What are you listening to now?

[aligreto]

How is that? 

Q

OK, only the first of four CDs in the set but as soon as I pressed play it was like an exhilarating rush of sonic fresh air hit me. If this continues then this set is definitely a winner. I will keep you posted.

[aligreto]

Sticking (by coincidence) to the Vivaldi theme with a new arrival:

[asin]B009ETI3YI[/asin]
This was the last of the series of four volumes with the bassoon concertos that I needed, and it has cost me quite some effort to get it, even at a rather premium price.
Two orders fell trough before I got 3rd time lucky and it finally landed in my mail....

But it is totally worth it...one of the highpoints of Naïve's Vivaldi series! 

Q

The playing of Azzolini is definitely worth waiting for 

[Marc]

Mahler, Symphony no. 6 in A-minor.
Berliner Philharmoniker / Bernard Haitink.



IMHO, better than his 1960s Concertgebouw and 2007 CSO live performance... more tension.

[Marc]

Listened to this marvelous symphony this morning, Mahler is always welcome! 

I don't listen to Mahler that much anymore (especially compared to my college years), but I did the 6th twice this morning, twice with mister Haitink (Chicago and Berlin).
Now I need a pause.

[aligreto]

Sallinen: String Quartet No. 3 [Voces Intimae String Quartet]....





A wonderful work full of contrasting and exciting episodes.

[SimonNZ]

I hope that you liked that.
I can strongly recommend the following, particularly Granuaile....


 

I did enjoy it. Thanks for the recommendations - I'll check those out.

[Wanderer]

.[asin]B001CJYJQY[/asin]

[aligreto]

Monteverdi: Settimo Libro De Madrigali [CD 2 of 2 La Venexiana]....





One hears the music maturing and developing and the sound world beginning to expand; and we know where that eventually led to.

[aligreto]

 

.... Thanks for the recommendations - I'll check those out.

Great; I am sure that you will enjoy them.

[Karl Henning]

Zelenka's Hipocondrie sounds mysteriously like a Baroque tango, and it's one of the more fascinating orchestral works in a small but highly distinguished output. Almost alone among Baroque composers, Zelenka had a harmonic flexibility and genuine tunefulness that really sets him apart. Some of his unique sense of color came from his Czech heritage--you can hear the folk influence in both Zelenka's harmony and in the syncopated rhythmic character deriving from ethnic dance music. If you compare Zelenka's to Pisendel's expertly crafted but much more faceless efforts, the differences become strikingly clear. These performances are very well played on "authentic" instruments, and the entire program is a delight. --David Hurwitz

This sentence of Herb Wits's    needs to go back to the drawing board:

Almost alone among Baroque composers, Zelenka had a harmonic flexibility and genuine tunefulness that really sets him apart.

Apart from the peculiar claim that Zelenka was almost alone among Baroque composers in having a genuine tunefulness;  the sentence has one of the sloppiest redundancies I've read in a while.  Setting aside for the moment my quarrel about the uniqueness of the genuine tunefulness, you could write Almost alone among Baroque composers, Zelenka had a harmonic flexibility and genuine tunefulness or you could write Zelenka had a harmonic flexibility and genuine tunefulness that really sets him apart, but writing both almost alone among Baroque composers and that really sets him apart is trowelsville.

[Mirror Image]

Nice! we don't share a single preference 

Just listened to Gémeaux and been overwhelmed. What do you think of it?

Gemeaux is quite a nice work indeed. It's been awhile since I've listened to it, though.

[Harry]

Third rerun. A fantastic composer, much neglected!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/09/brescianello-giuseppe-antonio-1690-1758.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

A favourite composer of mine. I simply love almost all his output.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/09/herzogenberg-heinrich-von-1843-1900.html?spref=tw

[Mahlerian]

Bartók: Four Pieces for Orchestra, Concerto for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, cond. Boulez

[Harry]

I thought that I knew how well the Trost Organ in Grossengottern sounded, but boy was I mistaken. My new reference player lets me hear the true sound. I am still in great shock, so well did it sound. Especially the second movement of sonata No. 4 BWV 528, devastatingly beautiful. Or Praeludium and Fugue (Toccata in c BWV 566, has me in raptures. This player is mine, I decided that today.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/09/bach-js-complete-organ-works-disc-12.html?spref=tw

[Ken B]

https://youtu.be/sJ4i83OdsqI

Listening to my dude Palestrina's new hit record, it is very divine  music! 

Underloved on this site!

Most of his music remains unrecorded too.
TD Chaminade, piano music

[Ken B]

This sentence of Herb Wits's    needs to go back to the drawing board:

Apart from the peculiar claim that Zelenka was almost alone among Baroque composers in having a genuine tunefulness;  the sentence has one of the sloppiest redundancies I've read in a while.  Setting aside for the moment my quarrel about the uniqueness of the genuine tunefulness, you could write Almost alone among Baroque composers, Zelenka had a harmonic flexibility and genuine tunefulness or you could write Zelenka had a harmonic flexibility and genuine tunefulness that really sets him apart, but writing both almost alone among Baroque composers and that really sets him apart is trowelsville.

Enjoy!

http://opcoa.st/P0Gnd

Here it is as text if that link is messed up
http://opcoa.st/P0Gnd

[Karl Henning]

Who'd a thunk it?

[Mirror Image]

Bartók: Four Pieces for Orchestra, Concerto for Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, cond. Boulez

Great stuff! Bartok has always been an absolute favorite composer of mine. I continue to be in awe of his compositional inventiveness. That whole 'Folk music meets Modernism' is something I truly dig.

[HIPster]

Morning listening ~

[asin]B006T6HGOM[/asin]

[asin]B00BOV4FRI[/asin]
CD 2