What are you listening to now?

[Mister Sharpe]

Wish we, as a nation, weren't so trigger happy.  Shoot first, ask questions later.  And we do love to shoot.

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[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/klenau-von-paul-1883-1946-string.html?spref=tw

[HIPster]

Playing an excellent, though underrated ("unknown"?), Monteverdi recording ~

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Hans Ludwig Hirsch plays a beautiful sounding organ on some tracks; others have a sensitive accompaniment of harpsichord, harp and violin.

Sound is very good.

[Todd]

Disc 12, starting off with one of Bach's greatest hits.  Though I've not done any A/Bs yet, the more I've listened to this set, the more I think I probably prefer Alain's second cycle. 

[Dee Sharp]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1886 Nowak). Klemperer/Philharmonia. Excellent performance recorded in 1963.

[Mahlerian]

Bruckner: String Quintet in F
Fine Arts Quartet+
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[Mirror Image]

Printemps from this set:

[aligreto]

Vivaldi: Catone in Utica, Act 3 [Curtis]....





Powerful, assertive and intense music and performances that are well driven, but not frantically so. The whole experience is very invigorating and engaging. The recording has great presence and vitality which helps with the inherent drama of the work.

[Karl Henning]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/04/brian-havergal-1876-1972-orchestral.html?spref=tw

I am always a little apprehensive regarding this composer, but I keep coming back to him.

Most interesting, mijn vriend.

[Drasko]

Berg, Hindemith & Stravinsky Violin Concertos

[aligreto]

Holst: St. Paul's Suite [Hickox]....

[Karl Henning]

Holst: St. Paul's Suite [Hickox]....

How is this?  (I have been following your gradual survey of this CD, and all the little-known works have piqued my curiosity.  In fact, not to make any secret of it, I have gone ahead and ordered the disc.)

[Karl Henning]

Schoenberg
Die Jakobsleiter
BBC Symphony Orchestra & al.
Boulez

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[North Star]

First-listen Friday
Liszt
Missa choralis, S. 10
Corydon Singers
Thomas Trotter (organ)
Matthew Best
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[Todd]

Berg, Hindemith & Stravinsky Violin Concertos

A great disc.


TD:




From the Ozawa box.  A corker of a Fifth, one of the best I've heard.  The Rimsky-ed Mussorgsky is excellent, too.

[Karl Henning]

Hope you enjoy it, Karlo!

Thread Duty:

Schoenberg
Three German Folksongs
BBC Singers
Boulez

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[aligreto]

Langgaard: Symphony No. 7 [Dausgaard]....





There is a definite change in tone and musical language in this work. It is an emotionally engaging and very compelling work that is filled with tension and drama. The lyrical aspect is also still there in abundance. The musical content is wonderful.

[aligreto]

How is this?  (I have been following your gradual survey of this CD, and all the little-known works have piqued my curiosity.  In fact, not to make any secret of it, I have gone ahead and ordered the disc.)

I have found it to be a rewarding disc Karl and I would be surprised if you did not like it. However, I must declare an interest in the music of Holst but I like what Hickox does with it. Some of the music I already have but some was also new to me and overall it was very engaging.

[Karl Henning]

I have found it to be a rewarding disc Karl and I would be surprised if you did not like it. However, I must declare an interest in the music of Holst but I like what Hickox does with it. Some of the music I already have but some was also new to me and overall it was very engaging.

Thanks!

[North Star]

Hope you enjoy it, Karlo!

I certainly did, Karl! The disc had been on my list for ages, thanks to your praise. I'll save Via Crucis for later, though.

Now, to end First-listen Friday -
Barber
Songs
Finley
Drake
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