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Biffo

Roussel: Le Festin de l'araignée - Orchestre National de l'ORTF conducted by Jean Martinon

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vandermolen

Quote from: cilgwyn on April 14, 2019, 04:46:54 AM
Playing now! One of my favourite Holbrooke cd's. This consists of orchestral music,culled from his operatic trilogy,The Cauldron of Annwn.


Another very enjoyable CD.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Todd




Second spin, this time through cans.  Not exactly hammerless Debussy, but more compelling the second time around.  This Encke fella might be worth more consideration, too.
The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

TheGSMoeller

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A Set of Pieces: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performing music of Charles Ives. It's a great album, although not carrying the impactful weight of a full-sized orchestra that some might prefer, but there's no lost line, instrument or melody in this stripped-down versions. I feel that exposing all the details in Ives' score is key, and this album succeeds.
There seems to be two different covers in case you're searching for it.



Florestan

Quote from: Irons on April 14, 2019, 04:12:46 AM
That second movement is the one of the most beautiful in the violin repertoire. A lovely summer's day night and all is well with the world.

Fixed.  :D
Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Rossini

Mirror Image

Quote from: TheGSMoeller on April 14, 2019, 06:10:06 AM
A Set of Pieces: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performing music of Charles Ives. It's a great album, although not carrying the impactful weight of a full-sized orchestra that some might prefer, but there's no lost line, instrument or melody in this stripped-down versions. I've feel that exposing all the details in Ives' score is key, and this album succeeds.
There seems to be two different covers in case you're searching for it.




Do you know this album, Greg?

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One of my favorite Ives recordings.

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

Traverso

Stravinsky

Apollon Musagète  Concertgebouw Orchestre Chailly
The Fairy's Kiss  The Cleveland Orchestre  Oliver Knussen


Ghost of Baron Scarpia

Another spin of the Finzi Cello Concerto.

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It's starting to sink in, but the first movement still seems a bit sprawling. The second is a solemn meditation and the finale contains some very attractive melody. Not destined to become my favorite Finzi, but I am starting to appreciate it.


TheGSMoeller

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Quote from: Mirror Image on April 14, 2019, 06:27:43 AM
Do you know this album, Greg?

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One of my favorite Ives recordings.

I do, John. Another Ives album I really enjoy. Cheers, friend!

cilgwyn

Quote from: vandermolen on April 14, 2019, 05:41:13 AM
Another very enjoyable CD.
With the release of the new Holbrooke cd,from Cpo;The Birds of Rhiannon,is now Holbrooke's most recorded work,with three recordings!! ???

           

Traverso

B]Stravinsky[/B]

Scherzo À la Russe

I love this piece, this is what a really  scherzo means, funny.


Traverso

Richard Strauss

Aus Italien,Op.16

Staatskapelle Dresden


Ken B

Shostakovich
Cello Concerto 2
Rostropovich, BSO, Ozawa

One of the greatest recordings.

ritter

Quote from: Traverso on April 14, 2019, 11:26:41 AM
B]Stravinsky[/B]

Scherzo À la Russe

I love this piece, this is what a really  scherzo means, funny.


+1 Great piece indeed.... :)

vandermolen

Quote from: cilgwyn on April 14, 2019, 08:58:22 AM
With the release of the new Holbrooke cd,from Cpo;The Birds of Rhiannon,is now Holbrooke's most recorded work,with three recordings!! ???

           
What's the Third Symphony like cilgwyn? I don't have that CD although I have the other two recordings featured.
Three rather impressive pieces of cover art.
"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm" (Churchill).

'The test of a work of art is, in the end, our affection for it, not our ability to explain why it is good' (Stanley Kubrick).

Todd

The universe is change; life is opinion. - Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

People would rather believe than know - E.O. Wilson

Propaganda death ensemble - Tom Araya

listener

The Dreifaltigkeits organ at Ottobeuren  (Repp, 1766)
Works by LEIDING, BALBASTRE and SCHNITZER and transcriptions by WALTHER
Jan Overduin, organ
GINASTERA: Concerto for Strings op. 33  EVANGELISTA: Airs d'Espagne
VILLA-LOBOS: Suite for Strings, Bachianas Brasileiras 9
I Musici di Montreal      Yuli Turovsky, cond.
"Keep your hand on the throttle and your eye on the rail as you walk through life's pathway."

cilgwyn

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Quote from: vandermolen on April 14, 2019, 12:49:42 PM
What's the Third Symphony like cilgwyn? I don't have that CD although I have the other two recordings featured.
Three rather impressive pieces of cover art.
It hasn't been released in the Uk,yet;as far as I know?! It has been released in Germany & can be bought from the Jpc website. I'll be waiting for it to become available here & the price to drop! If I had more dosh I'd have ordered it from Jpc. Alas! I was just looking at the back of the cd on another site (Clic Musique). I didn't expect the symphony to be so long!! ???