, back when.

Thread Duty:

Birthday boy!

Bartók
A fából faragott királyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op.13/Sz.60 (1914-16)
LSO
Doráti

http://www.youtube.com/v/vYEijXHFY1w

[Mirror Image]

It's a while since I've spun it, myself.  As I mentioned to Ken — I think it was to Ken — I bought that disc for the RVW, back when.

Thread Duty:

Birthday boy!

Bartók
A fából faragott királyfi (The Wooden Prince), Op.13/Sz.60 (1914-16)
LSO
Doráti

http://www.youtube.com/v/vYEijXHFY1w

Ah, I see. Have you heard the Matthew Best performance on Hyperion, Karl? I think you would enjoy it.

Speaking of enjoyment, I've got to pound the table for The Wooden Prince!

[Madiel]

With all this Bartok talk I ended up having absolutely no choice but to pull out the only Bartok I own and put on Piano Concerto No.1

[asin]B000004184[/asin]

(don't ask me why, but Amazon only appears to have a German-language version of the cover)