What are you listening to now?

[Dancing Divertimentian]

Excellent. 

I am in full agreement with you Dancing Divertimentian!

Cheers.

*Nods* Cheers, HIPster!

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/tomasasek-vaclav-jan-1774-1850-piano.html?spref=tw

There is not much recorded by him, and this CD is very good.

[NikF]

Christian Ferras - French Violin Masterpieces.



My first time of hearing Chausson's Poeme op, 25 - Wonderful.

[Florestan]

Christian Ferras - French Violin Masterpieces.



My first time of hearing Chausson's Poeme op, 25 - Wonderful.

Superb disc. Enjoy!

[Mister Sharpe]

Beaucoup de joie, là-dedans :

[ritter]

Listening to this pioneering (the first ever?) recording of Béla Bartók's Cantata Profana (in an English translation):



Walter Süsskind's recording of Bluebeard's Castle (on this same set) is a winner IMO, but this Profana  is an altogehther rougher affair (and the sonics--the original LP was issued in 1950--don't help). Once again, I find much to admire, but not really that much to love, in Bartóks' music. With exceptions (Bluebeard, The Wooden Prince, the 3rd Piano Concerto), I find Bartók's oeuvre rather alien to my sensibility.  I've said it before: Bartók is a composer I respect more than I like. 

[Harry]

Beaucoup de joie, là-dedans :

What I know of this recording, and mind that was a long time ago, that I found much favour in it.
It also reminds me of how many discs waiting in my collection to get another turn in my player,

[pjme]

Symphonie in einem satz (1928) : strange work. Craggy.... cannot yet figure out how and where it touches me. Could appeal, I think, to those who like Ives , Brian, Hindemith - late Koechlin?

Will give it another listen.

P.

[North Star]

First listen
Ligeti: String Quartet No. 2
Pintscher: Study IV for Treatise on the Veil
Cage: String Quartet in Four Parts
Xenakis: Tetras
JACK Quartet
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[Todd]

Disc twelve, thirty more Scarlatti sonatas.  More very fine Scarlatti. 

[Mister Sharpe]

What I know of this recording, and mind that was a long time ago, that I found much favour in it.
It also reminds me of how many discs waiting in my collection to get another turn in my player,

Good grief, Harry, I hadn't noticed that this recording is now 22 years old!  Well, that's still young, compared to this listener.  Anyway, it's one reason why Rameau has defied the odds and wormed his way into my Top Ten Composer List (a distinction not even accorded J.S. Bach).

[Harry]

Good grief, Harry, I hadn't noticed that this recording is now 22 years old!  Well, that's still young, compared to this listener.  Anyway, it's one reason why Rameau has defied the odds and wormed his way into my Top Ten Composer List (a distinction not even accorded J.S. Bach).

So I bought it 22 years ago....

[Mister Sharpe]

Tempus Fug It.

[mc ukrneal]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/tomasasek-vaclav-jan-1774-1850-piano.html?spref=tw

There is not much recorded by him, and this CD is very good.

I've loved that disc since I first bought it. As you say, it is a true joy!

[listener]

SHOSTAKOVICH   first listen to this cd
Symphony no.9
Russian River incidental music op. 66   Native Leningrad,  vocal symphonic suite to the "Motherland" theatrical program op. 63
St. Petersburg State Academic S.O.,  Chamber Choir of Smolny Cathedral
Alexander Titov, cond.

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/sallinen-aulis-1935-symphonies-no-2-4.html?spref=tw

[Zeus]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/tomasasek-vaclav-jan-1774-1850-piano.html?spref=tw

There is not much recorded by him, and this CD is very good.

I had a little trouble tracking this down because you (Harry) misspelled the composer's name on your website:


Tomasášek


But the music sounds very nice, so thanks for the head's up.

[kishnevi]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/sallinen-aulis-1935-symphonies-no-2-4.html?spref=tw

Have that set in the Pile, as part of an effort to explore more composers. thanks for the encouragement!
Meanwhile, before I go into work,  a program devoted to First abd Fifth Symphonies
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CD 1 Symphony 1 and Symphonic Dances
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The individual CD

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CD 1 Symphonies 1 and 5

This will be first hearing of the Penderecki works.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Quatrain. Yet another mesmerizing work from the Japanese master.

[Mirror Image]

Have that set in the Pile, as part of an effort to explore more composers. thanks for the encouragement!
Meanwhile, before I go into work,  a program devoted to First abd Fifth Symphonies
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CD 1 Symphony 1 and Symphonic Dances
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The individual CD

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CD 1 Symphonies 1 and 5

This will be first hearing of the Penderecki works.

I hope you enjoy Penderecki more than I did, Jeffrey.