What are you listening to now?

[Daverz]

The name is very familiar to me. Landau and Lifshitz were the standard  physics textbooks in the Soviet Union, also translated and published in the west.

And the name causes problems with the anti-vulgarity software on physicsforums.com.

TD:

Got to crank up the volume on this very impressive Shostakovich 7 again

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[Traverso]

 Bach & Weiss

[Harry]

New acquisition. First listen.
Alberto Nepomuceno.

O Garatuja - Prelude, 1904.
Série Brasileira, 1891.
Symphony in G minor.

Minas Gerais PO, Fabio Mechetti.

A wonderful surprise, such fine music from a composer I never heard of. The first two pieces are folkloristic in nature, as is to be expected, and well he integrates it into what he learned in Europe. You hear influences, of Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, and surprisingly Herzogenberg. Especially in the Symphony, Brahms and Herzogenberg are clearly noticeable. Grieg is all over the place. Still Nepomuceno adds his own voice and his truly unique stamp makes this romantic music a worthwhile listen. The performance is excellent, a good orchestra, and the sound is superb. I got a recommendation for this CD from a GMG member, but I forgot who.

[mc ukrneal]

New acquisition. First listen.
Alberto Nepomuceno.

O Garatuja - Prelude, 1904.
Série Brasileira, 1891.
Symphony in G minor.

Minas Gerais PO, Fabio Mechetti.

A wonderful surprise, such fine music from a composer I never heard of. The first two pieces are folkloristic in nature, as is to be expected, and well he integrates it into what he learned in Europe. You hear influences, of Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, and surprisingly Herzogenberg. Especially in the Symphony, Brahms and Herzogenberg are clearly noticeable. Grieg is all over the place. Still Nepomuceno adds his own voice and his truly unique stamp makes this romantic music a worthwhile listen. The performance is excellent, a good orchestra, and the sound is superb. I got a recommendation for this CD from a GMG member, but I forgot who.

I've seen it posted a couple times in new releases and then the purchase thread and it was on my wishlist as a result. I'm not sure if I saw someone actually listen to it yet, but glad you enjoyed it.

[Madiel]

Nielsen, Violin Sonata No.2



I think it's going to take a while to completely get to grips with Nielsen as a composer. There are some stylistic things that are just so curious that I'm going to need to work through my growing collection another time at least to have a better picture. The one thing I know is that he's consistently good. There are so many interesting things in his music.

[Madiel]

Holmboe, Concerto No.10, "Wood, Brass and Gut"



Really a Theme and Variations for orchestra.

[Papy Oli]

From the Argerich DG box:

Argerich / Freire - Rachmaninov, Ravel, Lutoslawski

[Madiel]

Nørgård, Libra



First listen, via streaming. There are numerous iterations of the piece but this one is for tenor, guitar, vibraphones and 2 choirs. It's curiously drifting, somewhat ethereal music.

[Traverso]

Ibert

CD 1

[Biffo]

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 9 in E minor - Bryden Thomson conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

I only have Nos 2, 4 & 6 from the Bryden cycle and so decided to work my way through the others on Spotify. Some of the cycle are only available from Chandos as lossless downloads or as a made to order CDR. I will definitely be purchasing this excellent recording of No 9.

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Nielsen, Violin Sonata No.2



I think it's going to take a while to completely get to grips with Nielsen as a composer. There are some stylistic things that are just so curious that I'm going to need to work through my growing collection another time at least to have a better picture. The one thing I know is that he's consistently good. There are so many interesting things in his music.

You certainly hit the nail on the head. He's a quirky composer with such an individual voice, but, as you rightfully said, he's consistently good. Truly one of the greats, IMHO. The Violin Sonata No. 2 is a fantastic work. It's got this cragginess to it that I find rather appealing.

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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No 9 in E minor - Bryden Thomson conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

I only have Nos 2, 4 & 6 from the Bryden cycle and so decided to work my way through the others on Spotify. Some of the cycle are only available from Chandos as lossless downloads or as a made to order CDR. I will definitely be purchasing this excellent recording of No 9.

