What are you listening to now?

[Harry]

Not so good, this time....


http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/04/ciurlionis-konstantinas-mikolajus-1875.html?spref=tw

[North Star]

Copland
Appalachian Spring (Original Version)
Lincoln Portrait
Billy the Kid, suite

[Lisztianwagner]

Copland
Lincoln Portrait

*pounds the table*

[North Star]

*pounds the table*

Your favourite out of the three, Ilaria?

[andolink]

Luigi Boccherini:  String Quartet in F major, Op. 8 no. 5
Artaria String Quartet

[Harry]

A very interesting Film Symphony, highly recommended.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/04/deutsch-max-1892-1982-film-symphony-in.html?spref=tw

[springrite]

Heinz Holliger: Romancendres; Gesänge der Frühe

[Mandryka]

Interesting. So that is more of an hypothesis in terms of influence? Hmm, I do not personally have any recordings with Mezangeau's music although I came across a few compilations on Amazon.fr:

Three suites on this album with Sigrun Richter:
http://www.amazon.fr/Accords-Nouveaux-II-Sigrun-Richter/dp/B000024PID/

and several pieces on this recording with Anthony Bailes.
http://www.amazon.fr/Gauthier-Nightingall-musique-pour-luth/dp/B000Y35260/
Affordable in the MP in the US: http://smile.amazon.com/Old-Gautiers-Nightinghall-French-English/dp/B000Y35260/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397026916&sr=8-1&keywords=B000Y35260

On Spotify:
https://play.spotify.com/album/7v9XnE1CTQWj91h8TXNDoT

I am listening to the album on Spotify at the moment and it is delightful!   

These proved to be interesting recordings especially the one by Sigrun Richter, who is a vigorous musician. Thanks -- you're very good at finding things -- I had missed both these recordings.

By the way, Sigrun-Richter's CD, which contains two suites, confirms my hunch that Mezangeau is an interesting composer. I'm going to try his CD of music by Pierre Gaultier, who I haven't even heard of  before (and who is not, it seems, the same as Vieux Gaultier)

[Ken B]

Newly arrived from Italy due to a tip from Orpheus

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[Moonfish]

Newly arrived from Italy due to a tip from Orpheus

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I started on that one as well a few days ago - The CPE Bach romp! How do you like those handcrafted Italian disks the performances?

[SonicMan46]

Couperin, Francois - Chamber Music w/ Jed Wentz & Musica Ad Rhenum - review HERE here for those interested - Dave

[Ken B]

I started on that one as well a few days ago - The CPE Bach romp! How do you like those handcrafted Italian disks the performances?

I was going to ask you the same thing. I am still on disc 1. She uses a Bosendorfer Imperial, which I believe is one of the "big" pianos (Todd or someone knowledgeable?) so I worry about clarity but so far her fingering is very clear, no slurring, and no exaggerated dynamics.

[Que]

This is never more than acceptable/good, and not up to Aplha's usual excellent standards

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The performances are OK, but sometimes seem slightly underrehearsed, with somewhat variable singers, some more than good. Overall definitely not bad, but not terribly good either.

Though Royer are later than Lully (even born later than Rameau), his music seems to point back to Lully. But a Lully he ain't. With my interest in all things baroque, vocal and French, this is interesting, but for people with ony a passing interest you are well adviced to go for Lully, Charpentier and Rameau stead.

Thank you very much for your comments! Pity though, that expectations are not met... 

Q

[Lisztianwagner]

Your favourite out of the three, Ilaria?

I could even say it is my favourite Copland's work, although I haven't listened to much of his music so far.

[North Star]

I could even say it is my favourite Copland's work, although I haven't listened to much of his music so far.

OK.
Well, it's not surprising that it's your overall favourite if you like it more than Ballet for Martha.
Do you know the Piano Variations - a cool piece (which exists in an orchestration too) from his earlier, modernist period. The rest of the piano music is good stuff, too.

[Karl Henning]

Ciao, Karlo & Ilaria!

LvB
Symphony № 5 in c minor, Op.67
Staatskapelle Dresden
Blomstedt

[Lisztianwagner]

OK.
Well, it's not surprising that it's your overall favourite if you like it more than Ballet for Martha.
Do you know the Piano Variations - a cool piece (which exists in an orchestration too) from his earlier, modernist period. The rest of the piano music is good stuff, too.

Well, I know very few Copland's works and I'm sorry neither Ballet for Martha nor the Piano Variations are among what I've listened to; but I will make up for that since I've dedicated this month to explore British and American composers. The Piano Variations sounds interesting, thank you for the feedback.

Ciao, Karlo & Ilaria!

LvB
Symphony № 5 in c minor, Op.67
Staatskapelle Dresden
Blomstedt

Good day, Karl!
Wonderful choice; although I prefer the Karajan and the Kleiber, the Blomstedt is absolutely marvelous recording (and quite special to me as it was one of my very first cds)

[Todd]

Courtesy of YouTube.  I knew it was good for something.

[Mandryka]

Courtesy of YouTube.  I knew it was good for something.

Good find. I have his recording called "The Holy Music of Franz Liszt." Michel Block is  one of the only people who can make Liszt's sickening religious fudge palatable for me, at least in small doses. I first discovered Michel Block when I was exploring recordings of Schumann's Noveletten and I was immediately intrigued by what he does. There's also a recording of Chopin's Mazurkas which I intend to listen to some time.

There's quite a bit of Michel Block on spotify.

[Ken B]

The Gurrewallow from

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