What are you listening to now?

[North Star]

Haydn
Symphony No. 17 in F major (c. 1760-5)
Symphony No. 18 in G major (1757-66)
The Academy of Ancient Music
Hogwood

[Karl Henning]

A first listen!

Turina
Danzas fantásticas Op.22 (1919)
Alicia de Larrocha

[asin]B003D0ZNJC[/asin]

[eljr]

Glen Wilson
Andrea Antico: Animoso mio desire

Release Date January 13, 2015
Duration59:46
Genre
Classical
Styles
Keyboard
Recording DateJune, 2014
Recording Location
Monreale, Sicily

[Madiel]

More Nielsen streaming:

1. 6 songs on poems by Ludvig Holstein, op.10 - excellent stuff, they feel a step above the opp.4 and 6 songs on a first hearing.

2. Hymnus Amoris, op.12 - this is certainly interesting, starting with Nielsen's insistence on translating the text from Danish into Latin.

[Karl Henning]

More Nielsen streaming:

1. 6 songs on poems by Ludvig Holstein, op.10 - excellent stuff, they feel a step above the opp.4 and 6 songs on a first hearing.

2. Hymnus Amoris, op.12 - this is certainly interesting, starting with Nielsen's insistence on translating the text from Danish into Latin.

That is an easy rabbit-hole!

[North Star]

That is an easy rabbit-hole!

Speaking of which..

Haydn
Symphony No. 19 in D major (c. 1760-6)
Symphony No. 20 in C major (c. 1760-6)
The Academy of Ancient Music
Hogwood

[Karl Henning]

Speaking of which..

Haydn
Symphony No. 19 in D major (c. 1760-6)
Symphony No. 20 in C major (c. 1760-6)
The Academy of Ancient Music
Hogwood

[Madiel]

That is an easy rabbit-hole!

Well if you can find satisfactory recordings. For all the guff about Nielsen being the nation's greatest composer, the number of available options starts shrinking very rapidly once you move away from the symphonies and a few other works.

[Karl Henning]

Your quarrel is just.

[Mahlerian]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, cond. Cobos
[asin]B000003CXD[/asin]

[Karl Henning]

Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, cond. Cobos

[asin]B000003CXD[/asin]

Hey, let me & Cato (who, in a curious coincidence, is presently slouching towards Cincinnati) know how you like this 'un.

[Karl Henning]

Perhaps strange to say, possibly a first listen:

Handel
Suite in E, HWV 430
Alicia de Larrocha

[asin]B00IS3E8CW[/asin]

[cilgwyn]

On now. The 1966 BBC Studio recording of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Yeomen of the Guard,with dialogue and narration. Not commercially available on cd,unfortunately! This is a simply superb performance! The 1966 studio recordings are (in almost every instance) superior,in every way,to the 1989 BBC series (good as they are!). The singing is superb. The dialogue is delivered by actors. Although,Peter Pratt (who prededed John Reed for a while in the patter roles) always performed his own,in the BBC recordings,he made. Imo,using actors,at least in this instance, actually enhances the experience. For once,Gilbert's dialogue is actually given dramatic impetus,instead of that strange,stylised,manner in which it is usually delivered in G & S recordings. And these recordings are very well acted indeed!! The short bit of narration preceding the odd scene is,imo,very useful,and adds a bit of additional atmosphere to the proceedings (those posh BBC accents,they used to use!). Very probably the best recording ever made of The Yeomen of the Guard! It leaves the others standing,imo!Although,the Sargent is probably the finest for the actual beauty of the singing,however (have it as well!). But all the recordings in this 1966 series are (at least the ones conducted by Stanford Robinson) simply magnificent! By the way,if anyone who hasn't,fancies hearing them,they can be found on the internet,apparently?!!

[North Star]

Falla: Cuatro Piezas Españolas, G 37 (1909)
Granados: Danzas Españolas, Op. 37 (1892-1900) [selections]
                  Escenas Poéticas series 1 Nos.1-3, H55 (1912)
Albéniz: España, Op. 165
Michel Block
[asin]B006WQAY0W[/asin]

[Mahlerian]

Hey, let me & Cato (who, in a curious coincidence, is presently slouching towards Cincinnati) know how you like this 'un.

I like it a good bit.  It had been a while since I'd listened to it, though, so I made sure to finish before commenting.  It's a relatively swiftly-paced interpretation, with a flexible beat and a well-balanced ensemble throughout.  It doesn't have the overbearingly brassy sound of some Bruckner recordings, but allows little details to come through all the same.

[Turner]

Schumann, solo works / Gieseking - Grammofono2000 2CD http://www.allmusic.com/album/gieseking-plays-schumann-mw0001380458

Schumann, various works / Cortot - Piano Library 3CD http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-schumann-recordings-1927-1937-mw0001388672/credits

For some of the material, first listens.

[chord]

The great Machaut masterpiece <3

Yes, although I prefer his motets on that legendary 'Pink Machaut' record.



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[SonicMan46]

Haydn Trumpet Concerto played by Tine Thing Helseth and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

   

Hi Sarge - I have just one CD of Haydn's Trumpet Concerto on a modern instrument; plus, the 2 recordings added above were a 'keyed trumpet' is used - my only modern trumpet recording is w/ Marsalis, bought years ago when released - must obtain another 'modern' version - hope that some recommendations are made; of course, an important consideration is what the 'other' works are on the discs under consideration.  Thanks all for any comments - Dave

[Mahlerian]

Debussy: Images for orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra, cond. Boulez
[asin]B000001GGI[/asin]

Lassus: Lagrime di San Pietro
Ensemble Vocal Europeen, dir. Herreweghe
[asin]B00K1Q3VIG[/asin]

[Kontrapunctus]

No.12 and 8 (their ordering!) from this wonderful LP set.