What are you listening to now?

[Jaakko Keskinen]

JS Bach: Coffee Cantata [Hogwood]....

I think Coffee Cantata is one of the only cantatas from Bach that I've heard. The music's not bad...

[king ubu]

More gorgeous Monteverdi from the 2017 pile, nah, actually came out late 2016, but I missed it back then ... wonderful indeed!

[Todd]

[eljr]

Jordi Savall / La Capella Reial de Catalunya / Hespèrion XXI
Lorenzo de' Medici and Maximilian I, 1450 – 1519

Release Date May 26, 2017
Duration01:15:55
Genre
Classical
Styles
Chamber Music
Vocal Music
Recording DateDecember 23, 2016 & January 19, 2017
Recording Location
La Collégiale de Cardona, Catalogne

[Karl Henning]

Prompted by André's reminder:

Weinberg
Pf Quintet, Op.18 (1944)
Matthias Kirschnereit & the Szymanowski Quartet

[Mister Sharpe]

The two chamber symphonies :

[Karl Henning]

The two [Schoenberg] chamber symphonies :

Nice!

[Mister Sharpe]

Nice!

Me likes 'em. Did I ever tell you 'bout the time the Library Director caught me listening to Pierrot Lunaire at 11:00 PM in the listening room when I was supposed to be at the Circulation Desk (actually, it was my break).  No? Well, count yourself lucky!

[Karl Henning]

Me likes 'em. Did I ever tell you 'bout the time the Library Director caught me listening to Pierrot Lunaire at 11:00 PM in the listening room when I was supposed to be at the Circulation Desk (actually, it was my break).  No? Well, count yourself lucky!

But surely you are at liberty to do as you please on your break?  Tyranny!

[aligreto]

Finishing off this set....





John Gibson: Codhladh Sámh
Irene Buckley: Only such ice could be so fair.
Deirdre Gribbin: from Invitation to a journey *
Benedict Schiepper-Connolly: The Old Ways.
Andrew Hamilton: c *

Of the music that I have not already heard the tracks marked * denote music or composers which are of interest to me for further exploration.

[aligreto]

I think Coffee Cantata is one of the only cantatas from Bach that I've heard....

That is interesting.
I believe that JS Bach did some of his best work in the Cantatas.

[Alek Hidell]

A double portion of Café Zimmermann (with a side of Céline Frisch) ... this:

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Followed by

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[aligreto]

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Interesting; I have not heard Café Zimmermann perform any of Vivaldi's music. How do they do?

[Karl Henning]

Shostakovich
Pf Quintet in g minor, Op.57 (1940)
Matthias Kirschnereit & the Szymanowski Quartet

[Karl Henning]

I believe that JS Bach did some of his best work in the Cantatas.

I take this thesis seriously, although . . . I have yet to address myself to a proper survey of them . . . .

[Mahlerian]

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A "Italian"
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, cond. Tennstedt
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[Alek Hidell]

Interesting; I have not heard Café Zimmermann perform any of Vivaldi's music. How do they do?

I'm certainly no expert, but I think they're superb. Sharply and enthusiastically performed.

I'll be interested to compare it to the Biondi performances I recently purchased, part of which cover the same ground.

[aligreto]

I take this thesis seriously, although . . . I have yet to address myself to a proper survey of them . . . .

Truth therein lies Karl and, verily, they require and deserve you attention 

[aligreto]

I'm certainly no expert, but I think they're superb. Sharply and enthusiastically performed.

I'll be interested to compare it to the Biondi performances I recently purchased, part of which cover the same ground.

Thank you for that.
Please post any comparisons that you might make. That would make for very interesting reading 

[Todd]

Schumann.