What are you listening to now?

[Ken B]

This very appealing collection of American Flute Concerti.

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Highlights are Thomson, in a french mood, and Siegmeister, in a light New York one.

[not edward]

Julius Eastman: Gay Guerrilla (Jeroen van Veen playing multitracked).

Despite the confrontational title, a comparatively restrained essay in post-minimalism. I'm rather taken by the harmonic processes going on here, which strike me as understated but effective: I'd be happy to hear some more of his music getting revived.

[kishnevi]

This very appealing collection of American Flute Concerti.

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Highlights are Thomson, in a french mood, and Siegmeister, in a light New York one.

I have that CD; remember it as being somewhat fluffy but enjoyable.
And coincidentally,  listening now to some flute concertos of a different era and place
CPE Bach  Flute Concertos in B flat (Wq167/H435), A (Wq 168/H438) and G (Wq 169/H445)
Eckart Haupt flute
Kammerorchester 'Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach"
Hartmut Haenchen conductor
Christine Schornsheim harpsichord
recorded in 1985   
CD6 of the Brilliant CPE Bach Edition.

Come to think of it, these can also be described as fluffy but enjoyable.

[Ken B]

I have that CD; remember it as being somewhat fluffy but enjoyable.
And coincidentally,  listening now to some flute concertos of a different era and place
CPE Bach  Flute Concertos in B flat (Wq167/H435), A (Wq 168/H438) and G (Wq 169/H445)
Eckart Haupt flute
Kammerorchester 'Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach"
Hartmut Haenchen conductor
Christine Schornsheim harpsichord
recorded in 1985   
CD6 of the Brilliant CPE Bach Edition.

Come to think of it, these can also be described as fluffy but enjoyable.

Yes. The Thomson has a bit more to it, but not enough to feel out of place. All would make attractive fillers on a concert.

[amw]

Julius Eastman: Gay Guerrilla (Jeroen van Veen playing multitracked).

Despite the confrontational title, a comparatively restrained essay in post-minimalism. I'm rather taken by the harmonic processes going on here, which strike me as understated but effective: I'd be happy to hear some more of his music getting revived.

I have the 3cd set of pretty much all of his music that has survived. It's got some of the most powerful music to come out of Downtown, and therefore quite frustrating.

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Listening to the Cello Concerto. An exceptionally fine work and performance.

[Todd]

[Brian]

Listening to the Cello Concerto. An exceptionally fine work and performance.

Maybe it's the overt heart-on-sleeve sentimentality, or the big generous melodies, or the scoring that's so effective and emotional despite being mostly very simple and straightforward, but the Cello Concerto is my favorite Weinberg, and I haven't found anything else to put alongside it. Most of his work (certainly the solo cello sonatas) is much thicker, denser, more cerebral and more secretive.

Consider this an invitation to compare the concerto to other Weinberg works.

[listener]

SMETANA: Wedding Scenes (orchestrated by Josef Hüttl from piano pieces)
OSTRČIL: Peasant Festival, op. 1
Film Symphony Orch.,  Zbyněk Vostřák and Otakar Pařík, cond.
And on the reverse" GOUNOD"  Faust  - Ballet Music
Prague S.O.,  Václav Smetáček, cond.
CARPENTER: Krazy Kat     John POWELL: Rhapsodie Nègre*
GILBERT: The Dance in Place Congo   WEISS: American Life
L.A. Philharmonic O.,  Lawrence Foster (Weiss), Calvin Simmons, cond.
Zita Carno, piano*

[Mirror Image]

Now:





Outstanding performance. Petrenko is a force to be reckoned with in Shostakovich.

[Que]

Just in: 



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[Harry]

Starting the morning with Madrigali! New Acquisition, first listen.  Goodmorning to all.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/monteverdi-claudio-1567-1643-complete.html?spref=tw

[The new erato]

My favorite Cras album is the one with flute quintet and amazing string trio.

Thank you, I'll need to check that one out while the Timpani offer on europadisc still stands (until end of October, though). I think that may be one of only a couple of Cras albums on Timpani I don't have. 

[Wanderer]

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String Quartet No.1 & Piano Quintet

[Wanderer]

Starting the morning with Madrigali! New Acquisition, first listen.  Goodmorning to all.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/monteverdi-claudio-1567-1643-complete.html?spref=tw

Looks great, Harry. Good morning!

I really like the Lindberg Violin Concerto and who better to perform than Batiashvili? One of my favorite violinists for sure.

Mine, too. The Lindberg concerto was the main reason I bought this, I can't even recall how many Sibelius VC's I have any more. She nails them both.

...And liked it so much I had to get this (which I'm now playing)
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  I don't know what it is about his playing that seems so warm and inviting. It's like he takes you by the hand and pulls you up next to the piano.  There is a clip in a "Great pianists" DVD where Cortot is playing the piano while gently explaining directly to the audience (the camera is up very close) that when you play you stop thinking and just begin to channel the music and then his eyes go out of focus and either through showmanship or artistry, you suddenly get the impression that Cortot has disappeared and the spirit of the music is just coming through him and out of the piano.  I get the same feeling from this Gulda.  I have no idea how he ranks as an "authentic" Beethoven interpreter, but I've never heard Beethoven sound this human and approachable.

There's a reason some of us here have been recommending this set for years. Enjoy!

[Madiel]

I've kept listening repeatedly over recent days to Dvorak's 7th Symphony, as performed by Nikolaus Harnoncourt and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

It says this is a live recording. I may have to rethink my slight wariness of live recordings, because the sound is pretty clear and there isn't a cough or splutter or anything.

[Harry]

Another perfect disc from this box!

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/09/bach-js-complete-organ-works-cd-17.html?spref=tw

[Madiel]

Now listening to the 2 polonaises that Chopin wrote when he was 7. And trying to believe that they were written by a 7-year-old. Especially the G minor.

[Karl Henning]

Henning
Annabel Lee, Op.111
The Libella Quartet

The recording can be heard here.

[Karl Henning]

Brahms
Pf Quintet in f minor, Op.34
Members of the Nash Ensemble