What are you listening to now?

[Todd]

[North Star]

Cheers, Karlo!

Thread Duty:

Copland
Suite from Billy the Kid
EnnZedd Symphony
Judd

G'day, Karl!

I need more Copland..

[Karl Henning]

The elusive Sextet, especially!

[Sergeant Rock]

Now this is a Fourth.

Oh yeah, a superb Mahler performance

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Copland
Short Symphony [№ 2]
Bournemouth Symphony
Alsop

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[Karl Henning]

Copland
Short Symphony [№ 2]
Bournemouth Symphony
Alsop

[asin]B001FENYDU[/asin]

Karlo, if you cannot scare up the Sextet, this is the next best thing . . . I forget which was the first version, the Sextet or the Short Symphony . . . .

The second movement of this is one of my very favorite Copland works.

[Sergeant Rock]

None of those would suit me in the 5th, Enmerson, Hungarian (DG), Juilliard (either of the first two.) In the 5th I like Tatrai and I like Zehetmair, both less tough than what you have,  and I've been impressed by Ramor, but I don't know that latter one as well. But yes, it may be the music for you.

I should say I've enjoyed other recordings by the Hungarian quartet of the 5th more -- different lineups, different occasions. And my own taste is for less driven performances, with more contrasts of feeling, more nuances, and that may be something not so widely shared.

Regarding questions about the Bartok quartets and the most accessible performances...If we were to simplify (and I acknowledge the danger here) and position them on a scale from "folksy/accessible" at one end to "spikily modernist" on the other, I would arrange the cycles I've heard as such: Takacs (II), Hungarian, Alexander, Tokyo (DG), Novak, Emerson, Julliard ('60s), Belcea...

Philip Kennicott's article from New Republic "Rediscovering Bartok's Anxious, Hypnotic, Intellectually Exhausting Quartets" might interest Sarge and Brian.  I think he has their measure. 

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116358/bartok-reviewed-should-folk-music-be-kept-out-classical-music-hall

Thank you all for your replies. Much food for thought and potential future purchases.

Sarge

[North Star]

The elusive Sextet, especially!

'Elusive' as in OOP or expensive.   

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Karlo, if you cannot scare up the Sextet, this is the next best thing . . . I forget which was the first version, the Sextet or the Short Symphony . . . .

The second movement of this is one of my very favorite Copland works.

Cheers, I didn't know these are related work.


Thread duty
Villa-Lobos
Chôros No. 7 'Settimino', for winds, violin & cello (1924)*
Chôros No. 8 for large orchestra & two pianos (1925)**
São Paulo Symphony Chamber Ensemble*
Linda Bustani (pf 1) & Ilan Rechtman (pf 2)**
John Neschling & São Paulo Symphony Orchestra**

[springrite]

The elusive Sextet, especially!

THe one with clarinet? If so I just ordered one.

[Karl Henning]

'Elusive' as in OOP or expensive. 

I just don't know of many recordings.  We performed it in Buffalo (the Buffalo New Music Ensemble), but I've no idea if a document exists.  There's an OOP Boston Symphony Chamber Players recording, which you can get as mp3s.

[North Star]

I just don't know of many recordings.  We performed it in Buffalo (the Buffalo New Music Ensemble), but I've no idea if a document exists.  There's an OOP Boston Symphony Chamber Players recording, which you can get as mp3s.

At least it's on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/v/CKZaGp0d9lA

[North Star]

THe one with clarinet? If so I just ordered one.

Do tell more, Paul.

[Karl Henning]

The one with clarinet? If so I just ordered one.

Of course with clarinet:  I played in it!  0:)

[springrite]

Do tell more, Paul.

Arabesque double CD of Copland chamber music, including the sextet, violin sonata, etc.

[Karl Henning]

At least it's on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/v/CKZaGp0d9lA

Thanks!  Nice to hear . . . though I have the occasional quarrel with the clarinetist . . . .

[Karl Henning]

Arabesque double CD of Copland chamber music, including the sextet, violin sonata, etc.

I must check out the samples of that one . . . .

[North Star]

Arabesque double CD of Copland chamber music, including the sextet, violin sonata, etc.

Thanks.
Yeah, that £19 twofer..

Thanks!  Nice to hear . . . though I have the occasional quarrel with the clarinetist . . . .

Still, the uploader put his name first. 

[Mirror Image]

Woah! I didn't know you liked JLA. I've heard some of his stuff and I like it, too. I think I'll listen to him later today, if I remember to (assuming I can find him on Spotify). I did want to continue with Messiaen La Transfiguration..., but I suppose that can wait. I can't even remember how I discovered him -- it was long before my GMG days, back when I was just trying to play darts in the dark.

I do prefer the music of who can arguably be said to be his predecessor, Morton Feldman. But, I always forget about JLA.

Another concert program idea, by the way: From the Glaciers to the Canyons..., featuring an Alaskan land(sound)scape by JLA and Messiaen's Des Canyons aux Etoiles...
I love Pacific 2.3.1. I have an (un?)healthy obsession with that piece. I think it is because I study mechanical engineering. I am always on the lookout for things in music that sound like machinery. One of my best friends (also a MechE) works on steam-powered engines as a weekend hobby and when I showed him that piece (with the short film made years later) he loved it, too.

In fact, I've been meaning to start a new thread and keep/update a list of my collections with sound clips, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

Give me one Honegger piece (other than Pacific 2.3.1) that I need to hear (either your favorite or the most famous/well-regarded). Don't give me more or I'll get overwhelmed and put it off!

J. A. Adams is a very cool composer for sure and I love the aural tapestry he's able to conjure through those vast soundscapes. I didn't think much of his music when I first heard it but I just didn't think I was in the right frame of mind at that time. I'm now awaiting the release of Become Ocean.

One of my favorite Honegger works is Symphonique Liturgique. This is a powerful work full of turbulence, machine-like rhythms, but the second movement could be seen as a lament. Quite emotionally moving. I would seek out Karajan's performance with the Berliners.

[springrite]

J. A. Adams is a very cool composer for sure and I love the aural tapestry he's able to conjure through those vast soundscapes. I didn't think much of his music when I first heard it but I just didn't think I was in the right frame of mind at that time. I'm now awaiting the release of Become Ocean.

One of my favorite Honegger works is Symphonique Liturgique. This is a powerful work full of turbulence, machine-like rhythms, but the second movement could be seen as a lament. Quite emotionally moving. I would seek out Karajan's performance with the Berliners.

I also like Joan of Arc (the opera), the chamber music, and RUGBY!

[Mirror Image]

I also like Joan of Arc (the opera), the chamber music, and RUGBY!

Well sure, Paul. I would have given more suggestions but Nate (EigenUser) asked me to recommend him one work and so I listed my absolute favorite.