What are you listening to now?

[aligreto]

The magnificence that is Symphony No. 7 by Sibelius [von Karajan]....

[kishnevi]

Locatelli: L'arte del violino Op. 3 No. 10....

Does this version include the Caprices?  The Brilliant recording uses them as cadenzas but to me they stick out like a sore thumb, not well integrated into the surrounding concerto.

[aligreto]

Dvorak: My Home, Hussite and Carnival Overtures [Kubelik]....

[aligreto]

Does this version include the Caprices?  The Brilliant recording uses them as cadenzas but to me they stick out like a sore thumb, not well integrated into the surrounding concerto.

Thank you for drawing this to my attention. This is my first listen to all four volumes in this series and, although I have enjoyed the odyssey, I have always disliked the cadenzas and I have not known why. These cadenzas just did not fit and felt rather like they had been written by someone else [my thinking was the soloist himself]. Because it was my first run through I had not read the accompanying literature; but now I know the answer. So, rather long windedly, the answer to your question is yes, they do include the Caprices [having now read the booklet!] and obviously I very much agree with you on this.

[Madiel]

I've listened to the last 3 of Holmboe's works that have been recorded thus far:

Symphony No.13, op.192
Haiduc (for violin and piano), op.193
The incomplete Quartetto Sereno, op.197

[Karl Henning]

I'm in:

Holmboe
Quartetto sereno, Op.197 (Op. posth.) (1996)
Redigeret af Per Nørgård
The Kontra Quartet

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[aligreto]

Brahms: Drei Gesange Op. 42 and Funf Gesange Op. 104 [Parkman]....

[NikF]

Robert Schumann: Piano Quintet, Op. 44 & Piano Quartet, Op. 47 - Gould/Bernstein/Juilliard Quartet.

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[not edward]

Joining the Holmboe party:

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[Brian]

First listen to the first recording of Martinu's first ballet:



I'm quoted on the back cover of this disc.

EDIT: Oooh, the violin soloist here is the very talented Anna Maria Staskiewicz.

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First listen to the first recording of Martinu's first ballet:



I'm quoted on the back cover of this disc.

EDIT: Oooh, the violin soloist here is the very talented Anna Maria Staskiewicz.

Awesome! I'm definitely going to dig this!

Edit: Yes, Brian you certainly are quoted alright! Congratulations!


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[Karl Henning]

Getting to the end of this set, pure joy all the way.

First listen
Byrd
Complete Keyboard Music (Disc 7)
Moroney
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Although I have been remiss in reporting so, I listen to about half a disc of this each day.  Indeed, pure delight!

[Mirror Image]

Now:



Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (soloist: Lilya Zilberstein)
In Autumn, Op. 11
Symphonic Dances, Op. 64

Stunning performances all-around.

[HIPster]

D'India - Ensemble Elyma/Garrido

CD 2~ Madrigals, Arias & Dances

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Thanks to Harry for reviewing this set! 

Wonderful recording.

[king ubu]

Karajan's "Aida" w/Tebaldi, Bergonzi et al. from here:

[aligreto]

Jo498 on the slow movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony...

The slow movement is a variant of the "double variations" employed frequently by Haydn. Haydn almost always has minor-major, e.g. c minor/major in the Andante of the symphony #103 (but I am not sure if there might be a different key relation in a late trio or so where Haydn DOES have fairly "romantic" key relations sometimes).

Beethoven has B flat major for the main theme and variations and G and D respectively for the contrasting 3/4-andante-sections. And he breaks up the variation scheme for a lengthy "coda" that takes 30% or so of the movement.

The closest parallel in Beethoven's other works might be the "Dankgesang" from op.132 with a stronger contrast in tempo and character between the chorale and the dance-like andante.

A slow movement that was almost certainly inspired by this form is the one in Bruckner's 7th. The 3/4-Moderato (A major, I think) is almost a fusion of the tunes of the triple time contrasting sections of the two Beethoven examples. The contrast is still stronger here because Bruckner's chorale sections are in the minor mode and very sombrely orchestrated.

The magnificent, beautiful broad sweep that is Bruckner's 7th Symphony with its wonderful Adagio movement [originally conceived as music for Wagner's funeral]....

[SonicMan46]

Boccherini, Luigi - late yesterday & today, going through some of Luigi's flute music; the 4 recordings below have no overlap w/ nearly two dozen quintets - Dave

P.S. also have one disc of Oboe Quintets w/ Lajos Lencsés, which are the same Op. 55 works on flute w/ Faust & the Auryn Quartett.

 

 

[North Star]

Although I have been remiss in reporting so, I listen to about half a disc of this each day.  Indeed, pure delight!

Very good, Karl.


Thread duty
I's been a Grieg & Dvořák day

Dvořák
The Noon Witch, B. 196
The Golden Spinning Wheel, B. 197
Czech Phil
Václav Neumann

Requiem, B. 165
Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Vera Soukupová. Jozef Kundlák, Peter Mikuláš
Vladimir Rusó (organ)
Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Zdenek Kosler


Grieg
Suites nos. 1 & 2 from Peer Gynt
Berliner Phil
Karajan
Piano Concerto
Anda
Berliner Phil
Kubelik

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Very good, Karl.


Thread duty
I's been a Dvořák day

The Noon Witch, B. 196
The Golden Spinning Wheel, B. 197
Czech Phil
Václav Neumann

Requiem, B. 165
Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Vera Soukupová. Jozef Kundlák, Peter Mikuláš
Vladimir Rusó (organ)
Slovak Philharmonic Choir & Orchestra
Zdenek Kosler

Pounds the Bohemian table!

[North Star]

Pounds the Bohemian table!

Just don't spill my pilsner!

Thread duty
Lasso
Tristis est anima mea
Choir of New College, Oxford
https://www.youtube.com/v/pcThx87qnoM