What are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

No surprise, and a first listen:

Hindemith
The Long Christmas Dinner (sung in German)
Libretto adapted by Thornton Wilder after his own story

[San Antone]

Machaut : Chansons
Orlando Consort

[NikF]

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 - Sawallisch/Staatskapelle Dresden.

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[aligreto]

Arne: Overtures Nos. 1-4 [Hogwood]....

[Harry]

A top recommendation in the rerun. It is well conceived and firmly rooted in the singing tradition of that time. An ensemble that should be applauded for their innovative approach. They are on top of all interpretations I ever heard in this kind of music.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/01/hanelle-jean-c1380-c-1436-cypriot.html?spref=tw

[Todd]

It's been years since I last bought a Yundi Li disc.  I sort of remember why.  He dispatches the Ballades, Berceuse, and Op 17 Mazurkas with clarity and poise and control.  But it seems more efficient and cool than romantic or searching or individual in nature.  Spontaneity is AWOL.  It's too well done to be called mechanical, but it just doesn't excite me.  Excellent sound.

Intriguingly, this is the first contemporary release I've bought with the Mercury Classics imprint along with the more familiar DG branding.  A few hot young acts appear to be on Mercury - Alice Sara Ott and uberhunky Andreas Ottensamer are also on the label - so I wonder if UMG will more fully resurrect the brand.

[Mirror Image]

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 - Sawallisch/Staatskapelle Dresden.

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My favorite set of these symphonies without a doubt. I haven't been too fair to ol' Bob when it comes to his orchestral music. I love his chamber music, however, unequivocally.

[Brian]

Movement titles aside, what do you think of the music, Brian?

Quite enjoyed it! It falls into a style of conventional-tonality modernism that I find very hard to describe and explain, unfortunately, but it's good.

[Karl Henning]

No surprise, and a first listen:

Hindemith
The Long Christmas Dinner (sung in German)
Libretto adapted by Thornton Wilder after his own story

Deutsche Textfassung von Paul Hindemith

[ComposerOfAvantGarde]

My favorite set of these symphonies without a doubt. I haven't been too fair to ol' Bob when it comes to his orchestral music. I love his chamber music, however, unequivocally.

What do you like about this recording? I find it intolerable.

[Mirror Image]

What do you like about this recording? I find it intolerable.

The energy, the exuberance...there's a fieriness to the performing that I don't quite get with other performances. It's also highly consistent and doesn't lose any steps. What cycle do you prefer?

[San Antone]

Josquin des Prez : Motets
Orlando Consort

[aligreto]

Beethoven: Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 [Gaudier Ensemble]....

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to Violin Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121. A marvelous performance.

[Brian]

The energy, the exuberance...there's a fieriness to the performing that I don't quite get with other performances. It's also highly consistent and doesn't lose any steps. What cycle do you prefer?

I haven't listened to Sawallisch, but my current shortlist is Gardiner, Chailly (ed. Mahler!), Barenboim, in basically that order.

[Mirror Image]

I haven't listened to Sawallisch, but my current shortlist is Gardiner, Chailly (ed. Mahler!), Barenboim, in basically that order.

I'll have to checkout the Barenboim. He should be excellent in this repertoire.

[listener]

two organ recitals, a reconstructed Silbermann in the Benediktinerkirche Vililngen
pieces by J.S. BACH, GUILAIN, CLÉRAMBAULT
and a Westphalian spring chest organ by J-P.Möller at Borgentreich
- seems to have less action noises
pieces by MUFFAT ZACHOW, WALTHER TELEMANN..

[SimonNZ]

I was just listening to this work the other day. So gorgeous. I'll have to check out this performance as it's Mutter and Ozawa. Can't go wrong there.

There's also a couple of other Takemitsu performances which have just been put up on the invaluable Tim Poulus channel:

November Steps - Peter Rundel, cond. - 12 November 2016, Bozar, Brussels, Ars Musica

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-u9s1PCNXY

Quatation Of Dream - Yasuaki Itakura, cond. - 25 February 2016, Salle Dutilleux, Auditorium de Bordeaux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZaZHMeQHqo

[Brian]

Saw someone mention this somewhere on GMG. Needed no further encouragement.

[aligreto]

Haydn: Symphony No. 73, La Chase [Goodman]....





Always a delight to hear this one with its very fine galloping final movement.