What are you listening to now?

[Fafner]

Korngold Symphony F sharp major
                                I        II         III        IV      Total
Welser-Möst       12:50   9:48   14:45   10:11   47:34
Kempe                14:12   9:14   15:04   10:23   48:53
Albrecht              14:50   9:56   15:20   10:25   50.31 
Downes              14:14  10:14  16:28   10:24   51:20
Previn                 15:55  10:32  16:09   10:31   53:07
Storgards           15:55  11:03  15:36   11:11   53:45

I only heard Storgards with Helsinki PO.
I did a search on Deezer and they have both Welser-Möst and Previn in the library. I'll have to compare the three.

[Sergeant Rock]

I await word, Sarge! I've only heard clips of the Leaper performance (and of course nothing can go on the list based just on clips!)

I haven't listened to it often in the past. It's not the usual Brian. "The struggles and searches of the preceding symphonies have no place in it." MacDonald calls the first movement "tranquil" --a description that fits few of his symphonies. I hear it in relation to the British pastoral tradition. If I'd heard this movement without knowing the composer's nationality, I'm sure I'd have guessed English. It's quite beautiful. It'll be on repeat after I finish the symphony. The long second movement (16 minutes) is for the most part quiet and calm too: "...neither scherzo nor slow movement, it plays hide-and-seek with all the listener's expectations." Brian rears his craggy, rugged head briefly in the more typical Allegro marcia last movement. But even here he's making less noise (and less impact on me) than usual.

Not a favorite, I'm afraid. But I will be listening to that opening Adagio again.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

Now - a recording for Sarge*
* because of the presence of 'his' Mandelring Quartett. Why did you think I said that???

Ah, the Mandelring, he sighs, while staring intently at the cover.

Sarge

[Sergeant Rock]

I only heard Storgards with Helsinki PO.
I did a search on Deezer and they have both Welser-Möst and Previn in the library. I'll have to compare the three.

I hadn't realized Storgards was so slow! I'll have to check that out.

Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Holmboe
String Quartet № 1, Op.46 (1949)
Kontra Quartet

I love a quartet which opens with an impassioned recitative per viola sola; don't you?

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[PaulR]

Taking a very big gamble on this.....
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The Gambler

Okay, horrible and terrible joke

[Lisztianwagner]

On spotify, for the IEAM:

Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Sonatine

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[kishnevi]

Rare, to hear an Italian String Quartet, since -- except for the famous eponymous one that was founded (or so I have heard) with the distinct purpose of recording for Philips in mind) -- professional quartet playing (or really anything other than conducting, early music, and opera, apparently) isn't very much done in Italy.

I've got
Quartetto Saviano: Cherubini Complete String Quartets (2 CDs) on the Stradivarius label
Quartetto Borciano: Boccherini String Quartets Op. 32 (split over two individual issues) on Naxos

The linkage to Quartetto Italiano by the second group was intended: the liner notes say it was formed in 1984 by students of Borciano with the explicit intention to "perpetuate the tradition established by the legendary quartet he founded" (that's the liner notes, not me), that their repertoire extends to contemporary, including works specially commissioned by/for them, and includes a complete Beethoven cycle.   I don't know if they're still active: the Boccherini was recorded in 2000 and released in 2002, and sounds pretty good to me (but it's the only non-PI Boccherini chamber music recording I have). 

The Cherubini recording was also good, but not better than the Melos recording.

Could be the foundation of a mini-series: Four Borderline-Grumpy Men

Of course they're grumpy.  The painter blundered in on them while they were playing  HAYDN!
An incident of musicus interruptus.

Thread duty:
Stravinksy
Firebird suite/Petruschka/Pulcinella
Israel Philharmonic conducted by Lenny

[North Star]

Taking a very big gamble on this.....

The Gambler

Okay, horrible and terrible joke

Hi, Paul! I should listen to these operas soon - I have only heard Fiery Angel so far, awesome work. I need to revisit that, too.

On spotify, for the IEAM:

Maurice Ravel
Alborada del gracioso
Sonatine

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Ilaria, you should listen to these from your CD player   What did you think of Aimard's Alborada? Or perhaps you listened to the Dutoit...



Thread duty: preparing for tomorrow's concert...

Britten
Violin Concerto
Ida Haendel, Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth SO
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[Karl Henning]

Thread duty: preparing for tomorrow's concert...

Britten
Violin Concerto
Ida Haendel, Paavo Berglund & Bournemouth SO
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(* pounds the table *)

[Mirror Image]

Per Impressionism/Expressionism Month!



Listening to Symphony No. 3 'Song of the Night'. Absolutely gorgeous.

[Todd]

Some most enjoyable piano trios.

