What are you listening to now?

[Brian]

Giving this a try.

[Brian]

Giving this a try.

Cool, the Hermann and Dorothea theme is "La Marseillaise". Overall many of these overtures are fairly skippable, tbh - could be almost any composer from the era.

[king ubu]

I find there are too many faces of all kinds on CD covers, portrayed in a loud and often cheap way that tries to catch attention and establishes an almost "physical" closeness, which to me is mostly unwelcome, even if I like an artist. They offer artists as if they were whores. But I wouldn't think of looking for art in a brothel.

Glad those two needn't hear that ...

[Sergeant Rock]

Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata G minor op.19, Sol Gabetta, cello, Olga Kern, piano




Sarge

[Camphy]

For me its the other way around, Symphonies were no problem for me, but the SQ still are.

It took me quite some time to finally 'click' with Holmboe, but I can listen to him with no problems now. Haven't dug into the chamber works (yet).

A while ago I listened to most of the SQ in about a week and they became really immersive music. I do think it'd be a lot harder if I picked just one or two for a casual listen tonight. Also, I found Holmboe's other chamber music more readily enjoyable:



I believe you ordered these recently, MI?

Having said all of the above, I love Holmboe's viola concerto the most loved Holmboe's viola concerto immediately.

[Sergeant Rock]

Shostakovich Jazz Suites, Kuchar conducting NSO Ukraine




Sarge

[Karl Henning]

Cool, the Hermann and Dorothea theme is "La Marseillaise". Overall many of these overtures are fairly skippable, tbh - could be almost any composer from the era.

Alas, I agree.

[Karl Henning]

Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata G minor op.19, Sol Gabetta, cello, Olga Kern, piano

In my ear, Gary Hoffman & J.-Ph. Collard.

[Ken B]

For me its the other way around, Symphonies were no problem for me, but the SQ still are.

Me too. I like the symphonies. The SQs, not so much.

[Camphy]

Symphony 7

[Sadko]

Glad those two needn't hear that ...

Although this is NOT the type of covers that annoys me. I quite like it, and would be interested in the music :-)

[bhodges]

Elgar: Enigma Variations (Levine / Berlin Philharmonic) - A noble interpretation, and the exuberant audience reaction at the end says a lot. Like the Debussy coupling, there's great detail, and considering the source (it's a live recording), the sound is excellent.

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--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Elgar: Enigma Variations (Levine / Berlin Philharmonic) - A noble interpretation, and the exuberant audience reaction at the end says a lot. Like the Debussy coupling, there's great detail, and considering the source (it's a live recording), the sound is excellent.

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--Bruce

When recorded, Bruce? Just curious.

[NikF]

Bartok: Piano Concerto no.3 - Monique Haas/Fricsay/RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.


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[Harry]

The reason why I was not listening or writing about music this week......

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/06/sorry-for-not-posting-any-music-this.html?spref=tw

[aligreto]

Powerful and emptionally charged version of the Dvorak Cello Concerto. Very impressive!
Bloch's Schelomo is also a very impressive performance.

[bhodges]

When recorded, Bruce? Just curious.

Hi Karl, the Debussy/Elgar program was recorded in November 1992, at the Berlin Philharmonie.

--Bruce

[Karl Henning]

Hi Karl, the Debussy/Elgar program was recorded in November 1992, at the Berlin Philharmonie.

--Bruce

Last century!  Thanks!

[Karl Henning]

The reason why I was not listening or writing about music this week......

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2015/06/sorry-for-not-posting-any-music-this.html?spref=tw

Take care, Harry!

[Karl Henning]

Сергей Сергеевич [ Sergei Sergeyevich (Prokofiev) ]
Piano Sonata № 8 in B^b, Op.84
Yakov Kasman