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Traverso

Quote from: Papy Oli on August 17, 2018, 06:23:24 AM
Good afternoon all,

Kodaly - Hary Janos Suite, Dances of Galanta, Peacock Variations, Dances of Marosszek

Dorati / Philarmonia Hungarica

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Fine choice. ;)

kyjo

Quote from: k a rl h e nn i ng on August 17, 2018, 01:07:56 AM
But does the world really need more "sonic cowpat"?  ;) 8) 0:)

;D For the record, I quite enjoy a lot of music that could be termed "English pastoral" (VW, Finzi, Moeran, etc.). I certainly don't agree with Copland that VW's 5th Symphony is "like staring at a cow for 45 minutes"!  ::) :D
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

kyjo

Quote from: Madiel on August 17, 2018, 05:28:03 AM
Holmboe, Symphony No.9

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The first movement tends to make me think of things crawling in the night...

Yes, I love those spooky, nocturnal atmospheres that Holmboe creates in his music.
"Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for music" - Sergei Rachmaninoff

Karl Henning

Quote from: kyjo on August 17, 2018, 07:41:11 AM
;D For the record, I quite enjoy a lot of music that could be termed "English pastoral" (VW, Finzi, Moeran, etc.). I certainly don't agree with Copland that VW's 5th Symphony is "like staring at a cow for 45 minutes"!  ::) :D

Copland's Turd Third, on the other hand . . . .

0:)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

aligreto

Koppel: Symphony No. 4 [Atzmon]





On first listen some time ago this work struck me as not being very cohesive or organic. I enjoyed large parts of the music particularly the wonderful second movement. The sound world and musical language were both interesting and engaging. After a long lapse and a listen with more amenable ears perhaps I now do not find it not to be as episodic as I had originally thought. It is certainly a powerful work making a big statement.

aligreto

Quote from: André on August 14, 2018, 04:23:09 PM
I know, it's a very personal opinion, certainly not a matter of fact. A review of vol 5 in Gramophone sums it up nicely, and the reviewer's view is pretty much your own (« fine if lacking just a little in expression and flair in its interpretation »). https://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/d-scarlatti-harpsichord-sonatas-volume-5

I have both Belder and Ross integral sets. Ross is certainly the more inventive and adventurous approach, but a certain sameness pervades both sets, which is rather unavoidable, I guess.

For maximum enjoyment nothing beats Hantaï's discs IMO. But for the long term I thoroughly enjoy Rowland's solid, sonorous readings. I notice that not a trace of these records can be found right now. I have vols 2-6 (12 discs). Maybe Rowland never completed the undertaking?

Thank you for the reply André. You have given me cause to think about these performances for further analysis in the future  :)

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

And now:

Frescobaldi
Assorted Ricercari
Vartolo
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

aligreto

Sor: Sonata "Gran Solo" Op. 14 [Teicholz]





This short, single movement work offers the performer the opportunity to display his/her command of bravura and this opportunity is readily taken up here with a very fine performance. The recorded sound is also very good which enhances the performances.

North Star

Fresh from the mail for First-listen Friday
Mozart
Horn Concertos
Bassoon Concerto
Louis-Philippe Marsolais (horn), Mathieu Lussier (bassoon, direction)
Les Violons du Roy
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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

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North Star

Chopin
Ballades
Wojciech Switala
(Pleyel, 1848)

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

My photographs on Flickr

Karl Henning

Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

North Star

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." - Confucius

My photographs on Flickr

aligreto

Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto No. 7 [Langley/Davin]





Passion, pathos, lyricism and virtuosity all equally coexist happily together in this work; such is the skill, for me, of Vieuxtemps' compositional skills. The performance here [from all concerned] lacks nothing in any of these departments.

aligreto

Quote from: North Star on August 17, 2018, 09:15:25 AM
Fresh from the mail for First-listen Friday
Mozart
Horn Concertos
Bassoon Concerto
Louis-Philippe Marsolais (horn), Mathieu Lussier (bassoon, direction)
Les Violons du Roy
[asin]B06WLH6SM8[/asin]

How did you find the Horn Concertos Karlo?

listener

PIAZZOLLA: Concerto for Bandoneon, Percussion and String Orch.
ROTA: Concerto for Strings    WAXMAN: Sinfonietta for String Orch. & Percussion
HEIDEN: Concertino for String Orch.
Lothar Hensel, Bandoneon   Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss
Johannes Goritzki, cond.

HARTMANN: Concerto funebre  STRAVINSKY: Concerto in D
PENDERECKI: Capriccio    SCHNITTKE : Suite in the Old Style
PROKOFIEV: Overture on Hebrew Themes
Moscow Virtuosi    Vladimir Spivakov, cond. & violin
"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

aligreto

Holst: Indra, Symphonic Poem [Atherton]





A wonderful version where the textures of the scoring are brought out to full advantage. Tension and drama are served well as the music is very well driven. A wonderful work.

Traverso

Schönberg

WIEN,WIEN,NUR DU ALLEIN   ;)



North Star

Quote from: aligreto on August 17, 2018, 10:26:55 AM
How did you find the Horn Concertos Karlo?
Oh, I've heard some of them before of course :)
They're all mature Mozart so what's not to like? There's little of virtuoso display here compared to Mozart's other concertos, there's a greater resemblance of operatic arias perhaps. And Mozart was always good at writing for the winds..
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