What are you listening to now?

[North Star]

Stade certainly shines in her Debussy and Fauré - I listened (again) to the latter recently

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Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini
[asin]B000231VD0[/asin]

[Tsaraslondon]

I love that Rudel Cendrillon.

Stade would be my clear eponymous first choice as well. Her singing is pure youthful Gallic charm and fun.

What I can't understand is why her popularity isn't a planetary phenomenon.

(Perhaps its because of the garish, Puritanesque dress she's wearing on the cd cover. Since when does a French ' ' Cendrillion ' '  have a buttoned-up collar at the expense of a plunging neckline?)

It's a very odd cover photo. I've always thought so too.

Here she is as Rossini's Cinders. It's not exactly plunging, but much better I think.

[Brian]

Your a brave man Karl, to listen to these SQ again, I do not have the heart yet to attempt a second time!

Try Quartet No. 2! I just listened to it and it seemed quite genial, maybe a little like the Prokofiev or Pavel Haas quartets.

[Maestro267]

Brian: Symphony No. 12
Slovak RSO/Leaper

Maw: Violin Concerto
Bell (violin)/London PO/Norrington

[Marsch MacFiercesome]

Stade certainly shines in her Debussy and Fauré - I listened (again) to the latter the recently

Thread duty

Monteverdi
Vespro della Beata Vergine
Concerto Italiano
Rinaldo Alessandrini
[asin]B000231VD0[/asin]

Sounds delightful.

More homework for moi.

[Marsch MacFiercesome]

It's a very odd cover photo. I've always thought so too.

Here she is as Rossini's Cinders. It's not exactly plunging, but much better I think.

Vastly improved (and I love that DVD by the way).

- but why can't they just do things right?

[bwv 1080]

Messagequisse - 1976 Boulez piece for seven cellos (one of which is a soloist)

http://youtu.be/maVKPkSjAZg

[Que]

Sounds delightful.

More homework for moi.

Stade or Alessandrini's Monteverdi? 

The latter is exceptional BTW....

Q

[Karl Henning]

"Papa"
Mass in B^b « Harmoniemesse » (Hob.XXII/14)
La Petite Bande
Kuijken

[asin]B007AR7QZI[/asin]

[Marsch MacFiercesome]

Stade or Alessandrini's Monteverdi? 

The latter is exceptional BTW....

Q

Well. .  . 'lots' of homework. . . infinitely and endlessly.

Thanks for that nota bene on the Monteverdi, Q.

[prémont]

Yes, I'm pleased to say that I do think otherwise,  I like the Leipzig Chorales a lot, and for similar reasons to the CU 3. There is something rather consoling and celebratory about his interpretation which appeals, at least in my present mood.

And the organ is fabulous.

I think Nordstoga´s Leipzig chorales are fine on the surface, but below the surface I find some lack of expression, or rather too much routine.
Things present themselves very differently with his noble and integrated CÜ III and the toccatas.
I also own this:

https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/art/Johann-Sebastian-Bach-1685-1750-Orgelkonzerte-BWV-592-596/hnum/3107476

but have not listened to it yet.

BTW no doubt about the excellence of the organs he has chosen to use.

[aligreto]

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony....





This is a work which, when I first heard it many years ago, I disliked. However with passing years and repeated listening I now regard it highly and enjoy it. Sometimes that happens 

[North Star]

Sounds delightful.

More homework for moi.

Stade or Alessandrini's Monteverdi? 

The latter is exceptional BTW....

Q

Well. .  . 'lots' of homework. . . infinitely and endlessly.

Thanks for that nota bene on the Monteverdi, Q.

I heartily second Que's recommendation ... and as I listen to Stade's Fauré again now, I'll have to also emphasize my recommendation of this, too. 

And if you like Baroque vocal music at all, you will want this box (contains the Monteverdi set in question, among others), now.

[asin]B00EO7XPXO[/asin]

[Marsch MacFiercesome]

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony....





This is a work which, when I first heard it many years ago, I disliked. However with passing years and repeated listening I now regard it highly and enjoy it. Sometimes that happens 

Thumbs up!

"Oh Thou Tran-scen-dent. . . "

[The new erato]

Classy performance of one of Handel's less known operas:

[asin]B014E89S4W[/asin]

[SimonNZ]

G'day, folks!

Test-drive Thursday
Harvey
Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco
https://www.youtube.com/v/TxEGPIEraFA

Wonderful recording. What were your impressions?


playing now:



Mozart's Divertimento K.334 - Gaudier Ensemble

[Marsch MacFiercesome]

I heartily second Que's recommendation ... and as I listen to Stade's Fauré again now, I'll have to also emphasize my recommendation of this, too. 

And if you like Baroque vocal music at all, you will want this box (contains the Monteverdi set in question, among others), now.

[asin]B00EO7XPXO[/asin]

Danke schon, Herr Direktor. Duly noted.

I certainly like the type of Baroque and Renaissance that has passion to it.

[North Star]

Wonderful recording. What were your impressions?

Strange and beautiful music.

Danke schon, Herr Direktor. Duly noted.

I certainly like the type of Baroque and Renaissance that has passion to it.

Have you by any chance heard Mingardo's recording of Merula's Hor ch'é tempo di morire, "canzonetta spirituale sopra alla nanna"? 

https://www.youtube.com/v/W0ZV8IklstY

[André]

Vaughan Williams: A Sea Symphony....





This is a work which, when I first heard it many years ago, I disliked was utterly bowled over with. However with passing years and repeated listening I now regard it highly higher still and enjoy it immensely every time. Sometimes that happens 

[Madiel]

Holmboe
String Quartet № 7, Opus 86/M.224 (1964-65)
Kontra Quartet

[asin]B003NEQAMC[/asin]

One of my absolute favourites.