What are you listening to now?

[North Star]

Bach
Clavierfantasien
Staier

[Wakefield]

Not so many for me....
I had actually great difficulty in finding a recording [of Bach's Mass in B minor],  until I encountered this (then) "dark horse" [Hengelbrock].

Q

Yes, I recall you have been for years the strongest supporter of this version here. I think Hengelbrock has a special touch in vocal sacred works. His version of Die Schöpfung is still my favourite.   

[Karl Henning]

First-Listen Fridays!

Tubin
Symphony № 6 (1953–1954, revised 1956)
Swedish Radio Symphony
Järvi

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[NikF]

Dvorak: 7th Symphony - Davis/Concertgebouw.

[Tsaraslondon]

Two quintessentially English works, though somewhat different in tone. The Coronation Ode was written for, but never performed at, the coronation of Edward VII, and the words are, not surprisingly, hopelessly imperialistic and jingoistic. It also contains the choral setting of the big tune from Pomp and Circumstance March no 1, Land of Hope and Glory and is enjoyable enough if approached in the right spirit of Last Night of the Proms bonhomie.

By far more interesting is The Spirit of England, a setting of poems by Lawrence Benyon, and dedicated "to the memory of our glorious men, with a special thought for the Worcesters. It's tone is mostly reflective, its patriotism less overt.

Performances are excellent, with Teresa Cahill's soprano soaring over the orchestra and chorus in The Spirit of England.

[North Star]

Hey Greg, I listened to that splendiferous recording of The Spirit of England just yesterday - certainly among my favourite Elgar, along with the chamber music, Music Makers, Dream Children, Falstaff Sea Pictures and Gerontius, and the other usual suspects.

[Brian]

[Sergeant Rock]

Haydn Symphony No.105 "Sinfonia Concertante" ....Ristenpart conducting the Chamber Orchestra of the Saar




Sarge

[mc ukrneal]

Two quintessentially English works, though somewhat different in tone. The Coronation Ode was written for, but never performed at, the coronation of Edward VII, and the words are, not surprisingly, hopelessly imperialistic and jingoistic. It also contains the choral setting of the big tune from Pomp and Circumstance March no 1, Land of Hope and Glory and is enjoyable enough if approached in the right spirit of Last Night of the Proms bonhomie.

By far more interesting is The Spirit of England, a setting of poems by Lawrence Benyon, and dedicated "to the memory of our glorious men, with a special thought for the Worcesters. It's tone is mostly reflective, its patriotism less overt.

Performances are excellent, with Teresa Cahill's soprano soaring over the orchestra and chorus in The Spirit of England.

Was one of Elgarian's favorites. I'd love to see it in person...

[mc ukrneal]

What wonderful works, yes? I find her music to have such beautiful flow. I wish she were programmed more too...

[Harry]

Some more music as a bonus to me. Up to almost 2 CD'S a day, due to some more leisure time for me.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/02/taneyev-sergej-chamber-music-cd-2.html?spref=tw

[Monsieur Croche]

William Schuman, Sixth Symphony
https://www.youtube.com/v/j__9i8bE0yA

[mc ukrneal]

Some more music as a bonus to me. Up to almost 2 CD'S a day, due to some more leisure time for me.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/02/taneyev-sergej-chamber-music-cd-2.html?spref=tw

Let's hope it continues!

And I love piano chamber music! That looks right up my alley!

[Karl Henning]

William Schuman, Sixth Symphony

https://www.youtube.com/v/j__9i8bE0yA

Cheers! I am quite a fan of the Schuman symphonies.

[knight66]

Two quintessentially English works, though somewhat different in tone. The Coronation Ode was written for, but never performed at, the coronation of Edward VII, and the words are, not surprisingly, hopelessly imperialistic and jingoistic. It also contains the choral setting of the big tune from Pomp and Circumstance March no 1, Land of Hope and Glory and is enjoyable enough if approached in the right spirit of Last Night of the Proms bonhomie.

By far more interesting is The Spirit of England, a setting of poems by Lawrence Benyon, and dedicated "to the memory of our glorious men, with a special thought for the Worcesters. It's tone is mostly reflective, its patriotism less overt.

Performances are excellent, with Teresa Cahill's soprano soaring over the orchestra and chorus in The Spirit of England.

As was mentioned, a favourite of Alan's. He knows Teresa Cahill. She provides something very special in the Spirit of England. I think it is the favourite of the discs that I was involved in, within the chorus. Gibson was very hit or miss, but he usually produced something special for Elgar, Sibelius and Berlioz. The setting was Paisley Abbey near Glasgow and it provides a good spacious acoustic for each work, enabling them to breathe.

Mike

[Madiel]

First-Listen Fridays!

Tubin
Symphony № 6 (1953–1954, revised 1956)
Swedish Radio Symphony
Järvi

[asin]B000027RYW[/asin]

Reminds me that my Tubin exploration has been stalled... as my Nielsen, and Sibelius, and Szymanowski... taken over by Shostakovich and Debussy...

No wonder I keep these lists!

[Cato]

I caught this on the radio last night:  a barn-burner of a performance by James Conlon and his Rhinelanders:

https://www.youtube.com/v/M63S3GHAyiE&list=PLq0oZhQCW9kV2N80GXasPsWtumVyYaZZx&index=4

[Wanderer]

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One of my favorites of anything. It is one of my favorite 10 discs/sets in my collection.

Extraordinary, indeed. I'd send flowers to the Haydn-worthy pianist who'd begin a recital of Chopin's op.10 by hitting the audience with Godowsky's No.1 instead.

[Monsieur Croche]

William Schuman -- 'Cello Concerto, 'Song of Orpheus.'
...imo, if not his finest, one of his finest works.
https://www.youtube.com/v/E3FdppWLMJQ

[Monsieur Croche]

Cheers! I am quite a fan of the Schuman symphonies.

He was certainly a conservative / 'conservationist' when it came to using the form, which suited him very well;  with his modern harmonic vocabulary he still used the orchestra in the more traditional way, treating the three instrumental families as bloc sections while here and there thinning it down to a chamber ensemble of a few mixed instruments.

His sixth symphony is perhaps the densest texture he wrote, and that may make it less 'accessible' [near to hate that word when discussing music, but there it is] to some. It has all his signature lyricism, counterpoint, rhythmic drive... Schuman is sure one definitive kind of a ''Very American Sound,'' lol.

...anyone who hasn't tried'em should take'em for a spin