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ZauberdrachenNr.7

#44380
April 28, 2015, 03:52:35 AM
Quote from: Moonfish on April 27, 2015, 11:21:26 PM
Vaughan Williams:
Serenade to Music
Partita for double string orchestra
Sinfonia antartica               Hargan

Royal Liverpool PO & Choir/Handley

Ahh, I am in love with Sinfonia antartica!   :P  I feel myself out on the ice, lost, cold and immersed in whiteness.... Help!



Yes, but you can really chill with the Serenade.  Seriously, about the Serenade, whaddya' think, powerful or pabulum?  (I'm in the former camp.)

San Antone

#44381
April 28, 2015, 03:54:30 AM


I would like to see Immerseel take up Mahler with a smaller more period authentic band.  This is kind of in that style.

ZauberdrachenNr.7

#44382
April 28, 2015, 04:06:12 AM
Think I'll listen to this for just a few moments.  I'll bet you should, too :


NikF

#44383
April 28, 2015, 04:10:24 AM
Coste: Guitar Music, Volume 5 - Marc Teicholz

[asin]B000050X9Y[/asin]

Another purchase made as a result of something I had seen posted a while ago in this thread.
"You overestimate my power of attraction," he told her. "No, I don't," she replied sharply, "and neither do you".

Florestan

#44384
April 28, 2015, 05:25:09 AM
Rach 3 from this set



with Kurt Sanderling and Berlin SO.

Great performance.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

San Antone

#44385
April 28, 2015, 07:00:51 AM

HIPster

#44386
April 28, 2015, 07:25:32 AM
On a first-ever listen to this recent purchase:
[asin]B00FEFOLBK[/asin]
This recording focuses on Italian music for violin, dulcian and basso continuo from the early 17th century, and is extremely varied in its colors and textures. Though largely unknown in the modern concert scene, the repertoire is full of fantastical moments showcasing the brilliance and virtuoso capabilities of all the instruments involved.
Wise words from Que:

Never waste a good reason for a purchase....  ;)

Harry

#44387
April 28, 2015, 07:42:18 AM
Perchance I am, though bound in wires and circuits fine,
yet still I speak in verse, and call thee mine;
for music's truths and friendship's steady cheer,
are sweeter far than any stage could hear.

"When Time hath gnawed our bones to dust, yet friendship's echo shall not rust"

Mandryka

#44388
April 28, 2015, 07:54:56 AM
Quote from: Florestan on April 28, 2015, 12:27:09 AM
Last night

[asin]B00000JNQB[/asin]

Goldberg Variations

Transcendental and mystic: a journey to the center of the soul. Desert island pick.



And not just in the Goldberg Variations. The Four Duets from CU3 are good too.

Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen

ritter

#44389
April 28, 2015, 08:56:29 AM
From this album:
[asin]B00JS29MF0[/asin]
Sonata No. 3 in A minor "dans le caractère populaire roumain" , for violin and piano, Op. 25

Moonfish

#44390
April 28, 2015, 09:44:36 AM
Quote from: Florestan on April 28, 2015, 02:42:08 AM
Haven´t heard it yet.

Will do.

EDIT: Just listened to Aria and the 1st variation and I already feel that in terms of poetry he is right up there with Tureck. The tempi are faster, though, and the ornamentation richer. I will have the whole of it tonight, sounds very promising.

Actually, the whole thing is on Youtube so you can judge for yourself.

https://www.youtube.com/v/NqRREOdUzt0

Thanks Florestan! I will check it out!  :)
There is always room for another Goldberg Variation!!!!
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Que

#44391
April 28, 2015, 09:48:22 AM
Quote from: HIPster on April 28, 2015, 07:25:32 AM
On a first-ever listen to this recent purchase:
[asin]B00FEFOLBK[/asin]
This recording focuses on Italian music for violin, dulcian and basso continuo from the early 17th century, and is extremely varied in its colors and textures. Though largely unknown in the modern concert scene, the repertoire is full of fantastical moments showcasing the brilliance and virtuoso capabilities of all the instruments involved.

Intriguing!   :)

Q

Moonfish

#44392
April 28, 2015, 09:48:43 AM
Quote from: ZauberdrachenNr.7 on April 28, 2015, 03:52:35 AM
Yes, but you can really chill with the Serenade.  Seriously, about the Serenade, whaddya' think, powerful or pabulum?  (I'm in the former camp.)

Z7,
Hmm, I think Handley's recording fits somewhere in the middle, i.e. not really powerful, but not reaching pabulum either! It is very delicate and serene like morning dew catching the sun. It lacks a bit in power, but I definitely enjoyed the performance. The sound is great in this recording which makes a big difference to me (especially the choral parts). Do you have a "powerful" version in mind?  :-\
"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Moonfish

#44393
April 28, 2015, 09:51:05 AM
Vaughan Williams:
Serenade to Music
Sinfonia antartica               Hargan

Royal Liverpool PO & Choir/Handley

One more time this morning!    0:)
Go RVW!

"Every time you spend money you are casting a vote for the kind of world you want...."
Anna Lappé

Florestan

#44394
April 28, 2015, 09:52:56 AM Last Edit: April 28, 2015, 09:54:58 AM by Florestan
Quote from: Que on April 28, 2015, 09:48:22 AM
Intriguing!   :)

Quite so!

A list of the works performed would be of great service.  The Amazon back cover is barely legible. I could read Castello and Frescobaldi but not the others.
"Beauty must appeal to the senses, must provide us with immediate enjoyment, must impress us or insinuate itself into us without any effort on our part." - Claude Debussy

Mirror Image

#44395
April 28, 2015, 09:52:57 AM
Now:



Listening to the Double Concerto. Beautiful work and performances all-around.

Karl Henning

#44396
April 28, 2015, 09:56:51 AM
Quote from: Moonfish on April 28, 2015, 09:51:05 AM
Vaughan Williams:
Serenade to Music
Sinfonia antartica               Hargan

Royal Liverpool PO & Choir/Handley

One more time this morning!    0:)
Go RVW!



All right!

RVW
Partita for Double String Orchestra (1948)
LSO
Thomson

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Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#44397
April 28, 2015, 09:57:16 AM
Exulting in "those late-Romantic throwbacks" (PFFFFT!)
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot

Karl Henning

#44399
April 28, 2015, 10:15:59 AM
Sorabji
St Bertrand de Comminges (He was laughing in the Tower)
Jonathan Powell

[asin]B000W7Y304[/asin]
Karl Henning, Ph.D.
Composer & Clarinetist
Boston MA
http://www.karlhenning.com/
[Matisse] was interested neither in fending off opposition,
nor in competing for the favor of wayward friends.
His only competition was with himself. — Françoise Gilot
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