What are you listening to now?

[prémont]

Heinrich Scheidemann's WV 10, the chorale variations on JC Unser Heiland.

No gravitas. The high pitch makes the music sound very ancient to me (I know that's silly.)  I like the way the textures change, and the way it becomes quite ecstatic towards the end. But it doesn't efface memories of Foccroulle's rapt and introspective performance.

This is wicked music

Not having heard the Porter CD in question(still on my wishlist) I cannot comment on it. But without wanting to detract from the the Brombaugh organ, I think it is unjust to compare it to the larger Scherer orgen in Tangermünde, when complaining of lack of gravitas. And also the pitch of the Scherer organ is higher than the pitch of the Brombaugh organ (a1 = Scherer organ 486, Brombaugh organ 460). I agree that Foccroulle´s Scheidemann is outstanding, but so is at least Porter´s Scheidemann twofer for Loft, mellifluous and introspective.

Wicked music or not, I consider Scheidemann one of the greatest organ composers of the North European baroque era, equalled in luxuriant musical invention and skill in counterpoint only by Buxtehude and surpassed only by JS Bach.

[The new erato]

This is sailing up as a reference Pettersson cycle:

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Contains a DVD with a 70 min documentary from the 1970ies from Swedish Radio "Vox Humana".

[Mirror Image]

Mr. MI - very much so - 'fraid I'll take Verbey over Adams any time !

I'm afraid I don't share your sentiment here. While I did enjoy the Verbey disc, a work like Fractal Symphony is simply dwarfed by Adams' Harmonielehre, but, again, the Verbey work wasn't bad at all and quite enjoyable.

[listener]

Sunday -  one of the few prompts for some organization in my listening
RHEINBERGER: Mass in E^b (Cantus Missae) for2 4-part choirs a cappella  op.109
Hymn after Psalm 84 for women's choir, harp and organ op. 35
Stabat Mater in g for choir, strings and organ op.138
5 Hymns op.140 for choir and organ     Abendled op. 69/3 for choir SSATTB a cappella
Kammerchor Stuttgart   Frieder Bernius, cond.
Brahms-like, without any Hungarian surprises
OCKEGHEM:  Requiem,    Missa Prolationum,  Intemerata Mater Dei
Musica Ficta       Bo Holten, cond.
This is not the recording with the description of the works that make them resemble The Art of Fugue, and an uninformed ear will not be aware of any technical skill that would distract from listening.

[Mirror Image]

This is sailing up as a reference Pettersson cycle:

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Contains a DVD with a 70 min documentary from the 1970ies from Swedish Radio "Vox Humana".

Did you like Pettersson's 9th prior to this Lindberg performance or was it Alun Francis' performance that made you enjoy the work?

[Peter]

[SonicMan46]

Just returned from a performance of our local symphony this afternoon - program below w/ guest pianist, Orli Shaham, doing Rach PC No. 2  after the intermission; back home listening to the Dvorak works below w/ her & brother, Gil.  Dave

 

[Artem]

[not edward]

Knussen in fine form here with a typically interesting program:

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Next up, some more late Stravinsky, this time from the redoubtable Michael Gielen:

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[Philo]

I've been listening to different versions of Shostakovich's 8th Symphony. I was spurred upon this path by an NPR report on Gergiev's support of Putin, in which his recording was mentioned and excerpted.

[The new erato]

Did you like Pettersson's 9th prior to this Lindberg performance or was it Alun Francis' performance that made you enjoy the work?

No, I do like it (I have the cpo as well).

[Wanderer]

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A superb, passionate op.36 and an equally superb, colourful Islamey bookend this impressive and diverse recital. Highly recommended.

[Harry]

First listen.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/tovey-donald-1875-1940-orchestral-works_10.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

First listen.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/ries-ferdinand-1784-1838-piano.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

First listen.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/02/stanford-villiers-charles-1852-1924.html?spref=tw

[listener]

from Ely Cathedral -  the Choir with Organ
Samuel WESLEY: Exultate Deo    Samuel Sebastian WESLEY: Blessed be the God and Father
STANFORD: Evening Canticle in G   ATTWOOD: Come, Holy Ghost  STAINER: Evening Canticle in B^b
WOOD: O Thou the Celestial Orb   PARRY: I Was Glad
then GOTTSCHALK:  a dozen pieces played by Alan Marks

[Sergeant Rock]

Brahms Symphony No. 4 E minor, Szell conducting the Cleveland




Sarge

[Jay F]

Hogwood's Brandenburgs

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[Florestan]

http://www.youtube.com/v/WTGoqle4m34

[Sergeant Rock]

Mahler Symphony No. 2, Tennstedt conducting the LPO live at the Royal Festival Hall




Sarge