What are you listening to now?

[Traverso]

Goodness!  Where did it come from?

Q

I purchased it by Dodax,sealed,no problem there.I start looking for another one ,hopefully with a proper booklet.

[The new erato]

No problem sealing a fake...

[Maestro267]

Year in Review, Part 4:

Bliss: Meditations on a Theme of John Blow
Bournemouth SO/Lloyd-Jones

Chávez: Symphony No. 6
London SO/Mata

Lloyd: Symphony No. 11
Albany SO/Lloyd

For the record, I only include works I've picked up for the first time during the year. New recordings of already-known works don't count.

[Traverso]

Buxtehude

CD 5

[Christo]

Imants Kalniņš (1941), Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (2012) [27:58]:

[SymphonicAddict]

The 6 Irish Rhapsodies

The best of his orchestral music (along with the symphonies and some concertos). Each is magnificent, epic, and atmospheric. I can't decide which one is my favorite.

[André]

Discs 3 and 4

Part III of Omar Khayyám; Fifine at the Fair (tone poem for orchestra after Robert Browning); Sappho, songs for contralto and orchestra (6 out of a cycle of 10); The Pierrot of the Minute, a « comedy overture ».

[vandermolen]

The 6 Irish Rhapsodies

The best of his orchestral music (along with the symphonies and some concertos). Each is magnificent, epic, and atmospheric. I can't decide which one is my favorite.

No.4 is perhaps my favourite work by Stanford. Great cover image as well.

[vandermolen]

Imants Kalniņš (1941), Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (2012) [27:58]:

One of my most interesting purchases of last year. I especially like Symphony 5.

[vandermolen]

Year in Review, Part 4:

Bliss: Meditations on a Theme of John Blow
Bournemouth SO/Lloyd-Jones

Chávez: Symphony No. 6
London SO/Mata

Lloyd: Symphony No. 11
Albany SO/Lloyd

For the record, I only include works I've picked up for the first time during the year. New recordings of already-known works don't count.

Three fine works.

[Mandryka]

This is clearly  imaginative, expressive, nuanced, fluid, shimmering, intense, prayerful singing; it may even be modal singing in Rebecca Stewart's sense. A great discovery, another ensemble to explore. I'll rephrase that: yet another ensemble to explore.

[North Star]

This is clearly  imaginative, expressive, nuanced, fluid, shimmering, intense, prayerful singing; it may even be modal singing in Rebecca Stewart's sense. A great discovery, another ensemble to explore. I'll rephrase that: yet another ensemble to explore.

Their di Lasso disc is wonderful.

[Harry]

This is clearly  imaginative, expressive, nuanced, fluid, shimmering, intense, prayerful singing; it may even be modal singing in Rebecca Stewart's sense. A great discovery, another ensemble to explore. I'll rephrase that: yet another ensemble to explore.

Me and others have sung heaps of praise on these recordings in the past, you must have missed that? 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Janáček - String Quartet no. 2 Intimate Letters

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(Yikes! What an ugly album cover!) Janáček's two string quartets stand as two of the most compelling and individual works ever conceived for the medium (IMO). They sound unlike anything else ever written in their desperately passionate, improvisatory nature. The Jerusalem Quartet has been a group I've greatly admired ever since hearing them live around two years ago. Here, they play with an impressive elegance and unanimity (hard to pull off in Janáček!) but I wished for a bit more rawness and abandon in their playing.

Hi Kyjo,

Have you heard the Pavel Haas Quartet's recordings of the two Janacek quartets?  I thoroughly enjoy them myself.  They have also received great reviews too.  They come on two CDs which also feature works by the lessor known composer whose name they took.

Best wishes,

PD

p.s.  At my end, I had a very fun time listening to a new-to-me-recording of The King's Singers performing their version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas".  Very funny and enjoyable.  Here's a link to it online for those who would care to check it out:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVIYIy3F-UI

[San Antone]

Wiilaert : Motets
Singer Pur

Discussion in this thread reminded me of this recording.

[André]

The serious side of Arthur Benjamin, of Jamaican Rumba fame. Potent stuff, esp the bookend movements of the symphony.

[kyjo]

Hi Kyjo,

Have you heard the Pavel Haas Quartet's recordings of the two Janacek quartets?  I thoroughly enjoy them myself.  They have also received great reviews too.  They come on two CDs which also feature works by the lessor known composer whose name they took.

Best wishes,

PD

Hi PD,

No, I don't believe I've heard the Pavel Haas Quartet's recordings of the Janacek quartets - thanks for the recommendation! I really like their recording of Dvorak's 13th Quartet on Supraphon.

[Mandryka]

Me and others have sung heaps of praise on these recordings in the past, you must have missed that? 

I only remember the Willaert motets being discussed, I wasn't crazy about the music, I'll maybe give it another go soon though because I heard a group called Ensemble Weser Renaissance Bremen play some Willaert a while ago and it made my ears prick up. By the way I've started to listen to this, which you may like



Berben's essay in the booklet is interesting too.

(I've also started to enjoy dipping into the new Stella Pachelbel - just a couple of pieces so far)

It's still too early to wish you a happy Christmas isn't it? 😀

[Traverso]

Buxtehude

Very pleased with these recordings.

CD 2

[Christo]

The serious side of Arthur Benjamin, of Jamaican Rumba fame. Potent stuff, esp the bookend movements of the symphony.

OK, my turn to play it today (after neglecting it for too many years also).