What are you listening to now?

[milk]

Listening to WTC B2

[Draško]

[Traverso]

Copland

[Florestan]

[aligreto]

Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia [Ode for St. Cecilia's Day 1692 [Parrott]





This is a very fine, substantial work.

[Traverso]

Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia [Ode for St. Cecilia's Day 1692 [Parrott]





This is a very fine, substantial work.

right again.

[André]

One of my favourite second-tier ninths. Not as heart-on-sleeve as Mehta WP, but very emotional nonetheless without cheapening the music. And such a powerful orchestral response !

[Traverso]

Bach

I began to listen enthusiastically to this new recording, but gradually I got more  reservations about the way in which van Asperen shapes this series of fugas and canons. First of all, it is clear that van Asperen has a completely different vision than Leonhardt. Where Leonhardt shapes his monumental vision with deep serenity is van Asperen more improvisational , often very beautiful and surprising but  also more difficult to follow in all its movements and counter movements. Where Leonhardt is quietly unfolding his vision is van Asperen  often a bit restless and lacks the deep tranquility of Leonhardt.
The more free approach is less impressive and the parts are more on their own while the Leonhardt recording reads more like a coherent book.
The recording is not particularly successful and makes it difficult to follow Van Asperen's intentions.
van Asperen is very daring and it is surely very rewarding though it is not my first choice, that is still the Leonhardt recording that also has a better recording .




A portred made by a dutch artist,I like it ,what you see is a strong personality.

[aligreto]

Schumann: Symphony No. 1 [Harnoncourt]





This is a very fine, strong, lyrical and expansive live performance.

[aligreto]

Bach

I began to listen enthusiastically to this new recording, but gradually I got more  reservations about the way in which van Asperen shapes this series of fugas and canons. First of all, it is clear that van Asperen has a completely different vision than Leonhardt. Where Leonhardt shapes his monumental vision with deep serenity is van Asperen more improvisational , often very beautiful and surprising but  also more difficult to follow in all its movements and counter movements. Where Leonhardt is quietly unfolding his vision is van Asperen  often a bit restless and lacks the deep tranquility of Leonhardt.
The more free approach is less impressive and the parts are more on their own while the Leonhardt recording reads more like a coherent book.
The recording is not particularly successful and makes it difficult to follow Van Asperen's intentions.
van Asperen is very daring and it is surely very rewarding though it is not my first choice, that is still the Leonhardt recording that also has a better recording .

Interesting thoughts and analysis.

[Draško]

One of my favourite second-tier ninths. Not as heart-on-sleeve as Mehta WP, but very emotional nonetheless without cheapening the music. And such a powerful orchestral response !

I'd very much agree with that assessment. Impressively played, but some mystery and maybe a bit more subtlety wouldn't have been amiss. It's a very crowded field, I can think of half a dozen recordings I prefer off top of my head.

[Mandryka]

Bach

I began to listen enthusiastically to this new recording, but gradually I got more  reservations about the way in which van Asperen shapes this series of fugas and canons. First of all, it is clear that van Asperen has a completely different vision than Leonhardt. Where Leonhardt shapes his monumental vision with deep serenity is van Asperen more improvisational , often very beautiful and surprising but  also more difficult to follow in all its movements and counter movements. Where Leonhardt is quietly unfolding his vision is van Asperen  often a bit restless and lacks the deep tranquility of Leonhardt.
The more free approach is less impressive and the parts are more on their own while the Leonhardt recording reads more like a coherent book.
The recording is not particularly successful and makes it difficult to follow Van Asperen's intentions.
van Asperen is very daring and it is surely very rewarding though it is not my first choice, that is still the Leonhardt recording that also has a better recording .




A portred made by a dutch artist,I like it ,what you see is a strong personality.

I like Leonhardt's DHM recording too.

If you stagger the voices and embellish the music like Asperen  it's harder to follow each voice all the time. Asperen is less readable. What you gain at the expense of readability is tension, excitement, turbulence.

Leonhardt's recording sounds sweeter, which suits his approach.

I can't help but think that this year we've seen two very interesting recordings which embody radical alternatives to the Leonhardtian conception in similar ways -- this AoF from Asperen and Egarr's Byrd. 

The drawing is good, who did it? Is it you in C17 gear?

[Zeus]

Compère: Missa Galeazescha, etc
Odhecaton, La Reverdie, La Pifarescha, etc
Arcana

[Traverso]

I like Leonhardt's DHM recording too.

If you stagger the voices and embellish the music like Asperen  it's harder to follow each voice all the time. Asperen is less readable. What you gain at the expense of readability is tension, excitement, turbulence.

Leonhardt's recording sounds sweeter, which suits his approach.

I can't help but think that this year we've seen two very interesting recordings which embody radical alternatives to the Leonhardtian conception in similar ways -- this AoF from Asperen and Egarr's Byrd. 

The drawing is good, who did it? Is it you in C17 gear?












Jos van Veldhoven asked artist Marte Röling  to paint a portrait of Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), the composer to whom the artistic director of the Dutch Bach Society  .

No ,it is not me ,It is Marte Röling,she had a starfighter in her backyard  .


He has been standing there for twenty years, but now it turns out to be dangerous and he has to leave: the jet fighter in the backyard of artist Marte Röling in Uithuizen. Defense specialists have found a small amount of radioactive radiation on this type of fighter plane. Röling was loaned the Lockheed F-104 starfighter over 20 years ago as an art project.

[Traverso]

The Ear Of The Hugenots

[André]

Poème de l'extase. Debussy on meth. Colourful in the extreme, garrulous and aimless. When conceiving it, Scriabine initially titled the work Poème orgiaque. The conductor who gave the work's premiere in 1908 was named Modest Altschuler. The music is anything but modest. The performance here is well played and recorded and the audience goes wild at the end.

The Fantastique is starting. More colourful, garrulous music. At least the idée fixe gives it a sense of direction, and the 5 movements are well contrasted.

[Ken B]

Rachmaninov
Symphony 2
Moscow State Symphony
Pavel Kogan

[JBS]

Poème de l'extase. Debussy on meth. Colourful in the extreme, garrulous and aimless. When conceiving it, Scriabine initially titled the work Poème orgiaque. The conductor who gave the work's premiere in 1908 was named Modest Altschuler. The music is anything but modest. The performance here is well played and recorded and the audience goes wild at the end.

The Fantastique is starting. More colourful, garrulous music. At least the idée fixe gives it a sense of direction, and the 5 movements are well contrasted.

Wonder what Maestro Altschuler thought of a composition that was certainly not old-school.
TD
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Just started on this.
Two observations:
1)singers sound like the mikes were placed next to them.
2)This is the first Rheingold I have encountered that needed three CDs.
CD1 65:45 CD2 52:12 CD3 48:23
CD breaks come about 2/3 of the way into Scene 2 and 6 1/2 minutes into Scene 4.

[aligreto]

Handel: Ode for St. Cecilia's Day [Pinnock]

[Traverso]

I like Leonhardt's DHM recording too.

If you stagger the voices and embellish the music like Asperen  it's harder to follow each voice all the time. Asperen is less readable. What you gain at the expense of readability is tension, excitement, turbulence.

Leonhardt's recording sounds sweeter, which suits his approach.

I can't help but think that this year we've seen two very interesting recordings which embody radical alternatives to the Leonhardtian conception in similar ways -- this AoF from Asperen and Egarr's Byrd. 

The drawing is good, who did it? Is it you in C17 gear?

Jos van Veldhoven asked artist Marte Röling  to paint a portrait of Johan Sebastian Bach (1685-1750),   artistic director of the Dutch Bach Society .