What are you listening to now?

[ritter]

Another first listen... Gian Francesco Malipiero's SQ No. 1, 'Rispetti e strambotti' (composed in 1920), with the Orpheus String Quartet, from this recent acquisition:

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[Kontrapunctus]

Bach transcribed for 11-string guitar, including the French Suite No.1 and the Cello Suite No.1. Excellent playing and sound. (24 bit/48k WAV files)

[André]

The tuba's precursor

The last picture is that of a 'modern' cimbasso. Which means they are still built and, presumably played. I'd be curious to hear music where they're used.

[Baron Scarpia]

The last picture is that of a 'modern' cimbasso. Which means they are still built and, presumably played. I'd be curious to hear music where they're used.

The wikipedia article mentions they are used in some Verdi, in early Puccini, and in Respighi's Pines of Rome. Probably the sound is similar to a bass or contrabass trombone.

[André]

First listen last night, when I couldn't post...
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Basic reaction:
Good music, but nothing especially connected with me, so for now I am not tempted to explore this Pettersson beyond this one recording.

Get back to it once in a while. It will eventually 'click' or it won't. It took me at least a couple of years. The 7th being his most « popular » symphony, nobody will blame you for having heard the « wrong » work for your maiden Pettersson exploration  .

[André]

The wikipedia article mentions they are used in some Verdi, in early Puccini, and in Respighi's Pines of Rome. Probably the sound is similar to a bass or contrabass trombone.

I read that, too. If I were a record producer or a conductor I'd make sure to mention its use on the cover : « world premiere recording with the rare cimbasso »  .

[SurprisedByBeauty]

Get back to it once in a while. It will eventually 'click' or it won't. It took me at least a couple of years. The 7th being his most « popular » symphony, nobody will blame you for having heard the « wrong » work for your maiden Pettersson exploration  .

Seconded. I'm listening to this recording myself and I can't stop to listen to it, actually. But it took several goes at Pettersson to get that far. Now it's very enjoyable; tenacious, gritty music that won't give up!

Picture up soon; meanwhile TD:


#morninglistening to #Reimann's #Unrevealed for #StringQuartet + #baritone

: http://a-fwd.to/7duo9AN

w/#FischerDieskau & the #CherubiniQuartett on #Orfeo.

[Mahlerian]

Reger: Choral Music
Rundfunkchor Stockholm, dir. Ericson; Junge Kantorei Darmstadt, dir. Martini; The Hilliard Ensemble
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Fine disc.  My main complaint is that the Hilliard tracks are significantly louder and more closely recorded than the older recordings filling the rest of the disc.

André, have you heard Op. 110 No. 1?  What's it like compared to 2 and 3?

[SimonNZ]

Arensky's String Quartet No.2 - Paul Rosenthal et al

[André]

Reger: Choral Music
Rundfunkchor Stockholm, dir. Ericson; Junge Kantorei Darmstadt, dir. Martini; The Hilliard Ensemble
[asin]B01GQWSWFK[/asin]

Fine disc.  My main complaint is that the Hilliard tracks are significantly louder and more closely recorded than the older recordings filling the rest of the disc.

André, have you heard Op. 110 No. 1?  What's it like compared to 2 and 3?

I have this 8 disc set, as well as this one:




Let me listen to it tomorrow. These a capella motets kinda sound alike when listened to in succession. This time I'll give them my undivided attention  .

[Todd]

Scriabin from Russian musical near-royalty.  Ms Berlinskaya starts off with largely poetic or very vibrant early Scriabin Preludes, then moves to fluid and flowing playing in some slightly later works, including a splendid Fourth Sonata, then moves to dynamically wide-ranging, capricious, sometimes manic, sometimes ecstatic playing in some later works, including a very fine Black Mass sonata.  The small pieces from Julian Scriabin and Boris Pasternak make for nice filler.  The only quibble with the set is the less than ideal recorded sound of the Yamaha, which is the only very slight blemish on this exceptionally fine Scriabin disc.

[Mirror Image]

Another first listen... Gian Francesco Malipiero's SQ No. 1, 'Rispetti e strambotti' (composed in 1920), with the Orpheus String Quartet, from this recent acquisition:

Pounds the table! What do you think of the work(s)/performance(s) so far, Rafael?

Thread duty -

Fresh from the mailbox:

Debussy
String Quartet in G minor
Syrinx for solo flute
Cello Sonata
Sonata for Flute, Viola, & Harp
Violin Sonata
Kuijken Ensemble



In terms of audio quality, you would think the closer perspective would seem to diminish the atmosphere these works inhabit, but it, surprisingly, does not as there's still a bit of resonance. These performances are much preferable to the new recording released on the Erato label (w/ Pahud/Chamayou/et. al.), so these performances offer a great alternative to my much treasured Nash Ensemble recordings on Virgin Classics.

[Daverz]

Arnold, Symphony No. 7.  This music is a portrait of his kids.  Yikes, Dad!

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OK, here we see that the asin tag increasingly just does not work.  Here's the cover pic:

[Spineur]

Johann-Christian Bach, Op 17 sonatas, played here on a pianoforte by Harald Hoeren.  The instrument seems in perfect harmony with the works.

[Undersea]

NP:

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Shostakovich: Symphony #5 In D Minor, Op. 47
Vasily Petrenko: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra


Next:

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Shostakovich: Symphony #4 In C Minor, Op. 43
Bernard Haitink: London Philharmonic Orchestra

[Que]

Morning listening:

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Q

[SurprisedByBeauty]

#morninglistening to #AllanPettersson's 5th & 7th #Symphonies w/@norrkopingsymph & @ChristianLindbg

: http://a-fwd.to/2ZWnM0E

on #BISRecords. Tenacious, unrelenting, fascinating @surprisedbeauty music! ☆☆☆☆☆

[aligreto]

Mozart: Clarinet Quintet, soloist Anthony Michaelson





This is a fine, flowing performance. An interesting note is that Anthony Michaelson founded Musical Fidelity which manufactures HiFi equipment, for those who may know the brand.

[Que]

Managed to find a copy if this:

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A recording from 1968 in proto-HIP style, somewhere between Wanda Landowska and the real thing.

The unknown "harpsichord" used, sounds very peculiar - particularly in the lower registers almost like a harmonium...

This wonderful music screams for a state of the art HIP interpretation, not something that that sounds like straight out of a Victorian custome drama...  Fascinating, though! 

Q

[aligreto]

I have de Peyer/Barenboim; does that count?

Is that under auspices of the Melos ensemble?

It is this one....





I have listened to the second Clarinet Sonata to remind myself of the content. The playing is intense but very lyrical and the very good recording balances the instruments well.