What are you listening to now?

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[SonicMan46]

Debussy et al -   Dave

 

[Mandryka]

Robert Barto plays Bernhard Joachim Hagen's F minor suite.

This all started by listening to Louis Couperin's unmeasured preludes. That led me to early lute composers who may have influenced Couperin. But it turns out that some scholars think that the influence went both ways -- Couperin's and Froberger's keyboard music  influenced lutenists -- so I started to listen to late 18th century composers.

Well I don't hear the influence of french keyboard music yet. But what I do hear is empfindsamer stil, which is a nice discovery in this CPE Bach year. Inevitably the next step was to explore Haydn's lute music, but so far I've not found anything that's inspired my imagination.

[North Star]

Ligeti
Musica ricercata
Aimard

[Harry]

Some Haydn to close of my listening day. Excellent performances of the D minor and D major.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/04/haydn-joseph-1732-1809-almost-complete_8.html?spref=tw

[Ken B]

Just finished, Pettersson 9, Alun Francis

Now, Weinberg 16

[Lisztianwagner]

William Alwyn
Symphony No.1

https://www.youtube.com/v/WsZT2vCH1jM

Now: Symphony No.3

[Harry]

A Dutch composer that clearly has something to say that is worthwhile to hear.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/04/dopper-cornelis-1870-1939-orchestral.html?spref=tw

[Karl Henning]

No great surprise, I suppose:

“Papa”
[Keyboard] Sonata in E^b, H.XVI/49
Ekaterina Derzhavina

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[Harry]

The only disc in the Complete edition of Frescobaldi that does not sit easy on my ears.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/04/frescobaldi-girolamo-1583-1643-masses.html?spref=tw

[Karl Henning]

Most likely a first listen:

Malipiero
Sinfonia del mare (1906)
Moscow Symphony
de Almeida

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. . . and I think this must be the earliest piece of Malipiero's I've ever heard.

[EigenUser]

Bartok 2nd violin concerto. Does anyone else think that this is such a bittersweet work?
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[North Star]

Bartok 2nd violin concerto. Does anyone else think that this is such a bittersweet work?

Hmm, I'm not sure if I've thought it was bittersweet exactly, but it's one of my favourite violin concertos anyway - and that Shaham & Boulez performance is a great one.

Did you listen to the Janáček works I posted in the Lair yet?

[Lisztianwagner]

First listen to, on spotify:

William Alwyn
Symphony No.2

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[North Star]

Bach
Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C major, BWV 564
Toccata & Fugue in D minor 'Dorian', BWV 538
Foccroulle

[Lisztianwagner]

First listen to, on spotify:

William Alwyn
Symphony No.2

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Now: Symphony No.5

[North Star]

Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6
Gatti & RPO

[listener]

18 English madrigals, with 5 pieces for harpsichord interspersed
The Amaryllis Consort    Charles Brett, cond.
Robert Aldwinckle, harpsichord
1988 recording

[Mirror Image]

Debussy et al -   Dave

 

Two great discs there, Dave. I was especially impressed with that disc of Debussy orchestrations.

[Ken B]

Keeping the minimalist flag high

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