What are you listening to now?

[Mandryka]

Dunstable: Kyrie, Gloria & Credo [Tonus Peregrinus]....





The gentle strains of the music are matched by the gentle tones of the vocalists in this very charming performance which is enhanced by the reverberant acoustic.

Somehow they sound to me like a bigger choir than they are! They have a distinctive way of harmonising, the dissonances sound sonorous. They give me the impression that they're responding to each other. The music is consistently interesting to listen to. I'm glad to have heard this recording.

[Sergeant Rock]

Some morning Bach 

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Good idea...I'll go with Egarr's 1 & 2




Sarge

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Now:

[cilgwyn]

On now. Another rare French operetta from the Accord operetta series.A rousing Overture introduces this fine,tuneful,inventive,1856 operetta. The singing,ensemble work and conducting are all of a very high standard. Some nice sound effects of mules,hens,birds and a sighing,mountain wind,add a nice bit of atmosphere to the rendition of the dialogue,which is always one of the great pleasures of this series. A real find,this one,imho. Fans of French operetta shouldn't let the unfamiliarity of the name,Louis-Aimé Maillart (1817-71) put them off! Unfortunately,this is another title from this series,which appears to have been deleted. Sellers are asking high prices,now. I'm just glad I added to this to my collection when I did!

[HIPster]

Good idea...I'll go with Egarr's 1 & 2




Sarge

Enjoy, Sarge! 

Good morning to you Hipster.

Early evening listening for me - Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus [Hogwood]....

Hi aligreto!

Looks splendid. 

Now playing ~

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An earlier edition, on the Accent label.

[aligreto]

JS Bach: Mass in F major BWV 233 [Herreweghe] from this collection....

[aligreto]

Somehow they sound to me like a bigger choir than they are! They have a distinctive way of harmonising, the dissonances sound sonorous. They give me the impression that they're responding to each other. The music is consistently interesting to listen to. I'm glad to have heard this recording.

Yes, it is a CD well worth investigating for those who do not know it or indeed know Dunstable's wonderful music and palette.

[aligreto]

Hi aligreto!

Looks splendid. 

An oldie but a goldie 

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Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra:



First-listen to this work actually. Quite nice so far.

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Scenes de Ballet:

[Sergeant Rock]

Berlioz Harold en Italie Op. 16, Menuhin, viola, Davis conducting the Philharmonia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWzyz0nnak0


Sarge

[Spineur]

Two CDs of Ernest Bloch music.  SQ and arrangments for the first one and orchestral pieces for the second.  Ernest Bloch was a mighty fine orchestrator.

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Two CDs of Ernest Bloch music.  SQ and arrangments for the first one and orchestral pieces for the second.  Ernest Bloch was a mighty fine orchestrator.

Bloch is a composer I need to try to get back into. I've been rather absent from his music for quite some time. He's one of those interesting composers who never really settled down and I mean this in the sense that he was a man without a country and, like Martinu, was rather cosmopolitan in that regard. Also, like Martinu, he didn't work in one particular style but a multitude of styles, but always managed to sound like himself. I recall being rather impressed with Hiver-Printemps and Evocations.

[Spineur]

Bloch is a composer I need to try to get back into. I've been rather absent from his music for quite some time. He's one of those interesting composers who never really settled down and I mean this in the sense that he was a man without a country and, like Martinu, was rather cosmopolitan in that regard. Also, like Martinu, he didn't work in one particular style but a multitude of styles, but always managed to sound like himself. I recall being rather impressed with Hiver-Printemps and Evocations.

He also composed for every music groups: the symphonic orchestra, chamber music, solo instruments, operas.  Also very close to his jewish roots but not only.
I personnally like his chamber music and his opera MacBeth most.  Listening to his cello music is always a moving moment for me, no so much the cello suites, but the jewish inspired pieces (Kadish, Schelomo, and the pieces from jewish live). 

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He also composed for every music groups: the symphonic orchestra, chamber music, solo instruments, operas.  Also very close to his jewish roots but not only.
I personnally like his chamber music and his opera MacBeth most.  Listening to his cello music is always a moving moment for me, no so much the cello suites, but the jewish inspired pieces (Kadish, Schelomo, and the pieces from jewish live).

Ah yes, so that Jewish vein runs through his music much like that Moravian-Boheminan influence ran through Martinu's music. Very cool. I must check out his chamber music. I have a fairly good sized Bloch collection. I also remember rather enjoying his Sacred Service. I'm not sure if you've heard this work or not?

[You did it]

Scriabin Sonatas 

[Josquin13]

Today, I've listened to the Merel Quartet play two of Mozart's "Haydn" quartets.  Alfred Brendel has spoken highly of this group, and it's easy to see why: as the Merels are very fine quartet, & they're given a 1st rate sound recording by Genuin:

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[SymphonicAddict]

One of my favorite composers and there's never a dull moment in any of his music. Do you know the piano music or chamber works? These are my favorite parts of his oeuvre.

About chamber music I know the impressive string quartets, the violin sonata, Pohadka, the Concertino for piano and Mladi. All of them are great stuff. Recently I've listened to On an overgrown path. Janácek seemed to be very sad when wrote this set of pieces for piano. I felt a merciless melancholy that really touched me.

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About chamber music I know the impressive string quartets, the violin sonata, Pohadka, the Concertino for piano and Mladi. All of them are great stuff. Recently I've listened to On an overgrown path. Janácek seemed to be very sad when wrote this set of pieces for piano. I felt a merciless melancholy that really touched me.

That's great and I'm glad you're enjoying this much so much. Makes this old boy proud. On an overgrown path is a gorgeous piece of music. I must revisit it.

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