What are you listening to now?

[Papy Oli]

Not so convinced by Wolf earlier, but sticking with Gerhaher for some Mahler Lieder :

[EigenUser]

Morton Feldman's On Time and the Instrumental Factor for orchestra. I'm not sure what the title has to do with the piece (though I'm sure something), but this piece is right up my alley. I've been on a huge Feldman binge recently. I was listening to him a lot this past February/March, then my interest waned somewhat, but now it's back with utmost force!
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[listener]

computer is going down, can't type in my password..  I'll have to cut bac- on new purchases for a while to afford a replacement, but today and maybe through tomorrow.   Or I:ll just not turn it off.
Back to working my way   though some LP boxes
DITTERSDORF: Sinfonia in a, MONN: Sinfonia  in B  STARZER: Divertimento in C, ALBRECHTSBERGER: Quartet in C
Camerata Bern
PURCELL: pieces from 1689
Janos Sebestyen, harpsichord
Then PICCINNI: L'Americano
Simon Edwards, Patricia Ciofi, Domenico Colaianni, Giovanna Donadini
Orchestra Internazionale d'Italia      Eric Hull, cond,
And for later:TELEMANN: Der Gedulige Socrates   (The Patient Socrates)
At 31/2 hours I think it's a reference to endurance, not medical treatment.

[Sadko]

After thorough cleansing of this filthy GBP 0.01 CD it is shining again, and musically even more so. Thanks, Mandryka, for the review:

Bach

Partitas 3 & 4

Wolfgang Rübsam (piano)

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[EigenUser]

Morton Feldman's Crippled Symmetries.
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[Todd]

Disc one of Handel organ concertos not played on an organ.  The first disc uses fortepiano instead.  Not for purists, I'd say, but I rather enjoy it.

[Pat B]

Disc one of Handel organ concertos not played on an organ.  The first disc uses fortepiano instead.  Not for purists, I'd say, but I rather enjoy it.

When you get to the Hammond disc, let us know what purists will think of it.

Thread duty: Beethoven: Piano Sonata 24, op. 78 (Serkin 1973 on BBC Legends). Just got this today. I may post thoughts in the Beethoven Piano Sonatas thread.

[bhodges]

Dutilleux: Symphony No. 1, Tout un monde lointain, The Shadows of Time (Seattle SO / Ludovic Morlot) - Terrific new all-Dutilleux CD from the Seattle Symphony, which recently inaugurated its new label, Seattle Symphony Media, by releasing three new recordings. (Wait, make that four, with an all-Fauré disc in June.) Colorful readings of all three pieces, recorded in superb sound in Seattle's Benaroya Hall.

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--Bruce

[Wakefield]

"Very lively" would be Molto vivace. I should read Vivace assai as "rather lively" . . . there's wiggle room for interpretation, but if Vivace is 0, and Molto vivace is (say) +1, my sense is to set Vivace assai at (say) -1.

An even truer model might be:

Vivace assai :: -1
Vivace :: 0
Molto vivace :: +2 or 3

Edit :: pedantic refinement

That's as I understand "Vivace assai": a sort of Vivace, almost Vivace.

Now, two opinions exclusively of mine:

1.- That's exactly what Kuijken does, and

2.- To say "this is the worst 'Bear' ever" is a joke assai, almost a joke.   

 

[listener]

mono vinyl
CRESTON: Invocation and Dance op. 68    IBERT: Louisville Concerto
COWELL: Symphony no. 11
Louisville Orchestra     Robert Whitney, cond.
annotation by Virgil Thomson
PISTON: 3 Pieces for flute, clarinet, bassoon   Randall THOMPSON: Suite for oboe, clarinet, viola
RIETI: Sonata for flute, oboe, bassoon, piano   JONGEN: Concerto op.124 for wind quintet
Berkshire Woodwind Ensemble

[Que]

On to the 3rd volume -actually the 1st volume of the series that I acquired, by coincidence and out of sheer curiosity.
Sweet memories!

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Q

[The new erato]

Exquisite disc, gifted to me by my brother as it also appeared in some kind of box he had been buying.

