What are you listening to now?

[Ken B]

You mean the WDR (Cologne) set, no?

TD: the Schubert Trios Gordo mentioned (Paulik-Istomin-Sofronitsky on Centaur).

Oops, yes I do.

[Mirror Image]

Side two of this vinyl....





Two Fanfares - Interesting, quirky pieces.
Short Ride - Don't you just love the virile energy in this work!
Common Tones - It took me a bit of time to like this but I do now. It is a bit rambling but I enjoy the wayward journey.

I'm not fan of American Minimalism a la Reich, Glass, Riley, Young, etc., but there are a few Adams works I enjoy. Harmonielehre and Harmonium are my favorites. I do enjoy The Chairman Dances from Nixon In China quite a bit (dislike Nixon as a whole). Two other works from Adams I thought were pretty good were The Dharma at Big Sur and Naive & Sentimental Music. I also think Lollapalooza and Grand Pianola Music are great fun. He's a terribly uneven composer though and has composed many works where the cheese factor is quite high.

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[Mandryka]

Morning listening - return to this new addition:

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I like it, but for some reason this early performance (Aug 1999/ Jan 2000) doesn't appeal as much as their "Music for Henry V" of nine years later...

Q

This was certainly my initial reaction to the anonymous mass, less so for the Busnois and the Frye. 

I also think in approach they must have over the years moved (even) further away from the traditional "smoother" style and are more articulate.

Q

I'm not sure I hear this at all. I think for me it has more to do with the programmes. I'm not sure, to some extent it's irrelevant since I find a lot to enjoy in both, and I'd be hard put to say that I prefer one to the other - except that I very much like Leonal Power( though I like Frye too of course.)

This is the one that I really struggle to enjoy, though I may break through the barrier,  I blamed the music, but maybe I'm wrong. Does anyone know whether it has the Burgundy lineup, or the Henry?

[Harry]

For all lovers of Organ music this is in my opinion a must, but alas largely ignored on GMG.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/06/the-organ-music-at-european-courts.html?spref=tw

[Harry]

The last CD of this day and a worthy close for this somewhat clouded day. One of my favourite choirs.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/06/musica-vaticana-music-from-vatican.html?spref=tw

[not edward]

There are many better-sounding and better-played recordings of the Double Concerto than this. But I'm not sure there's any that nail the tense, almost claustrophobic nature of the music as Sejna does.

[aligreto]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 [Sejna]....





Wonderful performance; what stands out for me is the portrayal of the writing for the woodwinds.

[aligreto]

I'm not fan of American Minimalism a la Reich, Glass, Riley, Young, etc., but there are a few Adams works I enjoy. Harmonielehre and Harmonium are my favorites. I do enjoy The Chairman Dances from Nixon In China quite a bit (dislike Nixon as a whole). Two other works from Adams I thought were pretty good were The Dharma at Big Sur and Naive & Sentimental Music. I also think Lollapalooza and Grand Pianola Music are great fun. He's a terribly uneven composer though and has composed many works where the cheese factor is quite high.

My collection of John Adams' works is very far from extensive so I am not qualified to discuss the above with you. However, I can strongly recommend his Violin Concerto if you have not heard it. I think that it is a wonderful work. If you have heard it I would be interested to read what you think of it.

[Todd]

Disc 2.

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My collection of John Adams' works is very far from extensive so I am not qualified to discuss the above with you. However, I can strongly recommend his Violin Concerto if you have not heard it. I think that it is a wonderful work. If you have heard it I would be interested to read what you think of it.

I'm not a fan of the Violin Concerto unfortunately. I think it's tedious and what truly aggravates me about the work is the violinist never shuts up! I know it's a concerto, but the lack of orchestral involvement is ultimately what turned me off.

[Brian]

Big Karel Sejna party at GMG the past week or so.

[aligreto]

Larsson: Little Serenade....

[aligreto]

I'm not a fan of the Violin Concerto unfortunately. I think it's tedious and what truly aggravates me about the work is the violinist never shuts up! I know it's a concerto, but the lack of orchestral involvement is ultimately what turned me off.

There is no way that I can argue with that 

[aligreto]

Big Karel Sejna party at GMG the past week or so.

I am a mere Sejna newbie but a total convert 

[Spineur]

This should keep Gurn happy,
But my real god here is the Moravian kid that became a knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire

[not edward]

Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 [Sejna]....





Wonderful performance; what stands out for me is the portrayal of the writing for the woodwinds.

The Czech Philharmonic's woodwind section at that time was really something else. And on that note:

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[kishnevi]

Czeching in with more Dvorak

Mercury Living Presence 2 box, CD 5

[Harry]

Czeching in with more Dvorak

Mercury Living Presence 2 box, CD 5

Beautiful performance in my opinion!

[Dancing Divertimentian]

That's maybe the second time I heard the piece, and the only recording of it that I have, can't really judge. Her playing in rest of the disc is clear, crisp, precise, minimal pedalling, sharp attack, maybe lacking in last ounce of abandon here and there but generally the kind of playing that I like.

Thank you! Yes, appears worth investigating.