Pounds the table! Thomson's RVW cycle is top-drawer. For me, he's so much better than Haitink (who I still feel misses the point of a lot this music) and on par with Previn's exemplary cycle on RCA.

You can probably find the rest of Thomson's cycle in the used CD market for good prices if you look hard enough. I would never willingly purchase a CD-R.

[Mirror Image]

Piazzolla
Cuarto Estaciones Porteñas
Pascale Giguère (violin), Les Violons du Roy, Jean-Marie Zeitouni

[Madiel]

Spell, the work that first got me interested in Nørgård.

[Papy Oli]

More from the Argerich box :

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[Harry]

New acquisition. First listen.

George Lloyd, Symphonies No. 1 & 12.
Albany SO, George Lloyd.

Two amazing works, which gave me much pleasure. No. 12 was commissioned by the Albany SO, so Lloyd wrote it in the same manner as No. 1.  Tranquility is the key element in both works, with an harmonious balance that took my breath away many a time. Its everywhere, from the 5 variations in the first, right over to No. 12, which is predominantly in a pastoral mood. the recording is sublime, as is the performance.

A question for those in the know! I bought the Lloyds symphonies second hand, well most of them, some are re-released on Conifer, but 3 of them are on the original Albany label and are heavily bronzed on the label side. It does not seem to affect the music though. Is this something I have to worry about, and maybe return them to the seller? Could I have some feedback please. Thank you.

[Papy Oli]

hi Harry,
I bought used copies of the Albany 3/Charade and the Albany 2/9 , both have a bronze colour on the label side as well (the former more than the latter) but I have not experienced any playing/sound issue at all. Decided to keep them as is as there are not that many copies around anyway. You could always take a backup CD copy just in case for the future.

[André]

Prokofiev symphonies by Stokowski.

Symphony no 5 was recorded in a Moscow studio. Excellent playing in typical soviet style. The sound is mostly very good, but there are signs of speed fluctuations here and there. Nothing really detrimental to a really captivating performance. This is one of the best versions of the work I've heard. It's crisp and expansive at the same time. Stokowski adopts reasonable, slightly moderate tempos, but the phrasing is sharp and the playing at once biting and colourful. A great version of this favourite symphony, regardless of sound considerations.

The 6th was given its american premiere in December 1949 by Stokowski with the NYPO. The last of a run of 4 performances was broadcast. This is the performance on offer here. Although unspecified, the venue was probably Carnegie Hall. The sound is good mono broadcast, with a slightly more restricted dynamic range than the Moscow performance of the 5th. Although I like this work - typical Prokofiev - it is not on the level of its famous predecessor. I heard it in concert once and it made a tremendous impact. This one definitely benefits from modern stereophonic sound, let alone good concert hall conditions. Nonetheless it is a considerable achievement.

This very full disc is definitely worth Pristine Classical's asking price.

[Karl Henning]

It is not possible to overdose on Mozart

You may be right at that, dear fellow, though I don't mind erring on the side of caution .

[SonicMan46]

A question for those in the know! I bought the Lloyds symphonies second hand, well most of them, some are re-released on Conifer, but 3 of them are on the original Albany label and are heavily bronzed on the label side. It does not seem to affect the music though. Is this something I have to worry about, and maybe return them to the seller? Could I have some feedback please. Thank you.

Hi Harry - for nearly a year, I've been going through my CD collection (classical and non-classical - and discs I purchased decades ago, e.g. Amanda McBroom x2 in 1984 - both looked new and played fine) and likely have listened to 500+ discs - all have played fine and I did noticed 'bronzing' (presumably corrosion?) on just a handful, so I suspect that if the CD plays fine, then not a major concern (of course, 5-10 more years of aging might make a difference?) - NOW, CD-Rs w/ just altered dye layers may be another issue - don't own that many but my older ones still play fine.  I've done some web searching and information is available (although even experts vacillate on the issue) - THIS ONE form 2014 is a good start.  Dave