What are you listening to now?

[listener]

Wm. SCHUMAN: Undertow 
Ballet Theatre Orch.,    Joseph Levine, cond.   from a Capitol original
Morton GOULD: Fall River Legend
N.Y. Philharmonic     Mitropoulos, cons.         from Columbia original
Dudley BUCK: Grand Sonata in Eb op. 22    THAYER: Variations on the Russian National Hymn op. 12    and pieces by PARKER,  PAINE and WHITING
Richard Morris, organ  (Hook & Hastings, 1876, St. Joseph's Old Cathedral, Buffalo NY)
And virtuoso pieces for flute(s) and piano by DEMERSSEMAN, Th. BOEHM, TULOU, and Franz DOPPLER
Michel Debost, flute     Christian Ivaldi, piano

[Florestan]

Yes. After hearing it I was tempted to PM Florestan for the name of his supplier 
But the piano music I do like so far.

Try his string quartets too.

[Henk]

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[Mandryka]

Pierre Hantai plays Scarlatti. In an interview Hantai said that the key to Scarlatti is to recognise thay "his musical language is made up from repeated short cells which create and alternate vary varied colours and "climats."" So I've started to listen to how he plays the sonatas with this in mind.

Hantai goes on to say that Scarlatti's style is nothing like what anyone else had done at the time. Well we know that other composers composed in small cells - so the distinctive thing is the repetition, and the varied coulours. I wonder what he meant by climats - he uses the French word but it doesn't quite work in English.

[Karl Henning]

Hindemith
Organ Sonata № 3, « Nach alten Volksliedern » (1940)
Marcus Torén

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[Brian]

Now THIS find is right up my alley!



A Croatian composer from the 20th century, Papandopulo writes sharp, sprightly neoclassical music with lyrical lines. All these works are for string orchestra. The Piano Concerto sometimes borders on neobaroque, and there's a slow movement with a very long orchestral intro and outro. The Sinfonietta has clear folk music influences from across the Balkans, and a truly remarkable slow movement elegy where the ensemble seems to turn (Metamorphosen-style) into a collection of soloists.

[Ken B]

Mennin
Symphony № 8 (1973)
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Christian Badea

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Sigh. I gave this a second listen.  I am afraid Karl that Dietch had it right.

But Papandopulo goes on the to-listen-to list.

[mn dave]

#9
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[Ken B]

Dvorak, Symphony 8, Kubelik from the big DG symphonies box.

[mn dave]

THE PLANTS! BY HOOLST! Montreal/Dutoit 

[TheGSMoeller]

This is real good, I'm enjoying the heck out of it. There's so much character, so much life put into this composition.

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[Karl Henning]

Sigh. I gave this a second listen.  I am afraid Karl that Dietch had it right.

Thanks for trying!

What if he's right?--not the scorn (which is just an object, and no matter of right or wrong). "No new ideas."  Are there "new ideas" in a Bach fugue?

They are good ideas, and handled expertly. Sorry you don't care for the piece!

[André]

Pierre Hantai plays Scarlatti. In an interview Hantai said that the key to Scarlatti is to recognise thay "his musical language is made up from repeated short cells which create and alternate vary varied colours and "climats."" So I've started to listen to how he plays the sonatas with this in mind.

Hantai goes on to say that Scarlatti's style is nothing like what anyone else had done at the time. Well we know that other composers composed in small cells - so the distinctive thing is the repetition, and the varied coulours. I wonder what he meant by climats - he uses the French word but it doesn't quite work in English.

"Climat" in French indicates the context in which a mood, an atmosphere is created. Un climat de peur, un climat de joie, etc (a mood or atmosphere of fear, of joy).

Another definition (totally unrelated) that wine enthusiasts will recall having com across: a small parcel of a vineyard where a specific appellation contrôlée wine is grown. Typical of Burgundy. Indicative of  distinctive character among fine wines. Read this: http://www.bourgogne-wines.com/our-wines-our-terroir/our-climats-and-lieux-dits/definition-of-climats-and-lieux-dits/climats-and-lieux-dits-the-ultimate-expression-of-bourgogne-terroir,2461,9256.html

In a sense both meanings share a certain commonality: they indicate something which belongs to the realm of sophisticated perceptions.

[André]

Ponchielli: I Lituani, an opera from 1874 (2 years before Gioconda), based on a famous historical poem by Adam Mickiewicz. Live from torino, issued by the Bongiovanni label.

Surprising: excellent music in a totally familiar idiom. If I did not know it was Ponchielli, I would have guessed middle-period Verdi (Luisa, Boccanegra, Ernani). If this was taken up by a major label with the likes of Alagna (or Villazon) and Netrebko it would be a smash hit.

[Todd]

High expectations met.

[kishnevi]

Sawallisch conducting and playing Piano I in the chamber version of Rossini's Petite Messe Sollenelle Munchner Vokalisten,  with Fassbaender, DFD, Lovaas, and Schrier as soloists.

Not sure I like this scaled down version--the instrumentarium is two pianos and a harmonium---but it is an instructive document.  Certainly suggests a parish church and not a cathedral.  Apparently only available as part of this box I am now exploring
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[Ken B]

Sawallisch conducting and playing Piano I in the chamber version of Rossini's Petite Messe Sollenelle Munchner Vokalisten,  with Fassbaender, DFD, Lovaas, and Schrier as soloists.

Not sure I like this scaled down version--the instrumentarium is two pianos and a harmonium---but it is an instructive document.  Certainly suggests a parish church and not a cathedral.  Apparently only available as part of this box I am now exploring
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I prefer it (typically), but wasn't that the original scoring?
A splendid looking box but so many dupes for me. 

[Que]

Another take on Louis:

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What is interesting to note is that reviews on Amazon US are not so positive, while Amazon FR has seven 5-star reviews!
http://www.amazon.fr/product-reviews/B003EN2SAK/ref=cm_cr_dp_synop?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending#R1D4C8OB4WSFBU

I'm with the French on this one...

Q

[The new erato]

I prefer it (typically), but wasn't that the original scoring?

It was.

[Harry]

Good morning to all. My favourite performances of Haydn's SQ. Disc 9.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/08/haydn-joseph-string-quartets-opus-76-no_28.html?spref=tw