What are you listening to now?

[aligreto]

Soler: Harpsichord Sonatas Nos. 4, 102, 104, 109 & 56 [Rowland]

[André]

Always nice to hear Bruckner played by orchestras with a deep musical culture, even if a lot of it is rooted in a different idiom. The Suisse romande orchestra is turning 100 this year.  Under Janowski it offers burnished brass and piquant winds. The acoustics are resplendent. Janowski has chosen to record the final version, cuts and all.

[Kontrapunctus]

I interrupt this rock-throwing activity to bring you a recording I was listening to:

[listener]

again   TANEYEV  Symphony no.4       
                          Vocal Duet for Soprano and Tenor after Tchaikowsky's Romeo & Juliet overture
Moscow Radio & Television Orch.      Peter Tiboris, cond.
short pieces for bassoon and  including ARNOLD: Fantasy op. 86,  DUTILLEUX: Sarabande et cortège, BOZZA: Récit, Sicilienne et Rondo
and BOUTRY, BITSCH, MIROSHNIKOV, OSBORNE  and STÖCKIGT
lots of new names to add to a database

[aligreto]

R. Strauss: Four Last Songs [Della Casa/Bohm]





The sound quality is not the best here but leaving that aside, the tempi are too quick for me; the impression is just a bit rushed. There is no doubt that Della Casa has a wonderful voice but the overall package is perhaps lacking in depth and soul. "Im Abendrot" is the only successful version of this set for me.

[André]

Discs 1 and 3, containing the string quartets op 41 nos 1 and 3, and the piano trios nos 1 and 3 (op 63 and 110).

The piano trios left me cold. I failed to recognize the Schumann voice. The quartets OTOH are real masterpieces, esp opus 41 no 1. I found Quartetto Savinio fully up to the task. The sound is beautifully alive and vibrant.

[aligreto]

Telemann: Ouverture des Nations anciens et modernes [Bruggen]

[Karl Henning]

Thread Duty:

Elgar
Symphony No. 1 in A^b, Op.55
Philharmonia
Sinopoli

[kyjo]

I'm enjoying the first movement of this symphony,now. I took off the Handley recording of his Second symphony the other day. The jaunty,St Trinian's high-jinks,particularly of the finale,got a bit much for me!  No 2 has never been a favourite!

I have quite a soft spot for Arnold's 2nd Symphony, actually. It's his "lightest" symphony overall, but the slow movement is darkly powerful, rising to a terrifying climax. The outer movements (particularly the finale) are more rendolent of the light-hearted world of the English and Scottish dances, and sport some great tunes! As for the 1st Symphony, it strikes me as a bit too derivative of Sibelius, but it's still a fine work. I particularly like that grandiose, Waltonian ending!

[Zeus]

Going back to 1509...

Frottole From The First Book of Franciscus Bossinensis
Roberta Invernizzi, Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Alberto Rasi
Stradivarius

[asin] B0000242AN[/asin]

[Mandryka]

Davidsson's second Bohm recording. Where he's at his best, I'd say, is when he  deconstructs the counterpoint, and gives each voice a strong independent rhythmic character. Then the music becomes like a light and intense dance of voices.

[Que]

Notice:

Luckily the internet connection at "my" Swedish lake... 



worked well enough to redirect the ensuing ongoing HIP debate to its proper thread:

The Historically Informed Performances (HIP) debate

Q

[Marc]

Notice:

Luckily the internet connection at "my" Swedish lake... 



worked well enough to redirect the ensuing HIP debate to its proper thread:

The Historically Informed Performances (HIP) debate

Q

Som i tidigare dagar, då Vikingar var ett hot mot det fria!

[Que]

Davidsson's second Bohm recording. Where he's at his best, I'd say, is when he  deconstructs the counterpoint, and gives each voice a strong independent rhythmic character. Then the music becomes like a light and intense dance of voices.

I've been eyeing that set - could be a winner....

When you're ready, I'd very much like to hear your overall assessment! 

Q

[Marc]

I've been eyeing that set - could be a winner....

When you're ready, I'd very much like to hear your overall assessment! 

Q

Yours truly would like to recommend it, too. IMO, Davidsson's less exuberant style suits Böhm better than Buxtehude (even though I enjoy his Buxtehude set, too, but it's not my favourite).

Topic duty ('by the way'): enjoying some Swedish baroque.

[Draško]

Very good Sinfonietta in excellent sound. Maybe Bamberg flutes aren't quite as intense as Ancerl's and horns don't quite yelp like Bakala's but other than minute details like that Nott doesn't really put a foot wrong.

Taras Bulba is also very decent if somewhat prosaic compared with the best ones.

[Maestro267]

Brian: Symphony No. 3 in C sharp minor
BBC SO/Friend

[Mandryka]

I've been eyeing that set - could be a winner....

When you're ready, I'd very much like to hear your overall assessment! 

Q

Have you seen this? You can hear quite a bit of the set on it for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/v/7K3tHXF3tuk

[Que]

Going back to 1509...

Frottole From The First Book of Franciscus Bossinensis
Roberta Invernizzi, Accademia Strumentale Italiana, Alberto Rasi
Stradivarius

[asin] B0000242AN[/asin]

That recording has been on my wishlist too long since fellow Invernizzi fan  HIPster pointed it out to me!

Just ordered it dirt cheap, but used... fingers crossed... 

Q

[Que]

Yours truly would like to recommend it, too. IMO, Davidsson's less exuberant style suits Böhm better than Buxtehude (even though I enjoy his Buxtehude set, too, but it's not my favourite).

Have you seen this? You can hear quite a bit of the set on it for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/v/7K3tHXF3tuk

Thank you both! 

Q