What are you listening to now?

[Brian]

Gonna audition this cycle today, Monday, and Tuesday.



#2 now

[PerfectWagnerite]

Among famous composers, Hindemith was also known as a violist.

Yes and a damn fine one at that. He premiered the Walton Viola Concerto.

[cilgwyn]

On now. Serene and graceful. This one should be nice and relaxing for aligreto after his Musica Antiqua Köln workout!

[André]

This week: the Paukenmesse (Missa in tempore belli) and the first three "Paris" symphonies. This set was simply crying out for a purchase. Bernstein's Haydn is among the best. The stark, almost terrifying account of thePauken though is sabotaged by the raucous, swampy, echoey sound (in Washington Cathedral). I wonder if something dire was going on in Washington at the time (January 1973) ? Bernstein truly sounds angry.

[aligreto]

Locatelli: Concerti Grossi Op. 1 Nos. 7-9 [Ruhadze]....

[aligreto]

On now. Serene and graceful. This one should be nice and relaxing for aligreto after his Musica Antiqua Köln workout!

Your concern for my health is much appreciated   

[king ubu]

I should add that in Mozart's violin concertos Mutter is much less self-indulgent, flashy and in-your-face romanticizing the music than in the violin sonatas. Not that all of the above is a bad thing in my book --- Mutter/Orkis is actually my favorite incomplete set of violin sonatas.

Do you know the incomplete cycle by your compatriot Clara Haskil with Arthur Grumiaux?

Among famous composers, Hindemith was also known as a violist.

Luckily, also recorded as a violist, in the chamber trio with Szymon Goldberg and Emanuel Feuermann.

Thread duty:



The Chopin discs by Stefan Askenase (rec. 1951 - sonatas 2 & 3 plus a Mazurka in between) and Halina Czerny-Stefanska (rec. 1956 - six Mazurkas, Ballads 1 & 4, Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise brillante). First listens, both.

[cilgwyn]

On now. More Mutter. I haven't listened to this cd for a while.

[PerfectWagnerite]

On now. More Mutter. I haven't listened to this cd for a while.

I heard her perform the Romances with Masur and the NYPO about 10 yrs ago and it was wonderful.

On the same concert another Masur specialty - Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony.

[aligreto]

Berlioz: Les Nuits d'Été [sung by Baker]....





Wonderful performances by Baker, particularly in the heartfelt performance of "Absence".

[aligreto]

On now. More Mutter. I haven't listened to this cd for a while.

Does the Mutter version of the Beethoven VC matter? I have a number of different versions of this wonderful work but not that one. Does she offer anything different in terms of performance or interpretation?

[Todd]

[Dee Sharp]

Schubert: Piano Sonatas 17 D.850 and 14 D.784. Favourite recordings.

[Todd]

[Daverz]

Xenakis - Tetras (His best quartet IMO)





Not the most thrilling artwork  but I assure you, it's a desert island disk (well double, lol). Such a pleasurable quartet (his #2), I can't decide between Tetras and Bartok's 4th when it comes to overall favorite quartet  0:) but calling it "fucking amazing" is an understatement to how incredible it is

I never knew string instruments could make some of those sounds. 

[Daverz]

This week: the Paukenmesse (Missa in tempore belli) and the first three "Paris" symphonies. This set was simply crying out for a purchase. Bernstein's Haydn is among the best. The stark, almost terrifying account of thePauken though is sabotaged by the raucous, swampy, echoey sound (in Washington Cathedral). I wonder if something dire was going on in Washington at the time (January 1973) ? Bernstein truly sounds angry.

You might try the later one on Philips and in a DG box.

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[Florestan]

Do you know the incomplete cycle by your compatriot Clara Haskil with Arthur Grumiaux?

I have it in the Clara Haskil big box but never listened to it. I guess I should give it a spin asap.

FWIW, I find Schneiderhan/Seeman to be the next best to Mutter/Orkis. For complete cycles, Podger/Cooper is unsurpassable, beside being the only truly complete one that I'm aware of.

[listener]

A concert tonight by one of Vancouver's "other" orchestras, the West Coast Symphony) a group of volunteer professionals
Cesk Zadeja: Suite From "Skanderbeg"  (from a 1954 Albanian film score)
Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
Stefan Hintersteininger: Saxophone Concerto   (local composer)
Benjamin Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
a bit rough sounding sometimes but worth the trip.  The (soprano) sax concerto is of the Malcolm Arnold ilk, tuneful and virtuosic, the Albanian suite was in the Prokofiev etc. 1950's heroic style with battles, laments, folksongs and triumphs.   The Britten is a great way to end a season giving almost all the members a chance for solo bits.

[eljr]

Zefiro / Gemma Bertagnolli / Alfredo Bernardini
Handel: Venus & Adonis - Cantatas & Sonatas

Release Date March 5, 2010
Duration01:15:10
Genre
Classical
Styles
Vocal Music
Chamber Music

[aligreto]

Locatelli: Concerti Grossi Op. 1 Nos. 10-12 [Ruhadze]....





Vibrant and exciting music that is reflected in these performances. The recording is on the bright side [but not excessively so] but is very good with wonderful timbres. Textures are light and tempi are energetic.