What are you listening to now?

[ZauberdrachenNr.7]

I still have the Berlioz l'Enfance to listen to, 'til then :

[king ubu]

some intense music making this is:

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[Brian]

The Christian music marathon continues!



(It began with a first listen to Biber's Missa Bruxellensis.)

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Now:





Listening to Acanthe et Céphise Suite. Great stuff and, yes, you guys are reading this correctly: I'm actually listening to Baroque Era music.

[The new erato]

This disc from the Brilliant Eisler Edition:

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"Recorded in 1970s East Germany by the famed Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, this sampling of Hanns Eisler's short chamber works (four suites based on the scores for early sound films and a highly-compressed "Chamber Symphony" composed in the 1940s) showcases Eisler's lifelong quest for "communicative" music oriented towards social reality."

The suites would suit anyone with a taste for Weill or Shostakovich's Jazz suites.

[The new erato]

Listening to Acanthe et Céphise Suite. Great stuff and, yes, you guys are reading this correctly: I'm actually listening to Baroque Era music.

Christmas truly is a time of wonder!

[king ubu]

a recent arrival, first listen:

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[PaulR]

Good Monday morning!

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Requiem in d-minor

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This disc from the Brilliant Eisler Edition:

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"Recorded in 1970s East Germany by the famed Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, this sampling of Hanns Eisler's short chamber works (four suites based on the scores for early sound films and a highly-compressed "Chamber Symphony" composed in the 1940s) showcases Eisler's lifelong quest for "communicative" music oriented towards social reality."

The suites would suit anyone with a taste for Weill or Shostakovich's Jazz suites.

I need to revisit Eiseler's music. I recall liking a good bit of it. Socialist Serialism? Would you use this term to describe his music?

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Christmas truly is a time of wonder!

Well, for the record, I love Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Rameau, Rebel, and I'm currently trying to get into Handel (thanks to the Boulez Complete Columbia set).

[The new erato]

First listen to this particular disc. The suites are great fun with a slight Mackie Messer tinge. Small orchestra, mainly winds.

This is a superb Eisler disc (I played it recently):

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[Harry]

The Forqueray Family, from my collection

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2014/12/from-my-collection-october-2009.html?spref=tw

[Drasko]

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[Ken B]

Well, for the record, I love Vivaldi, Corelli, Locatelli, Rameau, Rebel, and I'm currently trying to get into Handel (thanks to the Boulez Complete Columbia set).

That won't be the right way to get into Handel ...

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That won't be the right way to get into Handel ...

For me, there's no 'right way' to get into any composer whose music I haven't really listened to before. If I find the performances satisfactory and my interest in said composer grows due to a performance, then shouldn't that be enough?

[Karl Henning]

Hi Neal - yep, Brahms chamber works are quite re-listenable!    Dave

Funny you gents should say this . . . was listening to the Op.4 e-flat minor Scherzo just a few minutes ago . . . .

[Ken B]

For me, there's no 'right way' to get into any composer whose music I haven't really listened to before. If I find the performances satisfactory and my interest in said composer grows due to a performance, then shouldn't that be enough?

I mean, the chances are high you won't find it satisfactory. If I wanted to get into Schnittke and said I'll start with the PC recording on Chandos you think is lousy, you'd warn me not to judge Schnittke on that basis.

[Karl Henning]

Christmas truly is a time of wonder!

(* chortle *)

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I mean, the chances are high you won't find it satisfactory. If I wanted to get into Schnittke and said I'll start with the PC recording on Chandos you think is lousy, you'd warn me not to judge Schnittke on that basis.

I think this is a little different matter here. These Handel performances just happen to be in the Boulez set, so I'm going to listen to them at some point. I'm not going looking for the 'ultimate' Handel anything right now. I just want to listen to the music and, if I enjoy the sound of the music, then I'll pursue the music further. Besides, people disagree about performances on this site and abroad all the time.

[Brian]

First Ever Listen!!!



Thanks to various GMGers for suggesting this as my intro to the Mystery Sonatas.