What are you listening to now?

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Listening to Roussel's Symphony No. 3. Smoldering performance from Bernstein/NY Philharmonic.

[Ken B]

Ken, you do know that his music publishing company is Belmont Music Publishers, right? 

Oui monsieur. J'espere pour tromper Nathan ....

[Lisztianwagner]

Good evening, Ilaria! I read your post on About Mother, splendid that you liked it.
Next ones to hear: Things Lived and Dreamed, Op. 30[/b], and Lullabies, Op. 30

Good evening, Karlo! Thank you for the suggestion, I'll certainly listen to those pieces.

Pounds the table for Ravel!

[North Star]

Good evening, Karlo! Thank you for the suggestion, I'll certainly listen to those pieces.

Pounds the table for Ravel!

Excellent!

Yes, marvelous works (and recording) - listening to Sonate posthume now.

[Ken B]

Franz Schmidt, Symphony 4, the marvellous Mehta recording.
Great for fans of Transfigured Night.

[Mirror Image]

Franz Schmidt, Symphony 4, the marvellous Mehta recording.
Great for fans of Transfigured Night.

A haunting symphony for sure, Ken. Beautiful work.

[EigenUser]

That's true. Messiaen could grow on me.

I am amused at myself for changing so radically sometimes. The first time I heard the TS I didn't even finish it. The second time I remember almost stopping it in the middle of the 8th movement because my ears were ringing. About 8 months later, it is one of my favorite pieces. Unlike something by Bartok, for instance, I can totally understand and relate to why it turns people off (not to say that I think everyone likes or should like Bartok, just that I can't relate).

Hmmm... what should I listen to? I have to go run to the supermarket, but maybe I'll play some orchestral Feldman when I get back.

[TheGSMoeller]

I love this disc! All three concertos are great, but the highlight is certainly the Kats-Chernin piece.

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[Madiel]

Really must try some Kats-Chernin, given that she's one of our most prominent composers and even in town from time to time. I've only heard snippets.

EDIT: Now listening: The entire Wild Swans ballet suite, as it's available on YouTube, from a recording that apparently became a bit famous in the UK after being used in animated ads for Lloyds. The things you learn on the internet...

[Mirror Image]

I am amused at myself for changing so radically sometimes. The first time I heard the TS I didn't even finish it. The second time I remember almost stopping it in the middle of the 8th movement because my ears were ringing. About 8 months later, it is one of my favorite pieces. Unlike something by Bartok, for instance, I can totally understand and relate to why it turns people off (not to say that I think everyone likes or should like Bartok, just that I can't relate).

Hmmm... what should I listen to? I have to go run to the supermarket, but maybe I'll play some orchestral Feldman when I get back.

I can barely finish any Messiaen unless it's an earlier work like L'ascension, which, as you know, I like a lot. I do need to give Quartet for the End of the Time another listen. I own a good bit of Messiaen: the DG orchestral box, the Hanssler set, and the Warner set. So, yes, lots of Messiaen in my collection and I need to get around to listening to more of his music, but I've got to say I never have written him completely off because I do think he's a great composer, but acquiring the taste for his music hasn't come easy for me. Only time will tell.

You should listen to Feldman's Rothko Chapel. There I made it easy for you.

[kishnevi]

Working through Weinberg's quartets
String quartets 6/8/15
CD 3 of the Quatour Danel set

They may not be as good as Shostakovich or Carter, but at least as good as VillaLobos, Bartok and some other well known 20th century SQ cycles.

[Todd]

Working through Weinberg's quartets
String quartets 6/8/15
CD 3 of the Quatour Danel set

They may not be as good as Shostakovich or Carter, but at least as good as VillaLobos, Bartok and some other well known 20th century SQ cycles.

That's dangerously close to fighting words . . .




Thread duty:

[kishnevi]

That's dangerously close to fighting words . . .




Thread duty:

Have no fear.  Bartok is safely among the top five.  It is Schoenberg that needs to be tossed out of the top tier...

[EigenUser]

I can barely finish any Messiaen unless it's an earlier work like L'ascension, which, as you know, I like a lot. I do need to give Quartet for the End of the Time another listen. I own a good bit of Messiaen: the DG orchestral box, the Hanssler set, and the Warner set. So, yes, lots of Messiaen in my collection and I need to get around to listening to more of his music, but I've got to say I never have written him completely off because I do think he's a great composer, but acquiring the taste for his music hasn't come easy for me. Only time will tell.

