What are you listening to now?

[Karl Henning]

Schoenberg
Die Jakobsleiter
BBC Symphony Orchestra & al.
Boulez

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[North Star]

First-listen Friday
Liszt
Missa choralis, S. 10
Corydon Singers
Thomas Trotter (organ)
Matthew Best
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[Todd]

Berg, Hindemith & Stravinsky Violin Concertos

A great disc.


TD:




From the Ozawa box.  A corker of a Fifth, one of the best I've heard.  The Rimsky-ed Mussorgsky is excellent, too.

[Karl Henning]

Hope you enjoy it, Karlo!

Thread Duty:

Schoenberg
Three German Folksongs
BBC Singers
Boulez

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[aligreto]

Langgaard: Symphony No. 7 [Dausgaard]....





There is a definite change in tone and musical language in this work. It is an emotionally engaging and very compelling work that is filled with tension and drama. The lyrical aspect is also still there in abundance. The musical content is wonderful.

[aligreto]

How is this?  (I have been following your gradual survey of this CD, and all the little-known works have piqued my curiosity.  In fact, not to make any secret of it, I have gone ahead and ordered the disc.)

I have found it to be a rewarding disc Karl and I would be surprised if you did not like it. However, I must declare an interest in the music of Holst but I like what Hickox does with it. Some of the music I already have but some was also new to me and overall it was very engaging.

[Karl Henning]

I have found it to be a rewarding disc Karl and I would be surprised if you did not like it. However, I must declare an interest in the music of Holst but I like what Hickox does with it. Some of the music I already have but some was also new to me and overall it was very engaging.

Thanks!

[North Star]

Hope you enjoy it, Karlo!

I certainly did, Karl! The disc had been on my list for ages, thanks to your praise. I'll save Via Crucis for later, though.

Now, to end First-listen Friday -
Barber
Songs
Finley
Drake
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[king ubu]

From the Argerich Sony box ... and actually the main drawing point for me - gotta hear Gitlis! Too bad there's none of those fancy boxes culling his recordings.

[Todd]

From the Argerich Sony box ... and actually the main drawing point for me - gotta hear Gitlis! Too bad there's none of those fancy boxes culling his recordings.

He never recorded much, though the below two boxes have eight discs worth of music.  They include his Vox concerto recordings (the Brilliant) and various and sundry UMG and live recordings (the Decca).

[aligreto]

Mozart: Piano Quartet K 478 [Sonnerie]....

[king ubu]

He never recorded much, though the below two boxes have eight discs worth of music.  They include his Vox concerto recordings (the Brilliant) and various and sundry UMG and live recordings (the Decca).

Thanks, the Brilliant I do have, it's where I got to hear him first. The Decca I so far skipped ... have some other stray releases with and by him, will go on with this here right now, which is the largest after the Brilliant set:



Review and contents listing:
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2016/Apr/Gitlis_SWR19005CD.htm

[king ubu]

ordered 

[SimonNZ]

Mozart's Piano Sonata no.11 - Ivor Kipnis, fortepiano

[Mister Sharpe]

This evening's listening :

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[Madiel]

BWV 170, Vergnuegte Ruh

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With a rather unusual central aria, deliberately devoid of any instruments in the lower register, and (going by date) a newly prominent organ part.

[Todd]

Barenboim's Eighth.  Barenboim maintains something close to the qualitative level of the Seventh here.  He keeps things taut at around 77', and he knows how and when to build tension and power.  The Adagio is magnificent, the Scherzo slightly less so.  There's plenty of power in the outer movements, and this is big-scale Bruckner.  The blobby sound distracts a bit, but not too much.  Overall, an excellent account, but not at the Gielen or Skrowaczewski level.

[Mirror Image]

Now playing the Violin Concerto from this set:

[SimonNZ]

Adam's Giselle - Richard Bonynge, cond.

[Autumn Leaves]

Langgaard: Symphony No. 7 [Dausgaard]....





There is a definite change in tone and musical language in this work. It is an emotionally engaging and very compelling work that is filled with tension and drama. The lyrical aspect is also still there in abundance. The musical content is wonderful.

Thanks for your recent posts about this Symphony Cycle - I am following your journey with interest