What are you listening to now?

[aligreto]

Rather tempting indeed. I like the cover art too. I enjoy Wiren's music.

Volume 1 was also a recent purchase for me and I am rather glad that I bough both of them; Vol. 1 in particular.

[aligreto]

I heard Turangalîla-Symphonie for the first time last night (Hewitt) and was delightfully impressed. First piece also I've heard from Messiaen.

I only have one version of it but is is a very fine work. Great that you enjoyed it on first listen but I would find it hard not to.

[SonicMan46]

Mozart, WA - Last 10 String Quartets w/ Quatuor Mosaïques - own the 5-CD box (first pic below); now listening to the 'Haydn Quartets' - love the Astrée cover art on the individual disc cases - bought this box for $32 USD on Amazon USA back in 2006, now their only listing is a used set for $410 - also own the Smithson Quartet box of string works, including the Haydn SQ works; and for a complete set, the Quartetto Italiano, older performances (late 60s to early 70s), but well remastered and still a favorite for me.  Dave

     

[aukhawk]

Musica Reservata

That is one heck of a bird-bath.

[pjme]

And after the bath there is always time for some dancing and singing!

[aligreto]

Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche [Kraus]





I like this version of this quirky music.

[aligreto]

Mozart, WA - Last 10 String Quartets w/ Quatuor Mosaïques - own the 5-CD box (first pic below); now listening to the 'Haydn Quartets' - love the Astrée cover art on the individual disc cases - bought this box for $32 USD on Amazon USA back in 2006, now their only listing is a used set for $410 - also own the Smithson Quartet box of string works, including the Haydn SQ works; and for a complete set, the Quartetto Italiano, older performances (late 60s to early 70s), but well remastered and still a favorite for me.  Dave

     

Great music and music making, Dave. I have not listened in a while but I must dig this set out soon for a listen after you posting it.

[Sergeant Rock]

Beethoven Symphony No.1 C major, Brüggen conducting the 18th Century




Sarge

[Traverso]

That is one heck of a bird-bath.

cosy and shameless

[Traverso]

Beethoven Symphony No.1 C major, Brüggen conducting the 18th Century




Sarge

I prefer the second recording on Glossa but this one sounds better.

[Kontrapunctus]

[André]

Born in 1866, composer, pianist, violinist and conductor Tor Aulin was a contemporary of Peterson-Berger, Mahler, Strauss, Elgar, Alfven, Stenhammar etc.

Mäster Olof is a suite of movements Aulin arranged from his music to a Strindberg play. Composer and writer were close friends and the notoriously hard to please Strindberg was enthusiastic over their collaboration. Stenhammar had reservations over some of the numbers but conducted the suite often in his Stockholm concerts. Maybe he was repaying a debt to Aulin, who had premiered Stenhammar's first symphony a few years earlier - as well as Peterson-Berger's own first symphony. P-B, a dreaded music critic, reviewed Aulin's work very favourably. In a world as small as Stockholm's music scene ca. 1900, where composers were also pianists, violinists, theatre directors, conductors or music critics, it was good politics to help keep it all going well.

Aulin's Mäster Olof is a 5 movement suite lasting some 30 minutes. Each musical number has nice shape and character. The play's storyline is about the Reformer Olof Persson (1493-1552), a central figure in swedish history at the time of king Gustav Vasa. I know of 3 recordings, one of which I also have (Musica Sveciae). The disc's generous complements are two sets of swedish dances. Tuneful, lively stuff.

[Sergeant Rock]

I prefer the second recording on Glossa but this one sounds better.

I don't know the Glossa recordings but you're right about the sound of the Philips. Just excellent.

Sarge

[Traverso]

I don't know the Glossa recordings but you're about the sound of the Philips. Just excellent.

Sarge

The glossa recording has too much reverb

[Traverso]

The Finale

https://www.youtube.com/v/n-5mx5o8YYs

[aligreto]

Elgar: Cello Concerto [Squire/Harty]


    [apologies for the quality of the image but it is the only stock image that I could find]


This is a work that I like. I find it to be, basically, a lyrical, poignant work that has its fair share of pathos but without being depressive. Squire is a good soloist and Harty offers a suitably sensitive accompaniment. This is a performance transferred from original 78 RPM discs. Given that fact, the sound is reasonably good and the overall presentation is very satisfying.

[aligreto]

That is a great cycle.

[Traverso]

That is a great cycle.

+1

[Wakefield]

Brahms: Sonatas for Piano & Violin on Period Instruments
Tuija Hakkila, piano
Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch, violin

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Pianos: 1864 Streicher & 1892 Bösendorfer
Violin: Anonymous
Bow: Luis Emilio Rodrigues

What I was looking for on period instruments. 

[André]