Certainly fair enough!

His Et Exspecto Resurrection Mortuorum has remained my favorite work of his. Very powerful music. I do like the Quartet as well.

You should listen to Feldman's Rothko Chapel. There I made it easy for you.

Ohhh, good choice, but I'm already finishing up Orchestra and then I'm off to bed! But, now I want to hear Rothko Chapel! Maybe tomorrow.

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Certainly fair enough!

His Et Exspecto Resurrection Mortuorum has remained my favorite work of his. Very powerful music. I do like the Quartet as well.
Ohhh, good choice, but I'm already finishing up Orchestra and then I'm off to bed! But, now I want to hear Rothko Chapel! Maybe tomorrow.

Tomorrow or Sunday, I'll have to get out some of my Messiaen from the dustbins and listen to Et Exspecto Resurrection Mortuorum, which I don't believe I've ever heard before.

[North Star]

Tomorrow or Sunday, I'll have to get out some of my Messiaen from the dustbins and listen to Et Exspecto Resurrection Mortuorum, which I don't believe I've ever heard before.

Wow, that is probably the one work of his I'd think you'd most likely enjoy, John.


Thread duty

Copland
Appalachian Spring (Original Version)
Paul Jacobs (pf), Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herb Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Ingraham, Ani Kavafian (vn),
Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta (va), Giorgio Ricci, Jesse Levy (vc), Julius Levine (db), Charles Russo (cl), Harold Bennett (fl), Loren Glickman (bn)
Aaron Copland

[Madiel]

Thread Duty: Continuing my Medtner forage via a combination of Spotify (piano works) and a couple of excellent free sites (using for songs, which recordings of which are thin on the ground).

I have to say, this site is superb, including a very thorough-looking discography: http://www.medtner.org.uk/works.html

I think I'm going to have to buy some of this piano music. On Spotify it's dominated by Hamish Milne's earlier set and Geoffrey Tozer, both of which seem pretty good. I know there's also some Hyperion recordings, by Milne again and by Marc-Andre Hamelin.

And some of the songs sound excellent, even without having a clue about the Russian lyrics.

[Ken B]

Thread Duty: Continuing my Medtner forage via a combination of Spotify (piano works) and a couple of excellent free sites (using for songs, which recordings of which are thin on the ground).

I have to say, this site is superb, including a very thorough-looking discography: http://www.medtner.org.uk/works.html

I think I'm going to have to buy some of this piano music. On Spotify it's dominated by Hamish Milne's earlier set and Geoffrey Tozer, both of which seem pretty good. I know there's also some Hyperion recordings, by Milne again and by Marc-Andre Hamelin.

And some of the songs sound excellent, even without having a clue about the Russian lyrics.

I have a fair bit of both Milne and Tozer. I have heard only a little of Hamelin but it was superb. Brilliant has a box set of the Milne.

[Mirror Image]

Wow, that is probably the one work of his I'd think you'd most likely enjoy, John.


Thread duty

Copland
Appalachian Spring (Original Version)
Paul Jacobs (pf), Broadus Erle, Marilyn Wright, Herb Sorkin, Gerald Tarack, Jeanne Ingraham, Ani Kavafian (vn),
Harry Zaratzian, Harold Coletta (va), Giorgio Ricci, Jesse Levy (vc), Julius Levine (db), Charles Russo (cl), Harold Bennett (fl), Loren Glickman (bn)
Aaron Copland

Yes, I'll definitely have to give it a listen, Karlo. All in due time of course. Got to love Copland's Appalachian Spring. Great work.

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Listening to Lucifer D'apres Pollock for a first-listen. Nice work. Nate, you've got to give this a listen.

[listener]

TAKEMITSU: November Steps
Kinshi Tsuruta, biwa  Katsuya Yokoyama, shakuhachi
MESSIAEN`: Turangalîla Symphony
Yvonne Loriod, piano   Jeanne Loriod, Ondes Martenot  both instruments quite audible as if the Loriod name rendered them up to concerto status
Toronto Symphony Orch.       Seiji Ozawa, cond.
I should read the notes by Messiaen that come with this set, they might explain why there seems to be a lot of 'music hall' feel to some of this.