What are you listening to now?

[Florestan]

Superb stuff, both musically and sonically, all of them.

[Keep Going]

Martinu: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani

[Harry]

A blast from my past collection, even pre-blog, and as confusing it is now as it was then, at least it is what I remember of that recording. Anyways a second listen after 3 years.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/11/dalbert-eugen-1864-1932-symphony-no-4.html?spref=tw

[mc ukrneal]

This turned out to be a reminder why HvK's Parsifal, despite undeniable gorgeousness, does not make my Top 5 among Parsifal recordings.
The violins sound great... almost great, namely artificial and the females engage in a vibrato orgy (Flowermaiden Sextet is quite hard on the ears) and Kundry isn't the last word.

What 5 would you choose ahead of it?

[mc ukrneal]

A blast from my past collection, even pre-blog, and as confusing it is now as it was then, at least it is what I remember of that recording. Anyways a second listen after 3 years.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/11/dalbert-eugen-1864-1932-symphony-no-4.html?spref=tw

Interesting - I only have the piano concerto on the orchestral side. But I do enjoy his piano music. I think of it as that French, romantic sensualism, but with a modern twist. But the twist can be challenging at times.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

What 5 would you choose ahead of it?

I was just waiting for that question. 


1.) Kubelik


2.) Boulez


3.) Barenboim


4.) Knappertsbusch '62


5.) Kegel


Also contenders to land ahead of Karajan (although the latter is stronger in certain aspects of the work than each of these):

Thielemann, Goodall, Jaap van Zweden. Almost Levine/Bayreuth.

[Harry]

Interesting - I only have the piano concerto on the orchestral side. But I do enjoy his piano music. I think of it as that French, romantic sensualism, but with a modern twist. But the twist can be challenging at times.

Yes that's a good description. And for the record I love his music, but it's somewhat confusing

[Monsieur Croche]

Ravel ~ Sonata for Violin and 'Cello
https://www.youtube.com/v/HCXUVTjgLXQ

Kodaly ~ Duo for Violin and 'Cello

[Mirror Image]

Martinu: Double Concerto for Two String Orchestras, Piano, and Timpani

An awesome piece of music. Love it.

[Que]

Another recording of the 8yh symphony:



Q

[HIPster]

Starting off the day with The Mass of Thanksgiving by Monteverdi and his contemporaries, Andrew Parrott conducts The Taverner Consort:


https://www.amazon.com/Mass-Thanksgiving-Monteverdi/dp/B00000DNM3/ref=sr_1_8?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1479999661&sr=1-8&keywords=parrott+monteverdi

I'd probably prefer a closer mic-ed recording, but once the ears adjust to the large basilica space, the sound is very engaging. 

Excellent Stephen Midgeley review via the link above.

Haven't played this one in ages!  Thanks to all who post here; I am most grateful for each of your contributions to this community of music-lovers!  Very thankful for this site as well. 

Cheers!

HIPster

[Dee Sharp]

Bach: Whitsun Cantatas BWV 172, 59, 74 & 34. Gardiner/English Baroque Soloists/Monteverdi Choir/Hagen, Kozena etc.

[anothername]

Herbert von Karajan conducting: Verdi- Don Carlo

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Le Tombeau de Couperin. Great stuff.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening to #Copland on @ChandosRecords w/@BBCPhilharmonic under John Wilson.

#c... http://ift.tt/2gj1wJY

&


#morninglistening to @RCOamsterdam in @Tan_Dun, Benjamin, Lindberg & Rijnvos: #Horizon7

T... http://ift.tt/2g7CwGv

Wohoo! This is really primo stuff!

[Todd]

Three English Suites.

[Karl Henning]

These Gems...
Darius Milhaud ~ Six Petites Symphonies
(Chamber Symphonies -- brevity itself -- for varied instrumental groups)
playlist (from a terrific Ytube channel):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJKziU8yEt4&list=PL85v3ho5sSTZlpYDHGALCQFHXqClxCMqi
These little symphonies are between 109 to 93 years old ~ Enjoy :-)

1.) piccolo, flute, clarinet, oboe, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello
2.) flute, English horn, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, bass
3.) flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, 'cello, bass
4.) 4 violin, 2 viola, 2 'cello, 2 bass
5.) piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, Bb clarinet, B bass clarinet, two bassoons and two horns
6.) 4voices (wordless); soprano, contralto, tenor, bass & oboe, 'cello

Best regards

FWIW, I like these much better than any of the Symphonies, proper.

[Harry]

One of my favourite symphonists.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/11/jadassohn-salomon-1831-1902-symphony-no.html?spref=tw

[Karl Henning]

I was just waiting for that question. 

I knew that was a set-up! 

[Harry]

An unknown composer to most of us, but in my view well worth listening to. This guy has some musical surprised in his sleeve, especially in the solo concertos.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/11/westerhoff-christian-1763-1806.html?spref=tw