What are you listening to now?

[Daverz]

I think this disc tops all other ones, in how it is played. Recommended.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/04/foerster-bohuslav-josef-1859-1951_10.html?spref=tw

I thought I had some Foerster piano, but I'd confused him with Fibich.  I have a Chandos CD of piano music by the latter titled "Moods, Impressions & Souvenirs" which never left much of an impression.

[Harry]

I thought I had some Foerster piano, but I'd confused him with Fibich.  I have a Chandos CD of piano music by the latter titled "Moods, Impressions & Souvenirs" which never left much of an impression.

Yes this I understand, its not everyones idea of good music. Maybe you are able to sample some sound bites, and come to a different conclusion, about the Goodson interpretations. Fibich I have as a complete set, which I like very much, hence I like Foerster's music too, its all in the same vein.

[Mandryka]

Jerome Lowenthal plays Liszt's Première Année

The reason I like this is that he doesn't linger in a swooning romantic way, and he never sounds bombastic, not even in Vallée d'Obermann. Tonally he's a master because it's never tear jerkingly sweet, so for once the music doesn't cloy and isn't vulgar. On the positive side, this is like Liszt as structure-maker. In Lowenthal's hands the music isn't a series of ravishing tunes, it's a hard architecture. For me this is revealing pianism, and it elevates the music to a level which I wouldn't have imagined possible.

Lowenthal is a Liszt scholar. He's also a Bartok scholar. I think his interest in 20th century modernism shows in these performances of 19th century music. I can imagine that some people will say this is Liszt with the Liszt taken out, but I think it's a good thing.

[springrite]

Ben Johnston: String Quartet #4 (Amazing Grace)

Masterful!

[Mandryka]

Ben Johnston: String Quartet #4 (Amazing Grace)

Masterful!

What's interesting about that Johnston quartet is the way he uses the folkloric  tune to lure the conservative listener in, to sugar the more harmonically innovative pill. Sometimes I think Ben Johnston's too much of a romantic to be interesting, I don't know.

[springrite]

What's interesting about that Johnston quartet is the way he uses the folkloric  tune to lure the conservative listener in, to sugar the more harmonically innovative pill. Sometimes I think Ben Johnston's too much of a romantic to be interesting, I don't know.

I am considering getting some of his other quartets...

[DavidW]

Mozart String Quartets #18 and 19 Guarneri Quartet
Mahler Symphony #2 Zinman
some Bach organ music Alain
finished Wagner's Die Walkure
Brahms Violin Concerto and Double Concerto Repin
and up on the queue is Bach's Christmas Oratorio Suzuki

[Mandryka]

I am considering getting some of his other quartets...

I think the earlier ones are the better ones, at least for my taste,  but they're quite hard to find on a recording, I only know then through youtube. A composer friend really rates him, at least from the technical point of view -- temperament and things like that -- that's what got me interested. This is The Composer Quartet playing his second quartet -- very different from the 4th

https://www.youtube.com/v/YOozBrB2XT0

(Actually now that I check there are recordings from the Kepler Quartet on spotify -- that's a nice find.)

[Ken B]

Morton Feldman, Rothko Chapel

[Karl Henning]

This one's for Karl.



So far, delicious!

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[Karl Henning]

Thread Duty:

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[SonicMan46]

Kalkbrenner, Frederic (1785-1849) - Piano & Chamber Music - piano music performed on a restore fortepiano (Pleyel, 1836) - Dave

 

[listener]

classical and ethno -
GRIEG:  Piano sonata in e, op. 7  4 Pieces op. 1  4 Humoresques op. 6
Stimmungen op. 73    ...
Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, piano
HUBAY:  Sonate romantique op. 1  Impressions de la Puszta op.44     6 pieces op.121
Ferenc Szecsödi, violin     Istvan Kassai, piano

[The new erato]

Perahia playing Berg and Tippett from this collection:

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[Brian]

This is fun!

[Lisztianwagner]

Aaron Copland
Piano Variations

https://www.youtube.com/v/i1-vIw_M-Qg

[North Star]

Evening, Ilaria! How do you like the Piano Variations (and other Copland you've listened to recently) ?

Thread duty - First-listen Thursday

No interest in  "San Francisco d'Asissi" whatsoever? Because it is vocal or religious or both?

It lasts just under 30 minutes, is in a very supple,lyrical style - and forms a large archaic hymn that ends on a question mark....early Malipiero is ear friendly.

Peter

My dear chap, I am not at all averse to either dimension!  I simply have yet to mash that link.  I do thank you!

An enticing description indeed, I'll give it a whirl now
https://www.youtube.com/v/0ANCSwwe6Ps

[EigenUser]

Morton Feldman, Rothko Chapel

[TheGSMoeller]

Ben Johnston: String Quartet #4 (Amazing Grace)

Masterful!

An amazing piece, no pun intended. 

I enjoy all of Johnson's quartets that I've heard (two discs worth ATM) along with this Ponder Nothing - Chamber Music of Ben Johnston.

[TheGSMoeller]

Strauss: Deutsche Motette, Op.62
Accentus - Equilbey

Every fan of Strauss would benefit greatly from this disc, and that it currently sits at only $3.96 for the MP3 at Amazon.com it's a no brainer.

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