What are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

I've had quartet No.14 in the player twice in as many days without actually completing a listen to it, so any 'vibes' on the topic were hovering about this part of the world ahead of schedule.

EDIT: Listening to it now. I must say, I do find the 14th one of Shostakovich's oddest quartets. It's as if he decided to take all that dissonance out for a gently comic turn.

Yes!  An undeniably affable quartet.

[Madiel]

Yes!  An undeniably affable quartet.

A good word for it.

I've just listened twice (Fitzwilliam Quartet for me, as always), and I had this slightly surprising image in my head, of commedia dell'arte characters on the stage.

I think that might have to do with the very sparse textures, where each instrument tends to 'talk' in its own part rather than together. It's very... I was going to say conversational, but then you'd have to argue there are some fairly major 'monologues' in it. But if very much seems to treat the instruments as individual characters.

[Sergeant Rock]

Roussel Symphony No.3 G minor, Bernstein conducting the O Nat de France




Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

EDIT: Listening to it now. I must say, I do find the 14th one of Shostakovich's oddest quartets. It's as if he decided to take all that dissonance out for a gently comic turn.

I've just listened twice (Fitzwilliam Quartet for me, as always), and I had this slightly surprising image in my head, of commedia dell'arte characters on the stage.

I've never listened for, or heard those characteristics. I'll look for them now.

Shostakovich String Quartet No.14 F sharp major op.142




Sarge

[bhodges]

Gershwin: An American in Paris (Ludovic Morlot / Seattle Symphony) - Quite good, with many orchestral details emerging that I'd not noticed before. Also, it's a live recording - very impressive. Can't wait to hear the Ives and the Carter.

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--Bruce

[Madiel]

I've never listened for, or heard those characteristics. I'll look for them now.

Let me know if you find them. However, it's entirely possible that to achieve the desired effect you will first have to become a bit of an insomniac who is trying to unwind after spending the afternoon discovering that his work life is going to be made more difficult by some bizarre decisions by an unknown person 15 years ago. You can't leave these experiments to chance.

[Karl Henning]

Дмитрий Дмитриевич [ Dmitri Dmitriyevich (Shostakovich) ]
Струнный квартет № 15 ми-бемоль минор, соч. 144 [ String Quartet № 15 in e^b minor, Opus 144 ] (1974)
The Pacifica Quartet

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[Sergeant Rock]

Let me know if you find them. However, it's entirely possible that to achieve the desired effect you will first have to become a bit of an insomniac

I slept badly, and not long enough....so I may be in the proper mood 

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

You guys!

[Sergeant Rock]

Karl Henning Op121 illa existimans quia hortulanus esset for cello and piano.


Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Karl Henning Op121 illa existimans quia hortulanus esset for cello and piano.


Sarge

I slept badly, and not long enough....so I may be in the proper mood 

Sarge

I shall hope it improves your mood!

[Sergeant Rock]

I shall hope it improves your mood!

Really, really lovely piece. I don't have time to repeat it now (must go prepare dinner) but I'll be coming back to it this evening.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Thank you!

[SonicMan46]

Well the mail was just delivered and the following arrived below:

Fibich, Zdenek - Symphonic Poems w/ Stilec & Czech National SO - well, if you're fond of the Smetana & Dvorak works in this genre, then these are a worthy companion - MusicWeb Review for those interested.

Novak, Vitezslav - Lady Godiva, De Profundis et al w/ Libor Pesek & the BBC Philharmonic - recently added this Czech composer to my collection; a lot of excellent reviews on this recording (just a short one HERE.

Hotteterre, Jacques-Martin - Chamber Music, Suites Op. 2, V. 1 w/ Camerata Köln (CK) - another newbie for me and my second disc - love CK and own many of their recordings, but also encouraged by an outstanding reviewed in the July-Aug 2014 issue of Fanfare (see attached PDF).  Dave

   

[Brian]

I'm reading a scathing new review of Haruki Murakami's new novel, which is apparently built around Liszt's Annees de pelerinage, and specifically year 1's "Le mal du pays". So I thought I'd listen to the original. First Year, Switzerland.

[Que]

Handel With Care
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On a first listen and this is just about the release of the year for me!  Had high hopes for this one and it does not disappoint. 

Fantastic performance by the Lautten Compagney and the sound is superb.  The (new to me) digi-pack from DHM is a nice look to their packaging too.

Handel lovers should jump on this without hesitation!   

Noted,  thanks!

Cannot get enough of this set, so going for it a third time.....

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/08/galuppi-baldassare-manuscript-sonatas.html?spref=tw

Great, Harry!   And of course, I quite agree.

Q

[listener]

RUBINSTEIN:  Theme and Variations op. 88  (plays for 47:01, has he been visiting Max Reger?)    Akrostichen no.2, op.114
Joseph Banowetz, piano
Harold TRUSCOTT: Suite in G,  Elegy for String Orchestra, Symphony in E
National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland      Gary Brain, cond.
PISTON:  Symphony no.3   
Eastman-Rochester Orch.,  Howard Hanson, cond.

[The new erato]

Listening to this:

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A very fine Milhaud quartet no 1 makes me long for the rest of the cycle,

[Henk]

Handel With Care
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On a first listen and this is just about the release of the year for me!  Had high hopes for this one and it does not disappoint. 

Fantastic performance by the Lautten Compagney and the sound is superb.  The (new to me) digi-pack from DHM is a nice look to their packaging too.

Handel lovers should jump on this without hesitation!   

Can you tell what works are performed? Not much info on Amazon.

[Papy Oli]

A thoroughly enjoyable listen to Glinka's overtures (USSR SO / Svetlanov) :

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