What are you listening to now?

[Ken B]

Victoria: Missa Gaudeamus [Carwood]....

We don't pound tables for religious music, but consider the pew battered a bit.

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Now:



Emerson Concerto
Symphony No. 1 in D minor

Finishing up this recording. Great stuff.

Next:



Suite concertante for violin and orchestra, H 276
Suite concertante for violin and orchestra, H 276a
Rhapsody-Concerto for viola and orchestra, H 337

[Monsieur Croche]

Prokofiev ~ Lieutenant Kijé, Symphonic Suite, Op.60
...the two movements which were originally songs!; for me, once heard, I can not go back to the wholly orchestral version :-)

Andreas Schmidt, Baritone; Berlin Philharmonic, Seiji Ozawa
2. Romance
https://www.youtube.com/v/RahGNckCmkQ

4. Troïka
https://www.youtube.com/v/-Wvrv7vRmlo

[Monsieur Croche]

William Schuman ~ Song of Orpheus ('concerto'/concertante for 'cello and orchestra.)

Imo, one of Schuman's very finest.  It is very interior, quiet, and contemplative -- quite the opposite of temperament contrasting with so much of his other music.

Michael Grebanier; San Francisco Symphony, Alasdair Neale
https://www.youtube.com/v/E3FdppWLMJQ

The premiere recording of the work (along with the premiere recording of Barber's piano concerto, John Browning, piano) is with The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, Leonard Rose - 'Cello. -- may only now be available in vinyl.

[Karl Henning]

Prokofiev ~ Lieutenant Kijé, Symphonic Suite, Op.60
...the two movements which were originally songs!; for me, once heard, I can not go back to the wholly orchestral version :-)

Hear, hear!

[Karl Henning]

William Schuman ~ Song of Orpheus ('concerto'/concertante for 'cello and orchestra.)

Imo, one of Schuman's very finest.  It is very interior, quiet, and contemplative -- quite the opposite of so much of his other music.

Aye. And, by curious chance, I listened to two of the symphonies earlier today.

Thread Duty:

Hovhaness
Concerto for Two Pianos

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Now:



Listening to Symphony No. 3. Man...this is so good. Thanks to Jeffrey and his Hanson poll/thread for reminding me how awesome Hanson is.

[Uhor]

https://www.youtube.com/v/4fAdPdfPe-M

[Kontrapunctus]

Symphony No.7.



Passacaglia on a theme by Schubert.

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Now:



Listening to the Violin Sonata in E minor, Op. 82. Absolutely exquisite work and performance.

[kishnevi]

Thanks for comments above regarding Veracini.

Hard to go wrong with MAK.   

Trio Settecento (Rachel Barton Pine and co.) have a three CD set of Veracini's Op.2 Violin Sonatas.  It is  in the Pile at the moment.  I will report on it in due course.

[HIPster]

Trio Settecento (Rachel Barton Pine and co.) have a three CD set of Veracini's Op.2 Violin Sonatas.  It is  in the Pile at the moment.  I will report on it in due course.

Thanks Jeffrey! 

This is it, right?

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Review
10 Artistic Quality/10 Sound Quality
"You might think that three very full discs of violin sonatas by one composer is a bit too much-and perhaps it is for one sitting; but unlike the work of some other composers of the period, Veracini's sonatas don't stick to a formula, nor do they always do what you think they are going to do. So you're always in for a surprise, not to mention, as realized by Pine, an often dazzling display of violin wizardry. Of course Pine benefits from the long collegial relationship with her trio partners and from the excellent sonics from Cedille's recording team. Incidentally, Pine plays an unaltered 1770 Nicola Gagliano violin, John Mark Rozendaal plays a David Tecchler cello from 1705, and David Schrader's single-manual harpsichord (an ideal ensemble partner with the two strings) is tuned in unequal temperament-all of which will appeal to period enthusiasts, but more importantly, lends an indefinable richness and extraordinary vibrant quality to the sound. Highly recommended." --David Vernier, Classicstoday.com, 2015

[Madiel]

The "Nikolaimesse" turns out to be a thoroughly bright and cheery affair. And yes, as the notes say, a bit pastoral, in the frolicking-in-the-fields sense of the word.

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EDIT: Though the Agnus Dei turned out to be unexpectedly sombre.

[Que]

Harry listened to this recently from the SEON box (now 50% off at jpc), I have the original CD issue:



Getting a modern recording has been something that comes up sometimes, plenty of choice....
But.... I rather like this one with its pioneering charm. And this is not music I listen to that often.
So that's still not on the top of the piority list. Unless someone has a suggestion for an amazing recording?

Q

[Christo]

The John Veale Violin Concerto (1984):

[Madiel]

Daring to tackle Dvorak's Saint Ludmila. I'm not sure I'll manage the entire thing tonight.

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The start is wonderfully atmospheric, though I'm only 5 minutes into a recording that runs 137 minutes...

[Harry]

A bit more Bach from the SEON box, which showed me the wear of time, and how one can change one's opinion and impressions over the years.

http://walboi.blogspot.nl/2016/08/bach-js-1685-1750-brandenburg-concertos.html?spref=tw

[The new erato]

Thanks Jeffrey! 

This is it, right?

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I can attest to its superbness.

[Karl Henning]

Since our Greg objected to too little love shown for this:

Langgaard
Symphony № 14 « Morgenen » (The Morning) BVN 336 (1947-48/1951)
Danish National Choir
Danish National Radio Symphony
Dausgaard

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[Madiel]

Daring to tackle Dvorak's Saint Ludmila. I'm not sure I'll manage the entire thing tonight.

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The start is wonderfully atmospheric, though I'm only 5 minutes into a recording that runs 137 minutes...

A couple of hours later: the music is consistently excellent, even though the theology is pretty darn worrying at times.