What are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

Paul Lansky
Notjustmoreidlechatter

[Ken B]

Wow! I bet that was a memorable concert. Who was the orchestra or do you not remember?

No. It was a Hamilton Place, it might have been either the Hamilton Symphony, regional, or the Toronto Symphony.

[aligreto]

Clemanti: Piano Sonatas Op. 7/3 & Op. 24/2....

[SonicMan46]

Reicha, Anton (1770-1836) - Wind Quintets, V. 3 & 4 w/ the Westwood Wind Quintet - my 12-CD box of these works arrived yesterday and listening to two discs per day; also own the 10-CD CPO box - both are excellent, but I'm preferring the Westwood WQ - performances are more recent, sound more up-front, and instruments stand out clearer; however, both groups use modern instruments - Reicha wrote his 24 wind quintets between 1810-1820 when the instruments used at the time were in a state of changing development, so selection of 'period instruments' for these works would be interesting.  As w/ the CPO offering, Crystal Records packages the 12 recordings in separate single jewel boxes w/ original and excellent liner notes for each, thus a moderately large box.  Dave

 

[Mirror Image]

No. It was a Hamilton Place, it might have been either the Hamilton Symphony, regional, or the Toronto Symphony.

Copland conducting the Toronto SO, now that would have been something! Great orchestra.

[Karl Henning]

Моисей Самуилович [ Moisei Samuilovich (Vainberg) ]
String Quartet № 13, Op.118 (1977)
The Danel Quartet

Forget about Stockhausen, you've got Weinberg – The Anti-James

[André]

Joseph Jongen's tall, beautiful Symphonie concertante for Organ and Orchestra. René Defossez conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège. From this disc (now part of the big OPL box):




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Grazyna Bacewicz: a host of short and big orchestral works, including violin concertos 1, 2 and 5, and the 3rd symphony. Nothing great or even outstanding, but it's never less than very pleasant. There is a Bacewicz revival of sorts that started about a decade ago. She is a refreshing voice. If you think of Polish music in terms of its (justly) famous 20th century exponents like Lutoslawski, Penderecki or Gorecki, this might be your ticket. A polish Martinu, perhaps ?

[Karl Henning]

Takemitsu
Requiem for String Orchestra (1957)
Toronto Symphony
Ozawa

Forget about Stockhausen, you've got Weinberg – The Anti-James

[aligreto]

Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe [Noseda]....

[Karl Henning]

Liszt: Von der Wiege bis zum Grabe [Noseda]....

Beautiful, beautiful.

[Brian]

inevitably

[North Star]

La revue de cuisine - the theme music to The Life of Brian (G. R.)

[Brian]

La revue de cuisine - the theme music to The Life of Brian (G. R.)

I wouldn't deny it!

[André]

As his name implies, Frühbeck (as he was always referred to) had dual cultural heritage. Born Rafael Frühbeck, of german parents in the spanish city of Burgos just before the Civil  War, he added the particle 'de Burgos' later in life. His musical education and early career were purely spanish-based. He moved from Spain to pursue his career, but retained lifelong ties to the spanish musical scene. Fluent in many languages, he was known as a patrician type of conductor. His way with the music was to always find the main musical line (principal or secondary)  and wend the orchestra's way around it. You just could not lose your way in a piece conducted by him.

This is an example of 'late Frühbeck', where he wallows in the score while always making sure every strand is given its share of the limelight - if one chooses to lend it an analytical ear of course. Typical 'middle' Frühbeck can be heard in his conducting of Carmen (EMI), 'El amor brujo' (Decca) and Carmina Burana (EMI).

[Fitzcarraldo]

On the gramophone today:

Beethoven - Piano concertos No 2 and 4 - Kempff/Berliner Philharmoniker/Leitner

Beethoven - Piano sonatas No 23, 24, 25 and 27 - Arrau

Beethoven - Violin concerto in D major, op. 61 - Menuhin/New Philharmonia/Klemperer


Messiaen - Quatuor pour la fin du temps - Chung

Messiaen - Banquet céleste - Weir

[SonicMan46]

Janitsch, Johann (1708-1763) - Sonatas Chiesa & Camera w/ Epoch Barocca - new acquisition recommended by Harry - already owned 3 CDs of similar works by this composer, but little overlap; plus, this group is a favorite of mine.

Reicha, Anton (1770-1836) - String Quintets w/ Bylsma/L'Archibudelli & Bassoon Chamber Works w/ Huber/Nomos Quartett/Romhild - been listening to this composer's Wind Quintets for a couple of days, so now a few other works of his in my collection.  Dave

   

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Piano Concerto
Symphonic Ode
Short Symphony ("Symphony No. 2")
Statements

Another winning recording. Great music and performances.

[Brian]

moment of truth!

[Mirror Image]

Let us know what you think of it, Brian.

[André]

Bruckner: symphony no 8 under William Steinberg. Curiously, this is not in John Berky's extensive database. It's a Cleveland Orchestra broadcast from 31.12.1976.