What are you listening to now?

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A new acquisition. So far sounds fantastic. Quite Stravinskian with some Les Six residue.

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Felt like a little Elgar tonight:



Listening to Enigma Variations. This is probably my favorite performance of this concert staple. Andrew Davis clearly has this music under his baton.

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A new acquisition. Listening to Symphony No. 3 'Song of the Night'. Sounds like a promising performance so far.

[kyjo]

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A new acquisition. Listening to Symphony No. 3 'Song of the Night'. Sounds like a promising performance so far.

Very cool. I'd be interested to hear how Dorati measures up to Rattle, Wit and co. and what his interpretation of this magical music is like.

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Very cool. I'd be interested to hear how Dorati measures up to Rattle, Wit and co. and what his interpretation of this magical music is like.

I will certainly try to give you an opinion once I've heard the entire performance.

Okay, I've listened to the whole performance, Kyle, and here's a few comments I'll make. I'll make a pros/cons list:

Pros:

-Dorati rises to the occasion in all the climaxes, a powerful, vigorous approach overall
-The Detroit SO play incredibly well
-The soloist sounds strong and the chorus are together and sound beautiful

Cons:

-While Dorati seems to have the measure of the music he lacks the textural clarity, and overall ambiance, I get from Rattle
-His climaxes are powerful indeed but it seems that some of the tempi feel slightly rushed and he doesn't indulge in the some of the exoticness of the symphony but that's more of a minor gripe than anything

I would say this is a performance definitely worth having in your collection and, despite my cons, it's still well-performed and a testament to Dorati's legacy. Definitely a feather in his cap.

[Mandryka]

I was just reading that. I agree, that's a good guideline. But it looks like someone named Uri Golomb made that comment, and it was about Gould.

Oh yes, I didn't read it very carefully, in my defence I've got a nasty cold at the moment.

Uri Golomb has published widely on the web, his doctoral thesis on the b minor mass, a paper on Art of Fugue. He's really influenced the way I think about performing Bach, more than anyone else I've read in fact. He's very concerned about how a performance, through the counterpoint,  might reflect ideas about order in the world.

[Que]

A great way to start the day:



Q

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Bridge: Mid Of The Night, H 30

I downloaded this set earlier in the week and listening to the first Disc today - I particularly liked the work Isabella:

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[milk]

I'm enjoying excerpts from these recordings tonight:

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Bantock: Pagan Symphony

Another set I just bought recently - really good this one!. Playing Disc 2 for a first listen  0:)

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[Opus106]

Hmm.  The Arietta from the 32nd Sonata (played on a 1920 Bechstein) was downright jazzy in places...

Don't tell Mr. Schiff that; you'll upset him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=hQBq8_5lCEY#t=1516

www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wk-iqxqixhY#t=105

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Kurt Atterberg Cello Concerto op.23, Truls Mørk, cello, Kristjan Järvi conducting the SO of NorrlandsOperan




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Good Saturday morning to you all! 

Listening to my favourite piano trios:

Schumann

Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 63
Piano Trio in F major, Op. 80
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 110

Beaux Arts Trio
Philips

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[Harry]

Bantock: Pagan Symphony

Another set I just bought recently - really good this one!. Playing Disc 2 for a first listen  0:)

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This set is much praised and rightly so.

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Dvorak The Wild Dove, Neumann conducting the Czech Phil




Sarge

[Que]

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Prokofiev Piano Concerto #2 G minor, Dagmar Baloghova, piano, Karel Ancerl conducting the Czech Phil




sarge

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Kodály

Háry János Suite
Dances of Galanta
Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song (The Peacock)

Kertész
London Symphony Orchesta

Decca (Karussell UK)

[amw]

I've never actually listened to this piece all the way through. The reviews aren't entirely positive about the interpretation, but it's the only one I have at the moment.

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[springrite]

Music for working today (tonight here):

Bach WTC Book One (Martins)
Mahler 2 (Scherchen)
Busoni Piano Music (Lucchetti)
Brahms Quartets 1 and 3 (Tokyo)