What are you listening to now?

[Wanderer]

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[amw]

First airing of this piece and performance at casa amw



Figured my first listen to Bruckner 9 should end with something, this seemed like the option with the most favourable Bruckner-to-musicology ratio.

[Harry]

For the third and last time, playing this complete set....which is highly recommended to Que, Hipster, Neal, Marc, Premont, etc, etc.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/trabaci-giovanni-maria-1575-1647-music.html?spref=tw

[otare]

I'm on CD 17 (Brahms cellosonatas) from this box:



(very fine performances all the way so far), when this walks through the door:



Som much music, so little time...

[Harry]

I'm on CD 17 (Brahms cellosonatas) from this box:



(very fine performances all the way so far), when this walks through the door:



Som much music, so little time...

I can relate to little time.....

[Harry]

Some glorious Arnell, going again through his collected works.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/arnell-richard-symphony-no-4-5-third.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

Another find for me..........

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/kaminski-heinrich-1886-1946-complete.html?spref=tw

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Got these earlier this year and enjoyed them.  Won the Dragon Award even, but now is their time![asin]B008CWR22M[/asin] [asin]B008CWR36M[/asin]

[Harry]

New Acquisition, came in today, and what amazing Chamber music.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/new-acquisition-cilea-francesco-1866.html?spref=tw

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

Schnittke's 7th symphony:

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I think this is secretly my favourite of the symphonies...There are so many odd things here, from the violin solo that makes up the first half of the first movement to the spectral waltz for tuba, double bassoon and double bass that ends the finale.

For a start:
Orchestral violins holding a chord on open strings for half a movement: check.
Zero tempo changes in any of the movements: check.
Andante-Largo-Allegro form with the finale taking up nearly 2/3 of the work: check.
Harpsichord used for a three-bar solo and nothing else: check.
Almost an entire movement going by without one phrase leading into another: check.

  Must be good!

[Harry]

New Acquisition, came in today, very excited about it, and the first disc does not disappoint on the contrary, its superb.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/new-acquisition-french-organ-masters.html?spref=tw

[king ubu]

Celebrating the start of my prolongued x-mas vacation with a heavy stomach-ache and running to the rest rooms every other second ... but I was strong enough to: a) get 3 big parcels at the post office, and b) fetch another five smaller ones from the mailbox, which had been pretty full a few days back already ... those folks at evil A and even more so those at presto's are doing a fine job with me, it seems 

Will try and post a list in the other thread later - now playing this new one:

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[PaulR]

Good morning!

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The Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires

[North Star]

Good morning!

The Legend of the Smoke from Potato Fires

Morning, Paul! That's a really great disc


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Ravel
Piano Trio
Beaux Arts

[PaulR]

Yeah, it is.  I haven't heard much of Martinu that I didn't like.  I love the instrument combination of this particular cantata.

[Karl Henning]

A magnificent Shosty Sixth.



Clocking in at 29 minutes, this is notable for Jurowski's urgency and the London trombones and tuba, which really whip the scherzo's climax into a terrifying Tenth-style frenzy I haven't heard in any other recording.

Sounds tempting.

Any thoughts yet on the Op.135 here?

[Todd]

Third year, best year.

[Karl Henning]

I've listened to the orchestral version of Schoenberg's Kammersymphonie No. 1 probably like five times today.

That, I can readily believe!

Schoenberg was a genius.

On that point, there is no argument! 

[Harry]

On that point, there is no argument! 

Well I disagree with vehemence

[PaulR]

For something completely different:

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