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[The new erato]

A fine disc of some joyful, Schubertian music;

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[Harry]

A excellent disc, not to be missed!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/08/neukomm-sigismund-1778-1858-orchestral.html?spref=tw

[prémont]

https://www.youtube.com/v/FKmNTtgPauI
Ensemble Mare Nostrum play some fantasias by Eustache du Caurroy --such a shame that there aren't more recordings of these fantasies.

Well, these five Fantasias - actually a kind of variation work - on "Une jeune fillette" (one of the most widely known songs in Europe since the Renaissance - also known as "La Monicha" or "Von Gott will Ich nicht lassen" among others) is in fact one of  the most recorded works by Caurroy either as an organ work or in some chamber instrumental arrangement. I do not know for sure, but I think the organ version is the original.

http://www.amazon.fr/Instrumental-Music-1600/dp/B00018D5TO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-2&keywords=caurroy

http://www.amazon.fr/XXIII-Fantaisies-Eustache-Du-Caurroy/dp/B000026D00/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-6&keywords=caurroy

http://www.amazon.fr/lorgue-fran%C3%A7ais-%C3%A0-renaissance-Compilation/dp/B0006G9H7U/ref=sr_1_10?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-10&keywords=caurroy

[Harry]

Some exploration in a different direction.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/08/freitas-branco-luis-de-orchestral-works.html?spref=tw

[Karl Henning]

Well, these five Fantasias - actually a kind of variation work - on "Une jeune fillette" (one of the most widely known songs in Europe since the Renaissance - also known as "La Monicha" or "Von Gott will Ich nicht lassen" among others) is in fact one of  the most recorded works by Caurroy either as an organ work or in some chamber instrumental arrangement. I do not know for sure, but I think the organ version is the original.

http://www.amazon.fr/Instrumental-Music-1600/dp/B00018D5TO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-2&keywords=caurroy

http://www.amazon.fr/XXIII-Fantaisies-Eustache-Du-Caurroy/dp/B000026D00/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-6&keywords=caurroy

http://www.amazon.fr/lorgue-fran%C3%A7ais-%C3%A0-renaissance-Compilation/dp/B0006G9H7U/ref=sr_1_10?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-10&keywords=caurroy

Thanks, as ever, for the enlightenment!

[Mandryka]

Well, these five Fantasias - actually a kind of variation work - on "Une jeune fillette" (one of the most widely known songs in Europe since the Renaissance - also known as "La Monicha" or "Von Gott will Ich nicht lassen" among others) is in fact one of  the most recorded works by Caurroy either as an organ work or in some chamber instrumental arrangement. I do not know for sure, but I think the organ version is the original.

http://www.amazon.fr/Instrumental-Music-1600/dp/B00018D5TO/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-2&keywords=caurroy

http://www.amazon.fr/XXIII-Fantaisies-Eustache-Du-Caurroy/dp/B000026D00/ref=sr_1_6?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-6&keywords=caurroy

http://www.amazon.fr/lorgue-fran%C3%A7ais-%C3%A0-renaissance-Compilation/dp/B0006G9H7U/ref=sr_1_10?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1407923610&sr=1-10&keywords=caurroy

There's also a recording of it on this CD, with the song actually sung between each variation, it's very good



You know, by the way, that Schola Cantorum Basiliensis recorded a handful of the fantasies too, and this has been rereleased by Bibliothèque Nationale de France, though maybe not as a CD.

The problem is that Savall recorded over 20 of them. I'm glad to have Savall's disc, which is as usual impeccable music making. But somehow I know that this music can be done better. There's a very tantalising Fantasie recorded by Les Voix Humaines, it lasts about 1 minute and it has their characteristic style, which always reminds me of speech somehow - would that they would record more!

That disc by Ensemble Mare Nostrum also has some fantasias by Moulinié, first time I've ever heard music by him. I was impressed. But his instrumental work seems to be even less well served on record than Caurroy's!

[Sergeant Rock]

"Of equal greatness of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven" --Henk

Franco Donatoni Etwas Ruhiger im Ausdruck

https://www.youtube.com/v/Y6dfADH_dC8


I like it but I can't endorse Henk's assertion--at least not on the basis of this one work.

Sarge

[Todd]