What are you listening to now?

[Mirror Image]

Now:





Listening to Ritmica Ostinata. Certainly one of my favorite works for piano and orchestra from a Japanese composer. Not that there are that many of them or that I know too many of them.

[Todd]

After the Clidat assault on my ears, I needed something nice and clean and pleasant to listen to, in fully modern sound.  K309.  Not the best, but very nice.

[Mirror Image]

Now playing A Severn Rhapsody, Op. 3 from this recording:



Because sometimes there's just nothing like some Finzi. A gorgeous, unchallenging musical treat for the ears.

[Christo]

Now playing A Severn Rhapsody, Op. 3 from this recording:



Because sometimes there's just nothing like some Finzi. A gorgeous, unchallenging musical treat for the ears.

Long term favourite; only equalled by the utter 'sincerity' of some of the music by Armstrong Gibbs.

[Que]

It is absolutely wonderful! A peach and a winner! I didn't quite expect to be able to listen to 3-CD worth of solo recorder music in a row, but after listening to the first 2 CD I can hardly wait to finish the set tomorrow. And I also can hardly wait to listen to the complete, 9-CD set  by Dan Laurin, which I also have:



(Already did a comparison for Engels Nachtegaeltje --- a mindblowing piece --- and found Bosgraaf better by a slight margin.)

If only I could play the recorder a tenth as well as these guys --- I actually own two soprano recorders and every now and then I play one and my 4-year son the other: uneducated improvisations all along, of course, but not unpleasant to the ear; how much more interesting and fun it'd be if played properly... sigh.

I'm impressed... I didn't know the Laurin set, let alone that there was a complete recording on the market!
Given the nature of the music - variations, transcriptions, many of folksongs - a lot depends on the performer.
Bosgraaf is expressive and engaging, and uses a variety of recorders.

I've been into music for recorders for a while now, encountered the genre through the Loeki Stardust Quartet.
Now exploring more repertoire. When I recently looked into Telemann's significant output, the choice is often between Bosgraaf and Dan Laurin....

Q

[Todd]

Late night dueling Op 28s.  A much closer run thing than the Oppitz-Levinas competition, but ultimately Levinas comes out on top.  More legato, more lyricism, but more intensity in spots.  Lipkin doesn't give in easily, though.  About what I'd expect from two second tier competitors going at it.

[Que]

Morning listening:

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[Kontrapunctus]

[Camphy]

Via Qobuz:

[SimonNZ]

Rene Gerber's Cor Anglais Concerto - Peggy Wey-Ervin, cor anglais, Théo Loosli, cond.

[Autumn Leaves]

Tonight's listening:



Piano Concertos #1 & 2



Debussy: Printemps
Faure: Pelleas Et Melisande

Faure for a first listen.



Dante Symphony

[Florestan]

Just finished the third and last CD. Wow! Excellent music, superb performance --- and exceptionally detailed and well translated liner notes, quite unusual for Brilliant. 

Bosgraaf is expressive and engaging, and uses a variety of recorders.

This.

[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening to @chopininstitute disc of the "other" #Hamelin:http://a-fwd.to/4DdzDu8 ... http://ift.tt/2nwY7hW

[Turner]

Hi Aligreto - being a Luigi B. fan from way back, your posting piqued my interest - I have the 2 Naxos CDs w/ Tim Hugh doing a portion of these works and also the 7-disc box inserted above; 3 CDs are of the Boccherini Cello Concertos w/ Julius Berger on the cello - so, do I need yet another set - found a review of the Bronzi and Berger performances (PDF attached for those interested - a link is give to the larger box on MusicWeb) - Dave

There is also Geringas´ fine set of the complete Boccherini cello concertos. Some of the best music he wrote.

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/03/halvorsen-johan-1864-1935-orchestral.html?spref=tw

[Turner]

Frank Martin: Petite Symphonie Concertante - Fricsay, Herzog, Kind, RIAS Orchestra 1950
Beethoven: Symphony no.1 - Fricsay, BPO 1953

// Membran super budget 4CD set //

There seems to be several very fine things in this set, but the textures of Martin´s work isn´t really that suitable for the thin sound of this historical recording, when it gets a rather okay-ish performance. The Beethoven 1st Symphony on the other hand is surprising, very good, and extremely energetic.

[pjme]

Abril's Nocturnos de la Antequerela (hommage to de Falla) - for piano and strings: lovely, mysterious work. Quasi impressionistic, tonal... sounds quite personal, even if it has all the recognisable arpeggio's, pizzicati etc., it does convey - at least for me - a magical night world.

I suppose that Abril was inspired by the

Antequera Dolmens Site

Located at the heart of Andalusia in southern Spain, the site comprises three megalithic monuments: the Menga and Viera dolmens and the Tholos of El Romeral, and two natural monuments: La Peña de los Enamorados and El Torcal mountainous formations, which are landmarks within the property. Built during the Neolithic and Bronze Age out of large stone blocks, these monuments form chambers with lintelled roofs or false cupolas. These three tombs, buried beneath their original earth tumuli, are one of the most remarkable architectural works of European prehistory and one of the most important examples of European Megalithism.



P.

[Florestan]

Earlier:



Now playing:

[Harry]

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2017/03/lambert-constant-1905-1951-tiresias.html?spref=tw

[chord]

https://youtu.be/d-7mtE_jfcA

review here
http://komolyzeneiajanlo.blogspot.hu/2017/01/gyemant-katalogus.html