[jlaurson]

I've got
Quartetto Saviano: Cherubini Complete String Quartets (2 CDs) on the Stradivarius label
Quartetto Borciano: Boccherini String Quartets Op. 32 (split over two individual issues) on Naxos

The linkage to Quartetto Italiano by the second group was intended: the liner notes say it was formed in 1984 by students of Borciano with the explicit intention to "perpetuate the tradition established by the legendary quartet he founded" (that's the liner notes, not me), that their repertoire extends to contemporary, including works specially commissioned by/for them, and includes a complete Beethoven cycle.   I don't know if they're still active: the Boccherini was recorded in 2000 and released in 2002, and sounds pretty good to me (but it's the only non-PI Boccherini chamber music recording I have). 

The Cherubini recording was also good, but not better than the Melos recording.

I not sure that that's your intent (if you have any, other than commentary), but you are precisely making my case about there being few Italian string quartets, and far between, and that there isn't a particular tradition in anything even remotely resembling Germany/Austria, France, the UK, and the US.

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Earlier, the two SACDs of this recording:

J. Brahms
Complete Chamber Music for Clarinet
Laura Ruiz Ferreres
C.Berner, D.Ishizaka, Mandelring Quartett
Audite SACD
German link - UK link


now:

J. Brahms
Complete Works for Violin
C.Schickendanz
+ H.Spegg (piano) & M.Beyer-Kaarlshoj
Audite
German link - UK link

World Premiere Recording of the Solo Violin Sonata No.1

Without trying to be unkind, the Solo Violin Sonata sounds a bit like a really good violinist is really bad at sight-reading the Third Bach Partita.

[kishnevi]

I not sure that that's your intent (if you have any, other than commentary), but you are precisely making my case about there being few Italian string quartets, and far between, and that there isn't a particular tradition in anything even remotely resembling Germany/Austria, France, the UK, and the US.

now:

J. Brahms
Complete Works for Violin
C.Schickendanz
+ H.Spegg (piano) & M.Beyer-Kaarlshoj
Audite
German link - UK link

World Premiere Recording of the Solo Violin Sonata No.1

Without trying to be unkind, the Solo Violin Sonata sounds a bit like a really good violinist is really bad at sight-reading the Third Bach Partita.

Now you've got curious just to hear that piece.  And are you suggesting a linkage between Johannes and Ernst?

Italians were not too keen on composing chamber music, either.
Now, here's the chicken and the egg problem.
Did the lack of compositions influence the lack of performers, or the lack of performers influence the lack of compositions?  Or are both simply symptoms of a underlying (and purely hypothetical)  Italian indifference to chamber music?

While digging on Arkivmusic to see what else the Q. Borciano might have recorded (and finding nothing for them or the Savianos),  I did find about ten groups named Quartetto  [However you say fill in the blank in Italian].  Did not probe deeper to see what these ensembles had recorded or anything else about them.

Thread duty:
just finished some non Italian chamber music played by non Italians
Shostakovich String Quartets  9-11   Pacifica Quartet

Being CD 1 of the third volume of their DSCH cycle. 
Better than the first two installments,  which is kind of saying a lot.

[jlaurson]

Now you've got curious just to hear that piece.  And are you suggesting a linkage between Johannes and Ernst?

Apart from the quip: Yes, definitely. There are phrases that clearly indicate a relationship... (much less obvious, albeit, than with Ysaye No.2, though). Nor is that surprising: I don't think any German composer could easily have composed solo violin sonatas and not have Bach somewhere on their mind and even make reference to it.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Ameriques. Such a cool work. Great performance too.

[Opus106]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=WPuvLkO77_Y#t=475s

[Herreweghe/HM]

Gott, du hast es wohl gefüget, BWV 63/III - a duet for soprano and bass, but an equally important role for the oboe.

It's been playing in my head over and over again since morning, when I heard it in the Gardiner recording. Bach at one of his sublime best.

[listener]

TELEMANN: Concerto in Bb for 2 flutes, 2 oboes...  Concerto in D for 3 trumpets, 2 oboes, timpani..
Conclusion from the Tafelmusik for2 flutes...  Suite in G  "La Putain"
Esterhazy Orchestra     David Blum, cond.
HONEGGER:  Symphonies 3 - Liturgique    4 - Deliciae Basiliensis
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande      Ansermet, cond.
BRITTEN: Lachrymae   PENTLAND: Duo    W.K. ROGERS: Sonatina
Smyth Humphries, viola     Hugh McLean, piano

[Papy Oli]

Good evening all 

First Listen Tuesday with  :

Ravel - Daphnis & Chloé
Orch. de Paris / Jean Martinon

[Karl Henning]

Villa-Lobos
String Quartet № 1, A.99 (1915)
Cuarteto Latinoamericano

A sultry-sweet beginning.

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