What are you listening to now?

[SimonNZ]

Fanelli's Symphonic Pictures - Lydia Drahosova, mezzo, Adriano, cond.

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Finishing Symphony No. 6, "Sinfonia Semplice" and then off to bed.

[listener]

a pair of recently acquired discs of piano music by CHABRIER
including the piano 4-hands pieces: Joyeuse marche, Souvenir de Bayreuth, Cortège burlesque and for 2 pianos: Trois valses romantiques
solo piano includes the Souvenir de Brunehaut waltzes, and a lot of the usual short pieces
Pierre Barbizet with Jean Hubeau

[Que]

Morning listening:

[asin]B00GH10AII[/asin]
The 3rd and last disc of this great of music by this Dutch composer, who was a pupil of Scheidemann and ended up in Hamburg. He lived nearly up to 100 years old! In 1701 Bach walked from Lüneburg to Hamburg to hear the then 78 years old man play.

Q

[Harry]

New acquisition. Came in this morning. Very promising start to the complete keyboard works of Andrea Gabrieli.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/new-acquisition-gabrieli-andrea-15323.html?spref=tw

[Karl Henning]

Fanelli's Symphonic Pictures - Lydia Drahosova, mezzo, Adriano, cond.

I could be misremembering, but I think this is the second album cover I have seen, to utilize this canvas from the MFA Boston.

[Maestro267]

Bantock:
A Celtic Symphony
The Witch of Atlas
The Sea Reivers
A Hebridean Symphony

Royal PO/Handley

I bought this disc recently. The music is stunning, and stunningly recorded as well.

[Henk]

Thumbs up, Henk! Love Villa-Lobos.

Introduction to the Choros, really beautiful music. Rest of disc 1 as well, need to listen to the main work Choros no. 12 though.

[San Antone]

[Harry]

New acquisition. Recommended by two GMG members. And they were spot on.
I am very happy with these concertos, CD 1.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/new-acquisition-vieuxtemps-henri-1820.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

Getting on track with Spohr (spoor) just a Dutch joke

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/07/recent-acquisition-spohr-louis.html?spref=tw

[San Antone]

In honor of Sándor Vándor, composer: born today 1901; murdered by Nazis 1945 -

In Memoriam : Hungarian Composers Victims of the Holocaust

[Karl Henning]

Rameau, ho!

[Henk]

Choros no. 12 & 6

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Listening to Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, FP 61. Such a wonderful work and performance. This Poulenc set is definitely some of Dutoit's best conducting.

[Mandryka]

Arditti play Lachenmann's Grido, making it sound as sweet as Schubert. No saccharine.

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Listening to Concierto del Angel. So great!

[Karl Henning]

Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique, Op.14
LSO
Boulez

[Lisztianwagner]

From the Bayreuth Festival:

Richard Wagner
Die Walküre

Kirill Petrenko & Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

[Brian]

Anybody familiar with Gerald, Lord Berners? I'm reading a fun, gossipy book about his life and his glittery social circle (including Igor Stravinsky, Salvador Dali, Diaghilev, Wallis Simpson, Thomas Beecham, Gertrude Stein, John Betjeman, all the Mitford sisters, Cecil Beaton, etc.) and the author has a high opinion of Berners' skill as a composer. It was one of the many artistic pursuits his wealth enabled him to dabble in. Stravinsky reportedly enjoyed his music, Constant Lambert conducted premieres, and (most notably) Berners was commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes.

Anyway, Marco Polo has a ton of his stuff so this morning I'm giving Lord Berners a try.